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• Ground Wire For Camper Light Mystery
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Mon, 24 Jan 2022 17:40:56 -0500
  <html> <body> Does anybody know how the factory default ground wire / grounding location is from the camper light in the back of late (grey...
• Re: Camper Light power and ground
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Jan 2022 19:08:38 +0000
  Hi Dennis.  Are you saying that when a LED light fails, it creates a short circuit, along with all the consequences that go along...
• Re: Lighting ideas for cargo area?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 22:47:40 -0600
  ...Lighting ideas for cargo area? > At 08:53 PM 1/25/2001, Dave Baker wrote: > >.....And also on the subject of lights -- My instrument...
• Re: Upgrading Projectzwo Bulbs to 100w and/or Yellow
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 22 Dec 2005 17:47:01 -0500
  On Euro spec tail lights (which are different than the US ones), there is a place for the rear foglights. Additionally the back plane...
• Re: Dashboard lights
  Historical mailing list - - Bruce Todd
  Sat, 15 Nov 2014 17:00:31 -0800
  Thanks Dennis - light behind digital clock is dead, and so are the legends, light for heater levels is on as well as the light...
• Re: Re- EuroVan Fog Light Switc
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Oct 1994 07:08:21 -0400 (EDT)
  ...These particular lights are made by Bosch. The unique feature about them is that the adjustment is done by the rear of the fog...
• More Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Fri, 13 Mar 1998 20:14:45 -0500
  ...my Scirocco had euro lights that looked exactly like the DOT approved lights on the recent Vanagons except, on the Scirocco the main (hi...
• Re: more bulbs...
  Historical mailing list - John McLean
  Sat, 20 Nov 1999 23:53:08 -0800
  I just had my light switch out the other day and right behind the light symbol is a recepticle for one of those tiny...
• Re: Quick product review, trouble light
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Mon, 1 Jul 2019 16:20:20 -0500
  ...I have never owned a trouble light that I actually liked in my entire life. Maybe this is "the one." Jim On Mon, Jul...
• Re: ground for brake lights
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 26 Apr 2015 13:18:29 -0700
  did you check the circuit on rear light assembly ? On Sun, Apr 26, 2015 at 1:10 PM, Spencer Allen <spencervw@aol.com> wrote...
• Re: City Lights
  Historical mailing list - JeanneMaly
  Sun, 14 Nov 1999 12:27:59 -0800
  ...http://www.concentric.net/~Sxs/Lights.html I'm pretty sure that he has the city lights installed as well. Jeanne '87 Syncro Westy...
• Re: Instrument light
  Historical mailing list - B. Webb
  Sat, 12 Feb 2000 20:08:39 +0000
  Guess it looks like I'm missing another light. My defrost fan, the one for the front heater, does not light up. Not sure...
• Parking lights on one side only?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cirulnick
  Tue, 3 Apr 2001 18:30:44 -0400
  ...My parking lights are out on the passenger side *only* of the vanagon. Both sides work when using the hazard switch, or using the...
• Re: window tint physics
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Sat, 8 Mar 2003 21:18:48 -0700
  ...I > disagree on a couple of things, one on principal only. > Light most definitely does not slow down. You can > always count on light...
• head light upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Arkady Mirvis
  Sat, 9 Jan 2010 21:32:00 -0000
  In my 72 I started to feel that night vision to be good I need stronger light. One way is to add couple hadlights...
• brighter tail lights:what's the definative answer?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sun, 15 May 2005 14:44:27 EDT
  I searched the archives and it seems brighter tail light bulbs bring with them the promise of overloading the headlight switch and/or melting...
• Interior Light Improvements?
  Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
  Tue, 24 Jan 2006 02:21:26 +0000
  Anybody have some recent ingenious interior lighting options for their Vanagons using Neon or LED lighting. Wanting to improve my 12V interior lighting and...
• Re: OXS light
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 20 Jun 2007 09:19:35 -0400
  Any chance the alternator light is flickering with the O2 sensor light? Is the alternator warning light working? The O2 light goes on with...
• Re: Dome light on 87 MV
  Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
  Sat, 31 Aug 2002 14:20:25 -0700
  ...Dome light on 87 MV >Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 16:52:49 EDT > >I sent this out earlier but I have more details...
• Re: Wiring a 3rd brake light
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 18 Mar 2007 09:27:12 -0700
  ...wire two wires twisted together and placed the third brake light in the rear ovehead cabinet tray. The wire matches the car color, so...
