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• Re: Birthdays and Busses
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 4 Jul 2018 11:53:57 -0400
  ...Mount two relays behind the grill, as near to the headlights as possible, one for low beams, one for high beams. Use the 12V...
• 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: Square Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sun, 17 May 1998 11:22:25 -0700
  ...The Low Beam Assemblies on a Vanagon are an animal unto themselves, not interchangeable with anything I've seen in the VW/Hella product...
• 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: Vendors for E-code OEM Vanagon Low-beams
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Thu, 21 Jan 1999 18:32:48 -0700
  Otmar ... Hella and Cibie H4 are E-code lights as well. This term is probably being used here as a shortcut description, but someone...
• Retrofitting 5X7 H-4 Lights - Another Method (long)
  Historical mailing list - Sam Bateman
  Mon, 1 Feb 1999 23:46:57 EST
  ...Once everything is adjusted the grill goes back on and it looks essentially stock until I switch on the low beams! I spliced-in...
• Re: Hey, it's awful dark out there tonight....
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Tue, 8 Jul 2008 19:33:12 -0700
  ...die out again. > > I had enough time to verify that the low beam fuses are still good, but > I wasn't able to dig...
• Re: Extra Headlight Question + Driving Lights?
  Historical mailing list - Walker, Phil
  Thu, 25 Sep 2003 10:27:45 -0400
  ...narrow-beam light usually used in conjunction with the headlights (Sometimes wired to automatically come on with the highs) mine are aimed low enough...
• Re: Hella E-Codes vs. Vision Plus?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 2 Dec 2008 07:44:36 -0500
  ...For high wattage bulbs you want e-codes or you'll blind oncoming traffic with the scattered DOT low beams. On 12/1/08...
• Re: H-4 Headlight questions
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 25 Sep 2008 07:21:34 -0700
  ...Because of the sharp cutoff at the upper edge of the low beams > they're much easier to aim than US-spec lights. A...
• Re: GoWesty's headlight upgrade kit
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 6 Nov 2007 11:16:20 -0800
  ...pardon the shameless plug, but i have a complete good used set with both high & low beams in the headlight buckets. they are basically...
• Re: wiring and fuses for 80/100w bulbs
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Sat, 28 Apr 2007 12:18:46 -0700
  ...my relays are installed after the high/low beam switch on the steering column, so i suppose they still go through the original fuses...
• Quick, cheap and easy headlight relay
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Sat, 15 Dec 2001 02:02:01 +0800
  I recently installed a relay in the low beam side of headlight circuit. I wanted something that was easy to install, didn't require...
• Do the headlight relay upgrade!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 29 Dec 2002 01:20:02 -0800
  ...45 watts for low beam is just too low! My advice is to check your headlight ground connections before you are stranded with no...
• Re: headlights with relay setup are inop
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 22 Jul 2013 09:56:36 -0600
  ...By the way ~ To my knowledge there is no Dimmer in the HeadLightCircuit - There is a High/Low BeamSwitch ~ Is hat what you guys...
• Re: Don't yell at me but I tried led H4
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 12 Jun 2017 11:12:49 -0400
  ...The > sharp low beam cut off was there. > > And IMHO, having that sharp low beam cut off is paramount. The led lights > are bright...
• Re: Night vision trick (was "E-codes w/ 9004 bulbs?")
  Historical mailing list - Ian Anderson
  Thu, 29 Apr 2004 19:13:55 +1000
  I got let off when a Police car popped over a hill before I dropped my lights down to low beam. Blinded the poor...
• Re: HIGH POWERED HEADLIGHT
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Mon, 26 Jan 2015 14:33:19 -0500
  ...it works OK with 4 100 watt high beams and two 80 watt low >>> beams, until it destroys the plastic connectors. >>> >>> Pat >>> 86 AW...
• Re: Rewiring for Xenon lights
  Historical mailing list - Allen Hill
  Sat, 4 Nov 2006 17:34:32 -0600
  Greetings, I recently completed a swap to 100Watt high beam and 80/100Watt low beam upgrade for my daughter's 86 Vanagon. The parts...
• Re: Aux driving lights question..best easy power source..?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:27:28 -0700
  ...like fog light switch on, and low beams on. that's the kind of relay you want to use. The right kind will have...
• Re: Electrical problem--Parking lights, side markers and rear markers not working on '87 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 1 Oct 2001 16:50:45 -0400
  ...High and low beams, and license plate lights. Directionals and 4-way flashers work (always have). No matter what I do, all the driving...
