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• Re: Wiring for Canadian 1991 Westy with daytime running lights and (not related) loose wire GR/W wire behind fuse panel.
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Johnston
  Fri, 27 May 2016 15:01:57 -0400
  ...as well> > > I've got a Canadian 1991 Westy with daytime running lights. > > Several years ago I installed the headlight relay kit following the...
• light switch illumination
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Thu, 9 Feb 1995 21:40:09 +0000
  ...I don't drive the van that much at night, and my panel lights are turned off. I have the daytime running lights (Canadian...
• Re: Daytime Running Lights
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 10 Jul 2023 00:07:36 -0600
  ...GMAIL.COM> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> hi all, >>>>>> >>>>>> I'd like to have Daytime Running Lights on my van. As it is now I have >>> to >>>>>> turn...
• Re: Daytime Running Lights-91 Carat
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Feb 1997 20:11:08 -0800
  ...If the switch is bypassed and not removed, you could still turn the lights on without the engine running if you ever needed to...
• Re: Daytime Running Lights
  Historical mailing list - Liberte, Joel
  Thu, 11 Jul 2013 17:10:57 +0000
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• Re: Daytime running lights...so what's the problem here?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 22 Sep 1998 13:03:01 -0700
  ...There is a fine of about $80 if you do not have the lights on... I do not know how the lights are wired...
• Re: If You're Against Mandatory Daytime Running Lights...
  Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
  Thu, 17 Sep 1998 13:11:59 -0500
  ...If You're Against Mandatory Daytime Running Lights... At 09:44 17-09-98 -0500, Yi-Ruey Wei wrote: >Dear list members, >If you...
• 2003 Eurovan Weekender for sale - SF Bay Area
  Historical mailing list - David Fierberg
  Tue, 27 Oct 2015 00:12:53 +0000
  ...Front Airbags - Dual, Front Fog Lights, Daytime Running Lights, Power Exterior Mirrors.  $29,999. Serious inquiries at: dfiersome@yahoo.com
• Last message regarding DRLs
  Historical mailing list - coyote
  Wed, 23 Sep 1998 11:55:20 -0700
  >>Remember the good old days without the Daytime Running Lights? Things you >>can do: >> >>1) Turn on the headlights to warn the drivers on...
• Re: Time Delay LED Lighting Circuit
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sat, 5 Aug 2017 11:14:36 +0200
  ...controls the door lights and tuck it up under the dash. > > Or, use it for what it is meant for - daytime running lights! > > …r
• Re: If You're Against Mandatory Daytime Running Lights...
  Historical mailing list - Wil Barker
  Thu, 17 Sep 1998 14:30:00 -0400
  ...If You're Against Mandatory Daytime Running Lights... At 09:44 17-09-98 -0500, Yi-Ruey Wei wrote: >Dear list members, >If you...
• Re: If You're Against Mandatory Daytime Running Lights...
  Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
  Thu, 17 Sep 1998 17:13:19 +0000
  > This is a WIN WIN WIN situation folks. Except for motorcycles, which now blend in again. As a motorcyclist in addition to being a...
• Re: light switch illumination
  Historical mailing list - john keith hopp
  Fri, 10 Feb 1995 08:21:48 -0700 (MST)
  ...I > don't drive the van that much at night, and my panel lights are > turned off. I have the daytime running lights (Canadian...
• Re: Daytime Running Lights-91 Carat
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Feb 1997 14:36:13 +0200
  ...If the switch is >bypassed and not removed, you could still turn the lights on without the >engine running if you ever needed to...
• Re: Headlight upgrade?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 28 Jan 2015 14:16:52 -0500
  ...http://www.busdepot.com/HQ6014 (H4's w/running lights) http://www.busdepot.com/725543 (high-output bulbs, need 2) http://www.busdepot.com...
• Re: Headlight buzzer?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 19 Apr 2013 09:03:40 -0700
  ...It is not a super useful thing except that I habitually have my lights on during daytime and when you get older you sometimes...
• Dorking, Was:Re: Daytime running lights for US Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Fred Porter
  Fri, 8 May 1998 12:29:59 -0600
  ...I did this on my > > '96 GLX and was much happier not dorking around Utah with my lights on. > > Scott, > Is it safe to...
• Re: Dorking, Was:Re: Daytime running lights for US Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Sat, 9 May 1998 00:43:32 -0600
  ...my own. > > Larry > > I think Scott's point is that sometimes lights are not desireable. > having the option to turn them off is nice...
• Re: Daytime Running Lights
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 10 Jul 2013 17:11:05 -0400
  ...D+ from the panel and the black to the parking lights. That way it wouldn't yell until the engine was running. Yrs, d
• Daytime running lights...so what's the problem here?
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Thu, 17 Sep 1998 12:02:26 -0500
  ...what the commotion was about so I checked out http://www.lightsout.org/ . Frankly, I thought the arguments were kinda wimpy. Driving with DRL...
