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• 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...
• South African Grille headlight conversion on an 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tolga Morawski
  Wed, 22 Sep 2004 11:35:35 -0400
  One responder raised an interesting point about how I wish to wire the two sets of lights in the SA Grille. ie -outers low...
• Re: No brake lights
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 4 Dec 2010 06:40:25 -0500
  ...No brake lights | |I have no brake lights. I checked the fuse and the bulbs. Both good. |What next? I looked in my Haynes...
• Dashboard lights
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sat, 15 Nov 2014 15:20:24 -0800
  Hi all, about a week a go I lost the use of the two lights which illuminate the speedometer and tachometer from the top...
• Re: Lighting ideas for cargo area?
  Historical mailing list - Alan Hosage
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 19:31:30 EST
  Speaking of lights.....I have been wanting to install two lights near the footwells. Or was thinking about mounting one light into the front...
• Re: Daytime Running Lights-91 Carat
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Feb 1997 20:11:08 -0800
  >| ?? - Since headlight power is only available when key is on, pull out the >| rocker switch and wire the marker lights 'out' lead to the...
• Fog light wiring
  Historical mailing list - Bolliver
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 10:41:10 -0600
  ...I wired the fog lights on an independent circuit so that if the head lights failed, I would have an alternate light source. This...
• Re: front aux. lights-clearance issue ???
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Tue, 8 Jan 2002 10:42:38 -0800
  I [read my friendly mechanic friend, Tom] did this with some off brand driving lights. No problem with clearance, the only thing we didn...
• Re: Warning Lights Audible Buzzer
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Mon, 24 May 2010 22:15:47 -0600
  ...Funny that I just got a phone call from a co-worker telling me my parking lights were on! Thanks again............. Miguel I have...
• Re: SA inner lights - how bright?/Rheins for Sunburst
  Historical mailing list - Mike Moery
  Tue, 5 Mar 2002 19:44:37 -0900
  ...SA inner lights - how bright?/Rheins for Sunburst Hi Mike, I just read your note on inner lights .I just ordered the full grill...
• Re: Tail light update
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Tue, 23 Dec 2003 16:01:17 -0600
  ...Tail light update yikes! this concerns me because the tail lights are too bright wrt to the brake lights. You *need* a big difference...
• Re: Camping Christmas Lights
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Wed, 19 May 2010 13:13:59 -0400
  There was a guy next to me at Granny Groses Buses last week and he had a string of LED Christmas lights on his...
• Help!! Trouble with lights and signals
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Sat, 18 Jun 2005 12:32:13 -0700
  ...Hesdlights on...brake lights don't work neither do turn signals Turn signal on...brake lights don't work If I unplug the passenger...
• Re: Christmas lights??
  Historical mailing list - Gary Norris
  Mon, 29 Nov 1999 07:28:44 -0800
  ...DC lights are available at boat stores too. DC lights that run on C-cell batteries are on sale this week at CVS. Sorry...
• Mystery wiring problems
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Fri, 21 Dec 2001 18:21:45 -0800
  After I had my automatic power antenna installed by Tweeters a few weeks ago I discovered that my one million candle lights did not...
• Re: Daytime Running Lights
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 11 Jul 2013 09:10:12 -0500
  ---- Eric Ley <eric_ley@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > In Canada you only day time running lights if your vehicle came with them as > original equip...
• How do I wire up backup lights?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Sun, 20 Sep 2009 11:33:14 -0400
  Hi Everyone, So I bought a pair of inexpensive Pilot Aux Driving lights to install on the rear lower bumper as additional backup lights...
• Re: Daytime running lights for US Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Fri, 8 May 1998 09:23:36 -0700
  ...Kelly Bauman Delta, BC '91 Westy with daytime running lights
• Re: LED brake lights may mess up your VW cruise control
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 5 Jul 2010 17:31:54 -0700
  ...Brake Lights and Cruise Good point, thanks. I know my Audiovox cruise grounds through the brake light, I'd probably encounter the same problem.
• Re: FS Rectangle Vanagon Lights
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Sun, 21 Mar 1999 14:46:20 -0800
  The bulbs are new...the lights are used ... but reflectors and glass are as good as new. Steve wrote: > One pair of low beam...
