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• Re: Cheap H4's
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Mon, 29 Jan 2001 14:19:06 EST
  ...The US round Vanagon headlights are sealed beams. Swapping to H4's, though technically illegal in the US, is a popular way get improved...
• Re: Can the pre 86 upper grill be fitted into a post 85 vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 17 Nov 2005 15:18:36 -0800
  ...Plus, this allows me to revert to just the standard two round 7" headlights in future if desired with no modifications. The gist of...
• 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: Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 2 Sep 2014 21:39:17 -0400
  ...Headlights > > Hi folks, I'm looking for advice on headlights. Mine are dangerously dim at night, can I just put in new higher power...
• Re: Uninstalling SA headlights
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 25 Oct 2012 22:22:22 -0400
  ...I already had made the wiring changes when I put the Eurospec headlights in. I did have to fit the pigtails in for the...
• Re: Brights When Switched On Dont Work
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:27:16 -0700
  ...not intending to be offensive or anything .......but are you sure the headlights were on when you did that ? If the headlights are off...
• old beetle elec problem (longish)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 26 Oct 1998 19:48:47 EST
  ...Drove it around, got dark, turned on headlights. No headlights. Parking lights, turn signals OK. Here's weird part: Interior light won't come...
• Re: round > square headlight conversion
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 4 Jun 2003 12:00:17 EDT
  ...Its the wiring to the lights that is > causing the dim lighting. > Eric > > its the headlights as well as the wiring thickness and weather...
• Re: Syncro Doka on eBay - VIN?
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Wed, 22 Mar 2006 15:29:07 -0800
  In some parts of the world (Spain for instance), rectangular headlights were optional, the single round headlight was the stock setup even in 1990...
• Re: pics for seamless, headlights, instrument cluster - thank zach
  Historical mailing list - Gary Liess
  Fri, 24 Sep 2004 17:38:37 -0400
  Very cool for the guages - what is the material that you made the cutout from? GAry
• RE: Euro headlight.
  Historical mailing list - James Cohen
  Tue, 28 Jan 1997 22:33:49 -0800
  >>I saw late model vans ('86 and up) with round headlights (in the US they >>would've been rectangular) that weren't the normal...
• Re: Arrgh.. Headlights out on 86 FIXED
  Historical mailing list - Bill Shawley
  Wed, 28 May 2008 15:47:31 +0000
  Just a followup for the archives; 86 Westy w/ headlight relay upgrade Symptoms Sudden outage of headlights Fuses OK Hi beams do not light...
• Any Canadian Van owners want Euro lights for $300?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:39:51 -0500
  ...I have a car importer who wants to sell a set of the European H4 square headlights which include the inner and outer lights...
• Re: square headlight upgrade kit
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Sun, 10 Jan 1999 23:32:27 +0100
  ...About a half to one inch have to be cut at the inner edges of the square headlights grille. But there are still a...
• Re: "Headlights On" Warning Chimes?
  Historical mailing list - Donna Stewart
  Thu, 26 Sep 2002 11:25:42 -0700
  The headlights don't stay on but the parking lights do. Donna, 1987 & 1990 Vanagons >>> Jay L Snyder <Jay.L.Snyder@USA.DUPONT.COM...
• Re: headlight alignment parts, headlight replacement
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Tue, 19 Sep 2006 15:38:35 -0700
  As fall is in fool swing, thoughts turn to headlights. In my opinion the stock rectangular DOT headlights are atrocious. Bad pattern, expensive to...
• Re: Antenna and headlights
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 6 Jun 2023 09:54:11 -0600
  ...My copy > of Bentley, which supposedly covers everything from 1980-1991, doesn't even show the > inner headlights. So is changing out the headlights...
• Re: Headlight Operation
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 10 Apr 2014 23:30:35 -0600
  ...Maybe the US market square headlights were different. >> >> (On a side note, the low beams on our 2003 Toyota Matrix stay on when the...
• Re: Sylvania 9004 CB headlight bulbs
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 24 May 2000 11:03:33 +1200
  ...The >solution is to scrap your stock hi/low beams and convert to E-Code >headlights. I have heard that the problem with dim...
• Re: Temp guage and Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 12 Apr 2002 15:08:03 -0500
  ...Stan Wilder On Fri, 12 Apr 2002 13:04:24 -0700 Scott Sullivan <gersil0@LYCOS.COM> writes: > When I turn on my headlights my...
