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• Re: GoWesty's headlight upgrade kit
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Mon, 5 Nov 2007 21:31:04 -0500
  ...water proof 30A relays behind the > > grille one for low beam, one for high beam and one for my rallye > > lights. I used the...
• Re: H4 Low Beam Replacement Headlights
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 29 Jan 1999 18:26:46 -0800
  ...Budd Premack wrote: > Jim Davis' report on Randy Bergum's H4 low beam headlight replacement >assemblies has me very interested. Any reasonable chance of...
• Re: 88 Inst. Cluster in 85
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Sun, 28 Jan 2007 14:25:29 -0500
  ...2) the highbeam indicator blue lamp is activated on low rather than > high beam. > > Has any one got any ideas about how to fix...
• Re: Headlamp adjusters
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sun, 8 Sep 2013 18:41:15 -0700
  That's because there is no Adjuster or Pivot Piece on the Bottom Outside of the Low Beam. Top Outside Adjuster Assembly: http://www...
• Re: Sylvania 9004 CB headlight bulbs
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 24 May 2000 17:24:54 +1200
  Just make sure those in the States don't fit RHD lights, or on low beam you'll get the cutoff on the wrong...
• Re: Drivers side high headlight housing: What is the best deal....?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 11 Dec 2004 11:37:57 -0600
  ...had one smashed >buy a rock in dusty rocky AZ:-(. > > > >I do not need the low beam if will save me some money. > > > >Robert > > > >
• Low Beams out, Where to Look?
  Historical mailing list - Sharon Mendonca
  Fri, 26 Nov 2004 07:08:37 -0800
  We currently have this same problem on our 88 Westy. When we hold the dimmer switch up to keep the headlights on, ours only...
• Re: South African Grille headlight conversion on an 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Scott Wetzel
  Wed, 22 Sep 2004 11:46:38 -0700
  On my 82, I added a relay and went with 80/100 watt E-code headlights - both high & low beam off the headlight switch...
• Re: Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 23 Jun 2021 06:43:35 -0500
  ...The high beams fail more >>> often than the low beams but they both do it. By pulling the switch stalk >>> on the steering column...
• Melted ground wire
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 30 Sep 2020 09:47:46 -0700
  ...The fuses 20,21(low beam) are OK, the casing of the fuses 9,10(high beam) were melted but the fuses are not...
• Re: South African Grille headlight conversion on an 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 22 Sep 2004 14:05:31 -0400
  ...outers - high/low beam; inners - high beam. >> >>If the gauge of the headlight wiring is the same in the '84 as in the '86...
• Re: Driving/Fog Lights [long]
  Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
  Sat, 8 Aug 1998 16:12:47 -0500
  ...Driving/Fog Lights [long] >Several cars are running with Xenon low beams, such as Audis new A6, BMW 5's >and 7's, Mercedes...
• Re: Need Help with Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 4 Jan 2012 06:10:10 -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: Help requested: No headlights!!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 11 Sep 2000 23:06:41 -0700
  ...Some quality time with the Bentley and a test light shows that the hi-low beam switch seems to be the culprit - there's...
• Experience with adding addtional lights
  Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
  Tue, 17 Nov 1998 14:27:23 -0800
  ...After spending a lot of time looking on the internet, I decided to get a set of Hella XL auxillary low beam lights. These...
• New "Jetta 4" is here...(looks like mini passat)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 28 Nov 1998 23:06:59 EST
  stopped by Lehigh Valley \X/ (Allentown, Pa) today...saw their lineup of about 15-20 New Beetles...and low and behold, there's this...
• Re: Lowering an 85'
  Historical mailing list - Dustin Fitch
  Wed, 12 Mar 2003 18:45:37 EST
  ...front axle beam...hell ya, lower it, I think it would look cool. Of course you need new 15" rims, low profile tires, oversized...
• Re: Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Thu, 4 Sep 2014 23:41:06 -0400
  ...Separate 70A relays (yeah, overkill) on hi, low, and driving beams. All grounds are direct-connected at the headlight buckets. Karl On 9/4...
• Re: DS Headlights no work
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 26 Sep 1997 16:05:44 UT
  ...Each set of lights has separate fuses, Also, high and low beams are separated. The ground connection is located on the ground blocks near...
• Lights, Camera (almost time for Action)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 23 Apr 2005 01:05:49 -0400
  ...Whoever broke them attempted an ingenious repair on the one (left low beam's horizontal adjustment). They used a rubber grommet and one of...