• Re: Attaching Puck Lights to the PopTop Flock
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Sep 2018 10:39:33 -0400
  ...Once removed, you can't put it back if the lights don't work out in the long run. I am familiar with those...
• Re: Auto shifter LED lamp conversion
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Wed, 7 Nov 2012 14:59:37 -0500
  ...The shifter lights have different > sockets than the dash lights. I was able to get the dash lights from NAPA, > but not the shifter...
• Re: hella xenon blue 100 / 80
  Historical mailing list - Bob Mac
  Fri, 20 Jan 2006 15:34:39 -0500
  ...Just goes around to his buddies about how bright his new lights are. If you put these lights in. Take the time to go...
• Re: custom side turn signals?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 1 Nov 2002 00:29:05 -0800
  How about the side marker lights on the late-model Volvo wagons. http://www.volvoworld.com/60/Section_5_2.htm They look small...
• Re: Rocker Switch for Fog Lights
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Fri, 11 Aug 2000 13:31:57 -0700
  ...If you add fog lights, it makes it relatively easy to may it look nice and stock. I'm guessing that there was probably...
• What should my brake light voltage be at the bulb?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Wed, 18 May 2005 21:36:01 -0400
  ...12.75v Reverse Lights: 12.2v Brake lights: 9.3v The brake lights seem real low to me. Is this normal? Is there any...
• 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: Why we need relays
  Historical mailing list - Doug Jones
  Thu, 8 Nov 2001 22:31:23 -0500
  Well, using a relay with your driving lights prevents all the current from going through your switch. Headlamps and hi-powered driving lights draw...
• Re: trailer lights
  Historical mailing list - Project Pat
  Tue, 23 Jul 2013 20:01:23 -0400
  ...trailer lights Before you do the same thing I am having an issue with not getting enough voltage out of the convertor to have...
• Re: Camping Christmas Lights
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Wed, 19 May 2010 14:46:20 -0500
  Richard Koerner wrote: > Rocket--I am speaking of the "mini" Christmas lights, not the > oldie-style C7 bulbs...so much less current draw. > [...] I...
• 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: Vanagon grilles and lights
  Historical mailing list - Paolo Damiani
  Fri, 21 Jan 2000 18:22:30 EST
  ...rectangular lights, am I the only person who wishes we could not just > buy a more powerful bulb for our existing lights? No, I...
• Re: Adding New Interior Lights
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Wed, 16 Jul 2003 16:12:13 -0700
  ...I've seen 10 watt halogen dj lights ... their light was nicely diffused... so 10 watts is good for reading... do you still have...
• Re: red lights come on.
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 14 Nov 2004 17:01:55 -0500
  ...The way the vanagon is wired, you'll get both lights whenever the alternator isn't putting out properly. Mike > When I drive over...
• Re: Christmas lights??
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Sun, 28 Nov 1999 22:46:14 -0700
  ...For lights, most larger truck stops sell strings of 12 volt Christmas lights. At 09:33 PM 11/28/99 PST, you wrote: >I...
• Combo Driving and Fog Light Hookup
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 3 May 2001 10:50:14 -0500
  I have a set of Bosch lights, one is a high powered driving light and the other is a wide beam fog light. Has...
• Re: Headlamp upgrades to brighter lights - think of others
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 11 Sep 2003 11:22:56 +1200
  >It was easy to tell the oncoming cars that had the "upgraded" lights >because they are still blinding you after they switch to dim...
• Re: Third brake light
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Wed, 18 Mar 2015 22:06:22 -0500
  ...They further obscure the low down stock lights. I put some LED lights >>> in the upper corners of my back window. They have 2...
• Re: LED Tail Lights
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 8 Nov 2012 15:23:15 -0700
  ...Upon stopping the lights >>> go VERY >>> bright. They appear to me to be LED lights in rows to give good >>> stopping >>> warnings. Don't...
• Re: driving lights in front bumper?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 5 Mar 2001 21:14:53 -0800
  I have the factory brackets that are used to mount the fog / driving lights above the bumper. These do not require drilling any holes...
• Re: driving lights in front bumper?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 5 Mar 2001 21:14:53 -0800
  I have the factory brackets that are used to mount the fog / driving lights above the bumper. These do not require drilling any holes...
