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• Re: Upgrading Projectzwo Bulbs to 100w and/or Yellow
  Historical mailing list - Jon Brown
  Thu, 22 Dec 2005 14:23:22 -0800
  ...too shallow to generate a "proper" fog light beam and 3) they are mounted higher than the typical HEADLIGHT on a typical car, let...
• headlights (all) - poof!
  Historical mailing list - Grungy
  Sun, 3 Apr 2011 23:31:31 -0500
  Driving down a washboard road the other night and had just clicked on my high-beams when all of the headlights went out at...
• 91 GL Lights
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 21 Jun 1996 22:43:03 -0500
  ...They would turn on only by holding the high beam lever up. Has anyone figured out what might have caused this problem. I would...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Wes Ullrich
  Tue, 23 Dec 2003 20:18:25 -0500
  Hello All, Could anyone tell me which fuse on an 84 westy controls the high beams? (OR any other reason a pair of hella...
• Re: H-4 Euro headlights question
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:00:01 +0100
  ...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: H4 European Headlight report
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 13 May 2009 06:56:22 EDT
  ...use the high beams the most they are normal and a little extra umph on the highway with the 100W high beams and the...
• Re: Adding Aux Driving Lights Questions
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Wed, 11 Apr 2001 18:14:56 -0500
  ...High beams are not a necessity and I do not blind oncoming traffic. Chris. '85 Westy. ----- Original Message ----- From: harald_nancy <harald_nancy@EMAIL...
• Re: Removing wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 11 May 1997 20:14:23 -0700
  ...When I first got my 1980 Westy, I *hated* the red LED high-beam indicator. Every time I'd use my high beams, my...
• Re: Headlights Still Out
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 16 Oct 2012 08:50:39 -0400
  ...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: Electrical conductive paste or glue/adhesive
  Historical mailing list - Alex MeVay
  Sun, 24 Mar 2019 11:03:18 -0400
  ...indicator is all but invisible during the day, and the blue high beam indicator is eyeball-searing at night, like, had-to-put-tape...
• Re: No High Beams
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:29:32 -0700
  ...Then if your low beams are 80w you are close to the line with 15a. (160W total). Pensionerd. On 9/28/09, Loren Busch...
• Re: H-4 Euro headlights question
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:02:20 -0800
  ...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: High beam dash bulb
  Historical mailing list - Richard Smith
  Tue, 28 Apr 2015 11:29:34 -0700
  I have a VERY dim high beam indicator light - is this something anyone else has encountered? Is it an old age thing, and a...
• Hi beams
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Thu, 21 Apr 2005 14:06:09 -0400
  ...One of the minor issues with the new ride is that the high beams aren't working. Is this likely to be a problem...
• no headlights cept pulling back on turn signal stick - 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Mike Kozak
  Thu, 10 Aug 2006 09:24:00 -0400
  I've lost my low beams and high beams except I get them all to come on when I pull back on the turn...
• Re: Headlight switch failure (possible solution)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 25 Feb 1999 07:26:01 EST
  I had a similar situation when driving with the high beams on one night in my '91 Carat, the next evening I turned on...
• Re: SA inner lights - how bright?
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 5 Mar 2002 09:48:27 -0800
  ...If you use the H1 high beam then you have a high beam auxilliary driving light. If you use the light they come with...
• Re: Lights out last night.
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Mon, 6 Nov 2006 11:55:20 -0500
  ...same time... > Luckily- If I hold the high beam/low bram switch I get high beams. The > taillights work fine. > > Full moon last night...
• Re: Arrgh.. Headlights out on 86 FIXED
  Historical mailing list - Bill Shawley
  Wed, 28 May 2008 15:47:31 +0000
  ...IIRC, the factory ground for the headlamps merges both> high and low beam ground wires into a single spade terminal at the> grounding post...
• ignorance...???
  Historical mailing list - Patrick & Stephanie Harris
  Thu, 26 Apr 2001 23:14:25 -0700
  ...Come to find out that the high >beams > > were both burnt out. Silly thing, eh? :) > >all of us are ignorant ... only about different things...
• Durango, Mesa Verde, Grand Canyon, Moab Trip Report
  Historical mailing list - Joe T.
  Tue, 2 Apr 2013 15:05:50 -0600
  ...http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=550217&highlight=grand+canyon I'm still beaming. What a great trip. -- Joe T. '85...
