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• 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...
• Strange Electrical Problem
  Historical mailing list - Brett and Barb
  Mon, 31 Dec 2001 12:47:23 -0800
  ...all running lights work and the high beams turn on only if I hold the lever. Also, the windshield wipers and the heater blower...
• Re: Euro-spec headlights tech (kinda long)
  Historical mailing list - Tony Moore
  Wed, 23 Jul 1997 12:11:10 -0400
  ...But the headlights themselves would have a > "reversed" beam pattern. In drive-on-the-right countries (including > the US and continental Europe), the high...
• Re: Blue High Beam light replacement
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Thu, 15 Jan 2004 11:07:59 -0800
  ...William > developtrust writes: > > > I got several responses about the high beam blue light last week, but how do > > you replace it. I assume you...
• Re: Headlight Upgrade: New Circuit and Switch?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 15 Nov 2010 13:12:34 -0800
  ...One for low beams, one for > high beams. Mount them above the glovebox. Control them with a leads from > the existing low and high...
• Re: Help with Frank's headlight relay upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
  Wed, 29 Sep 2004 08:11:56 -0400
  ...Fuse 6 is only for the right hand side of the high beams. Fuse 5 handles the left hand side of the high beams...
• Re: 12 Volt + Wire Up Rear Pillar? (vent)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 18 Feb 2013 18:30:50 -0800
  ...I have myself had a pistol pointed at me for giving a >>> high-beam overtaker a dose of my own high beams after he...
• Re: City Lights
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Nov 1999 09:24:12 +0200
  >I find it strange that the high beams are used >as DRLs, all cars here in Norway >has had mandatory automatic DRLs since 1985...
• Re: Pzwo lower grille foglights NLA
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Thu, 15 Dec 2005 09:27:11 -0800
  ...It is difficult to tell if someone is flashing their high beams or just turning their lights on and off. So, Morse code would...
• Re: Headlight Relay Kit - Just moved to Columbus, OH
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 11 Dec 2004 13:04:36 -0700
  They make it possible to install 80/100 outer bulbss and 100w high beam bulbs, without burning up the headlight switch, so they put...
• Re: NVC: Re: No High Beams
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 2 Oct 2009 15:17:02 -0700
  --snip-- He was simply told to go on his way, and I got a lecture and a ticket for "driving imprudently slowly" and "holding...
• Re: dim "High beam" indicator light
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Wed, 17 Nov 1999 10:12:29 -0800
  It may be that the bulb has moved so that the light is not being reflected properly, or the lense is dirty (unlikely) or...
• Re: parts needed in Canada
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Thu, 13 Apr 2000 14:08:20 +0300
  > Hello Keith, > > Why you don't upgrade to the square E1 spec headlights? > This will keep your high beams in place and gives you...
• FW: High Beam indicator light
  Historical mailing list - "Carrington, Tom (by way of David Beierl )"
  Tue, 8 Aug 2000 10:39:57 -0400
  >Please reply to Jose, not me! Tom, if your mailer has a "redirect" function, using it would reduce confusion for everybody -- the From: address...
• Re: Bright tail lights
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Thu, 12 Apr 2001 12:56:04 -0700
  ...hi beams are 60W), not 35. Eh? Where'd you read that interesting fact? SAE 9004/HB1 headlight bulbs are 65(high)/45(low...
• Re: H-4 lights
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 3 May 1999 19:10:29 -0700
  Assuming that your van has square lights, the center high beams in North Americia and Europe are the same. They take an "H3" bulb...
• Re: Drivers side high headlight housing: What is the best deal....?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 11 Dec 2004 11:37:57 -0600
  ...for high headlight housing? I finally had one smashed >buy a rock in dusty rocky AZ:-(. > > > >I do not need the low beam if...
• Re: Hella H4s and relays
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Fri, 26 Jul 2002 14:25:14 -0500
  ...a relay? The H4 bulbs are 55/60 >watts >(low beam/high beam). > >My fear is they will damage the light switch. I don...
• Re: square headlight upgrade kit
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sun, 10 Jan 1999 19:32:25 -0800
  ...But just to >compare prices: > >H1 5x7 High Beams Hella 57.50 DM = 35.00 USD >H1 5x7 High Beams Bosch 63.00 DM...
• Re: 758227.jpg
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Tue, 25 Oct 2005 12:32:28 -0700
  ...One is for high beam, one is for low beam. In the stock setup the current must run through the crappy, thin, corroded wiring...
