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• Dash Cigarette Lighter Removal
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Thu, 1 Apr 2010 08:25:45 -0700
  I would like to remove the factory cigarrette lighter from the dash of my '91 Westy. I've been able to release the lighter...
• Re: Subject: light emitting diodes
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 22 Jan 2004 23:29:44 -0600
  > >incidently, led brake lights turn on about 0.2 s faster than the standard > >1157 bulb, which theoretically translates into about 18 ft greater...
• Re: brake light switch failure?
  Historical mailing list - shawn feller
  Wed, 17 May 2006 19:26:30 -0400
  Pressure, fluid and braking efforts are fine...the lights just don't come on unless I press hard! -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Re: assorted ailments
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 1 Oct 2000 01:29:05 -0400
  Jeez, guys -- there's no magic in that stupid little light. It's set at the factory to turn from green to yellow at...
• Re: OX and charge lights on
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 22 Jan 2003 10:38:55 -0800
  ...The O2 light is giving you all the information that the alternator light should be giving you which to me suggest that you are...
• Re: SA headlights from Tiico
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 24 Aug 2001 14:05:22 -0400
  > Hey does anybody have the SA four light grill sold by Tiico? I'm in need > of a new grill and was thinking of...
• Re: Fw: Re: E-Code Lights - another alternative
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Thu, 25 Feb 1999 09:30:17 -0800
  ...E-Code Lights - another alternative >Don't forget, > >When your headlight switch melts in the off position, at least the auxillary >lights would be...
• missing hella light parts
  Historical mailing list - Tim & Kim Dayton
  Thu, 14 Mar 2002 19:32:32 -0500
  does anyone know where I can get the rubber plugs that go behind these Hella 500 driving lights I purchased new via eBay? I...
• Re: Some good info about E-code headlamps & "City Lights"
  Historical mailing list - G Challis
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 23:47:30 -0700
  ...Some good info about E-code headlamps & "City Lights" > >How about city lights? What is a city light? It's a European-type parking...
• Re: how to remove an instrument panel bulb
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:50:41 -0700
  On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 11:29 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > if your stock instrument light sockets are damaged...
• Hella Yellow Star H4 light bulb report - ecode
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sat, 26 Jun 2004 21:37:22 -0700
  ...http://www.knology.net/~vw/vanagon/lights/ I ordered some Hella Yellow Star H4 light bulbs for my Cibie ecode lights in the 80...
• Re: Park Lights
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 13 Sep 2000 21:45:43 -0700
  ...When you click the light switch on to the first position the signal lights stay off. In the E Code headlamps there is a...
• Re: SA grills available again
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 19 Dec 2006 23:48:08 -0500
  ...US low beams scatter the light much more. US high beams scatter a fair amount too. Main beams in European spec direct the light...
• Re: Led headlamps as auxiliary lights
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 20 Feb 2020 09:41:19 -0800
  ...how do you like the light beam? I tried something similar but I found that the light beam is too wide compared to the...
• Re: Hella E-Code lights with "City Light"?
  Historical mailing list - s w
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 10:36:03 -0700
  > > Anyone have comments on the Bosch lights (like the > various list vendors i just got the upgraded headlights from busdepot a couple weeks ago...
• Re: Where to buy 0.25 bar oil pressure sender?
  Historical mailing list - Mike D.
  Tue, 29 Jul 2003 19:21:01 -0700
  >So my symptoms are: > >When Cold - > oil light on when ignition is on > goes off promptly when engine started > >When Warm - > oil light on...
• FS: Round H-4 Headlights
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 3 Jun 2008 17:39:53 -0700
  Hey all, I've got a pair of original VW Hella H-4 lights (round style) in good used condition for sale. These are...
• Re: Lighting
  Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
  Tue, 1 Jun 1999 13:18:15 -0700
  Hi Mike, I've been pleased with my Hella XL auxillary low beam lights. They are street-legal low beam lights that you can...
• Subject: light emitting diodes
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Thu, 22 Jan 2004 10:58:03 -0500
  I'd say buy an inexpensive 120volt inverter (wouldn't take much) and there is a multitude of options available in custom interior lighting...
• Re: O2 sensor light on means?
  Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
  Sun, 8 Jun 1997 17:30:42 -0400
  The O2 sensor light coming on basically means nothing. The light is connected to a mileage counter in line with the speedometer cable. The...
• Re: Camping Christmas Lights
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 19 May 2010 12:31:13 -0700
  Bryan---What are your concerns about using an inverter for 120VAC Christmas lights? Rocket--I am speaking of the "mini" Christmas lights, not the...