• Re: Possible replacement lights? Need feedback
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Brideau
  Wed, 22 Oct 2003 14:42:38 -0400
  Hi, Scirocco and Vanagon headlights are not the same. (Actually, the inner lens is the same, but _all_ the other parts are different.) The...
• Re: Hella H4/why such different prices?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
  Tue, 26 Sep 2000 08:42:28 -0500
  At 03:49 PM 9/25/00 -0400, Jeffrey R wrote: >I'm looking into getting Hella H4 headlights (7" round halogen lights that...
• Re: Baja trip, no headlights.....
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 3 May 2011 08:57:32 -0700
  ...I gather one moral to the story (aside from hints on "how to") is that even with stock headlights, the ign. switch suffers in...
• Re: Can you replace a 83 grill and lights with an 88 square light set and grill?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 30 Mar 2011 20:13:06 -0500
  ...The rectangular > > headlights split the high and low beams. Whereas the round headlights use a > > hi/lo headlight with a single socket. Everything else...
• Re: Rewiring for Xenon lights
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Mon, 6 Nov 2006 13:10:08 -0900
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > As long as you continue to use the DOT headlights, you will continue > to have hard to see at night...
• Re: need headlight lenses
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 25 Aug 2004 00:54:44 +1200
  ...What GoWesty sells for $40 is a set of >transparent "stickers" that actually stick onto your headlights >permanently. Once they're on, they're...
• Re: dim headlights
  Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
  Tue, 10 Aug 1999 11:24:28 -0400
  >Can anybody tell me why my '85s headlights are so dim and what I might be >able to do to brighten them up? BuyThe...
• Re: re- intermittent headlight failure
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Wed, 1 Dec 1999 21:10:52 -0500
  ...The wheel has to come off but after > that it is quite easy. > > Martin > > >>>I'm continuing to struggle with my headlights going out...
• Re: Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Sat, 4 May 2002 21:22:08 -0700
  ...As part of this, I replaced the sealed beams (the '81 has just two sealed beam headlights, one on each side). I replaced the...
• my headlights have turned green.
  Historical mailing list - brett rueff
  Mon, 16 May 2011 23:53:42 +0000
  ...One of the headlights has condensation in it and the other is half full of water. I have popped the glass lens off to...
• No Headlights or Turnsignals but Markers OK Addendum
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Tue, 25 Oct 2016 13:38:37 -0700
  The dash illumination works but the license plate lights don't. The bulbs each have continuity when removed.
• Re: Brighter Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Wed, 27 Jul 2011 05:47:24 -0400
  http://neksiwel.20m.com/custom.html Ken >My wife was reading somewhere about > a kit to rewire the light that they are brighter,
• Re: Syncro Safari '04 photos
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 17 Aug 2004 13:23:50 -0400
  I was wondering what the deal with the blacked out headlights was...not to mention Steve Best seems to get around...
• H4 headlights...
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Tue, 6 Jun 2006 11:52:30 -0700
  For these lights, in rectangular, do you need a lens and an H4 bulb, or can you just get by with the bulb? Thanks..
• Re: Bad ground. WAS; Hmm. Headlights don't ...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 15 Nov 2010 05:42:25 -0800
  ...Mark Jake de Villiers wrote: > That's a good suggestion. > > My headlights got noticeably brighter when I grounded them to the chassis > close to...
• Re: Alternator light mystery-High bean switch!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 25 May 2010 11:40:56 -0700
  ...et all - what I had not forumulated or expressed properly, about how can the igntion switch could cause headlights to not work is.... you...
• Re: Where to aim the headlights? SA grill.
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 27 Sep 2002 13:29:29 -0400
  ...Switch headlights. Pull up to the same door, same spot. Aim headlights to match. I am a research technician--I am used to solving...
• Re: Headlights Out
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 30 Jan 2011 14:24:42 -0800
  ...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: WTF turn signals?
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Thu, 24 Nov 2016 06:46:49 +0000
  ...This one is one I don’t get; Was driving the van when I noticed the headlights don’t work.  After checking, I noticed...
• No Headlights or Turnsignals but Markers OK
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Tue, 25 Oct 2016 13:32:40 -0700
  ...Now she has NO headlights - low or highbeam - and NO turnsignals or emergency flashers. I can hear the flasher relay clicking and tested it...
• Re: no wipers, no blower motor, no headlights, no radio, no idea...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Mon, 23 Sep 2013 21:15:39 -0400
  ...Wilmington, NC >> >> The wipers, blower motor, headlights and radio are a no go. >> >> But...When I turn on the high beams, everything works. >> >> I...