• Re: Headlights Not Working!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 21 Jul 2006 06:42:22 EDT
  ...Neither hi nor low beams work. The fuses are fine and the light switch on the dash turns the console lights on and the...
• Non-working headlamps
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Thu, 24 Dec 2020 02:21:28 +0000
  ...The sidelights work and the rear lights and turn signals all work.The headlamps don't work on high or low beam, however when...
• Re: Hella H4s and relays
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Fri, 26 Jul 2002 12:11:50 -0700
  ...install a relay? The H4 bulbs are 55/60 >watts >(low beam/high beam). > >My fear is they will damage the light switch. I...
• Re: LEDs
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 25 Nov 1994 11:19:05 -0800 (PST)
  ...Fortunately I have a fabulous memory and can always recall > precisely whether my lights were on high or low beam at last usage... > > Are...
• Re: SA GRILLE
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 22:28:24 +1200
  ...plus, it looks *way cool* :-) It does dramatically improve the appearence, doesn't it? Has anyone in the US fitted the African LOWER full...
• Re: No High Beams
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:35:19 -0400
  Beat me to it... ;) Yep, 55watts is the normal bulb rating (each) for high and low beams. 110Watts at 12 volts is handled by...
• Re: SA Quad Grill Kit
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Mon, 26 Dec 2005 11:27:48 -0500
  ...I have mine wired to come on only with the high beams. The outer rounds are conventionally hi low. So on low beam I...
• Re: headlamps
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 22 Aug 2020 16:36:15 -0400
  ...High and low beams. They were the high power bulbs that I use with the relay. I put in the old low power bulbs...
• Headlight and Fan Problems
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Salicos
  Sat, 17 Jul 2004 16:49:51 -0700
  ...In other words, it seems like in either the high beam or low beam position, voltage is able to feed back to the fan...
• Re: ebay plasma blue headlights
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 7 Nov 2001 19:25:14 +1200
  ...Are they any better than just replacing my >aging stock low beam with a new bulb? Has anyone >purchased from ron or ken an...
• Re: Arrgh.. Headlights out on 86
  Historical mailing list - Ryan
  Sun, 25 May 2008 23:02:41 -0400
  ...IIRC, the factory ground for the headlamps merges both > high and low beam ground wires into a single spade terminal at the > grounding post...
• Re: H4 Low Beam Replacement Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 29 Jan 1999 10:20:32 -0500
  ...Cheers, MJS At 07:23 PM 1/28/99 -0600, Budd Premack wrote: >>>> Jim Davis' report on Randy Bergum's H4 low beam headlight...
• Re: intermittent headlight failure
  Historical mailing list - Alan Pickersgill
  Tue, 30 Nov 1999 15:38:09 -0500
  ...I changed both stalks the turn indicator/high-low beam and >> the wiper/washer which it is integrated with. >> >> Two days later the same...
• Re: another angle on high-wattage headlight bulbs
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Wed, 13 May 1998 22:37:17 EDT
  ...The low beams will draw more current, but that shouldn't be a >problem >as the gauge of the low-beam wiring is the...
• Re: Quad Grilles are Back!
  Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
  Thu, 20 Jan 2000 17:42:46 -0500
  ...the front! Right now I have 260w on high beams with 180w on >>low. And yes, it passed Virginia inspection without any problems recently...
• Re: HELP...Horn/Blinker/Headlight problem
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Salicos
  Sat, 25 Dec 2004 11:59:29 -0800
  ...horn because when I pulled > the high beam lever back to get the headlights (hi/low beam) to work, the > horn would blow! Also...
• square headlight upgrade kit
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sat, 9 Jan 1999 23:16:13 -0800
  ...Yes, and it's sooooooo bitchen! The low beams are fantastic compared to the old turkeys, and high beam is better too. I've...
• Re: Wiring for Canadian 1991 Westy with daytime running lights and (not related) loose wire GR/W wire behind fuse panel.
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Johnston
  Fri, 27 May 2016 15:01:57 -0400
  ...It all made sense until I > disconnected both relays and STILL had low beams. > > It took a while, but I finallyhad an epiphany and...
• Re: Headlights
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 23 Jun 2021 07:41:45 -0500
  ...The high beams fail more > >>> often than the low beams but they both do it. By pulling the switch > stalk > >>> on the steering column...
• Re: Testing Vanagon Headlight Switch
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 26 Apr 2011 00:20:28 -0400
  ...That switch is a toggle, feeding either one or the other of the low or high beams through S3-4 or S5-6. The...
