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• Re: Square Headlights
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Tue, 19 May 1998 01:34:42 EDT
  << The square High Beam Assemblies (H3 Bulb Style) from any 82-88 Scirocco are >the SAME as what's installed on 86-91 Vanagons...
• Re: High beam dash bulb
  Historical mailing list - Nick Feickert
  Fri, 1 May 2015 08:08:50 -0400
  So I received the bulb from Van-Cafe. The 2 wires leads are way longer than they need to be so I guess I...
• Re: Headlight upgrades
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
  Fri, 15 Jan 2016 20:25:36 -0800
  ...Notice how a high low beam H4 bulb has the filaments in different places. There are very good led 7" replacement lamps available for...
• Re: Rectangular headlights... low & high-beam units same shape?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 5 Nov 2008 18:03:42 -0700
  ...Quality will be very variable. > The inner beams are for highbeams only and are identical to ones found on > rectangular headlight models in Europe...
• Re: 87 vanagon headlight bushing
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Sun, 9 Feb 2003 19:45:09 +0100
  ...I have them both on high and low beam? > Sid Vicious >
• Re: Instrument Cluster Woes
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 15 Feb 2006 11:16:20 -0600
  ...drops to zero. > Clock turns off. > High beam LED glows dimly. (if i turn on high beams, the LED goes > OUT, ironically) > Cluster illumination...
• Re: Left Headlight dimmer than right
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:56:31 EDT
  ...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: Headlight low beam failure
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 4 Dec 2016 21:02:55 +0000
  ...Headlight low beam failure High resistance at the connector caused the overheating.  More current, loose contact in the connection, corrosion, etc.  It's highly...
• Re: Time to replace headlight
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 2 Dec 2012 20:23:11 -0800
  ...The bright/high-beam light is a square, and takes a very, >> very >> small halogen bulb. But both must be installed through the back...
• Re: No High Beams
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 1 Oct 2009 20:46:02 -0400
  At 01:43 AM 9/30/2009, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: >Yes my word you >may well ask what it is, this theory of...
• 80-83 Instrument cluster question
  Historical mailing list - Rusty Johnson
  Fri, 9 Mar 2001 18:42:44 EST
  ...in the panel just below the warning lights (oil, turn signal, high beam, OXS). Will it fit, or is there some wiring back there...
• Re: aliens on this planet
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 17 Aug 2001 10:31:37 EDT
  ...It's a highly modified T3 Transporter. "Beam me up, Scotty". BenT
• Re: Low Beams out, Where to Look?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 25 Nov 2004 22:15:45 -0700
  ...No low beams on the headlights. With switch on, ignition on, > all other standing lights come on (tail lights and marker lights). High > and...
• Re: Update Re: MORE info Re: headlights not working after towing? (still not working)
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Sat, 2 Aug 2003 16:06:43 -0600
  ...2 - Check the voltage at the high and low beam connections with high beam selected. Do both connectors. Write that down, too. No, not...
• Help requested: No headlights!!
  Historical mailing list - ed
  Sun, 10 Sep 2000 20:32:47 -0400
  My 86 GL Syncro (build date 11/85) suddenly lost its headlights, although the high-beam lamp on the dash stays lit. Some quality...
• Re: HIDs on a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:16:53 -0700
  ...the offset from center > high beam would result in poor light as well... It would probably form no beam at all. The bulb HAS...
• Re: HIGH POWERED HEADLIGHT
  Historical mailing list - Mudd Sparrow
  Mon, 26 Jan 2015 11:28:10 -0800
  ...Is there a source for ceramic connectors? I >> have an 86 and it works OK with 4 100 watt high beams and two 80...
• Re: 91 Westy - SA Grill upgrade?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Nov 2014 15:34:27 -0500
  ...about when im in a '86-91, i just drive with my high beams on all the time and nobody has ever flashed me :)
• AC/BAttery indicator light
  Historical mailing list - Terry Tan
  Fri, 9 Aug 1996 09:29:07 +0000 (GMT)
  ...Changing the load e.g switching on high beam, AC , etc does not seem to change the brightness. I am suspecting a short or...
• Re: Out go the lights Yikes!
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/3 WBXs
  Mon, 23 Sep 2002 01:17:53 +0000
  ...The Bentley schematics showed how the regular headlights can be lost but the high beam flasher would still energize the headlights. Regards, John _________________________________________________________________ Send...
