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• Re: Don't yell at me but I tried led H4
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 12 Jun 2017 07:54:01 -0700
  ...And IMHO, having that sharp low beam cut off is paramount. The led lights are bright at low low beam, no sharp cut off...
• Re: What is this part?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:09:23 -0500
  ...noticed the >ceramic relay-type unit living behind the drivers side low-beams. >What is this part called and what function does it serve...
• Re: Hid AUX lamps GoWesty's headlight upgrade kit
  Historical mailing list - Kai Mei
  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:19:59 -0500
  ...They have a 4200K kit, which is ideal for low beams... On Nov 13, 2007, at 2:52 PM, Kim Brennan wrote: > Unfortunately they...
• Re: Cheap infared gun
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 3 Jul 2011 13:14:12 -0400
  ...Does the one on sale at Lowes NOT use a laser >beam? Thanks, Anthony '89 Syncro GL (Hidalgo)
• Re: HELP!! No Headlights - 87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Fri, 28 Oct 2005 12:40:55 -0400
  ...http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind0501d&L=vanagon&F=&S=&P=28900 >Hi! > >The headlights (both high and low beam...
• Re: our new 87 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Patrick & Stephanie Harris
  Thu, 26 Apr 2001 23:10:58 -0700
  ...I hear many complaints on the list about poor lighting > on low beam from US listees.High beams seem OK... This is true. Federal...
• Re: intermittent headlight failure
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 30 Nov 1999 14:47:41 +0100
  ...drive using the passing beams (which still will work just fine). This works for a reason! The high/low dimmer switch in the turn...
• Re: No High Beams
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:41:53 -0700
  ...Yep, 55watts is the normal bulb rating (each) for high and low beams. > 110Watts at 12 volts is handled by a 10 amp fuse...
• Re: Torque wrench; click style, calibration; or how to waste half a day.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 19 Sep 1999 20:42:41 -0700
  ...and a beam for engine assembly. I've got a couple of in/lb dial types that I use for low torque values. And...
• Re: So... what is the answer for these poor lights?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 5 Jun 2003 11:39:39 -0700
  ...way to fix it? Our low beams SUCK. Our high beams are ok! But, even our high beams don't get flashed by people...
• Re: 90 RectangularHeadlamp wanted
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 16 Nov 2012 20:25:22 -0800
  ...Heck ..the whole Bus Depot set of lenses and bulbs cost less than a good used Low Beam Rectangular headlight might cost. And ..the...
• Re: High beam blue light?
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Wed, 11 Mar 2009 09:46:55 -0400
  ...High beam blue light? Any one know what bulb I'd need to replace the blue hi beam on bulb on an '84? Rob...
• Re: Headlight low beam failure
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 4 Dec 2016 14:56:35 -0800
  Ha! Ok.... ;) On 12/4/16, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > Switches don't handle full current, I have relays, shown on blog...
• no head lights on an '87
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Sat, 8 Jul 2006 21:48:21 -0600
  ...The parking lights and the dash lights work but the low and high beams do not work. My guess is that head light switch...
• Re: Fuse list for 1984 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 7 Aug 2006 12:13:31 -0700
  ...Fuse 3 - 8 Amp - Low Beam Left Fuse 4 - 8 Amp - Low Beam Right Fuse 5 - 8 Amp - High Beam Left & Dash Indicator Light...
• Re: HEADLIGHTS on HOLIDAY!
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Thu, 8 Jul 1999 19:07:11 -0700
  ...beam indicator light as well as > > the parking lights come on when the switch is turned on. [Since the high and > > low beams and...
• Re: Bright tail lights
  Historical mailing list - Jennifer
  Thu, 12 Apr 2001 14:56:41 -0500
  ...In America, low beams are 55W >(and hi beams are 60W), not 35. Is this a federal standard? I had thought the wattage varied...
• Lighting
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Tue, 1 Jun 1999 09:41:31 PDT
  Volks - There has been a lot of discussion about the best way to deal with the inferior low beams on the Vanagon. My '87...
• Re: [Syncro] Head Lamps
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 9 Dec 2000 11:50:01 -0500
  ...Or you could install Hella aux driving lights--these would augument the poor low beams a bit. Or you could just avoid driving at...
• Re: 90 RectangularHeadlamp wanted
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 16 Nov 2012 14:03:36 -0500
  ...There are DOT versions and European versions (of the low beams). High beams do only have a single version. Sent from my iPad On...
• Re: square headlights
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Wed, 16 May 2001 14:01:06 -0500
  ...As an alternative you may install the Hella XL low-beam driving lights. I use these and find little need to switch to high...
