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• Re: Plug in LED dash bulbs
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 13 Feb 2006 23:35:33 -0700
  ...This would be a problem driving out in the countryside where most folks like to have the dash lights turned down low. He said...
• Re: Wiring for Canadian 1991 Westy with daytime running lights and (not related) loose wire GR/W wire behind fuse panel.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 22 May 2016 23:31:40 -0500
  ...daytime running lights. >>> >>> Does anyone have any references how the DRL's are wired? It does seem to >>> not run the low beam filament...
• Re: High and Low High Beams
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:30:30 -0700
  ...Nothing comes from my low beam lamps. My driving lights also stay on now when I use my high beams. I just installed a...
• Re: headlights (all) - poof!
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 4 Apr 2011 09:34:24 -0700
  ...Likely for higher wattage headlight bulbs or extra lights. Your load reduction relay behavior sounds normal. P. 97.129 in Bentley, ign. switch X...
• Re: HEADLIGHTS on HOLIDAY!
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Thu, 8 Jul 1999 21:14:48 -0400
  ...light as well as > the parking lights come on when the switch is turned on. [Since the high and > low beams and both lights...
• Re: ebay plasma blue headlights
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Tue, 6 Nov 2001 18:30:17 -0800
  Thought of doing this when I wired my driving lights [a big help, I hope. Testing begins tomorrow.] How do I keep my dash...
• Re: Upgrading an '85 Westy to '86 Spec?
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Fri, 28 Jan 2005 10:39:52 EST
  ...And that they must have went to the lighter weight lower control arm, As an update and to save money. The way all cars...
• Re: Pzwo lower grille foglights NLA
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 14 Dec 2005 14:15:22 -0500
  ...Oettinger had a set of similar lights (Derek Drew has those I believe), but they have a grill over the light lens. I don...
• SILVER SOCKET Re: Switch/Light??
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 9 Nov 2003 07:57:06 EST
  ...Westy (aircooled) there is 1 inch dia silver switch/light housing? > on the lower dash just to the right of the steering column. It...
• Re: Stock westy kitchen light improvement
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 18 Jul 2022 19:20:56 -0700
  ...And the light quality is very similar . I think at max setting it draws an amp, at lowest setting 70mA. But I don’t...
• Re: Help me diagnose and fix no brake lights
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 9 Oct 2015 22:40:44 +0000
  ...85-91 vans use 2 wire switches, only for the rear brake > > lights. > > > > For some reason new switch quality seems low and the supply...
• Re: OK- here's a good one........What is that other little LED on the instrument cluster that never lights up?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 09:56:36 -0600
  ...for low) and low >fuel level (blinking green). How do these circuits work? Are they factory circuits that you added new lighting to are...
• headlight question
  Historical mailing list - Brian and Carol Megas
  Fri, 31 May 2002 21:00:20 -0700
  ...of a sudden the bright lights turned themselves off. Flicked the high beam/low beam lever and the low beams came on. Flicking the...
• Re: This is getting depressing
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sun, 9 Mar 2003 18:06:35 -0500
  ...do this when I was low on oil. Don't ask > me why, as I thought oil idiot lights were based on pressure, not...
• Re: Help me Please--Temp Gauge light Blinks non stop
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Fri, 7 May 1999 06:20:45 -0700
  ...Bill Knight <bill@NS.ESC.STATE.NC.US> wrote: > That light indicates low coolant in the primary > coolant tank (the one in the > engine...
• Re: Headlamp upgrades to brighter lights - night vision
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 14 Sep 2003 09:19:08 -0600
  ...No glare problems, even with 80W low-beams. No way > >would I wany glow-worm US lights! I like to SEE where I'm...
• Coolant change
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sat, 26 Aug 2000 18:48:50 PDT
  ...John Rodgers <inua@hiwaay.net> >Doug, the flashing light in the temp gauge in the instrument panel is the >low >coolant level warning light...
• Re: Low thermo reading=hesitation?
  Historical mailing list - E. Miskow
  Thu, 10 Dec 1998 03:12:26 EST
  ...temp guage reading very low and lots of hesitation. When the guage does reach just below the warning light everything is grand. I have...
• Re: 87 Westie: Overheat light comes on with midrange temp!
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Thu, 12 Dec 1996 23:51:52 -0800
  Steve-- Unless I'm mistaken, the light is a low level indicator, not heat. If your levels seem okay, you might try cleaning the...
• Re: fog lights
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Thu, 25 Jan 2007 20:01:57 -0700
  Bosch, rectangular, on top of bumper, has relay so come on only with low beams, '90 Westy, made big difference driving the freeways on...