• Re: SA Grilles:James vs Ken:the difference
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Fri, 11 Dec 1998 09:21:01 -0800
  ...Are you saying that I can't use the existing headlight switch (rocker on dash)? Or the existing high beam switch (turn signal lever...
• Re: Defroster questions
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Fri, 10 Mar 2023 10:27:01 -0800
  ...Beam 4 8 Amp (White) Right Low Beam 5 10 Amp (Green) Left High Beam & Indicator Light 6 10 Amp (Green) Right High Beam...
• Re: High Beam LED? again
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 3 Apr 2000 19:26:53 -0400
  ...There are some Vanagons with green high-beam indicators which are LEDs, but no blue ones. The blue LED did not exist at the...
• Re: leaking in the rain
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:21:27 -0500
  ...Has anyone Seems highly likely. Suggest unhooking one or both struts, see what changes. If the struts are doing it, I'd think that...
• Re: headlight on, no turn signals; parking lights on, fast turn signals
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 8 Feb 2013 06:35:48 -0500
  ...When I turn the headlights on all the way, the turn signals don't work at all and the high beam indicator on the...
• Re: SA Quad Grill Kit
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Tue, 27 Dec 2005 02:33:01 -0800
  ...hibeam usage..., is it?? > > They are His, which are standard halogen high-beam units. They are > NOT driving lights, though driving lights with the...
• Re: HID light upgrades - anyone try them?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 28 Oct 2007 20:22:11 -0700
  ...type of kit >>- low beam only, dual bulb HID for high an low, mechanically moving HID >>bulb for high and low or the HID...
• Re: A new headlight Problem.
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Tue, 2 Mar 1999 15:51:44 -0800
  ...think. * On one side, when low beams are on, that side displays both high and low beams on, and quite dim, too. Indicates a...
• Electrical problem--Parking lights, side markers and rear markers not working on '87 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Don Clark
  Mon, 1 Oct 2001 15:37:35 -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: Headlights
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 20 Apr 2013 21:25:00 -0400
  ...else) (Lo/High). I'm with the 55/65 crowd for road driving. If you need extra reach a pencil-beam driving light (H3...
• Re: Newbie Tip
  Historical mailing list - George Jannini
  Wed, 10 Sep 1997 19:55:26 EDT
  ...off? Turn on the headlights, hold the dimmer switch back on high beam (keep holding), the push the window buttons...Presto! >> Works for my...
• FS: Vanagon Parts
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Fri, 8 Mar 2002 11:05:18 -0800
  ...clean, no stains/holes. $75 each - Vanagon square headlights, low and high beam, turn signal lamps, tail lamps - Pop Top/luggage rack in excellent...
• Re: Upgrading Projectzwo Bulbs to 100w and/or Yellow
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Thu, 22 Dec 2005 17:38:50 -0500
  ...too shallow to generate a "proper" fog light > beam and 3) they are mounted higher than the typical HEADLIGHT on a typical > car, let...
• Re: '88 headlight upgrade options?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 11 Apr 2007 22:05:16 EDT
  ...The high beams are very good, so I could > just drive around like the typical SUV driver and leave them on all the > time...
• Re: ya say ya can't see at night? blind as a bat?? ..
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Sun, 3 Nov 1996 02:25:13 -0500 (EST)
  ...light. > so as to NOT blind the on-coming traffic. > > on high beam, however, it's a different story. :) i almost (almost, i said...
• Re: odd headlight issue?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 28 Jul 2006 13:29:32 -0400
  ...The high beam indicator is telling you the switch is turning on. The main lights do not have a ground path except through the...
• Re: High beam dash bulb
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 29 Apr 2015 02:03:14 -0400
  At 01:55 AM 4/29/2015, Alistair Bell wrote: >Was it really delta six that made the electric panel on sink? Yep. Did...
• =?WINDOWS-1252?Q?No_headlights_=96_high_beam_indicator?= =?WINDOWS-1252?Q?_stays_on_=96_relay_upgrade_installed?=
  Historical mailing list - Preston Grimes
  Mon, 9 May 2005 18:53:28 -0700
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• no wipers, no blower motor, no headlights, no radio, no idea...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Mon, 23 Sep 2013 20:58:23 -0400
  ...But...When I turn on the high beams, everything works. I do have a Headlight Relay kit installed... I plan on studying the Bentley...