• Re: HID H4 Bulb question
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Tue, 2 Jan 2007 11:22:19 -0800
  ...It works fine at low beam, and is not glaring to the oncoming traffic, but when I want to see, the 100watt high beam...
• Arrgh.. Headlights out on 86
  Historical mailing list - Ryan
  Fri, 23 May 2008 22:15:36 -0400
  ...Here's the facts No low beams or high beams High beam indicator does light Fuses are good Swapped rocker switch with one that...
• Re: Hid AUX lamps GoWesty's headlight upgrade kit
  Historical mailing list - Kai Mei
  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:11:06 -0500
  ...Lights.htm These are supposed to throw as far as conventional low beams... $349 might be better that the Square H4's... Gotta be...
• Re: No headlights
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 18 Dec 2014 08:54:47 -0800
  ...That lets both the high and low beam > voltages feed back to the high beam indicator, lighting it in both > cases. I like to...
• Re: Cheap infared gun
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Sun, 3 Jul 2011 09:49:00 -0700
  ...Does the one on sale at Lowes NOT use a laser beam? Thanks, Anthony '89 Syncro GL (Hidalgo) ________________________________ From: David Vickery <david_vickery@YAHOO...
• Re: Man, I am backing up now...on the light install..
  Historical mailing list - Walter Houle
  Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:49:34 -0400
  ...aimed low and out to the sides in order to see around sharp turns in the mountains - no one flashes their high beams at...
• Re: Lighting Upgrades
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 6 Jun 2003 12:48:30 +1200
  ...offers a far superior beam spread for normal driving. The cutoff will >illuminate the rear view mirror on a low car at less than...
• Re: No headlights & high beam indicator on means you need to clean the grounds!
  Historical mailing list - Preston Grimes
  Wed, 11 May 2005 12:42:17 -0700
  ...a couple of hours without low beams and some masking tape applied in stripes across the hi beams to tone them down for oncoming...
• Re: 90 RectangularHeadlamp wanted
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 16 Nov 2012 22:07:22 -0800
  ...Istill don't find the low beam light pattern to be very bright or nicely shaped.. though I have not gone 'all out' making...
• Re: Where to aim the headlights? SA grill.
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 29 Sep 2002 22:46:47 +1200
  ...Then I do a test-drive and ensure that my low-beam cutoff is correct on the move. This works fine and passes the...
• Re: Radio causes buzzer to go off
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:22:53 -0400
  ...sealed-beam > light, which is better than a lot of newer vehicles with custom > headlights (and enormously better than the custom low beams on...
• Re: Preliminary...Headlight weirdness? (long) Solved!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 9 Jun 2012 15:53:58 -0700
  ...Assuming left headlight, s/b white to high beam and white/black to low beam. DIN says grounds are brown. Pretty much always. Right...
• Need Help with Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Tue, 3 Jan 2012 18:56:19 -0500
  ...I have no lights, no brights, no low beam, nothing. The high beam indicator is on no matter if you pull the stalk back...
• WTB: Turn signal switch
  Historical mailing list - Shawn
  Mon, 20 May 2002 17:33:51 -0500
  ...They were only functioning on low beam. The dimmer switch is bad. So, I'm looking for a brown turn signal switch. The new...
• Re: The drama continues -> Both low beams burnt out at same time?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:10:51 -0700
  RE: Anode/electric-based rust stopper. I forget the brand, and it seems like black magic to me Okay, I think you just got...
• Re: Pzwo lower grille foglights NLA
  Historical mailing list - d spence
  Wed, 21 Dec 2005 23:44:47 -0700
  ...the glare and minimizes your vision loss but leaving your high beams on is just plain stupid if not criminal. Either the other driver...
• Re: Headlights Not Working!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 20 Jul 2006 11:37:54 -0400
  ...My > 1987 Syncro Vanagon suddenly lost headlights the other night. > Neither hi > nor low beams work. The fuses are fine and the light switch...
• Re: Need Help with Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Tue, 3 Jan 2012 22:16:25 -0500
  ...I have no lights, no brights, no low beam, nothing. The high beam indicator is on no matter if you pull the stalk back...
• Re: vanagon grill pics
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 16 Feb 2002 12:00:20 +1200
  ...Can you describe this pin setup? And are the >Hella "driving lights" actually between low and high beams, or is >the beam pattern more...
• Re: '86 on driving lights. 100W
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Wed, 6 Mar 1996 19:53:25 -0500 (EST)
  ...Yes, they are brighter, but the low beams still seem pitiful compared the the bright highs. ____________________________________ Derek Drew New York, NY drew@interport.net...