• Radiator Cooling Fan Cycles Frequently
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Fri, 22 Jun 2012 22:11:04 -0500
  ...upper side of the light, while in the red van it rides over the light but on the lower side. If I put the...
• Re: Coolant - Have I screwd up my engine?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 3 Jun 2004 22:48:12 -0400
  ...In any case, you've gotta get it checked out big > time. > Chris D The coolant light and oil light are seperate. If we...
• Re: Pzwo lower grille foglights NLA
  Historical mailing list - Jon Brown
  Wed, 14 Dec 2005 17:41:05 -0800
  ...Fog lights owners and buyers should read: http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech/lights/fog_lamps/fog_lamps.html As a side note if you...
• Re: light emitting diodes
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 21 Jan 2004 13:01:57 -0600
  http://www.alfenterprises.com/led_lighting/ led_low_voltage_dc_lighting.htm You will be very happy and impressed. They're expensive, but if...
• Headlight Protection
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Tue, 30 Apr 2002 23:04:30 +0000
  ...http://www.xpel.com/standard.html#cuttofit The Vanagon four light systems are ~ 5" high, the low beam ~ 7" and the high ~ 4.5...
• Re: 91 Vanagon, oil pressure anomaly
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 30 May 96 12:50:32 EDT
  ...The pressure was always low, but within spec, so the buzzer/light didn't go off until it got very low like in the...
• Re: The Vanagon cooling system.. it's counterintuitive.. (long post)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 7 Sep 2015 10:49:59 -0400
  ...another try at making the Coolant Level >blinky light on my dash function.. The low-coolant system has three components: the overheat warning blinker...
• Re: FS: One hell of a deal
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Tue, 9 Feb 2010 15:21:50 -0500
  ...I love that lower bed and the space inside the van. Lighter van also.<< Benny, you keep the weekender and we'll buy yours...
• Re: headlights
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 7 Nov 1999 02:38:37 +0100
  Sorry, Bulley! The H4 units (the outer, bigger high/low units) are not the same ones on the Scirocco and the Vanagon. Only the...
• Bra
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Tue, 28 May 2002 18:07:38 -0700
  ...The bra is for turn signal lenses that are closer in (just under the outside edge of the low beam light.) TIA Jere
• Re: Oil Pressure Gauge
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Thu, 2 May 2019 15:02:02 -0700
  ...Mark Nick DeAngelis wrote: > Thanks Ken! > > Dan the pin bending method will allow the light to function if it sees low pressure below 2000...
• Re: ....that hi/lo beam switch problem
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Fri, 11 Apr 2003 11:08:59 -0700
  ...hi/low switch went out last night on way to Moab. Held the >hi beams on until they finally went...now, no lights. >I...
• Wiring Question: White wire=high beam; yellow wire=low beam?
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Mulligan
  Thu, 7 Sep 2006 07:10:15 -0700
  ...the high beams and yellow the low beams. Can anyone confirm this? My blue high-beam indicator light is out, so it's a...
• Re: Micro flashlight--just have to share this
  Historical mailing list - raceingcajun
  Sat, 22 Feb 2014 19:06:14 -0600
  ...at the Lowes site with out a product number. So I went to the Wally World site and found three lights of interest, none...
• Re: third brake light delight
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 7 Dec 2001 07:45:44 -0800
  ...Our brake lights are so low that those cars following close behind may not always see us stopping. As I see it a 3rd...
• Re: another led strip light install - only partial success
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 16 Mar 2013 23:34:39 -0700
  ...most edge of the lower bed ceiling. >> >> http://shufti.wordpress.com/2013/03/16/vanagon-an-interior-led-lighting-project-fail/ > > > > -- > Neil n > > 65...
• Re: Missed out on the NLA Projektzwo fog lamps? Buy this ultra rare 4 light lower grille
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 14 Dec 2005 21:43:22 -0800
  ...Missed out on the NLA Projektzwo fog lamps? Buy this ultra rare 4 light lower grille Please excuse the cross post, but I am...
• Re: Oil pressure switch problem
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 23:35:22 -0700
  ...When I accelerate back > above 2000-2500 rpm, the light and the buzzer go off. > > I have changed both switches (high and low) now...
• Re: Spooked!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 5 Jun 2011 06:55:29 -0700
  This "normal" reading of yours is too low and indicates a problem of some sort. Waterboxer temp gauges at normal with engine warmed up...
• Re: blinking coolant light on 83 Westy
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 11 Jun 2002 08:35:05 -0400
  ...tricks the light into flashing. >Or, worse, Am I in grave danger? No -- you might have a panel regulator giving low voltage (needs to...