• Re: headlights on with ignition on!
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Fri, 14 Dec 2007 19:13:04 -0500
  Yes, DRLs (Daytime Running Lights) can be argued to be a bit safer than not having them. There is also a lot of evidence...
• Re: OXS sensor light question
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:14:01 -0700
  ...does your canadian model have Daytime Running Lights ? I believe some do. ( though I suspect the later models only, like 90/91 ) Scott www...
• Re: Daytime running lights...so what's the problem here?
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Thu, 17 Sep 1998 12:40:54 PDT
  ...As a "runner" for Enterprise Rent-A-Car, I found myself driving lots and lots of new GM cars with daytime running lights. No...
• Re: If You're Against Mandatory Daytime Running Lights...
  Historical mailing list - David-M
  Thu, 17 Sep 1998 13:39:05 -0400
  ...you are also opposed seat > belts, air bags, turn signals, brake lights, side impact beams, etc. > Because they give no provable benefit and they...
• Re: Against it all.Re: If You're Against Mandatory Daytime Running Lights...
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Thu, 17 Sep 1998 15:52:25 -0700
  At 18:33 17-09-98 -0400, EMZ wrote: >If they want to do anything constructive they should make >a federal law: You may...
• Re: Back-up lights
  Historical mailing list - David Etter
  Thu, 20 Sep 2007 22:57:46 -0300
  Use a second relay from the running lights. If they are not on (i.e. daytime) then the first relay (powered by the original...
• Re: Send THIS mail to "Vanagon@VANAGON.COM"; Discard the previous one!
  Historical mailing list - William Tsay
  Wed, 23 Sep 1998 08:37:30 -0500
  ...Good Old Days without the DRLs > >Remember the good old days without the Daytime Running Lights? Things you >can do: > >1) Turn on the...
• 1991 Westy - Does Bentley describe relays on fuse panel?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sun, 18 Oct 2020 21:52:04 -0600
  Hi, Recently I was troubleshooting some electrical issues (associated with daytime running lights wiring for Canadian vans) and pulled all the relays out along...
• Re: Hey, it's awful dark out there tonight....
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 9 Jul 2008 05:22:29 -0500
  To Frank....I have a 91 and no daytime running lights. Can you explain? Also, noticed that if I leave the headlights on and...
• Re: Daytime running lights...so what's the problem here?
  Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
  Thu, 17 Sep 1998 13:46:47 -0500
  ...Even NHTSA agreed and have recommended reducing the intensity of the lights over the next 4 years. Regards, Yi-Ruey Wei 87 Vanagon GL...
• What's this broken connector?
  Historical mailing list - brett rueff
  Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:23:22 +0000
  Im installing a Rostra cruise control in a manual 91 vanagon (canadian with daytime running lights).... so I find the brake switch behind the...
• Re: Dorking, Was:Re: Daytime running lights for US Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Fri, 8 May 1998 13:45:00 -0700
  At 12:29 08-05-98 -0600, Fred Porter wrote: >Eventhough DLRs have been statistically shown to reduce accidents, they >are still just another...
• Re: Daytime running lights.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Mon, 25 Sep 2006 00:18:03 -0700
  ...A bonus feature of this well-engineered system is that if you pull up too hard at freeway speed, your lights will go dark...
• Re: Overhead Westy light - aux battery wiring
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 29 Jun 2006 07:18:03 -0700
  ...Lots more chances to leave the lights on in the daytime after parking. Mark Jonathan Poole wrote: > Just to throw in a little support...
• Re: headlights on with ignition on!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 14 Dec 2007 17:32:05 -0800
  ...headlights on with ignition on! Yes, DRLs (Daytime Running Lights) can be argued to be a bit safer than not having them. There is...
• Re: headlights on with ignition on!
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sun, 16 Dec 2007 19:18:35 -0800
  ...headlights on with ignition on! > > Yes, DRLs (Daytime Running Lights) can be argued to be a bit safer than > not > having them. There is...
• Re: Against it all.Re: If You're Against Mandatory Daytime Running Lights...
  Historical mailing list - marcus
  Thu, 17 Sep 1998 17:32:49 -0700
  ...in 4 or 6 according to their needs.And at traffic lights it may go as high as 12 lanes.But of course it...
• Against it all.Re: If You're Against Mandatory Daytime Running Lights...
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 17 Sep 1998 18:33:59 -0400
  ...of course you are also opposed seat > belts, air bags, turn signals, brake lights, side impact beams, etc. > > > > Kelly Bauman > Delta, BC > '91 Westy >
• What does the DRL discussion have to do with this list?
  Historical mailing list - Sminkey, Scott
  Thu, 17 Sep 1998 14:25:37 -0400
  Uh oh, here we go...it looks like the daytime running lights discussion already has dominated the emails to the list in the last...