• Re: Fogg Lamp Wiring
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Thu, 20 Oct 94 14:07:30 CDT
  ...Technically, this is illegal as it allows me to have the fogg lamps on >coincident with the high beams. That is a no-no...
• High beam
  Historical mailing list - Chris Snyder
  Sun, 28 Sep 2008 15:22:36 EDT
  I am needing the inner (Smaller of the two) left head light assembly. Mine has a stone bobo and I want to replace it...
• VW-E-brake cable + turn signal unit
  Historical mailing list - Nick Pace
  Mon, 13 Feb 95 11:44:37 PST
  ...My high beam unit is not working either...... ----------------------------------------------------------------- Chris: The same thing (turn signal clamp dies) happened in my old 70 and in my...
• Re: front headlights
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Sun, 20 May 2001 22:31:37 -0400
  ...lo beam will only light when the > High Beam is turned on...any ideas? Your problem sounds normal...the low beam element is gone...
• 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: BRIGHTER LIGHTS: install relays
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Fri, 6 Jul 2001 12:45:59 -0700
  ...At least you need two circuits, and VW used four -- one each for >left and right high and low beams. What are you saying...
• Re: H-4 Euro headlights question
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:49:50 -0700
  ...beam cutoff is just below the rear window of the car ahead. Just make sure it's not a car with an unusually high...
• Re: LED Headlight bulbs
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 3 Jul 2015 10:02:42 -0700
  ...https://www.superbrightleds.com/cat/led-vehicle-replacement-bulbs/vehicle/1990-volkswagen-vanagon--high+++low+beam+headlamp/64-1112--471061/
• Re: True Story....not junkmail
  Historical mailing list - Pfunky
  Mon, 18 May 1998 19:34:46 EDT
  ...And after I made it home while being chased by some gang members I had flashed with my high beams, I found a bloddy...
• Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Art A.
  Sat, 20 Apr 2013 10:45:54 -0400
  ...the high beams on. We all know the headlights just don't illuminate enough. Is there a definitive replacement unit or a higher intensity...
• Re: '86 Headlight replacment?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 05 Mar 1997 21:13:13 -0800
  ...It >was 9.8 volts... >And this is with the inner high beam lights running on a separate relay. I >guess relays all around...
• Re: headlight bulb question...
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 20:05:50 EST
  ...You need a 15 amp fuse on the high beam circuit. See my <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/hdltrela.htm">Vanagon Headlamp...
• Re: Headlight wiring problem
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Thu, 16 Aug 2001 09:50:17 -0400
  ...Headlight wiring problem Hi gang, My driver's side low-beam and parking light have ceased to function. The high-beam and turn signal...
• Re: 87 Vanagon Headlight
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Sun, 8 Sep 1996 11:45:56 -0400 (EDT)
  ...The low beam: it's just a 9004 bulb(simple). The high beam gets a little more complicated. Don't touch the bulbs! Handle...
• Re: Dash printed circuit
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 27 Mar 2003 16:43:11 -0800
  ...So after 4 hours work I'm back with a working dash board and no high beam indicator light. Back to even in other...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 18 Mar 2002 (#2002-306)
  Historical mailing list - J McCavitt
  Tue, 19 Mar 2002 08:03:58 -0800
  ...You loose your high beams, though. No provision at all for twin beam lights, so you'd need either the later rectangular setup or...
• Re: H4 European Headlight report
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 13 May 2009 10:26:34 -0400
  ...Yes, they have a very sharp cutoff, which limits distance visibility, but that is what the high beams will cover. In urban settings, the...
• ya say ya can't see at night? blind as a bat?? ..
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 02 Nov 96 21:35:10 CST
  ...on high beam, however, it's a different story. :) i almost (almost, i said!) don't need to turn on my space-shuttle landing...
• Re: Looking for LED Equivalent High Beam Indicator Bulb
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:21:05 -0500
  At 05:51 PM 2/28/2011, Robert Stewart wrote: >Question, when installing it how do I know which way to install it? >It...
• adjustment specs for headlights?
  Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
  Sat, 13 Mar 2004 17:10:31 -0500
  Hey All, What are the adjustment specs for high and low beams for an 89 vanagon.. I want to do the old... parking lot...
• Re: Looking for LED Equivalent High Beam Indicator Bulb
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 17:51:03 -0500
  ...Looking for LED Equivalent High Beam Indicator Bulb > >> Hi everyone, >> >> I am Looking for an LED Equivalent High Beam Indicator Bulb. >> >> I was told...
