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• 87 now has round eyes
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sun, 4 Aug 1996 11:56:44 -0700
  I "upgraded" my 87 Westfalia to the old style (pre-86) round 7" headlights per Joel Walker's suggestion. Installed Hella H4 lights, now...
• Re: Preliminary...Headlight weirdness? (long) Solved!
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 9 Jun 2012 19:26:00 -0700
  ...the front bumper, turn on the headlights ...use the test light to find voltage on a headlight wire. ( should be power on either the...
• Re: Sylvania Silverstar headlight bulbs..great or gimmick??? anyone tried em?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Mon, 17 May 2004 08:12:40 -0500
  Chris, I installed a set of E-code headlights in my friend's Audi 90 and put the Sylvania Silverstar bulbs in them. Yes...
• Re: Headlight Operation
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 10 Apr 2014 21:17:44 -0500
  ...John On 4/10/2014 8:44 PM, James wrote: > In '86-91 Vanagons, the outside headlights have both low beam and high beam...
• Re: FOUR full size headlights?
  Historical mailing list - Marius Strom
  Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:51:55 +0000
  ...FOUR full size headlights? At 03:35 PM 1/13/2012, ANTONY MARSH wrote: >My 87 Syncro has a different upper grill with four...
• Re: headlight switch mystery, help!
  Historical mailing list - Leif
  Wed, 23 Jun 1999 11:19:32 -1000
  ...headlight switch mystery, help! > > > your headlight switch is toast...you can't fix it by disassembling and > cleaning. replace it ...and replace the ignition...
• intermittent headlight failure
  Historical mailing list - John McLean
  Mon, 29 Nov 1999 21:32:20 -0800
  I'm continuing to struggle with my headlights going out on their own without warning. I've replaced the light switch but that is...
• Re: square headlights
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Wed, 16 May 2001 14:01:06 -0500
  Check http://www.fastforward.ca/ for the "E" code euro-spec headlights. As an alternative you may install the Hella XL low-beam driving...
• Headlight Switch
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:06:12 -0500
  The dimmer function of the headlight switch on my son's '91 Westy failed, taking out all the dash lights. Does anyone have a...
• dim headlights
  Historical mailing list - James Ruch
  Mon, 9 Aug 1999 05:09:16 PDT
  Hi All, Can anybody tell me why my '85s headlights are so dim and what I might be able to do to brighten them...
• FS: round headlight buckets for SA Quad grille for '86-'91 vans
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 8 Feb 2001 11:47:15 EST
  i have a few round headlight buckts and wiring harnesses for those of you who want to put the SA quad light grille in...
• WTB Left headlight assembly 86
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Fri, 9 Aug 2002 06:30:19 EDT
  Just got an 86 Syncro with a smashed headlight(and a few other creaks and groans). Let me know if you have a spare...
• Headlight grill.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:17:35 -0400
  Anyone hove any info on these headlight grills? http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=481135 http://www.thesamba.com...
• Re: Help with glue for headlights.
  Historical mailing list - jaime forero
  Tue, 1 Sep 2015 12:32:46 -0500
  ...Help with glue for headlights. I can't help you with the glue, but when people talk about headlight buckets here they mean the...
• Re: Headlight Warning Buzzer??
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Aug 1998 14:00:54 EDT
  ...The headlights are turned off by the ignition key switch but, the running lights stay on and drain the battery:( I am used to...
• Re: headlights OUT!
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Thu, 12 Aug 1999 21:00:35 -0400
  ...Turned the > > > headlight switch off and back on again. This time...no headlights at all, > > > just parking lights (however the high beam indicator stays...
• Re: Idiot Buzzer for Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reynaert
  Thu, 16 Jul 2015 19:36:39 -0400
  ...Idiot Buzzer for Headlights I did it again. I got to the office and left the headlights on. Was there ever an idiot buzzer...
• Headlight Beam Pattern-LVC
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sat, 20 Dec 2014 13:24:53 +0000
  ...I was surprised at the headlight beam projection in front of the vehicle-it appears to only project out about 20 feet in front...
• Re: Headlight switch
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:02:08 -0700
  ...I'm looking for a good condition headlight switch for my 1991 Vanagon GL. Any Listers out there hoarding one of these? Thanks.
• Re: 87Syncro,Headlights won't turn on
  Historical mailing list - TBill
  Thu, 18 Sep 1997 20:38:02 -0700
  ...My > headlights won't turn on. The running lights work, and the highbeams work. > I checked the fuses and they seemed fine. This same...