• GoWesty Headlight Relay Question/Problem
  Historical mailing list - Robin
  Wed, 10 May 2006 08:18:04 -0500
  ...the new bulbs, when I switch to high-beams the passenger side goes totally off (no highs, no lows). In normal headlight mode, all...
• Re: SA Quad light grille UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  06 Feb 97 22:26:23 EST
  ...light >and its mounting/adjusting hardware, no? What about the two high beams >or those included in the grille? Will the round lamp mounting...
• Re: Xenon Lights? South African grills & H4s
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 13 Dec 2003 22:57:56 +1300
  ...The upper grill looks like a Golf 1 GTI grill and gives you a set of smaler-diameter dedicated high-beams (which use H3...
• Headlights and R. Feinman
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 13 Nov 1998 11:25:09 -0800
  ...Uses two H1 elements and has an independently aimable high beam allowing you to customize your beam angles. This is quite useful for vanagons...
• Re: Fuse list for 1984 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 7 Aug 2006 12:13:31 -0700
  ...Beam Left Fuse 4 - 8 Amp - Low Beam Right Fuse 5 - 8 Amp - High Beam Left & Dash Indicator Light Fuse 6 - 8 Amp - High...
• Re: No High Beams
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:15:25 -0700
  ...kit, it states that if you > are going to use the higher wattage bulbs in your housings then you need to > upgrade the fuses...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 2 Sep 2006 to 3 Sep 2006 - Special issue (#2006-733)
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sun, 3 Sep 2006 19:41:54 -0700
  ...High beams are great, but the sealed beams (if you upgraded them) always seemed to be better on low beam to me. > I, too...
• Re: No Headlights or Turnsignals but Markers OK Update 2
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Tue, 25 Oct 2016 20:14:00 -0700
  ...Cunegonde wrote: > Nope, no low beams at all now, passenger or driver. Another new issue is the highbeam dash idiot light isn't working...
• Re: Re flashing over vans
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 25 Aug 94 12:40:18 EDT
  David Schwarze writes: > > L.S.Griffiths@physics.salford.ac.uk writes: > > > > Your high beam should work with no lights on. > > I thought so too...
• Re: Headlight low beam failure
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 4 Dec 2016 13:15:18 -0800
  ...Headlight low beam failure > > High resistance at the connector caused the overheating. More current, > loose contact in the connection, corrosion, etc. It's highly...
• 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 - 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...
• Re: Gah. Inspections
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 9 Aug 2002 01:16:58 -0500
  ...The laws in this state (Virginia) have changed and > FOGLIGHTS > >MUST GO OUT WHEN HIGH BEAMS ARE ENGAGED! So my Projectzwo foglights > will have...
• Re: Loss of head lights, wipers and rear heater blower
  Historical mailing list - Bob Anderson
  Fri, 27 Dec 2013 09:37:14 +0000
  ...I pulled over and tried the high beams and they came on, as did the wipers and blower. As long as I hold onto...
• Vanagon High Beams...
  Historical mailing list - Don & Sue Welch
  Mon, 14 Aug 2000 12:28:47 -0700
  We would like to increase the wattage of our highbeams in our 1991 Vanagon. Problem..... local shops can't find a bulb number in...
• Re: Headlight Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
  Tue, 14 Sep 1999 18:59:07 -0400
  ...I'm going to isolate them from the headlights current draw and use a tap on the high beam hot for a signal to...
• Re: higher power low beams
  Historical mailing list - madsen
  Wed, 8 Dec 1999 14:12:55 -0500
  ...someone on the list mentioned making a kit so that using higher wattage headlight bulbs wouldn't melt the switch. They said that they...
• Re: dim "High beam" indicator light
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Wed, 17 Nov 1999 15:49:33 -0500
  ...dim "High beam" indicator light > > Of Per Lindgren wrote: > "I believe it's a LED, not a bulb. I am not 100% sure though...
• Re: High beams not working-lighting upgrades!
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Fri, 22 Nov 2013 07:42:31 -0700
  Mark wrote: > Maybe a rope around the crank pulley would > do it? They do have an extra belt grove on the outer edge of...