• Re: Some good info about E-code headlamps & "City Lights"
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 23:13:19 +1200
  > 100/55W bulbs can be >furnished to keep the low beams civilized and still punch the next county >with the high beams. I do...
• Re: I fried something (front heater blower)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 3 Dec 2001 00:55:28 -0500
  ...As this happens, I notice that my high beam\low beam >switch on the headlites no longer changes the brightness of the lights. I...
• Re: Hey, it's awful dark out there tonight....
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Tue, 8 Jul 2008 19:33:12 -0700
  ...Trying the high beams lit up the road for a moment, but as > soon as I release the lever the highbeams die out again...
• Re: Hid AUX lamps GoWesty's headlight upgrade kit
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 21:47:10 +0100
  ...But who else but myself sees my high beams lamps in action, anyway?! This was a plug-and-play setup: Halogen out, HID in...
• Re: Electrical weirdness
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 2 May 2015 09:01:40 -0400
  ...They were going to reject the van because the high beam light wasn't working. I had them change the oil and filter, because...
• Re: advice needed for '90 Weekender Carat
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Sat, 15 Jun 2002 10:30:36 -0500
  ...Is there an easy way to improve the low beams? The high beams are teriffic but the low beams are as bad as the...
• Re: Flat 4 towing 85 GL
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Fri, 18 Feb 2005 22:36:37 -0500
  ...i drilled some 1/2" holes through the beam that is behind the bumper. then i used 1/2" high grade bolts to attach...
• Instrument Indicator Lights Malfunction
  Historical mailing list - Subject: Instrument Indicator Lights Malfunction
  Nov 30, 1990
  ...Oil pressure, alternator, turn signal, high beam, or coolant temperature. Service Solution: Check compact plug for proper contact adn seating. Replace spring terminals when...
• Instrument Indicator Lights Malfunction
  Historical mailing list - Subject: Instrument Indicator Lights Malfunction
  Nov 30, 1990
  ...Oil pressure, alternator, turn signal, high beam, or coolant temperature. Service Solution: Check compact plug for proper contact adn seating. Replace spring terminals when...
• Re: 88 Inst. Cluster in 85
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Sun, 28 Jan 2007 14:25:29 -0500
  ...after leaving the driveway. > > 2) the highbeam indicator blue lamp is activated on low rather than > high beam. > > Has any one got any ideas...
• Re: Night vision trick (was "E-codes w/ 9004 bulbs?")
  Historical mailing list - Ian Anderson
  Thu, 29 Apr 2004 19:13:55 +1000
  ...I've still got 100w in the OE high beams, can't flash the Cibies. Ian Anderson. I'm night blind, what's your...
• (More) Parts for Sale!
  Historical mailing list - CARY CHIANG
  Thu, 18 Nov 1999 04:38:35 MST
  ...One LH high beam, one RH low beam. Both have rock damage. 7. Westy items (brown interior): Front table and arm Windshield/front windows...
• Re: Lighting of a different kind
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:59:24 -0500
  ...Their Apex model sells for about $80 and focuses as you wish, but will carry the high beam some 200 feet or so. Very...
• Re: Part number help
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Tue, 10 Aug 2004 09:29:24 -0700
  ...For Vertical Adjustment Adjustment parts for High Beam (Left or Right): 255941133 A Adjusting Piece (located on Top/Outer) 255941141 B Adjusting Piece (located...
• Re: Vanagon rear lights and the pathetic headlights
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sat, 18 Dec 2010 11:58:49 +0000
  ...Since all filament based bulbs degrade over time, you should replace your high beam bulbs as well if they are more than a year...
• Re: Testing Vanagon Headlight Switch
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 25 Apr 2011 18:33:40 -0700
  ...My headlights do > not work, high beams and parking lights work. When I turn on my headlights > I see the LED clock display slowly...
• Re: Re flashing over vans
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 25 Aug 94 9:27:12 PDT
  L.S.Griffiths@physics.salford.ac.uk writes: > > Your high beam should work with no lights on. I thought so too, but mine doesn...
• Re: Cooling fan problem solution
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Mon, 18 May 1998 18:35:51 -0700
  ...Driver side on 86 and higher behind the low beam headlight. dave
• Re: Aux light install..sort of (long attempt)
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Fri, 1 Aug 2008 09:34:26 -0700
  ...My owners manual says this > is the fuse for "left high beam, high beam indicator". In theory, this > should put current to the switch...
