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• Re: Light switches
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Tue, 16 Nov 1999 06:59:32 -0800
  ...The passing > high beam flasher works so I have high beams if I want to hold the > dimmer switch up while I drive. The...
• Re: High Beam LED? again
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 31 Mar 2000 20:23:11 -0800
  ...Moscoso wrote: >Fellows and fellaws: >Some time ago there was a subject running around about high beam led light >dimming to off. I have...
• Plasma Blue Headlights on EBAY for $11.99?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Kriss
  Thu, 27 Jun 2002 09:35:18 -0400
  ...with a blue tinted beam with a LIFE TIME WARRANTY. This set of Brand New Xenon - Krypton Bulbs are HIGH PERFORMANCE. . .and a snap...
• Re: headlamps
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Sun, 23 Aug 2020 10:21:07 -0700
  ...The high beam lever direct connects from the battery feed to > the high beam circuit doing a bypass past the X contact on the...
• Headlight and Fan Problems
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Salicos
  Sat, 17 Jul 2004 16:49:51 -0700
  ...In other words, it seems like in either the high beam or low beam position, voltage is able to feed back to the fan...
• Re: High beam dash bulb
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 28 Apr 2015 15:32:54 -0400
  ...Smith <richard_smith@gnwc.ca> wrote: > I have a VERY dim high beam indicator light - is this something anyone > else has encountered? Is it...
• that is a good fog light
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sat, 31 Jan 2004 16:42:16 -0500
  ...i always figured if i had my fog > lights on, why would i want my high beams on? :) > > one real advantage of wiring the...
• Re: No High Beams
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 2 Oct 2009 18:10:58 -0400
  Sounds like another yarn he told you..........they don't explode when lacking a 200mph wind to cool them. Mike B. Old friend of...
• Re: South African Grille headlight conversion on an 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Scott Wetzel
  Wed, 22 Sep 2004 11:46:38 -0700
  On my 82, I added a relay and went with 80/100 watt E-code headlights - both high & low beam off the headlight switch...
• square headlight upgrade kit
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sat, 9 Jan 1999 23:16:13 -0800
  ...Yes, and it's sooooooo bitchen! The low beams are fantastic compared to the old turkeys, and high beam is better too. I've...
• Re: Quad Grilles are Back!
  Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
  Thu, 20 Jan 2000 17:42:46 -0500
  ...wrote: >>watts across the front! Right now I have 260w on high beams with 180w on >>low. And yes, it passed Virginia inspection without...
• Re: URL for info on LEDs
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Thu, 9 Sep 1999 16:25:20 -0400
  The blue high-beam indicator is an incandesent light. They are about $7 USD at the dealer. When the one in my '87 burned...
• Re: Quad Grilles are Back!
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Arbaugh
  Thu, 20 Jan 2000 20:01:58 -0800
  ...They have a focused beam which is easy to aim (I don't use them in traffic anyway, 'specially not with the higher wattage...
• Re: SA Quad Grill Kit
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Mon, 26 Dec 2005 11:27:48 -0500
  ...I have mine wired to come on only with the high beams. The outer rounds are conventionally hi low. So on low beam I...
• Cool Yellow Headlight Lenses
  Historical mailing list - Ed Gurney
  Mon, 23 Jun 1997 07:48:49 -0400
  ...I'd like to replace my 91 Carat high beam lenses with yellow european lenses, if such a thing can be had. I know...
• Re: HiPo lights?
  Historical mailing list - jim catterson
  Fri, 24 Apr 1998 14:28:28 -0700
  ...can melt small furry animals at close range on high beam.....any listee want more info, glad to help. took about 1/2 hour...
• Re: High beam LED blue light
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 31 Dec 2003 11:19:21 -0500
  On Wed, 31 Dec 2003, Mike Miller wrote: > Well in this case it's not German engineering but the fact that when our > vans...
• Re: front headlights not working.... (long winded again)
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Tue, 25 Jan 2005 10:04:36 -0500
  ...If your headlights won't come on with the switch anymore, but the high beams will come on when the turn signal stalk is...
