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• Re: dim headlights
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Arbaugh
  Wed, 11 Aug 1999 16:47:09 -0700
  ...It includes a grille and >driving lights to mount inboard of the regular headlamps. When you couple >the driving lights with the round e...
• Re: Running Lights Dark
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Tue, 28 Aug 2018 11:45:57 -0700
  The problem was no running lights and no dash lights, so something is wrong with both the switch and rheostat. It got me back...
• Re: Question about adding lights
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:09:09 -0500
  Jim, On the VolksieBus - my blue '88 Transporter - I have the following lights: Stock running lights, turn signals, brake lights, backup lights and flashers...
• Re: Can you replace a 83 grill and lights with an 88 square light set and grill?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Wed, 30 Mar 2011 19:14:27 -0400
  ...and wants to know if he can replace his lights and grill my lights and grill with his van, will my grill fit on...
• rear lights '81
  Historical mailing list - bill
  Sat, 15 Mar 1997 19:07:22 -0700
  ...As a result, that part of the assembly never lights. What's that for? Third, since the brake lights and turn signals are separate...
• Does anyone know where to buy a yellow H2 bulb?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Fri, 17 Mar 2006 08:34:19 -0500
  Hello Volks, I'm looking for yellow H2 Bulbs for my Projectzwo fog lights. Anyone know of a vendor? Chris On 12/22/05...
• Re: Head lights
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 9 Jan 2010 12:51:23 -0800
  I thought the same thing about the lights on my '87 Westy so did the GoWesty headlight upgrade kit. Less than $100 and took...
• 1985 Vanagon - batt./OXYS dash lights on?
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 21:22:52 -0500
  On my return trip from Fla., these 2 lights started to "blink" and now are running constant at high rpm? Is this an "bad...
• gauge lights
  Historical mailing list - gburgin
  Sun, 2 Jul 2017 21:51:17 +0000
  Hey guys, I've had some issue with individual gauge lights going off and coming back on. Sometimes all of them. I've removed...
• Re: Headlight Dilemma
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 12 May 2009 10:19:50 -0400
  I have the SA grille and lights on my '85 Westy and love it. Just the small inner lights are available through Just Kampers...
• European Parts Source Required?
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Sun, 18 Oct 1998 10:40:00 -0600
  ...This would use the section used in North America for brake lights for rear fog lights instead, etc. Anyone know where I can obtain...
• Used T3 Euro lights?
  Historical mailing list - Rich Barker
  Tue, 5 Aug 2003 11:06:32 -0700
  I'm looking around for a set of square european T3 lights. Before I start bidding on eBay.de, I thought I'd ask...
• Brights & lights
  Historical mailing list - J \"Westy\"
  Sat, 2 Dec 2006 16:12:38 -0600
  ...When you pull the turn signal stalk for bright lights, do your original lamps stay on OR do they go off and only the...
• Re: GE High output "bulbs"
  Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
  Wed, 24 Feb 1999 15:29:40 -0800
  I recently upgraded the halogon lights in my Toyota 4Runner to these new "high output" lights. The improvement in light was noticeable and along...
• Alternator & EGR lights flashing?
  Historical mailing list - Kyle
  Mon, 3 Feb 1997 13:52:01 -0500 (EST)
  ...Ever since I got my 1980 VW camper (last August), the alternator & EGR lights would flash together and at the same rate. They don...
• Re: back-up lights, windshield wipers, interior lights
  Historical mailing list - �ric Giroux
  Wed, 21 Jul 1999 09:07:49 -0400
  ...Loose wire somewhere, probably; but where should I start looking? > >2) Interior lights go on when I open the rear sliding door, but not...
• Re: Help me diagnose and fix no brake lights
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 9 Oct 2015 11:26:01 -0700
  ...Suggestions: (likely NOT the cause) test brake lights with brake warning light disconnected. Test brake lights with one switch plugged in at a time...
• Re: BRIGHTER LIGHTS: install relays
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 5 Jul 2001 20:19:29 -0400
  At 07:42 PM 7/5/2001, Mark Dorm wrote: >What are you saying? That we should install relays for all our brake lights...
• No 13 fuse
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Mon, 11 May 2015 01:24:41 -0700
  Greetings to all, My instrument lights are not working. After I have took the instruments out, tested and the lights are fine. Then I...
• FOG LIGHTS......if I use the brackets from Fast Forward.......whi ch fog lamps are reccommended......porsche 911?