• Re: Left Headlight dimmer than right
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Dor�
  Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:49:23 -0400
  ...The high-beam seems equal. Last time I changed bulbs, I used Di-Electric grease and the contacts appeared clean. Any suggestions as to...
• Re: Vanagon rear lights and the pathetic headlights
  Historical mailing list - Marius Strom
  Sat, 18 Dec 2010 21:34:12 +0000
  ...Since all filament based bulbs degrade over time, you should replace your high beam bulbs as well if they are more than a year...
• Re: SA grills available again
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 21 Dec 2006 11:41:57 -0700
  ...including all my Vanagons) your highbeams > have a separate adjustable lamp from the lowbeam then when the high > beams come on the foglights have...
• re: '86 on driving lights - 100w
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 3 Mar 1996 10:18:08 +0000
  Has anyone replaced the 50W bulb in the square high beam driving lights with a 100W bulb? any signs of amperage overload on the...
• Re: headlight adjuster screw (86-91 rect lights)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 31 Oct 2005 09:25:08 -0800
  ...There 2 different ones for the main headlight (adjustable and non-adjustable), and 2 additional different ones for the high beams (adjustable and different...
• H-4 lights
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Mon, 3 May 1999 11:50:11 -0700
  ...the other night, and I was ASTOUNDED at how bright the high beams were. After hearing so many complaints about the dim stock Vanagon...
• Headlights stopped working
  Historical mailing list - van man
  Mon, 22 Jul 2002 13:24:12 -0700
  ...The high beam indicator is stuck on - i cant get the blue light to turn off... any ideas what might have gone wrong? Thanks...
• Re: Headlights stopped working
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 23 Jul 2002 02:46:14 EDT
  ...The high beam indicator is > stuck on - i cant get the blue light to turn off... > > headlight switch bad
• Re: help, headlights not working
  Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
  Thu, 1 Mar 2001 07:34:16 -0500
  ...And the high beams still work when the lever is physically held > down. > I checked the fuses under the dash, all okay and checked...
• Re: headlights
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 7 Nov 1999 02:38:37 +0100
  ...Only the H3 units (the inner high beams) are the same. The square unit is a Vanagon only part, not used on any other...
• Re: '68 front-end into '59 Bus? Disc brakes?
  Historical mailing list
  13 May 96 13:48
  ...from >that beam on the '68/'59? The '68 only beam bolts straight onto a split. Although it rides a little high so you...
• Re: Aux light install..sort of (long attempt)
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Fri, 1 Aug 2008 10:20:57 -0700
  ...My owners manual says this > is the fuse for "left high beam, high beam indicator". In theory, this > should put current to the switch...
• Re: High beam dash bulb
  Historical mailing list - Richard Smith
  Tue, 28 Apr 2015 14:51:14 -0700
  ...http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_1576_138/high-beam-indicator-bulb.htm l The trick - now that I�ve had a...
• Re: Loss of head lights, wipers and rear heater blower
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Wed, 25 Dec 2013 09:43:30 -0600
  ...I pulled over and tried the high beams and they came on, as did the wipers and blower. As long as I hold onto...
• Re: 88 Vanagon headlight socket problem
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:49:58 -0600
  "> Recently I noticed that the low beams seemed weaker than they should be. I > first suspected a poor ground connection as I had installed...
• Re: Headlight Failure
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 27 Sep 2005 05:55:25 EDT
  ...Now if I switch to high beams the first problem is the high beam indicator does not light up, it did yesterday and only...
• Re: SA Quad Round Headlight Grille kits FS!
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Wed, 9 Dec 1998 18:20:32 -0800
  ...you keep your stock hi-low beams..................the > inner light is a DRIVING LIGHT....... > want a higher powered hi-low headlight? get some H4...
• Re: auxillary low beams?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 22 Aug 2000 10:22:51 -0700
  ...The output of the high beam relay goes to pin B-22 and the wire that once went to this pin triggers the high...
• Re: Looking for LED Equivalent High Beam Indicator Bulb
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 10 Mar 2011 11:42:34 -0500
  ...At 02:25 PM 2/28/2011, Robert Stewart wrote: >I am Looking for an LED Equivalent High Beam Indicator Bulb. > >I was told...
• upgrading 86-up headlights
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 22 Jul 1996 22:16:26 -0700
  The low beams on my 87 Westfalia are really terrible and I've decided that my next upgrade project will be to add relays...