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• HID headlights
  Historical mailing list - Alex Towner
  Sat, 18 Dec 2004 23:09:54 -0500
  ...round headlights. This would provide a better light assembly, but one still not optimised for HID bulbs. There would still be the problem of...
• Re: Headlight dimmer switch woes
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Sun, 14 Dec 2008 08:49:03 -0500
  ...They are not a separate part but are part of the windshield wiper arm assembly. You would think they would be part of the...
• Re: Replace Headlights?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 05 Feb 1997 20:00:05 -0800
  ...4 Quartz-Halogen Headlights" you refer to, but $17 to $25 sounds too good to be true for the headlight assembly and the bulb...
• Headlight screw adjustment clips: Rectangular 87 lamps
  Historical mailing list - Detroit Bus
  Wed, 12 Jan 2005 13:42:14 -0500
  Hi list, Two of my (low beam) white plastic headlight screw adjustment clips broke into pieces while taking apart/adjusting my headlight assembly, and...
• Cooling Fan Resistor?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Kazman
  Mon, 23 Aug 1999 07:31:55 -0700
  Hi all, While at the wreckers this week-end getting a heater/fan assembly and all the associated wiring, behind the left headlight was...
• Re: Help requested: No headlights!!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 11 Sep 2000 23:06:41 -0700
  ...The ground for the headlights is located above the fuse box on that cluster assembly. You can also connect the ground wire frame the...
• Headlight Turn Signal wiring weirdness
  Historical mailing list - john
  Fri, 17 Aug 2012 20:25:42 -0400
  ...When I have the headlights On, the left turn signal won't flash and both the running red light and the amber light is...
• Re: Headlight Switch
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:14:17 -0800
  ...the actual switch contacts for high beams are in the wiper stalk switch assembly I think. if you just have to have a used...
• Re: Headlight Problem Solved....
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Sat, 29 Oct 2005 07:44:47 -0700
  Melting plastic housings at the headlight are probably due to light corrosion on the headlight/bulb contacts themselves. As corrosion increases at this connector...
• Re: Headlights and Grounds
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sun, 13 Feb 2005 16:56:07 -0800
  ...Out of > curiosity, I added a new ground wire to each headlight assembly and lo & > behold, the voltage was now measured at 12.35...
• Re: Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Jon VonOhlsen
  Wed, 3 Sep 2014 12:49:37 -0600
  ...can source the round headlight aiming assembly, the South African Round Headlight grill/lights with standard sealed beam round headlights are your best choice...
• Re: cost of a syncro tranny
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Mon, 1 Mar 1999 15:28:38 EST
  ...Thats why those fancy aerodynamic headlights on new cars cost hundreds of dollars but the 9004 headlight bulbs are only $5. The headlight assembly...
• Re: Replacing 88 headlights
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 26 Apr 2003 06:19:11 EDT
  ...Do they turn or just > snap on? Anyway now, I guess a headlight assembly is just the headlight > case itself. No clips, not even...
• Re: more vanagon parts For sale (best offers)
  Historical mailing list - Rex Merriweather
  Wed, 26 Sep 2001 10:31:56 -0700
  ...more vanagon parts For sale (best offers) for sale: -'86-'91 upper square headlight grille (no headlights) -85-'91 sliding door handles -front doorpanels...
• Re: Name that Vanagon Part......
  Historical mailing list - andrewbell
  Sun, 17 Mar 2002 21:12:39 -0600
  ...of the car, grill and headlights removed... > > Located to the right of where the drivers side headlight assembly sits... > Between the light fixture area...
• Re: Headlight protectors
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 4 Dec 2012 16:48:43 -0800
  ...protection-for-headlight-turn-signals-models-with-square-headlights-_p_621.html -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com...
• Re: Water in headlights
  Historical mailing list - John Gladu
  Tue, 13 May 1997 10:43:13 -0500
  ...seal the assembly) and wanted to dry out all of the accumulated rainwater first. (Eventually wound up buying a new headlight housing - OUCH! - $161...
• Re: Vanagon Antenna Mast
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 1 Mar 96 23:45 EST
  ...to the antenna bottom is to remove the headlight >grill and the left/driver headlight fixture (the four corner screws). the >antenna is right...
• Re: Headlight adjuster parts needed
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sun, 8 Sep 2002 13:13:08 -0400
  On Sat, 7 Sep 2002, Ben McCafferty wrote: > Hey all, > I need the white caps that snap into the headlight assembly, and then accept...
• Re: 84 Vanagon head lights stuck on hi beam
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Fri, 8 Apr 2016 08:01:09 +0000
  The high beam/low switch is actually on the wiper switch assembly NOT the turn signal switch. http://www.vanagain.com/shop/wiper-switch...