• Re: Help me diagnose and fix no brake lights
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 8 Oct 2015 13:55:04 -0700
  First, short the two wires on each switch together and see if the lights go on. If not, it's likely wiring, if they...
• Re: ELECTRICAL: need help diagnosing non-working brake/backup lights
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 11 Oct 2014 11:42:34 -0700
  If only one brake switch or wires to it, has failed, the other switch should still light up the brake lights. I don't...
• Re: halogen wisdom please
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 Jan 1997 10:11:01 +0200
  Sean wrote: >I have a set of Hella 500 driving lights mounted on my van. These >lights came with the H3 12v/55W halogen...
• Re: speedo/tach lights out
  Historical mailing list - John McLean
  Fri, 17 Mar 2000 00:03:00 -0800
  ...recently my speedo and tach lights > have started to go out intermittently. > I have had the ignition switch replaced in the last year so...
• Re: LED taillights??
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Fri, 7 Dec 2001 12:23:04 -0800
  I don't know about tail lights as I have been searching for LED amber lights to use for extra up high signal lights...
• Re: New SA grill
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 22 Apr 2007 00:53:31 EDT
  In a message dated 4/21/07 11:45:16 AM Eastern Daylight Time, jbange@GMAIL.COM writes: > > > If you mean the inner lights...
• Re: LOGO LIGHTS
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Mon, 17 Apr 2000 16:31:30 -0400
  Perhaps on our Hunmobiles, HALT would be more fitting. -Larry John-Reed Maffeo wrote: > > Basically, they're customizeable LED third brake lights. You can...
• grille & lights
  Historical mailing list - Rob Le Duc
  Fri, 15 Feb 2002 17:49:25 -0500
  i have for sale one set of 86-91 vanagon head lights no cracks $100 also i have 2 grilles for the same years...
• Re: Dash/rear lights kaput
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 6 Jan 2004 11:16:52 -0500
  >It seems that the dash lights (going out) act as an >indicator for a problem in the rear lighting of the >vehicle. Hmmmmm.........is...
• Re: Vanagons in the news...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 8 Mar 2005 11:54:33 -0600
  On Mar 8, 2005, at 11:37 AM, Robert Keezer wrote: > ..With chrome bull bars and three fog lights! > Note the Syrian military truck...
• Re: lights out
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Sat, 17 Feb 2007 19:45:11 -0500
  The running lights, fore and aft, port side of the craft have gone out. Bulbs are good. All suggestions for a remedy will be...
• New SA grill
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Fri, 20 Apr 2007 17:40:31 -0400
  Before I decide on a wiring method for these new lights I wanted to know if it's legal to have these on at...
• Re: ?? Power for stereo in my '86 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Mon, 18 Mar 1996 16:43:34 -0800 (PST)
  Psychic Trucker writes: > > >Anybody know why the headlights shut off when you shut off the engine, but > >the parking lights don't??? This seems...
• Re: Headlights Out
  Historical mailing list - Werner Schink
  Sun, 30 Jan 2011 17:41:51 -0500
  ...Got in the van last night, turned on the headlights. >Nothing! Dash lights OK, driving lights OK, brake lights OK. No head >lights. No...
• Re: Cleaning the tail light too.
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Fri, 23 Nov 2001 12:03:14 -0700
  You can dry the inside of the lights and housings and lots of other things, if you have a tank-type vacuum cleaner. Hook...
• Re: Dashboard light filters and a relay on the dashboard light circuit
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Wed, 26 Jun 2002 09:46:38 -0700
  ...Bright dash lights distract your eyes and reduce your night vision. A very dim glow is perfectly readable at night, and warning lights blaze...
• Re: No stop lights, no lighter, but interior works on '84
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Mon, 2 Jan 2006 21:42:08 +0000
  ...Also, discovered stop lights not working. Rear interior light >does work. According to 1984 instruction manual, lighter, stop lights and >interior lights are on...
• Re: dash lights
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 22 Dec 1995 09:51:00 -0700
  ...One early morning (early enough to need lights) on the way to work I noticed that my dash lights had gone out, 'odd' I...
• Battery & OXS lights
  Historical mailing list - John Langowski
  Thu, 29 Apr 1999 06:11:30 -0500
  Yesterday on my way to work, both the battery and OXS lights came on. The van seemed to run normally. I checked the archives...