• Re: Headlamp upgrades to brighter lights - night vision
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 14 Sep 2003 09:19:08 -0600
  ...No glare problems, even with 80W low-beams. No way > >would I wany glow-worm US lights! I like to SEE where I'm...
• Re: Sylvania 9004 CB headlight bulbs
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 23 May 2000 10:11:34 -0700
  ...The solution is to scrap your stock hi/low beams and convert to E-Code headlights. Bill > Durby > 87 Vanagon GL Wolfsburg Edition > 94...
• Re: Need Help with Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Wed, 4 Jan 2012 02:33:42 -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: fog light switch--how to rig it 3 way
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Thu, 23 Jul 1998 19:03:28 -0400
  ...Terminal 58L off the main headlight switch Fusebox Low Beams position M2 through a diode to the + position on the fogg lamp switch Fusebox...
• Re: Headlight wiring for 80/100 bulbs
  Historical mailing list - RiffOil
  Sat, 15 May 2010 20:39:41 -0700
  ...You've got low beams that are brighter > than > legal high beams and you've never been flashed. Are your lights > adjusted > correctly? That...
• Re: Projektzwo Fog light question
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 23 Jul 2002 15:39:45 -0400
  ...a fog light switch each time I switch between low beams and > high beams. I suspect they are not supposed to be on, when...
• Re: Headlight Relay Kit - Just moved to Columbus, OH
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 11 Dec 2004 13:04:36 -0700
  ...The "fetal-MRI-image" gets brighter on low beam. Being able to use the 100w highs is the biggest improvement, I think. Bob Stevens...
• Re: High Power Headlight Kit (SA): melting connector
  Historical mailing list - Michael Hart
  Sun, 7 Jun 2009 21:33:37 -0700
  ...Since this is a CA van�the grounds are clean and resistances are measured low. �I haven't measured the actual total current flow...
• Re: right side headlight wont power up ..new relay kit 2 mths ago ...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 28 May 2007 16:33:30 -0700
  ...that I now this low beam relay set up like is specd >>out >>http://members.shaw.ca/trclark/headlightrelay/LowBeamRelay.JPG >>Center Relay 87...
• VW emblem
  Historical mailing list - Angela & Will
  Mon, 18 Dec 1995 12:34:07 -0500
  ...Thanks for finding out which wire was for that low beam, now both of our headlights work! Will & Angela '77 Bus
• Fw: E-code headlights
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Thu, 17 Feb 2000 11:34:59 -0600
  ...E-code headlights |Anyways I was wondering if anyone |on the list knew where to get the E-code low/high beam main lenses...
• "Relayed" Headlights Out
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 30 Mar 2003 04:40:45 -0700
  ...The low-beams work fine. Thought I heard a small tick or pop just before they went out. Does that sound like the relay...
• Re: Cloudy headlight glass?
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 23:36:09 +0200
  ...The problem afflicts both > the high/low and high beam lamps. > > Anyone have any clues? Is this likely an internal deposit that I > can...
• Re: headlight advice/f AKA City Lights
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 1 Apr 2001 11:32:24 +1200
  ...as low beams. Might as well have high beam on, as they are directed forward, not down, and have no upper beam cutoff. I...
• Re: Engine Cutting Out at Highway Speed
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Mon, 11 Jun 2001 20:53:39 -0700
  ...I recently experienced problem with headlight, low beam wasn't working and hi-beam was. So, i went to flaps and bought new headlight...
• Re: Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Wed, 7 Aug 2002 16:12:09 +0200
  ...I have this same set up, and have a relay for high beams, one for low beams, one for front fogs, and one for...
• Re: Headlight relay kits
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 22 Jan 2016 22:24:56 -0500
  ...That is why European cars use separate fuses for right-left side and high-low beams. Have a bulb short, blow the fuse, other...
• Re: Headlight Turn Signal wiring weirdness
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 17 Aug 2012 22:33:34 -0400
  ...Headlights on and burning (and any difference high/low beam). Yrs, d
• 86 Vanagon Headlight
  Historical mailing list - William S. Brown Jr.
  Fri, 22 Sep 2000 14:42:44 -0800
  ...drivers side, low beam glass headlight. The #s on the light are: SSB 305 301-130 329. It is made by Hella, and is...
• Re: Brights & lights
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 2 Dec 2006 15:43:00 -0800
  The outer lamps have high and low beams, so they switch up as the inners come on. On 12/2/06, J Westy <rbluewesty...