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• Re: Friday humor: How many list members does it take to change a light bulb?
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Fri, 10 Jan 2003 18:43:14 -0700
  I think it also takes a few syncro list members to tell the sender that it's spelled "light" and not "lighht" as well...
• Re: which type of headlight upgrade would you recommend and why?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Wed, 21 Jan 2004 10:15:53 -0800
  ...it has two round 7" light. Spend the money on Cibies 7" lights (get this from Daniel Stern lighting. google for him). The round...
• Re: Re LED and lighting the fridge
  Historical mailing list - Katherine Maas
  Mon, 17 Apr 2000 18:03:35 -0400
  ...The bottom one is green, and lights when the pilot > light is lit. This is the ONLY way I ever light my fridge. > > Brent...
• Instead of LED do fluorescent
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Tue, 18 Sep 2007 14:55:40 -0700
  For interior lighting instead of LED lighting buy a self-contained 12V battery powered light readily available at Home Depot and wire it directly...
• Fwd: RE: Light Inside Camper
  Historical mailing list - Tom Smith
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 16:47:41 EDT
  ...One light above the driver's door which turns on when the front doors are opened and the flourescent light in back which turns...
• <F> How to change a light-bulb, Usenet style
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Fri, 12 May 2000 14:07:47 -0600
  ...How many internet mail list subscribers does it take to change a light bulb? A: 1,343 1 to change the light bulb and...
• Re: Extra Headlight Question + Driving Lights?
  Historical mailing list - Walker, Phil
  Thu, 25 Sep 2003 10:27:45 -0400
  ...Fog lights are a wide beam light designed to provide a dimmer amount of light over a much wider area to both make the...
• Re: Friday Listserve Humor
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 14 Dec 2000 22:08:16 -0800
  ...How many Vanagon.com listserve readers > does it take to change a light bulb? > > > Answer: 826 > > > >1 to change the light bulb and to...
• Re: dead lighter
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sun, 29 Apr 2001 22:22:20 -0500
  > In my ongoing quest to keep my 85 westfalia from turning into a beater, I > would like to get my lighter going just in...
• Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
  Historical mailing list - B.J.R.
  Thu, 9 Oct 2008 18:12:33 -0700
  Re testing with a noid light... Thats a incandescent bulb my voltage light is an LED doesnt it take much less energy to light...
• Re: E-code lights/SA grille
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sun, 27 Aug 2000 22:59:19 PDT
  Isn't the e code light available from Fast Forward a simple drop in installation???? --- ....and do those park lights or city lights they...
• Interior Light in a westy
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 10 Apr 1999 10:20:56 -0400
  Is there a "light switch" on the sliding door of a westy that connects to the back Light? It does not appear to have...
• cig lighter green bezel light
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Fri, 1 May 2009 20:39:53 -0500
  tonight I was messing with my cig lighter bulb, and took the led out, put back the lamp because the led shines off the...
• HELP! Instrument Cluster Gremlins!
  Historical mailing list - Warner, Jeffrey (Jeff) S (J6C)
  Fri, 21 Oct 2005 11:15:39 -0400
  ...Engine running, lights on: No dash lights, no tach, function of headlight dimmer switch indicator light is opposite of reality, dash lights dimmer affects...
• lights in cigarette lighter /headlight switch
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Tue, 23 May 2000 16:54:27 -0400
  In my 81 westy is the cigarette lighter with a "surrounding green plastic glass". Is this supposed to be lighted with the dash lights...
• Re: <F> How to change a light-bulb, Usenet style
  Historical mailing list - Todd D. Gadberry
  Sun, 14 May 2000 01:57:03 -0700
  ...How many internet mail list subscribers does it take to change a > light bulb? > A: 1,343 > 1 to change the light bulb and...
• Re: Brake Light Troubleshooting Tips?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 8 Jun 2014 16:41:29 -0700
  ...Brake Light Troubleshooting Tips? I hope you have tips to help me troubleshoot my brake lights. '84 Westy Wolfsburg. Symptom: No brake lights. No...
• Re: Brake light cluster question
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 4 Nov 1998 01:35:20 -0800
  rob wilke wrote: > Was just replacing my brake light bulb on my 87 Syncro gl and saw an > extra hole. I was wondering if...
• Re: Secondary tail lights and stop lights
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 Nov 2006 18:19:34 EST
  ...That space would lend itself well to add-on auxillary lights. > Just wondering if anyone has ever done that - added additional lights > there - both...
• Re: Help: Lights Wont Turn Off
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 10 May 2000 19:42:52 -0700
  You need a new light switch! At 08:01 AM 10/05/2000 -0700, tallsound@MY-DEJA.COM wrote: >Need help to solve this...