• Re: round > square headlight conversion
  Historical mailing list - Richmond Mike
  Wed, 4 Jun 2003 02:32:56 -0400
  ...keep your rounds and put in a pair of H4's and relay your >headlights. > >chris _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service...
• Re: How do you operate the headlight washers?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 8 Jan 2004 20:53:28 -0800
  ...The tank is full of washer fluid and the windscreen washer > works but not a drip out of the headlight washers. I thought they...
• headlights on with ignition on!
  Historical mailing list - robert feller
  Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:29:59 -0500
  Is there a common hack out there that I'm not familar with with someone can wire the headlights to be on any time...
• LED/HID lighting questions
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:28:30 -0700
  ...The Non-Vanagon part...and general questions I have a 2000--sie motorcycle with dual headlights...As required by most states, the headlights stay...
• Re: How do you operate the headlight washers?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 9 Jan 2004 09:39:50 -0800
  ...How do you operate the headlight washers? No, the headlight washers use a separate high power pump, hence the relay for them. David, you...
• headlight on, no turn signals; parking lights on, fast turn signals
  Historical mailing list - Brian Keese
  Thu, 7 Feb 2013 17:19:45 -0500
  ...When the headlights are off, the turn signals and hazard light behave as usual. When I turn on headlight to the middle parking position...
• Hella Headlights and Such
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 11 Dec 1998 20:51:40 EST
  Since all the talk about the headlights I have checked into some of the H4 headlights and also some called Vision Plus. The difference...
• Strange Idea about retrofitting early Headlight Switch onto late model Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Thu, 16 May 2013 09:17:56 -0400
  As many of your know the late model Vanagon (90-91) used a different headlight switch than all of the earlier years. Not sure...
• Re: "Headlights On" Warning Chimes?
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Thu, 26 Sep 2002 15:32:25 -0400
  Your headlights only get power when the ignition is on, but the parking lights part of the headlight switch always has power... You could...
• Re: Headlight upgrade issue
  Historical mailing list - Frederick M. Wasserstein
  Fri, 16 Sep 2011 09:24:36 -0500
  If anybody doubts the need to do this headlight upgrade don't it is well worth your while. The kit I purchased from Bus...
• Re: Headlight improvements IMHO
  Historical mailing list - James S. Cohen
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 23:10:10 -0500
  ...Yikes! >But I've been driving for about 36 years now and haven't busted a headlight >yet :) >But for $40 you can buy...
• Re: need headlight lenses
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Mon, 23 Aug 2004 17:51:29 -0700
  ...need headlight lenses > Hi all, > > I just made the mistake of taking Matilda in for inspection before needed, > since I don't expect to...
• Re: Help with glue for headlights.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 1 Sep 2015 13:18:25 -0400
  I can't help you with the glue, but when people talk about headlight buckets here they mean the mounting frames. You're talking...
• Can the stock headlight wiring handle higher wattage bulbs?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Earl
  Mon, 29 Jul 2002 14:18:23 -0400
  to improve the dim and dismal lighting of the stock headlights in my '87 Westy, this weekend I added Bosch relays and fuses to...
• Re: Headlight rewiring
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Madsen
  Wed, 7 Aug 2002 11:48:04 -0400
  ...Headlight rewiring Morning everyone, Got a question for those of you who have run heavier gauge wire to your headlights. What do you do...
• New H4 Headlight Kit for 86-91 Vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Wed, 18 Oct 2006 14:38:03 -0400
  ...It is the factory H4 headlight housings (outter) along with all of the parts you will need to install them (boots, adjusters, bulbs, wiring...
• New headlight protectors set available for square headlights.
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Alfonso
  Thu, 4 May 2017 09:25:32 -0700
  ...Happy to report everyone survived (except the headlight protector). https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=1239332 You can even...
• Re: Headlights
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 30 Aug 2014 19:10:22 -0600
  ...category_id=&category_parent_id= https://sites.google.com/site/vanagonheadlightrelays/headlight-relays/86to91 https://sites.google.com/site/vanagonheadlightrelays/-the-switch-saver-relay...
• Re: headlight switch bulb
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Thu, 3 Oct 2002 08:59:25 -0700
  ...It appears to be interchangable with the headlight switch, and has a working bulb. Check with Ron. Perhaps you could just replace your non...
• Re: headlight relay problem?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 28 Feb 2009 05:12:02 +0000
  Check the plug at the headlight. My harness/plug seems to burn out periodically, like it's a poor ground problem, but I've...
• Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Maureen
  Sat, 30 Aug 2014 17:54:39 -0400
  > > Hi folks, I'm looking for advice on headlights. Mine are dangerously dim at night, can I just put in new higher power bulbs...