• Re: Hid AUX lamps GoWesty's headlight upgrade kit
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:52:29 -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: Light switches
  Historical mailing list - John McLean
  Tue, 16 Nov 1999 04:46:52 -0800
  ...my headlights (high and low) stopped coming on. The dash lights comeon and the park lights come on. The passing high beam flasher works...
• Re: 87 vanagon headlight bushing
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 10 Feb 2003 16:35:28 -0600
  ...I have them both on high and low beam? > Sid Vicious >
• GoWesty Headlight Relay Question/Problem
  Historical mailing list - Robin
  Wed, 10 May 2006 08:18:04 -0500
  ...bulbs, when I switch to high-beams the passenger side goes totally off (no highs, no lows). In normal headlight mode, all is fine...
• Re: Bright tail lights
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Bryson
  Thu, 12 Apr 2001 12:20:54 -0700
  ...In America, low beams are 55W (and hi beams are 60W), not 35. Patrick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Cotsford" <Cotsford@AOL.COM> To: <vanagon...
• Re: LEDs for idiot lghts and temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - john clark
  Fri, 5 Oct 2001 15:15:53 -0600
  ...The beam width seems to vary form about 15% (very narrow) to 45~55% (pretty wide). I found the higher mcd and narrow beam...
• Re: Volkswagen Vanagon, 1.9 L Diesel, 1982 - $3750 (Bellingham)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Wed, 1 Jan 2014 11:24:07 -0800
  ...high beams are pretty great .. but low beams ..I have at least 4 rectagular headlight vanagons... if I worked on my daily driver one...
• Re: City Lights
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 14 Nov 1999 23:54:56 +0100
  ...The sun is so low in the sky, its lower than the sun visor hanging right in front of you, the time of day...
• Uprated headlight bulbs
  Historical mailing list - JP Nicholls
  Mon, 18 Aug 1997 12:20:41 +0100
  A while ago james catterson said: > i just substituted 60/100 bulbs for the stock 55/60's > on the low beam side of...
• Daytime Running Lights
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
  Thu, 27 Feb 97 20:51:03 UT
  ...The relay's function is to turn off the DRL low beams when you turn on the high beams - evidently you can't run...
• Re: Defroster questions
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 10 Mar 2023 12:26:16 -0800
  ...8 Amp (White) Left Low Beam > > 4 8 Amp (White) Right Low Beam > > 5 10 Amp (Green) Left High Beam & Indicator Light > > 6 10...
• Re: Headlights Out
  Historical mailing list - Werner Schink
  Sun, 30 Jan 2011 17:41:51 -0500
  ...No high beams, no low beams. BUT - if I hold the >turn-signal/bright/dimm stalk in the 'back" position - i.e - towards the...
• headlight switch mystery, help!
  Historical mailing list - Leif
  Tue, 22 Jun 1999 17:24:16 -1000
  ...Unfortunately, this turns on the low beams as well as the high beams. So my apologies if you were one of the million drivers...
• Fwd: Lights off when key off (was DRLs)
  Historical mailing list - James Shinosky
  Fri, 18 Sep 1998 03:03:05 EDT
  ...The low beam headlights lit up alone to 80% intensity after the ignition switch is on. They automatically went off when starting the engine...
• Re: higher power low beams
  Historical mailing list - madsen
  Wed, 8 Dec 1999 14:12:55 -0500
  Try these links - everything you want to know about upgrading your head-lamps and wiring. http://lighting.mbz.org/tech/how_to/relays/ http...
• Re: Headlight improvements IMHO
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 1 Nov 2000 17:35:09 -0800
  > There is also a shield inside the low/high beam light. It partialy > blocks the light from the bulb hitting the reflector. I carefully...
• Re: fog light wiring questions
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 03 Jun 1997 08:25 -0600 (MDT)
  ...That way, the fogs would operate when the headlights are off (parking lights on) and also when the low beams are on. or do...
• Re: SA grills available again
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 21 Dec 2006 11:41:57 -0700
  ...your highbeams > have a separate adjustable lamp from the lowbeam then when the high > beams come on the foglights have to turn off. > > As...
• Re: LED Headlight bulbs
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 1 Jul 2015 07:40:04 -0700
  ...or the low? , meaning what happens when you pull on the lever to get high beams? DO you get 80w on low and also...