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Thu, 25 Apr 2002 00:40:04 -0500
  ...500's or Hella 550's.....or the factory porsche fog lights.......w/ 100W bulbs of course......w/ a relay of course!........who has...
• Re: rear turn signal wire color?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 13 Nov 2002 17:39:10 -0500
  At 05:04 PM 11/13/2002, dave wrote: >I am going to replace my rear red, side running lights, with amber ones ... >then...
• Re: Bench Testing switches
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Mon, 9 Apr 2007 13:28:26 -0400
  The dash lights do have their own fuse. Check that first. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On...
• Re: Reverse lights going crazy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 7 Feb 2015 09:35:27 -0500
  ...The symptom I was > chasing was a flickering of the reverse lights when in reverse. After > replacing the switch, the reverse lights now come...
• Re: Brake lights won't turn off
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 26 May 2013 07:31:12 -0400
  ...Brake lights won't turn off So the brake lights on the 87 Westy I gave my daughter and son in law won't...
• Re: Lost my dash lights?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Wed, 31 Oct 2001 22:19:35 -0800
  <html><div style='background-color:'><DIV></DIV> <P>How about replacing your dash lights? That worked for me. If I remember right, you twist...
• Re: Hella style driving lamp, or else.
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Tue, 8 May 2007 11:17:16 -0500
  ...http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech/lights/fog_lamps/fog_lamps.html The same guy also sells fog and driving lights: http://www.danielsternlighting.com...
• 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 off when key off (was DRLs)
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Thu, 17 Sep 1998 12:44:51 PDT
  ...The headlights themselves already turn off when you remove the key, but the parking lights remain on. You could simply switch the power source...
• Re: no instrument lights.
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Mon, 12 Jun 2000 19:49:32 -0400
  ...no instrument lights. > I am at my wits end. All of my dash lights (instuments, cig. lighter,and > heater control light) went out the...
• Re: No brake lights
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 04:32:34 -0600
  ...No brake lights I have a 87 Syncro with no brake lights. I have replaced the bulbs and they still are out. I checked...
• Re: heater control lights
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 24 Nov 2011 18:23:23 -0800
  ...albell@SHAW.CA> wrote: > for those who were unaware they were there > > http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/11/24/vanagon-heater-control-lights/ > > alistair
• new headlights go in and R side lights go out.
  Historical mailing list - Philip Hanson (Volt Computer)
  Fri, 13 Nov 1998 06:52:04 -0800
  I put new headlights in and the r-side lights, the r-rear light, and the license light don't work. I've done...
• SA Grill Help
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Fri, 11 Dec 1998 07:47:02 -0800
  ...Do you think the SA grill (round lights) will look ok with projectzwo fog lights (lillte rectangles)? Has anyone seen this combo/ Am i...
• Re: H4 lamps city lights
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 12 Feb 2000 02:00:17 +0100
  ...a website which shows the H4 "e-code" lamps with the "city > lights" operating? > > Roy O. > '87 Westfalia GL > (till death us do part)
• Re: Logo lights
  Historical mailing list - Ron Bloomquist
  Mon, 17 Apr 2000 10:49:30 -0700
  Hi Ron, Concerning "Logo lights" you ask "Are they tacky?" Possibly not but... Before you leap into that project why not consider enhancing the...
• Re: Square to round lights
  Historical mailing list - Rich Blake
  Sat, 5 Oct 2002 19:33:35 -0700
  ...These are the same lights found on 83-84 Rabbits and are available in E-code for $80.00 a pair. Anyone? Rich Blake
• projektwzo fog light - bulb size?
  Historical mailing list - Joel VanderKwaak
  Mon, 7 Nov 2005 20:06:36 -0800
  Hey all, With the time change I'm using my lights more and noticed one of my projektwzo fog lights is burned out. Anyone...
• Good news:got SA Grill from James Cohen
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Fri, 11 Dec 1998 02:45:55 EST
  ...The grill from James comes with the two inner driving lights. The driving lights he supplies are Hella lights from VW. Still in the...
• Re: Drivable lights... southern.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 21 Feb 2015 17:35:29 -0600
  The Marfa Lights can't help but appear. From the location by the side of U.S. Hwy 90, one looks from high across...
• Re: dash lights out when stereo not grounded?
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Mon, 13 Feb 2006 22:28:10 -0500
  ...The funny thing is that the dash lights go out even if the power to the stereo is off. Thus it seems to me...