• Re: Oil light problem... can you help?
  Historical mailing list - Douglas L. Urner
  Mon, 14 Jul 2003 18:36:58 -0700
  ...He said the his guages were reporting >that the oil pressure was about 8, which was seriously low. He felt >that the oil pump...
• Re: Brake warning light flickering
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 7 Dec 2011 14:49:15 -0600
  You may be simply low on brake fluid. Remove the cover off the instrument panel and you will be able to see the brake...
• Re: OK- here's a good one........What is that other little LED on the instrument cluster that never lights up?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 2 Apr 2002 20:43:56 -0500
  ...A possibly more useful alternative would be a low-fuel light. david >Malibu Tony -- David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon...
• Re: Vanagon 2.1 Oil Pressure
  Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
  Sat, 4 Apr 1998 03:20:26 EST
  ...Low oil pressure exists (below .3 bar), keeping .3 bar switch closed Oil light: Flashes Buzzer: Silent 2. Normal oil pressure exists (above .3...
• FS: Large Bosch Driving lights $75
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 15 Jun 2012 11:17:23 -0700
  Bought these some years ago and decided to go with round lights. Pic shows Vanagon stock low beam for size comparison only (not included...
• Re: PHOTO, SA Quad Round Headlight Grille kits FS!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 10 Dec 1998 12:18:14 EST
  ...writes: << < Ken, Can you tell me are these lights better than stock lights? The low beams on my 90 are so bad I think...
• Re: Headlight Failure-Check the ground connection!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 26 Sep 2005 14:06:20 -0400
  ...problems what so ever and pretty good > light.So here is the problem, in the low beam setting I now have > the two outers...
• Re: Oil Pressure Light/Buzzer on '87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 24 Sep 2006 20:02:00 -0500
  ...I recently purchased an '87 > (with lower miles, much better exterior condition > etc.) > Unfortunately the oil pressure light/buzzer on my > (new) '87 Westy...
• Re: blinking coolant light solution
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Fri, 18 Feb 2011 14:44:45 -0500
  ...When I flushed the cooling system and replaced tank/sensor combo the low coolant level warning light would blink until the coolant warmed to...
• hot vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Rus
  Thu, 16 Feb 2006 13:33:27 -0800
  ...a little low.....drove it back home and low and behold its still hot as hell and on comes the oil light and buzzer...
• Re: 1.9 turbo diesel oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 10 Aug 2004 07:18:50 -0500
  ...Does the wrong filter make pressure low or high? >Any guidance would be appreciated. > >The background info -engine is a low mileage turbo diesel...
• Re: 86 Vanagon antifreeze problem
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Mar 1996 11:30:00 -0500
  ...I refilled it and light went off and everything was >fine. Today , I checked the coolant and it seemed lower than when I filled...
• Re: Cool Lighting
  Historical mailing list - sheng
  Mon, 10 Sep 2001 16:51:46 -0700
  ...http://www.alfenterprises.com/sporting_goods/led_low_voltage_dc_lighting.htm These lights aren't cheap; $41 each. But they'll last without...
• Re: "Rescue Tape" Usage Note
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 24 Jan 2011 11:38:34 -0800
  ...at 5:58 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote: > Without the low-coolant warning light my goose would have been cooked. > > Yours, > David >
• Misc parts sources
  Historical mailing list - Dave Caston
  Sat, 5 Dec 1998 01:53:45 -0500
  ...Upper grille Lower grill drivers side parking light assembly Windshield, tinted Moulding Euro (not chrome trim) gasket Luggage rack seal Who has availability and...
• Bigger bras
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 26 Sep 2001 18:42:03 -0400
  ...lower grill extension) been able to find a bra that will fit? It seems the front of my van, with these fog lights, is...
• Re: Strange Things Happening
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 30 Jul 2001 09:29:39 -0400
  ...the coolant is low (open circuit on the probe). If it's a cube, then it will light the light without pinning the gauge...
• Re: 88 Vanagon headlight socket problem
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:49:58 -0600
  "> Recently I noticed that the low beams seemed weaker than they should be. I > first suspected a poor ground connection as I had installed...
• Re: South African grills?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 8 Jun 2007 17:38:01 +1200
  > Is there a specific driving light that is sized to fill the second > light holes in the SA grills? Or a 'flood light' style...
• Comments on LED Wiring, was Re: LED's on the dash
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Wed, 3 Apr 2002 17:01:46 EST
  ...I think I used a small voltage amplifier on the refrigerator burner on light, because the voltage was surprisingly low. 9). Fog and driving...