• Re: our new 87 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 26 Apr 2001 21:58:26 -0500
  ...the outer/bigger ones are the low beams. the inner/smaller > >ones are the high beams. try it and see. on high beams, both...
• Re: Plasma Blue Headlights on EBAY for $11.99?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 27 Jun 2002 14:11:29 -0400
  ...Assuming the filaments are correctly positioned and they are correctly aimed, they shouldn't blind you on low beams any more than any other...
• H4 European Headlight report
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 12 May 2009 18:53:32 -0400
  ...Much brighter than the stock ones and even low beams, although not much brighter, puts more light down on the road. Before we used...
• Hmm. Headlights don't ...
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Sun, 14 Nov 2010 15:50:20 -0800
  ...High or low beam. It's an '85 camper. I checked; fuses all good, changed the switch with an other one and they are...
• Re: no head lights on an '87
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sat, 8 Jul 2006 21:19:48 -0700
  ...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: Lowbeams blink off when hittting hard bumps - 87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Wed, 28 Mar 2007 11:51:11 +0000
  ...Mike Kozak <kozakmike1@HOTMAIL.COM> > Greetings, > My low beams blink off when I hit hard bumps, and sometimes don't > come on initially for...
• Re: '88 headlight upgrade options?
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Wed, 11 Apr 2007 20:37:12 -0500
  > What I'd like is a reasonable cost option to get more light in the > low beam > range, without going with a new grill...
• Re: Don't yell at me but I tried led H4
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 10 Jun 2017 09:27:58 -0700
  ...I've said over and over that the low beam light is great, I like it a lot. >> But the high beams seem not...
• Wiring of New Front Aux Lights - Question
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Sun, 4 Oct 2009 04:17:53 -0400
  ...I also i have 100watt bulb wiring upgrade kit installed for the main hi/low beams. Now my question.. however silly.... I have a...
• Re: fantastic super cool photo
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Sun, 26 Apr 1998 13:36:41 EDT
  > > This is what all the hubbub is about? <shrug> I like my foglights > lower. If I remember correctly, the strategy of fog lights is...
• Pop-top seals and headlight covers
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Dawson
  Thu, 21 Oct 1999 01:23:19 EDT
  ...Square or round lights? If square do they cover high and low beams? Do they discolor badly over time? I've e-mailed questions...
• Re: SA Quad Grill Kit
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Tue, 27 Dec 2005 02:33:01 -0800
  ...SA Quad Grill Kit > >I'm getting confused with these things.. > > > >The inner round lights are called driving lights and include for hi beams...
• Re: Uninstalling SA headlights
  Historical mailing list - Jay Brown
  Wed, 24 Oct 2012 09:24:17 -0400
  ...Yellow = Low Beam White = High Beam Brown = Ground The pinouts for the headlight sockets can be found on my website here: https://sites.google...
• Re: Wiring of New Front Aux Lights - Question
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Mon, 5 Oct 2009 14:20:41 -0400
  ...I also i have 100watt bulb wiring > upgrade kit installed for the main hi/low beams. Now my question.. > however silly.... > > I have a...
• Re: Headlight Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
  Mon, 13 Sep 1999 23:42:18 -0400
  ...Installed mine in Vinnie and with a bulb/wiring upgrade will give me 460watts total on high beams & 380 on lows. This will be...
• Adding Aux Driving Lights Questions
  Historical mailing list - John W. Parkins
  Wed, 11 Apr 2001 17:01:36 -0400
  The low beams on my 87 Westy make for dangerous driving at times. I'm thinking about attaching Hella 550 driving lights to the...
• Projektzwo Fog Light Kit - light assembly
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 20 Jul 2006 16:06:04 -0500
  ...the plastic piece that fits to the existing lower grille? Like size, dimensions, watts, sealed beam vs bulb-and-reflektor setup. I could use...
• Re: Cheap emergency gas can for INSIDE your van (Was: Mercedes gas can for spare tire)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Wed, 27 Feb 2002 21:08:49 -0800
  ...The original post in this thread was a product suggestion for a low volatility fuel "additive" designed to be carried for emergency use, i...
• Re: LEDs for idiot lghts and temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 6 Oct 2001 13:15:12 -0700
  ...The > beam width seems to vary form about 15% (very narrow) to 45~55% (pretty > wide). I found the higher mcd and narrow beam...
• Re: right side headlight wont power up ..new relay kit 2 mths ago ...
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Mon, 28 May 2007 12:02:13 -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...