• Re: Back-up lights
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 28 May 1997 13:07:30 -0400 (EDT)
  ...JOe Wagner On Wed, 28 May 1997 SamSco@aol.com wrote: > I've noticed that my back-up lights are not going on when...
• Re: Some electrical problems solved and LED running lights installed
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Wed, 12 May 2010 12:16:03 -0700
  ...Some electrical problems solved and LED running lights > installed > > Just came in from the garage and I've done it! I'm going to...
• Re: Alternator out at *high* rpms?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 8 Dec 1997 08:35:39 CST
  ok, on my 88, that happened and the little blue wire (which lights up the dash alternator light) as broken. put it back on...
• Re: brake lights '89 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 21 Nov 2003 17:00:18 -0500
  ...brake lights '89 vanagon The switches that control the brake lights are not on the M/C. They are mounted where the peda comes...
• Re: SA Upper Quad Headlight Grill install ... Help ????
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Sat, 25 May 2002 11:09:39 -0400
  ...Now that your inner lights are in place you are ready to wire in these lights. Some folks want to rig up a switch...
• Re: dim headlights
  Historical mailing list - Steven Cu
  Thu, 12 Aug 1999 08:01:02 -0700
  Stephen, Similarly, I bought one from Ken but I did not use the driving lights. Instead I used a pair of 5 3/4...
• Re: Third brake light
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 16 Mar 2015 08:40:53 -0700
  Definitely upgrade to LED brake and backup lights, a must-do improvement. But, the high third brake light is a proven safety feature mandated...
• Re: Help me diagnose and fix no brake lights
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 9 Oct 2015 18:42:18 +0000
  ...Red black goes to a four pin connector that comes out of the dash, obviously going back to the lights. Since the lights work...
• Re: Faulty brake light switches
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:11:42 -0600
  I replaced mine when people started telling me that my brake lights were permanently on. Jim On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 5:59...
• Re: Vendors for E-code OEM Vanagon Low-beams
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Mon, 18 Jan 1999 22:49:28 -0800
  David Marshall writes: >I can provide the genuine Hella H4 lights for the 86 to 91 Vanagons >(Square) for $250 Canadian for the pair...
• Re: driving light placement, was Re: SA grills available again
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 20 Dec 2006 01:02:28 -0500
  ...im running driving lights below > the bumper on my audi, and i never get flashed.. but the same wattage lights > inline with the headlights...
• Re: Daytime Running Lights
  Historical mailing list - Eric Ley
  Thu, 11 Jul 2013 07:32:41 -0400
  In Canada you only day time running lights if your vehicle came with them as original equip. Since your van is a 1987 it...
• Brakelight switch system
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Hill
  Tue, 24 Jul 2001 20:38:42 -0500
  OK, list wizards, here's an interesting problem with the brake lights on my '86 Vanagon camper to explain. Problem: The brake lights at...
• Re: Daytime running lights.
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 23 Sep 2006 18:32:18 -0700
  ...The Canadian daytime lights wireup is on 97.235 and 97.236; the "normal" wireup is 97.211 and 97.212, for comparison. The...
• Re: E-Code Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:35:53 -0700
  > Japanese cars in Japan have 'city' lights. It's labelled 'city' right on > the headlight switch, and this lights the small bulb in the...
• Re: Tail lamp upgrades
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 25 Jun 2002 21:25:11 +1200
  >The vanagon tail lights have a dead section, reserved for european rear fog >lights (21 watts). Mostly there are no bulb holders fitted there...
• Bulb Type - ProjektZwo Fog Lights
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Sun, 20 Mar 2005 17:55:48 -0600
  Howdy All, I have a pair of the ProjektZwo fog lights on the front of my '87 GL. One of my bulbs is burned...
• HELP!! No Headlights - 87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 28 Oct 2005 12:06:17 -0400
  ...I have parking lights, tail lights license and plate lights...but no headlights. Every once in a while, I'll get the high beam...
• New led strip light dimmers
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
  Sun, 12 Jun 2016 09:25:11 -0700
  I replaced the dimmers I had in my led strip lights with some which I think are much nicer. Surface mounted, capacitance touch, blue...
• Re: Lighting ideas for cargo area?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 19:53:39 -0600
  ....And also on the subject of lights -- My instrument lights are exceedingly dim. When I pulled the cowl off the speedometer assembly, I saw...