• Re: Headlight buzzer?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 19 Apr 2013 09:18:03 -0700
  ...It is not a super useful thing except that I habitually have my lights on during daytime and when you get older you sometimes...
• Re: If You're Against Mandatory Daytime Running Lights...
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Thu, 17 Sep 1998 12:23:46 -0700
  >Kelly Bauman wrote: >> Why would you be against DRLs? Unless of course you are also opposed seat >> belts, air bags, turn signals, brake lights...
• Followup Re: 1991 Westy - Does Bentley describe relays on fuse panel?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Wed, 21 Oct 2020 00:02:00 -0600
  ...The issue is that (on page 97.240), there is a "Daytime Running Lights Resistor" which must be sized to stock wattage bulbs.� It...
• Customs question answered by self.
  Historical mailing list - Gaelen Gallashant
  Mon, 17 Aug 1998 15:41:35 -0300
  ...2.Daytime running lights. 3.If it has an airbag it must have english and french dirrections. 4.You need to fax a bill...
• Re: Vanagon de Graff generator?
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Fri, 2 Nov 2001 09:13:16 EST
  ...lights at the rear, especially daytime. >> Rachel, Thanks for the input. Since it only happens when underway, I ruled out that possibility by running...
• Re: What's this broken connector?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:49:54 -0700
  ...Mark brett rueff wrote: > Im installing a Rostra cruise control in a manual 91 vanagon (canadian with daytime running lights).... so I find the...
• Re: Dorking, Was:Re: Daytime running lights for US Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Scott McDonell
  Sat, 9 May 1998 11:48:23 -0600
  ...Daytime running lights for US Vanagons >The seat belt law more or less achieves voluntary seat-belting and is >modifing behavior so that people...
• Re: (long)Re: If You're Against Mandatory Daytime Running Lights...
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Fri, 18 Sep 1998 11:00:07 -0600
  Bob O'Shaughnessy wrote: > Actually the only person I know of who was in a serious accident > with and airbag was severely injured by...
• Re: Daytime running lights.
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 23 Sep 2006 09:47:04 -0700
  That's funny Ken! They've been mandatory up here since the mid-eighties, and one of the first things I do with a...
• Re: P'zwo Foglights
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 8 Jun 1998 07:42:03 -0400
  ...I typically run with just the fogs on during the day (can anyone say daytime running lights?) Hence, the fogs do not turn off...
• Re: 1991 Westy - Does Bentley describe relays on fuse panel?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 19 Oct 2020 19:44:52 -0600
  ...Hi, > > Recently I was troubleshooting some electrical issues (associated with > daytime running lights wiring for Canadian vans) and pulled all the > relays out along...
• Re: What is the simplest way to get 12V in a 24V VW electrical system?
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Fri, 12 May 2000 16:24:39 -0500
  <snip> >Take two 12V lights and wire them in series (12+12=24). Use these at >daytime running lights or something simular. Attach a...
• Re: CHEAP Headlamp upgrade?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Fri, 3 May 2002 10:35:01 -0500
  ...I've come very close to running over one of these yahoos 'cause I couldn't see his taillights in the daytime... Grumble...grumble...
• Re: Followup Re: 1991 Westy - Does Bentley describe relays on fuse panel?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 25 Oct 2020 13:18:26 -0400
  ...a "Daytime Running Lights > Resistor" which must be sized to stock wattage bulbs. It drops the > current so that the lights are not...
• Re: Rewiring parking lights to switch with ignition
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Thu, 9 May 2002 20:49:43 -0500
  The reason they do this is some of the European countries require daytime running lights and many (most) have laws that state you are...
• Re: Customs question answered by self.
  Historical mailing list - Gaelen Gallashant
  Mon, 17 Aug 1998 15:46:31 -0300
  ...2.Daytime running lights. if over 89. 3.If it has an airbag it must have english and french dirrections. 4.You need to...
• Re: OXS sensor light question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:47:12 -0700
  ...does your canadian model have Daytime Running Lights ? I believe some do. ( though I suspect the later models only, like 90/91 ) Scott www...
• Re: 1991 Westy - Does Bentley describe relays on fuse panel?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 19 Oct 2020 06:59:13 -0700
  ...Hi, > > Recently I was troubleshooting some electrical issues (associated with > daytime running lights wiring for Canadian vans) and pulled all the > relays out along...
• Re: headlights on with ignition on!
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Fri, 14 Dec 2007 19:49:11 -0500
  ...headlights on with ignition on! > > Yes, DRLs (Daytime Running Lights) can be argued to be a bit safer than not > having them. There is...
• Re: Strange clock display
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Wed, 14 Jan 2009 07:39:11 -0500
  ...I'd love something to warn me that my lights are on as I like mine on for daytime running lights. I'm always...
• Re: Quick review of front turn signal light
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Mon, 9 Jan 2023 12:39:12 -0800
  ...The LEDs I installed have the white halo come on as daytime running lights that turn off when you turn the main lights on...