• Re: Headlights Not Working!
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Zygmunt
  Thu, 20 Jul 2006 10:13:16 -0700
  ...The curious thing > > is > > that the blue high-beam indicator light on the > dash is stuck on. No > > amount > > of clicking the stalk on...
• Re: Missing a high-beam... suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 8 Oct 2006 15:09:27 -0400
  ...Tested left high-beam on right >ground and OK, left on right + fails. >- removed all wired from the plugs and inspected. Look OK >- voltmeter...
• Lights
  Historical mailing list - Joel D Shortlidge
  Thu, 16 Dec 1999 02:46:28 -0500
  Are the bulbs that are used as high beam indicators used to back light the climate control levers? Also the blower controls? Joel ___________________________________________________________________ Why...
• Re: Found my Syncro project.
  Historical mailing list - Bill Shawley
  Mon, 8 Jun 2009 15:29:40 +0000
  The high beam indicator on at all times means something, I forget what so check the archives it is common. Ground your headlights out...
• Re: headlights OUT!
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Thu, 12 Aug 1999 21:00:35 -0400
  ...After turning my lights on and the blue high beam indicator was on, I > > > clicked the lever to turn them to low beams. Nothing...
• Re: adjustment specs for headlights?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 13 Mar 2004 16:05:27 -0700
  ...adjustment specs for headlights? > Hey All, > What are the adjustment specs for high and low beams for an 89 vanagon.. > I want to do...
• Re: headlight bulb question...
  Historical mailing list - populuxe
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 00:01:06 -0600
  ...They come >on only when the high beams are on. The outer lights (headlights?) are dual >wattage, for high and low beam. The outers...
• Re: Headlights Still Out
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 16 Oct 2012 22:07:42 -0600
  ...If your high-beam >> indicator isn't working then you've got an additional break between >> S5 on track 42 and the panel connector...
• Re: Need Help with Headlights
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 4 Jan 2012 09:05:07 -0500
  ...The high beam indicator is driven from the right--side high-beam power inside the fuse/relay panel (Bentley 97.127 track 66 up...
• Re: Alternator light mystery
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 24 May 2010 18:09:55 -0700
  ...The one that surprised me is the ole 'head lights only work if you pull the stalk for high beams.' Naturally you'd be...
• Re: High beam dash bulb
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 29 Apr 2015 01:22:51 -0400
  At 01:17 AM 4/29/2015, Alistair Bell wrote: >Well they did use green led in the battery monitor on the sink, so...
• Re: turn signal indicator weirdness
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 15 Nov 2010 10:00:21 -0500
  At 06:06 AM 11/15/2010 -0800, Stephen Grisanti wrote: >Okay, when the high beam indicator stopped working a few months ago >I...
• Re: No High Beams
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 2 Oct 2009 14:10:13 -0400
  At 01:16 PM 10/2/2009, Mark Hersh wrote: >The guy tailgating me yesterday at 645 am on US 101 in southwestern WA...
• Re: Update Re: MORE info Re: headlights not working after towing? (still not working)
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Sat, 2 Aug 2003 16:14:10 -0600
  ...Write it down. > > 2 - Check the voltage at the high and low beam connections with high beam > selected. Do both connectors. Write that down...
• Re: Headlight upgrades
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 22 Jan 2016 21:56:15 -0500
  Fag lights are usually wired so they only work with the low beams. Using both defeats the purpose of the high beams a bit...
• Brighter headlights - 91 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sun, 22 May 2016 11:36:51 -0600
  ...High beams are OK, but when I have to go low beams in heavy rain on a 2 lane road, it's outright dangerous...
• Re: Hella Driving Lights: Was:Bosch fog lights. No, no, no.
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Wed, 4 Dec 2002 22:19:03 -0700
  ...Maybe twice in 8 or 9 years has anyone flashed their high beams and then I just switch them off. Paid probably $30 or...
• Re: headlights (all) - poof!
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 3 Apr 2011 22:39:01 -0700
  ...Driving down a washboard road the other night and had just clicked on > my high-beams when all of the headlights went out at...
• Re: WARNING: SOUTH AFRICAN QUAD LIGHT GRILLES INCITE ROAD RAGE...
  Historical mailing list - Paul Archibald
  Mon, 25 Nov 2002 02:18:19 -0800
  ...equivalent of a high beam light, if not even more > powerful and should only > be used when your high beams would normally be on...