• Re: 87 vanagon headlight bushing
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Sun, 9 Feb 2003 19:45:09 +0100
  ...Also if you just apply the slightest pressure on the front of the headlight assembly, inwards towards the vehicle... that can be enough to...
• Re: Headlight Turn Signal wiring weirdness
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 17 Aug 2012 19:19:27 -0700
  ...Pull out the left front assembly and pull back the rubber boot. Then cringe at the horror within. The brown wire is probably not...
• Re: Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 3 Sep 2014 12:18:25 -0700
  ...can source the round headlight aiming >> assembly, the South African Round Headlight grill/lights with standard >> sealed beam round headlights are your best choice...
• Re: WTB: Round Headlight assembly from '85 and older
  Historical mailing list - Jay Brown
  Tue, 28 Jan 2014 16:04:45 -0500
  ...Round Headlight assembly from '85 and older I'm not wonderfully thrilled with my SA rounds either, the relationship between the hi beams and...
• Re: WTB: Round Headlight assembly from '85 and older
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 28 Jan 2014 01:02:12 -0600
  ...John On 1/28/2014 12:45 AM, OlRivrRat wrote: > its S'A'Grill HeadLights TrulySuck compared to > mine ~
• Re: [vanagon] "Full" wiring diagram sought
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Wed, 25 Sep 2002 21:30:07 +0200
  ...headlight switch (pin "NSL") goes directly to the fog switch (grey/yellow) and from there via the fuse to the rear taillight assembly. No...
• Re: Name that Vanagon Part......
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sun, 17 Mar 2002 18:53:36 -0500
  ...of the car, grill and headlights removed... > >Located to the right of where the drivers side headlight assembly sits... >Between the light fixture area...
• Re: Part
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 19 Apr 2015 04:48:59 -0400
  ...p/n...by inspection it's the weather seal around the back of the lamp in a Bosch E-code headlight assembly. Best, d
• Re: Thanks to all of you - and HEADLIGHT REPAIR!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 24 Aug 2004 12:13:06 -0500
  ...replies. > > This morning I took to the headlight with the Bentley and the screwdriver, > removed the assembly, drained out the water, and I'm...
• Re: Time to replace headlight
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 2 Dec 2012 16:05:20 -0500
  ...What is going on here? mcneely > > > > ---- Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > > Patti, > > > > > > Do NOT buy the entire outer headlight assembly. It is not...
• Re: Bus depot headlight upgrade "Vision Kit" for 1988 vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Thu, 16 Jul 2015 18:29:43 -0400
  ...To simplify the install I will cut the ground wires at the headlight assembly and ground them there on bare metal. Then I can...
• Re: Bleeding Vanagon Radiator/Change High/Low Beam Bulb
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Fri, 27 Dec 1996 23:46:39 -0800
  ...After you do that, there's four more screws holding the headlight assembly--look carefully because there are also some screws that take care...
• FS 7" H4 Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Sun, 9 Nov 2003 07:47:41 -0800
  ...of H4 Flat Lens 7" Round "European" sharp cutoff headlight units. They include lens assembly, bulb, and rear rubber cover. The price for a...
• Re: WTB: Round Headlight assembly from '85 and older
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Tue, 28 Jan 2014 12:06:29 -0700
  On Jan 28, 2014, at 11:48 AM, Jeff Schwaia <vw.doka@GMAIL.COM> wrote: Or, you can swap out your DOT squares with...
• Re: OT: new beetle bulb replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Fri, 12 May 2006 13:11:07 -0800
  Jeff, You release the entire assembly from the car and then swap out the bulb from the back side. There should be a screw...
• 86 Square headlights
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 Aug 1996 23:46:16 -0500
  ...I removed my headlights and removed the bulb assembly. I found a cylindrical shield that covered most of the bulb. There was a hole...
• 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...
• Rear Wiper Relay: Use 171 955 529? Pre '90 Headlight SW Change; Handle more Amps? (1988 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 26 May 2012 11:33:18 -0700
  ...Web says headlight switch 251 941 531 B (up to '89 or '90) is now 251 941 531 M. What was changed? New PN...
• Re: Depressing Fender bender Need right front passenger side tirn signal assembly with orange lens & other
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Fri, 21 Jul 2006 09:18:00 -0700
  ...front right passenger side body metal from from just above the headlights to the wrap around to the doors, and following the front seam...
• Re: Part
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
  Sat, 18 Apr 2015 11:35:35 -0700
  If I'm correctly reading the part # as 1300508007 a quick google search sent me to someone who's repairing the H4 headlight assembly...