• Light switches
  Historical mailing list - A & C Grobey
  Mon, 15 Nov 1999 21:13:24 -0800
  My headlights have been giving me problems lately where they turn off while driving on a bumpy road. They also sometimes do not turn...
• Re: Plasma Blue Headlights on EBAY for $11.99?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 27 Jun 2002 09:50:21 -0400
  ...I wouldn't call that a guess exactly...(the regular bulbs run about 55/60 watts). >PLASMA BLUE HID HEADLIGHTS 86-92 VW VANAGON...
• HELP...Horn/Blinker/Headlight problem
  Historical mailing list - John Wallace
  Sat, 25 Dec 2004 14:33:47 -0500
  I was about to leave the x-mas eve family gathering last night and had NO headlights. Improvised by lodging a piece of plastic...
• E-Code Headlight Boots?
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Mon, 21 Jun 1999 10:25:47 -0700
  I recently bought a set of hi/low beam E-Code Headlights from David Marshall. As I understand it, these are the Hella E...
• Re: Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Tue, 2 Sep 2014 22:05:16 -0400
  ...I have tried many e-code headlights as a result. I can tell you that Cibie 7'' e-codes are the best. See Daniel...
• Re: Starter Motor Sudden Failure: Normal?
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Fri, 14 Dec 2012 19:34:02 -0500
  ...On 12/14/2012 7:14 PM, neil n wrote: > Thanks Karl and Mike. > > DMM on battery, no accessories, ~ 12.6 Volts > Headlights on...
• Re: Eurospec Rectangular headlights
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Mon, 28 Aug 2006 13:48:56 -0800
  ...Eurospec Rectangular headlights To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > OK, I'll bite. What's the advantage? Both are glass and both use > replaceable bulbs...
• A modification worthy of consideration - Relays on Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mundy
  Sat, 24 Feb 2001 23:08:37 +1100
  Hi, I recently installed Relays on the H4' Headlights to the van just last week. I've been told by an Auto-Electrician there...
• Re: Lost my Vanagon Headlights!!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 Jun 95 09:37:13 EDT
  Well, my '87's headlights had exactly the same problem with exactly the same cure. the trouble has not yet come back. I also...
• Xenon headlight bulbs... any opinions?
  Historical mailing list - K. Taylor
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 14:11:45 -0800
  ...compared with traditional headlights. (It's not a blue light, but appears to be blue tinted when compared with traditional headlights that have a...
• '86 Vanagon GL?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Werner
  Sat, 14 Sep 2002 23:41:57 -0400
  ...PS leak? Second, the headlights work fine but when I hit the highbeams my headlights go out on the driver side. any ideas? as...
• Re: Help With Used Car Pirces Please/F
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 13 Apr 1996 07:45:21 -0500 (EST)
  I once saw a splitie with a Black Leather Bra and two Nipple Rings attached to its headlights..... Ric
• T-Shirts look Great!
  Historical mailing list - Paul Retherford
  Wed, 20 Sep 1995 12:03:10 -0500 (EST)
  Richard, Thanks a lot for your effort on the shirts. They look great and even have the round headlights for the vanagon! Paul
• bra for van w/ SA quad headlight-round
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Fri, 16 Feb 2001 23:44:43 -0600
  Does anyone sell the bra for the vanagon with the South African Quad headlights-round? Malibu Tony 85' westy
• Re: Preliminary...Headlight weirdness? (long)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 9 Jun 2012 14:26:51 -0700
  ...On my own 82 TD vanagon years ago, the symptom was dim headlights. Traced the brown grnd wires to the grounding cluster above the...
• Re: Vendors for E-code OEM Vanagon Low-beams
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 18 Jan 1999 19:36:16 -0800
  ...ordering some >large amount of headlights. > "Uh, well, you see, I drive on a gravel road, and my headlights are always >getting broken... > so...
• Re: Inspections and traffic laws was Re: HIDs?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:16:47 -0500
  ...I recall the inspection of the headlights, including their aim (by machine) and their physical condition as a part of the safety inspection. Here...
• Re: Hit 4 Deer...Need body Parts
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Oct 2004 10:10:50 EDT
  ...if you dont hit the horn they just freeze still in your headlights.. i havent hit any animal ever. i did hit a person...
• Re: South African inner headlight resources
  Historical mailing list - Nick Feickert
  Tue, 10 Nov 2015 16:51:11 -0500
  So I've searched out these inner headlights for a MK1 GTI and Parts4Euro.com has the lights. They're close....but...tThe adjuster...