• Re: Brights & lights
  Historical mailing list - J \"Westy\"
  Sat, 2 Dec 2006 20:53:40 -0600
  ...This made me question my wiring AND whether it was right to begin with. -- In "V"anagon "W"esty Love, Light, & Laughter, Jay '87...
• Re: lighting questions
  Historical mailing list - John Becker
  Mon, 23 Dec 1996 05:10:47 -0800
  ...They advertise it for use in brake lights and back-up > lights. I was wondering how hot these halogen bulbs get. Would they melt...
• Re: Man, I am backing up now...on the light install..
  Historical mailing list - Walter Houle
  Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:49:34 -0400
  Don - I wired my driving lights in a similar fashion many years ago and they have always worked fine. I pulled my old yellow...
• Re: Camping Christmas Lights
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Wed, 19 May 2010 15:56:57 -0400
  ...Camping Christmas Lights Bryan---What are your concerns about using an inverter for 120VAC Christmas lights? Rocket--I am speaking of the "mini" Christmas...
• Re: electrical woes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Maurer
  Sat, 31 May 1997 23:02:44 +0000
  ...They seemed to fix themselves and lighted for a few >>months. >>Then after removing the radio, the instrument panel lights were gone >>again. >>I...
• Re: lighting questions
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Wed, 18 Dec 1996 23:03:56 -0800
  At 07:58 PM 12/18/96 -0600, you wrote: >Hey all, >I have a quick question about lighting. > >What I want is brighter...
• Fw: What circuit runs the cabin light?
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Wed, 26 May 1999 15:38:54 -0700
  > > Even with the aux battery relay removed and all the wires disconnected, > the cabin light still lights. One of my primary reasons for auxiliary...
• Re: Instrument light
  Historical mailing list - Jason Gorfine
  Sat, 12 Feb 2000 23:08:12 -0500
  i went looking for a light for my cigarette lighter ring (they're the same size) at the local VW dealership. when i ask...
• Re: headlight advice/f
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 29 Mar 2001 08:45:11 -0800
  ...But alas, no parking lights, I guess I don't have "true European lights"! Will someone tell me the why these "parking lights" are...
• Fwd: Adding a front passenger dome light
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Wed, 7 Nov 2012 15:19:04 -0700
  ...Lights the entire front area, and half of the = hella is directional, must be turned on separately, and acts as a kitchen sink light...
• Re: 90 Vanagon--Brake Lights Died
  Historical mailing list - Phillip Bouton
  Mon, 26 Oct 1998 11:06:55 -0500
  I have had both brake light bulbs go out at the same time. -----Original Message----- From: Suzanne Hackett [mailto:yetilvft@EARTHLINK.NET] Sent: Sunday...
• Re: Trying to light fridge!
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 16 Apr 2002 13:54:44 -0300
  Does it run on DC??? on AC???? Some folks suggest that the Propane lights better if the Fridge is "warmed up" first with use...
• Re: WARNING: SOUTH AFRICAN QUAD LIGHT GRILLES INCITE ROAD RAGE...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 25 Nov 2002 12:47:28 -0800
  I mounted driving lights below the regular lights on my '85. I almost never use them or need them...except the time my headlights...
• Tail lights
  Historical mailing list - C Snyder
  Sun, 16 Feb 2025 03:28:28 +0000
  I have a 1987 vanagon rear wheel drive and my tail lights don’t work on either side. All other rear lights work including...
• Re: Friday van lights
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 16 Dec 2016 09:40:52 -0700
  ...donnen wrote: > Such a lot of thread about lights, how about fixing this vans lighting > problem? > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yULP8-AL...
• EuroVan Fog Light Switch
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Nov 1994 10:35:43 -0400 (EDT)
  For you EVers who are contemplating putting fog lights on your EV, I have the part number for the fog light switch...the one...
• Re: Logo Lights
  Historical mailing list - Blaine Bachman
  Tue, 18 Apr 2000 12:55:18 EDT
  I perused the site where the photo of the Logo light was posted - didn't find any reference to whether or not this is...
• Re: major light upgrade (long)
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Mon, 29 Jul 2002 22:01:35 -0700
  In my previous email, I gave the web address for Daniel Stern Lighting incorrectly. It is HTTP://lighting.mbz.org, with no WWW. Also...
• wanted: one Projekt Zwo fog light
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:53:00 -0400
  I need one clear fog light lens for the Projekt Zwo lights. Pmail me if you have anything. Karl
• Re: Rigging up spare Rear Defogger Switch to do other stuff
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 2 Apr 2020 22:08:41 +0000
  ...Polarity doesn't matter to either light. The amber external light only lights when the switch is on and doesn't care which large...