• Euro spec H4 headlights for Vanagon. Very nice condition
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Thu, 8 May 2014 20:10:22 -0500
  Volks, I have a Driver's side Euro spec H4 headlight for Vanagon in very nice condition.. Will trade for a Passenger side H4...
• more bulbs...
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Wed, 17 Nov 1999 16:07:47 -0800
  ...The headlight switch? The emergency brake spot... above the headlight switch? The rear heater fan speed selector? Thanks Bill 90 Westy Syncro
• Re: headlight switch bulb
  Historical mailing list - Pat Callaghan
  Fri, 4 Oct 2002 04:33:18 -0700
  Thanks all for the headlight bulb info. I am not sure what I'll do as it really does not affect anything. I just...
• Re: Headlight relays and wire routing
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 12:25:58 -0800
  ...Thanks Ben! >Remove your front grille, and left headlight assembly. There are lots of >grommets there, my favorite being the speedo cable grommet--lots...
• Re: no headlights cept pulling back on turn signal stick - 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Sam Johnson
  Fri, 11 Aug 2006 08:50:06 -0400
  Frank is using "ignition-switched" power so that headlights can never be left on by mistake as presently configured at the factory. Sam p...
• need 2 headlight lens for 1990 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - dj
  Sat, 6 Dec 2008 01:03:37 -0800
  Hi, I need 2 headlight lens for 1990 vanagon. Anyone can help? dj ------------------------------------------------------------ + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e-mail to...
• Re: Head light adjusters: what about earlier round headlights?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Hart
  Wed, 31 Jan 2007 17:29:35 -0800
  Does anybody know where to get the adjusters for the older round headlights? - I am replacing my rectangular lights with the SA Grill and...
• Re: Radio causes buzzer to go off
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:22:53 -0400
  ...Wasserstein wrote: >> >> Thanks for all the responses on the headlight issue, when the money tree has >> fall bills off I will buy a kit...
• Re: Baja trip, no headlights.....
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 2 May 2011 22:00:05 -0700
  ...Were the headlights stock wattage? Did you get that whale beer? On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 8:48 PM, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox...
• Re: Light switches
  Historical mailing list - Marc Theune
  Tue, 16 Nov 1999 09:16:37 -0500
  Have you checked the headlight ground? On my 85 GL it is located up behind the dash inside the front fender on the driver...
• Re: Headlight upgrade?
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Wed, 28 Jan 2015 08:22:57 -0600
  ...Any > > > thoughts? Is this upgrade worth $200? > > > > > > The Hella Vision Plus headlights that GoWesty offers are "quasi" H4 > > headlights that cost more than actual...
• Re: 91 Westy - SA Grill upgrade?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 17 Nov 2014 07:13:39 -0800
  They weren't auto adjusters, the headlights were adjusted manually via a dash mounted dial. The aiming adjustment was to compensate for differing loads...
• Turn lights weirdness
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Wilsher
  Tue, 13 Aug 2002 11:30:14 -0800
  I am having a strange problem with my turn lights. - With the headlights off, turn lights are working fine (i.e. blinks normally) - With...
• Headlight Grills
  Historical mailing list - Tromper
  Thu, 19 Sep 2002 10:38:16 -0700
  Ahh, nothing like a fresh grilled headlight. But alas, I can't find the cool wire headlight grill covers in the U.S. (at...
• FS:Round headlight buckets for SA conversion or replacement part.
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Tue, 16 Dec 2003 22:55:38 EST
  I have 3 sets of round headlight buckets for sale. all in working order. No bulbs included. the peice you need for the SA...
• Re: Vanagon Brochures from Around the world - found Ad for those quad headlights...
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 18 Dec 2005 01:33:48 -0500
  ...4 round headlights (different style than SA) with integral headlight washers, even that rare 4 beam foglight for the lower grill. Not to mention...
• need headlight lenses
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Mon, 23 Aug 2004 10:34:35 -0400
  ...I looked on the BusDepot website and was confused about headlight lenses - they list taillight lenses and headlight conversion lamps, but no headlight lenses...
• Re: Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Sat, 20 Apr 2013 21:15:18 -0400
  so If I were to go with H4 headlights, what wattage would you suggest Kim?(and anyone else) (Lo/High). -Craig On Sat, Apr...
• Re: headlights
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 19 Nov 1998 08:04:52 CST
  ...but a 7" round headlight fits ANY car that takes it ... including ALL vw buses from 1968 to 1985 (don't know if it...