• Re: Back-up lights
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 20 Sep 2007 14:00:58 -0500
  I have played around a bit with tail light bulbs to acheive a bright light, but found that the brighter bulbs mean more heat...
• 1987 Vanagon Brake Light Warning Issue
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 18 May 2019 09:09:40 -0600
  Brake Light Warning Light won't turn off ~ Have checked switch under E'Brake Handle & it seems to be functioning properly & Switch on Fluid...
• Re: Westy Interior Lighting
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
  Wed, 23 Mar 2011 17:08:38 -0500
  If you've got an IKEA near you, they've got some LED lighting that can be wired directly into your 12V van electrical...
• Re: Re: Puzzle me this ('90 Vanagon taillights)
  Historical mailing list
  09 Apr 1996 08:38:47 GMT
  Guessing here, but don't European vehicles have a "third" rear red light. There is the driving light, the brake light and I think...
• Re: Additional tail lighting
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 8 Jul 2007 16:23:37 -0400
  ...One wire tucked under the window gasket, over the hinge and down to the brake lights and you are set. Inside mounted lights can...
• Re: Cibie H4 rectangular in a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
  Tue, 16 Oct 2007 13:24:07 -0400
  ...That way if something hits them they have a buffer area before > the object ever gets to the light itself. I don't care...
• Dash warning lights?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:13:08 -0700
  Hi, from what I find searching, I am not too clear on the operation of the dash idiot lights I've been seeing all...
• 85 Westy Brakelight Problem
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Fri, 23 Mar 2001 13:25:07 -0600
  ...With the tail lights connected, but hanging by the cable, the brake lights work properly. When I re-install the tail light assembly, the...
• Re: Stock westy kitchen light improvement
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 19 Jul 2022 21:06:55 -0600
  Wait - my 85 has a stock light with one bulb?? Jeff I’m Winnipeg Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 19, 2022, at 7...
• Re: Adding New Interior Lights
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Tue, 17 Jun 2003 23:04:36 -0700
  ...and the light pattern is pretty diffused compared to some halogen spot lights which I think are too tightly focused... saw it at Lightwave...
• Re: Tail light #
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 1 Dec 2001 10:03:48 -0600
  ...I melted a lens trying to get brighter tail lights. Gone back to the OEM bulb and a new tail light assembly. Stan Wilder...
• Lights behind heater controls
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Tue, 3 Feb 2004 19:11:59 -0800
  I have a light behind the rear heater control. Is there a light behind the front heater control? William
• Re: Stock westy kitchen light improvement
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 19 Jul 2022 09:35:55 -0400
  Hi Bruce, My 85 has the stock light with the three bulbs. My 84 has completely different lights and they are all over the...
• Re: Lights, lights, need more lights
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 21 May 1998 19:58:54 CDT
  ...In the taillight housing, there is an extra >socket for another light bulb. It is the spot just under the backup light. >My idea...
• Re: VDO gauges
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Fri, 15 Oct 1999 18:11:55 -0700
  You don't have to be stupid to not see the oil pressure light.... The sun light can hit the dash in such a...
• Re: Back-up lights
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Wed, 30 Oct 2013 21:41:56 -0700
  ...I use that as my back up > light as well as my campsight-finding light, my around the camp work light, > and various other...
• Re: Lighting options - again.
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 29 Dec 2000 15:44:05 -0800
  I think both set-ups will give you about equal light - I can't say for 100% as I have never driven with a...
• Re; Cool Lighting
  Historical mailing list - Tom Moritz
  Mon, 10 Sep 2001 20:20:34 -0700
  Earlier this summer I added two lights to our Westy. One was a dual 10W halogen light designed for mounting under cabinets to light...
• FryDay a real FRY day
  Historical mailing list - Tom Boldway
  Fri, 29 Jun 2012 22:07:34 -0700
  ...Hmmm - rear light connected to door light. Door light works - but is discolored - pull it out and bits of burned wiring insulation fall out...
• Re: Killed my dash lights..
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Tue, 25 Jul 2006 11:11:48 -0700
  turned out it was just my fuse for the licence light that need to be replaced... From: Rich Bennington <rich.bennington@CHARTER.NET> To...
• OXS light
  Historical mailing list - Fetner Greg
  Tue, 27 Mar 2001 10:13:45 -0600
  Tim, the box that causes the service light to come on every (?) 30k miles is in the speedo cable underneath the van...speedo cable...