• Re: Daniel Stern Lighting - 200mm E-code
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 24 Sep 2004 11:11:53 -0400
  I did a conversion using these lights onto my '91 Carat Vanagon (actually I have only done one so far). I did this conversion...
• Re: SA Quad light grille UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  06 Feb 97 22:26:23 EST
  >In terms of putting the quad light grille on an 86-91 vanagon, what lights >are actually usuable? Someone said something about raiding an...
• Re: AC etc for AUDI Swap/H4+lens/reflectors
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Fri, 15 Jan 1999 01:25:49 -0800
  ...This sounds a bit like my buddy John's setup with 300 watt aircraft landing lights. He's a bit nuts about lighting, here...
• FW: 1991 Vanagon GL W/ 4 Large Round Headlights
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Sun, 12 Mar 2006 22:28:52 -0500
  I saw this today and contacted the owner about the light setup, looks pretty heavy duty. http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php...
• Re: WARNING: SOUTH AFRICAN QUAD LIGHT GRILLES INCITE ROAD RAGE...
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Mon, 25 Nov 2002 07:48:16 -0800
  ...Fog Lights cannot be on when high beams are on. Fog lights are of course not "driving" lights and have a beam pattern that...
• Re: 64- 67 Westy Interior Lighting question
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Jun 1996 13:12:22 -0400
  Anyone know how the lights that are situated between the louvered windows on the drivers side of a Westy are wired?? Are they wired...
• Re: European Tail (FOG) Lights
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 16:33:53 -0700
  And the lense is special, too...different from all the other lights back there! Per Lindgren wrote: > "Dr. Rainer Woitok" wrote: > > > I don't...
• Re: Tail lights?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 28 Aug 1999 01:26:03 EDT
  ...trucks and vans werent required to have the 3rd light, so the vanagon didnt have to have them. all other VW's (and other...
• Heater/vent control panel/cigarette lighter illuminating lights...
  Historical mailing list - James Shinosky
  Tue, 27 Nov 2001 20:11:49 EST
  ...My illuminating lights behind the heater/vent control panel and the cigarette lighter (with green ring) in my 88 Weekender went out for a...
• Re: Friday and list check in
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 22 Dec 2017 07:36:29 -0500
  ...Lighthouses@Lighthouse Digest ... Mt. Greylock: The lighthouse that never was: A story from Lighthouse Digest Online <http://www.lighthousedigest.com/Digest/StoryPage.cfm?StoryKey...
• Re: Another FOG LIGHT question
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Mon, 8 Jan 2001 20:30:21 -0800
  > On my 85GL the previous owner had wired in some fog lights. However, they > aren't completly connected. I did notice a wire in...
• Re: Those blue xenon HID headlight bulbs all over ebay
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Tue, 18 Feb 2003 22:49:56 -0800
  ...http://lighting.mbz.org/tech/lights/light_color/light_color.html -damon Brian Butler <bbutler@PRODIGY.NET> wrote:Anyone ever try these? Are they...
• Re: Recommended Driving Lights or SA Grill Inners?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10:11:43 -0600
  I have the SA grille lights kit + the Hella Driving lights kit w/ correct driving light switch that fits in the vanagon dash, & the...
• DOT lights
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Tue, 27 Dec 2005 03:13:45 -0800
  These could come in handy for lighting the engine bay.., though since the lights can only take temps up to 120 degree maybe I...
• Re: Mounting SA Grille Inner Lights
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 10:26:17 -0500
  Some concern has been expressed about vibration loosening up the screws and the lights getting out of alignment. This won't happen because there...
• Re: Oil pressure warnings, WAS: Mann Oil Filter and lifters, now emissions indicator lights.
  Historical mailing list - James
  Tue, 4 Mar 2014 23:35:07 -0500
  ...just enough air pressure leakage to make the "check engine light", "maintenance indicator light" etc. light up and stay on. Twice now, two years...
• Re: E-code lights/SA grille
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sun, 27 Aug 2000 21:19:03 EDT
  ...If you look at the lights from a distance, you will notice that the square lights have a round pattern which has been cut...
• Re: Backup lights
  Historical mailing list - karl filc
  Mon, 22 Mar 2004 12:37:05 -0000
  I bought a cheap pair of fog lights and installed one of them to my two VW's. Connect to the back up wire...
• Re: OX and charge lights on
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 21 Jan 2003 12:17:24 -0800
  Mike, The 02 light acts as sort of a backup light for the alternator light. It does little for the 02 sensor but act...