• Re: front headlights not working....
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 25 Jan 2005 07:48:26 +0000
  ...lock, but the white plastic switch at the bottom of the lock assembly. Access it by taking the plastic steering column shrouds off, 2...
• Re: Headlight protectors
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Tue, 4 Dec 2012 20:53:16 -0500
  ...protection-for-headlight-turn-signals-models-with-square-headlights-_p_621.html > > -- > Neil n > > 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com...
• Re: WTB: One round headlight holdy-inny thing and screws, to '85
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 18 Nov 2012 14:36:53 -0800
  ...keeps the round headlight from falling out on 85 and earlier vans -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com...
• Re: Name that Vanagon Part......
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 18 Mar 2002 10:39:31 -0500
  At 06:47 PM 3/17/2002, Robert Steven Fish wrote: >Located to the right of where the drivers side headlight assembly sits... >Between...
• Re: antenna
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Wed, 27 Nov 2002 19:58:34 -0500
  Pulling the gauge cluster, ashtray, headlamp grille, and left headlight assembly is required. You'll see the way once you pull those. Karl ----- Original...
• Re: Installing round headlights in an '89
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Sat, 31 Aug 2002 15:04:12 -0700
  ...I just started taking apart my headlights to replace them with the early round mounts and lamps, and noticed that the round "buckets" I...
• Re: Headlight adjuster parts needed
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sun, 8 Sep 2002 08:08:35 -0400
  ...Gary Ben McCafferty <ben@KBMC.NET> wrote: >Hey all, >I need the white caps that snap into the headlight assembly, and then accept >the...
• Junkyard Parts - 1989 GL
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 13 Jan 2003 11:54:51 -0800
  ...The junkyard charges $19.95 for the grill and 15.95 for each headlight assembly. I didn't check the prices on the other...
• Re: Eurovan headlight bulb
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 24 Mar 2007 11:15:07 EDT
  ...Repair manual costs 170 bucks. > > I've removed the grill, and I see the two large screws that attach the > headlight assembly at the...
• Re: Headlight Alternatives for 89 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 17 Oct 2003 15:22:53 -0600
  ...Headlight Alternatives for 89 Carat ? I like the square headlights on my late model Vanagon and would rather keep that square look if possible...
• Re: Wiring headlight washer pumps
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 9 Feb 2013 22:07:27 -0800
  for an '88 headlight washer, parts list shows a relay pn: 701955200 Don't know if that provides a clue. Seems maybe it's...
• Re: Can the pre 86 upper grill be fitted into a post 85 vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 17 Nov 2005 15:18:36 -0800
  ...rectangle headlights. After some considerable second thoughts, I decided to forego the later setup and wound up installing a SA Grille/Light assembly instead...
• more vanagon parts For sale (best offers)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Sep 2001 11:21:27 EDT
  for sale: -'86-'91 upper square headlight grille (no headlights) -85-'91 sliding door handles -front doorpanels (grey) -rear hatch panels (black or brown...
• Re: Gremlins in the Dash
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 1 Jan 2016 17:45:02 +0000
  ...filing crud off the contacts, applying electrical grease and using existing headlight assembly mounting screws to attach new eyes to the farm as extra...
• Re: WTB: Round Headlight assembly from '85 and older
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 28 Jan 2014 10:48:19 -0800
  ...Round Headlight assembly from '85 and older Thank you Jim for confirming my intention/expectation for a brighter nighttime driving. I have tried all...
• Re: How to remove wires from headlight switch plug?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 6 Aug 2012 21:09:19 -0700
  ...coming in from the connector side. -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '88 Slate Blue Westy to...
• FS: 85 lights&grill
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Fri, 29 Dec 2000 23:39:20 EST
  Vanagon folks, Is anyone interested in a complete grill and headlight setup from an 85? I have the buckets (whole assembly). And the grill...
• Re: Bus depot headlight upgrade "Vision Kit" for 1988 vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 16 Jul 2015 19:51:49 -0500
  ...To simplify the install I will > cut the ground wires at the headlight assembly and ground them there on > bare metal. Then I can...
• Re: WTB: Round Headlight assembly from '85 and older
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 28 Jan 2014 16:03:05 -0600
  ...Round Headlight assembly from '85 and older > > I'm not wonderfully thrilled with my SA rounds either, the relationship > between the hi beams and...
• Re: WTB: Round Headlight assembly from '85 and older
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 28 Jan 2014 08:36:46 -0600
  ...You can make square headlights better by cleaning them thoroughly, not a simple thing to do sometimes. You can make any of them better...