• Re: Melted ground wire
  Historical mailing list - Douglas Toomey
  Wed, 30 Sep 2020 16:56:37 +0000
  ...The fuses 20,21(low beam) are OK, the casing of the fuses 9,10(high beam) were melted but the fuses are not...
• Re: headlights and plasma lights[f]
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sat, 24 Nov 2001 09:31:46 -0800
  > My sediments exactly! i was precipitated by this issue, and feel that plasma lights should be used only in place of high-beams and...
• Re: Headlight Upgrade: New Circuit and Switch?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 15 Nov 2010 17:57:11 -0800
  ...On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 5:44 PM, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: > Both high and low are normally supplied by that...
• Re: Need Help with Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Wed, 4 Jan 2012 02:33:42 -0500
  ...I have no lights, no brights, no low beam, nothing. The > high beam indicator is on no matter if you pull the stalk back...
• Re: Arrgh.. Headlights out on 86
  Historical mailing list - Ryan
  Sun, 25 May 2008 23:02:41 -0400
  ...IIRC, the factory ground for the headlamps merges both > high and low beam ground wires into a single spade terminal at the > grounding post...
• Re: Headlight wiring for 80/100 bulbs
  Historical mailing list - RiffOil
  Sat, 15 May 2010 20:39:41 -0700
  ...You've got low beams that are brighter > than > legal high beams and you've never been flashed. Are your lights > adjusted > correctly? That...
• Re: Brighter headlights - 91 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 22 May 2016 17:28:36 -0400
  ...The original 12V wires to the high and low beams now just operate the relays for the high and low beams. As I recall...
• Need SA Grille Template
  Historical mailing list - Hans Roos
  Fri, 18 Sep 1998 08:37:31 -0700
  ...He ran out of the templates that tell where to drill the holes to mount the high-beams. Does anyone who bought the same...
• Re: High Beam LED? again
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Mon, 3 Apr 2000 18:47:45 EDT
  I replaced mine once. it's an LED. It's not too difficult a job, just pay close attention to the stuff you disassemble...
• Re: High beams not working-lighting upgrades!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 16 Nov 2013 21:21:05 -0500
  ...High beams not working-lighting upgrades! Yep. Putting hi wattage bulbs in the standard boutique vanagon lenses is like pouring coffee into a drunk...
• Re: Headlight Dilemma
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 13 May 2009 22:11:05 +1200
  ...The inner lights are I think H1s, that is, high-beam single-filament halogens. You could Google for South African VW dealers, get e...
• Lighting Options....??
  Historical mailing list - Phil Baird
  Mon, 1 Jan 2001 19:38:02 -0800
  I just happened to notice that one of the high beams is out on my '85 Westy. Now that's all the excuse I...
• Re: High beam blue bulb
  Historical mailing list - Greg Kessler
  Sun, 17 Mar 2002 23:13:37 -0500
  Not sure if it was different over the years, but mine (86) is actually a white bulb (like all the rest of them) with...
• Re: which type of headlight upgrade would you recommend and why?
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Thu, 22 Jan 2004 18:22:29 -0800
  ...When I switch the high beams on, well, let's just say that if I cannot see anything in front of me with my...
• Sanity Check - Wire gauge for wiring SA headlights
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Fri, 4 Oct 2002 17:22:24 -0700
  ...High beams ~8.5 amps x 2 Low beams ~6.7 amps x 2 Driving lights ~ 4.6 amps x 2 Based on the...
• Re: headlamps
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sat, 22 Aug 2020 17:29:48 -0500
  ...High and low beams. They were the high power bulbs that I use with the relay. I put in the old low power bulbs...
• Re: LEDs
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 25 Nov 1994 11:19:05 -0800 (PST)
  ...Fortunately I have a fabulous memory and can always recall > precisely whether my lights were on high or low beam at last usage... > > Are...
• OIL LIGHT AND BUZZER
  Historical mailing list - John Iseman
  Sat, 12 Aug 2000 01:20:27 EDT
  ...Occasionally I can get it to go off for a few seconds by switching on or off the high beam lights. My mechanic and...
• Re: Hey, it's awful dark out there tonight....