• Headlights don't work, why?
  Historical mailing list - Gordon C Smith
  Fri, 2 Oct 1998 15:27:28 -1000
  My headlights (hi beams and low) suddenly don't work. I checked the fuses and the bulbs, they're ok. Is there a relay...
• Re: Lighting Options....??
  Historical mailing list - Paolo
  Mon, 1 Jan 2001 20:26:50 -0800
  Well what I did was bought a pair of Hella XL (low beam auxillary lights) bolted them on to the bumper and installed a...
• Re: The drama continues -> Both low beams burnt out at same time?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 19 Oct 2008 16:59:04 -0400
  At 10:42 PM 10/18/2008, Luke Bakken wrote: >I pulled the fuses one at a time to see what circuit the problem...
• Rear-facing halogens
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 3 Feb 2001 13:04:14 +1200
  ...So eventually I bolted a 50W foglight (white, threw a wide powerful beam, had used it on my RD350 bike as a low-beam...
• Re: round > square headlight conversion
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 4 Jun 2003 15:01:42 -0400
  ...remote areas, and I tend to drive on dirt roads on low beam -there is > less > glare from road signs and it shows the...
• Re: Headlights Not Working!
  Historical mailing list - Allen Hill
  Thu, 20 Jul 2006 19:52:29 -0500
  ...Neither hi nor low beams work. The fuses are fine and the light switch on the dash turns the console lights on and the...
• Re: Headlight swtich diagnostics?
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:30:34 -0800
  ...The high beam dash bulb is the only one that is not a diode. Diode bulbs will only light up if the voltage polarity...
• Are Today's Young People Mechanical Nitwits?
  Historical mailing list - Ed Lloyd
  Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:24:16 -0400
  ...Low beam Xenon bulb may be more of a problem. "You cannot replace the low beam bulbs by yourself. Must be replaced at an...
• Re: queston on H4 55/60w bulb to fit stock bulb socket
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:39:39 -0800
  ...To aim the system properly so the low beam cutoff is just slightly below horizontal, the optimum aiming in my opinion, you sacrifice the...
• Re: Hid AUX lamps GoWesty's headlight upgrade kit
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 21:47:10 +0100
  ...When the eyes have lost comparison to the (extremely) yellow halogen low-beam bulbs, it is really white. I got the H3 setup from...
• =?WINDOWS-1252?Q?Re:_Installing_GoWesty=92s_headlight_upgrade_kit.?=
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 5 Nov 2007 13:46:10 -0800
  ...The > biggest change seems to be in the low beam. When the > lights are on you can actually see the light cast on > the...
• Re: No Headlights or Turnsignals but Markers OK Update
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Tue, 25 Oct 2016 16:11:00 -0700
  ...When I was first trying to repair the passenger lowbeam, I created a ground to the body on the box-section safety beam behind...
• Re: Hella E-Codes vs. Vision Plus?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 2 Dec 2008 12:15:05 -0800
  You are right - somewhere around 5000 Kelvin is "pure white" the higher the number the lower the light output.� I have seen 4300 and...
• Re: High Roof Freaks Unite!!!
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Thu, 19 Nov 1998 22:10:58 -0800
  ...one (URL) out...I keep finding interesting details - like the high beams look to be the same size as the lows, & factory ABS?!?! Austin
• instrument light
  Historical mailing list - Andy Zappe
  Mon, 14 Oct 2002 21:28:16 EDT
  ...with it? also the light for my brights is now backwards - on with low beams and off when highs are on? andy 85 westy
• Re: IGNITION SWITCH SNAFU
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 21:47:05 -0700
  ...three screws in top of collum that hold down and align turn indicator switch assembly/high-low beam assembly and the windshield wiper switch...
• SA headlight aiming
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 21 Sep 2011 19:03:41 -0500
  ...Screw it in - the beam goes up. Screw it out - the beam goes down. or something like that. Thanks, John -- John Rodgers Clayartist and...
• Re: Left Headlight dimmer than right
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:04:07 -0600
  ...a "dim" drivers side light on low beam. > > Not that noticeable, but obviously dimmer. The high-beam seems equal. > > > > Last time I changed bulbs...
• Re: another angle on high-wattage headlight bulbs
  Historical mailing list - Kim
  Tue, 12 May 1998 20:15:07 EDT
  ...The poor performance of the rectangular lights (especially the low >beams) is why there are so many threads about using higher wattage bulbs. > This...