• Re: ecode h4 headlights
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 12 May 2005 09:34:06 -0700
  ...The SA grill comes with the two smaller inner H1 lights, which I've heard variously called "driving lights", "city lights", and "running lights...
• Re: lighting harness for trailer question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 20 May 2002 11:37:18 -0700
  ...Depending on how many lights are on the back of the trailer you may need a trailer light adapter. The Vanagon has separate bulbs...
• Cigarette Lighter Removal 101
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Fri, 15 Jun 2001 12:16:08 -0500
  Since the archives contain no procedures for removing the cigarette lighter from a Vanagon/Westy dash, I submit the following posting based on my...
• Re: E-code lights/SA grille
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sun, 27 Aug 2000 23:50:37 PDT
  I hear what you're saying, though I've read on the web that the park lights make for a decent foglight - the recommendation...
• Driving/Fog Lights
  Historical mailing list - Pierce, John D
  Thu, 6 Aug 1998 09:00:41 -0400
  I am looking to purchase a set of driving lights for my 1985 Westy and after visiting my local Pep Boys store I found...
• Re: WARNING: SOUTH AFRICAN QUAD LIGHT GRILLES INCITE ROAD RAGE...
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 26 Nov 2002 19:13:00 -0800
  Yes, you will have four lights on during high beam operation - that is correct (the outer 7" become brighter too). Only two lights on...
• Scirocco lights vs Vanagon lights
  Historical mailing list - Hans Roos
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 08:25:12 -0700
  Hi All, Gmbulley wrote about a friend installing Vanagon lights in his Scirocco, I think his friend installed the euro spec Scirocco lights. While...
• Re: Driving/Fog Lights
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 10 Aug 1998 08:38:42 -0700
  ...In foggy conditions, >brighter is not always better. > If yellow fog lights are so much better, then why do manufacturers even offer fog lights...
• Re: Looking for a fog light switch kit - Any vendors have one?
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Thu, 26 Nov 1998 12:36:05 +0100
  >Actually, the rear fog light is intended for the space which >is used for brake light in North American Vanagons, and the >empty place...
• Re: 84 turn signal lite short?
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Tue, 25 Jun 2002 19:24:15 -0400
  ...when I = turn on my drivers turn signal light the rear light seems to bleed power = to the license plate light and the parking...
• Re: Extra Headlight Question + Driving Lights?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 25 Sep 2003 13:45:39 -0700
  Driving light are intended to supplement your high beams and work best when mounted on the same plane as the headlights. They are used...
• Re: WARNING: SOUTH AFRICAN QUAD LIGHT GRILLES INCITE ROAD RAGE...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 26 Nov 2002 23:22:42 +1300
  >no - theyre driving lights. Anyway, what's the difference between a long-reach driving light and a high beam? Both serve the same function...
• Re: Instrument Panel Fog Light Switch
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 11 Apr 2003 07:43:47 -0500
  When pricing it compare your thoughts to busdepot.com's Fog Light Switch Kit, Vanagon Genuine VW! $15.95 ZVW 123 251 Y ----------------- Clip...
• Projector Light - upgrade?
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Mon, 23 Oct 2006 14:18:59 -0400
  I recently found out the the Projektzwo headlight set comes with a projector light for the driving lights. Has anyone found a way to...
• Re: Electrical Help nEEDED - 90' Carat
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Fri, 18 May 2007 12:30:36 -0500
  ...Dome light works, radio works, I think the Lighter >> works - no dash lights - any ideas? > > Check fuse S20 as if it was blown you...
• dead lighter
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 29 Apr 2001 21:42:33 -0500
  In my ongoing quest to keep my 85 westfalia from turning into a beater, I would like to get my lighter going just in...
• Re: Park Lights
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby & Denise DeWolfe
  Thu, 14 Sep 2000 10:35:44 -0400
  Replacement lights. Matt Mark Ingalls wrote: > > What is the European H4 conversion replacement ? Is it the SA grill or just > replacement lights? > > Mark Ingalls...
• Re: dead lighter
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 29 Apr 2001 23:42:43 -0500
  ...dead lighter > > In my ongoing quest to keep my 85 westfalia from turning into a beater, I > > would like to get my lighter going...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - batt./OXYS dash lights on?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:29:35 -0500
  One of the most important parts of preventing damage is to o=know and understand how the warning lights work and what they are...
• fog or driving light recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Tim & Kim Dayton
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 21:10:04 -0500
  I am wanting to spruce up the driving lights. On previous cars I would add a cheap Hella or Bosch light and be done...