• Day time running lights
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 9 Jun 2020 08:53:53 -0700
  ...On the front bumper I install a pair of small LED lights wired to parking light circuit on the yellow blinkers. Sometime I forgot...
• Re: Help on Westy water level lights
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Wed, 5 Jul 1995 21:03:14 -0700 (PDT)
  So David Garth says: > Drat! The water tank level indicator lights stopped working today. None > of the lights light, no matter what the water...
• Power Outlet (Cigarette Lighter) Rotating
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Mon, 24 Oct 2005 19:14:57 -0500
  Howdy Again Volks, I have a really nice Hella map light ( similar to: http://www.autobarn.net/xxx8714series.html ) that plugs into the 12v...
• Re: TRADE - Four light lower grille for South African lower grille?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 13 Jan 2004 21:40:45 -0500
  ...Anyone care to trade straight > across? My grille is complete and all lights work. The > driving light lens on the driver side has a...
• Re: Top Mounted Exterior Lights/ Directional Beams
  Historical mailing list - Mel Miller
  Wed, 18 Jun 2003 21:39:03 -0500
  ...That would be > nice... > > H4 lights, and relays, those are some more lights. > > DJ lights for adding pinpointed light to the florescent interior lamp...
• Re: Trailer light converter.
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Mon, 3 Jan 2000 11:28:12 -0700
  ...It's OK for turn signals or brake lights, but not for turn signals and brake lights. If the stop lights are on, the...
• Re: Help me diagnose and fix no brake lights
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 8 Oct 2015 15:20:08 -0700
  On my '81, I had a brake light wire terminal fail at the switch connector. It fell out of the connector housing. That said...
• website for dash lights
  Historical mailing list - Jay Roth
  Mon, 21 Jun 2004 09:34:24 -0500
  ...I also wanted to find the owner website that had the dash lights replaced with BLUE LEDs or lights and I can't seem...
• Re: SA Quad Grill Kit
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 27 Dec 2005 20:25:22 +1300
  >I'm getting confused with these things.. > >The inner round lights are called driving lights and include for hi beams.. > >The outer lights lens...
• Re: Aux driving lights question..best easy power source..?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:31:52 -0400
  I used Hella XL driving lights and ran the power to my relay directly from the secondary battery, but it's just as easy...
• Re: HELP! Instrument Cluster Gremlins!
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Fri, 21 Oct 2005 11:40:44 -0400
  ...Engine running, lights on: No dash lights, no tach, function of headlight dimmer switch indicator light is opposite of reality, dash lights dimmer affects...
• Re: Back-up lights & now tail lights
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 20 Sep 2007 11:42:23 -0800
  John, What bulbs did you try for tail lights? I installed brighter bulbs used in Honda's(easy access for me) last January on...
• Re: Brake Failure Warning Light
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 9 Sep 2009 09:01:38 -0700
  85 and newer only have a float switch in the fluid reservoir cap that lights the light if the brake fluid drops too far...
• Re: Batttery and OX sensors lights?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 22 Oct 2002 14:08:50 -0400
  On Mon, 21 Oct 2002, Jason Weisberger wrote: > This is the 2nd time on my '87 Westy Gl that I've seen those lights...
• Daylight Driving lights
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 8 Mar 2018 10:06:26 -0800
  hi all, I have a pair of small LED lights on the bumper of my vans wired to the parking light circuit at the...
• Re: Yes, Vanagon lights can be great!, was: HiPo lights?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 27 Apr 1998 23:40:10 -0400
  ...A buddy bought a "european" retrofit > grill and light package for his Scirrocco. It was essentially the vanagon > square/rectangle lights, and a smaller...
• Re: Lighting Upgrades
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 4 Jun 2003 10:18:36 -0700
  > The most important aspect of the lighting system is the pattern, > properlyaimed. i've been running the cibies 7" e-code round lights for...
• Re: clock
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:14:40 -0600
  ...The biggest problem is that light moves much faster than a Vanagon so it speeds away from your headlights, leaving only the old, tired...
• Re: Interior Light Improvements?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 23 Jan 2006 19:54:24 -0800
  On 1/23/06, David Wilhite <dlwilhite@comcast.net> wrote: > > Anybody have some recent ingenious interior lighting options for their > Vanagons using Neon or...