• Fwd: Cigarete lighter removal
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Tue, 3 Feb 2004 15:53:37 -0600
  Begin forwarded message: > > Can anyone tell me how to remove the cigarette lighter in a 1989 > vanagon GL? > I'm trying to isolate a...
• Re: Rewiring parking lights to switch with ignition
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Thu, 9 May 2002 20:29:39 -0700
  In Arizona (and many other states) it is illegal to drive with only parking lights on. The reasoning is that someone seeing a car...
• Re: Scirocco lights vs Vanagon lights
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 22:19:06 -0400
  ...Scirocco lights vs Vanagon lights >Hi All, > >Gmbulley wrote about a friend installing Vanagon lights in his >Scirocco, I think his friend installed the...
• Re: interior light
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Hutton
  Wed, 19 Jul 1995 12:10:01 -0600 (MDT)
  ...light is warm (makes one want to fool around and It is true that one of the lights that I got from Wall Mart...
• Re: ecode h4 headlights
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sat, 14 May 2005 22:40:48 -0700
  ...The >>SA grill comes with the two smaller inner H1 lights, which I've heard >>variously called "driving lights", "city lights", and "running >>lights...
• Brighter lights
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Thu, 28 Jun 2001 10:27:31 -0700
  Cuidado Amigos! If you use 55W backup lights in the original housing and accidentally leave your van in reverse with the lights on you...
• Help on Westy water level lights
  Historical mailing list - David Garth
  Wed, 5 Jul 1995 20:22:28 -0700 (PDT)
  Drat! The water tank level indicator lights stopped working today. None of the lights light, no matter what the water level. The fridge "pilot...
• Re: tail lights
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 27 Apr 2000 02:25:57 +0200
  ...The fog light is placed where US spec vans have their brake light. Euro spec cars have the brake light where US spec cars...
• Re: Lights, lights, need more lights
  Historical mailing list - VMontgo32
  Thu, 21 May 1998 13:08:48 EDT
  ...One of the lights they talked about was the Hella (Black Magic??? sorry, I don't have the mag in front of me) lights...
• signal light blinking fast (little vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Tue, 11 Jul 2000 09:51:50 -0600
  ...I am running the signal light off the previous signal light circuit. The old running light circuit is unused in the front. When my...
• Re: Help: Lights Wont Turn Off
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Wed, 10 May 2000 13:37:59 -0700
  ...S20 controls the licence plate light. S7 which controls the left side running lights, and S8 which controls the right ride running lights (I...
• Re: old beetle elec problem (longish)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 27 Oct 1998 11:57:54 EST
  ...When I pull it all the way out, dash > (Speedo) light goes out, interior light out, parking lights out, no > headlights. That's a...
• Question about Vanagon external lighting
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 12 Jan 2017 22:36:03 +0000
  ...Can anyone tell me the common numbers boo the turn signals, brake light and backup light bulbs? I have the small bullet tail light...
• auxiliary driving lights problem
  Historical mailing list - Al Ferguson
  Thu, 30 Jun 2005 10:06:38 -0700
  Hi All, I have a problem with my dealer (dealer in Germany - the Westy was purchased there) installed VW Driving Lights that I don...
• Re: Help locating pin at harness for idiot lights
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 3 Jun 2012 00:00:44 -0400
  At 11:32 PM 6/2/2012, Ben T wrote: >tech said just show him an idiot light which flashes on then goes >out...
• Re: back up lights options
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Wed, 4 Jul 2018 19:26:47 -0400
  Nilight Led Light Bar 2PCS 18w 4" Flood Driving Fog Light Off Road Lights Boat Lights driving lights Led Work Light SUV Jeep Lamp...
• Your thougs on 3" LED lamps at the ends of my van-cafe tube bumpers. The birth of Gronski Lights
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Fri, 11 Jul 2008 01:39:38 -0400
  I've always loved the axillary lighting you see on big rigs, especially the side mounted turn signals, and the guide lights they have...
• Re: Projekzwo Lower Grille Fog Lights - Kit Update
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 23 Mar 2007 08:51:26 -0700
  ...If the Hella lights used in the originals is not available does Hella have a light that is close and the new grills could...
• Re: SA grills available again
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Tue, 19 Dec 2006 23:48:26 EST
  ...They call those lights in the middle 'driving lights' - but aren't they just brights? Aka, its just for looks really, you cant actually...
• Re: Vanagon grilles and lights/SA Square lights?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 22 Jan 2000 20:07:17 +0100
  ...Or, > perhaps the new rectangular light grill with better lights would become the > new hot item. These lights are no good other than for...