  Historical mailing list - Randal Jett
  Tue, 8 Jul 2008 19:25:55 -0700
  ...Trying the high beams lit up the road for a moment, but as soon as I release the lever the highbeams die out again...
• Re: High beam blue light?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:54:52 -0500
  At 06:15 PM 3/11/2009, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >It's barely a 'bulb' after all, unless we want to consider light...
• DS Headlights no work
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Sep 1997 02:36:48 -0400
  On my 89 Syncro Westi, on high beam, both the Driverside lights do not work. I recently replaced both side hi/lo bulbs and...
• Parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Mon, 10 Sep 2012 16:20:10 -0400
  ...New in box high beam light housing no longer available from dealer or parts places. Part number 533 941 062 right side 86-91...
• Re: High beam blue light?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:20:13 -0700
  ...He said "blue hi beam on bulb," which > signifies an indicator. I thought it was pretty clear, too. An LED is a light-emitting...
• Re: right side headlight wont power up ..new relay kit 2 mths ago ...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 27 May 2007 13:14:22 -0700
  ...low beam relay BUT the left side low beam still > works > so I remove both relays & the left side hight/low beams still work...
• Headlamps, adjusters and connecting wires
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Sun, 6 Oct 2013 13:27:27 -0700
  Replacing my headlamp I managed to break all the adjusters on the headlamp and high-beam lamp. Can someone explain to me why the...
• Re: no headlights cept pulling back on turn signal stick - 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - shawn feller
  Thu, 10 Aug 2006 11:40:59 -0400
  ...Shawn On 8/10/06, Mike Kozak <kozakmike1@hotmail.com> wrote: > I've lost my low beams and high beams except I get them...
• Re: High beam dash bulb
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 1 May 2015 08:18:05 -0400
  Mine just plugged in. Stephen mobile > On May 1, 2015, at 8:08 AM, Nick Feickert <thesuperflydisco@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > So I received the...
• Additional warning light for heated rear screen switch?
  Historical mailing list - Graham Challis
  Wed, 17 Nov 1999 22:36:45 -0800
  ...or something in a more visible place, like next to the High beam warning or something? If so, how did you go about it...
• Headlights fixed - thanks list!
  Historical mailing list - van man
  Mon, 29 Jul 2002 10:14:13 -0700
  ...So after a new headlight switch and cleaning all the high beam contacts (that was a challenge to put back together) didnt work, I...
• Strange Blinking Light on my battery light indicator - seems erratic
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:36:05 -0400
  ...I recently changed my "bright" high beam indicator bulb, could I have possibly damaged or loosened something I shouldn't have? Any help would...
• Re: No High Beams
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:21:45 -0700
  ...It specifically says > that it is necessary > to change the 10 amp fuses to 15 amp when installing the higher wattage > bulbs. > And it...
• Blue highbeam indicator success
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Calvin
  Thu, 27 Apr 2000 23:32:20 -0400
  ...Using David Beierl's instructions I soon had a working blue high beam indicator to replace the green one that came with the van...
• Re: Headlights Out
  Historical mailing list - Greg S
  Sun, 30 Jan 2011 17:56:02 -0500
  ...No high beams, no low beams. BUT - if I hold the > turn-signal/bright/dimm stalk in the 'back" position - i.e - towards the...
• Re: Rectangular headlights... low & high-beam units same shape?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 5 Nov 2008 13:54:35 -0800
  ...If this is so, what ARE the inner lights for? Are the outers > hi/lo? The inner beams are for highbeams only and are...
• Re: Brights & lights
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 2 Dec 2006 19:20:43 -0800
  ...When the high beams are on all 4 bulbs should always be lit. The main outer bulbs are dual filament Hi/Lo. The inners...
• Re: fog light fuse/high wattage overload
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Tue, 12 May 1998 16:20:23 -0400
  At 01:58 PM 5/12/98 -0600, you wrote: >Derek, >while upgrading my high beams to H3 100watt bulbs and upgrading the L...
• Re: Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Wed, 7 Aug 2002 16:12:09 +0200
  ...I have this same set up, and have a relay for high beams, one for low beams, one for front fogs, and one for...
• Re: Headlight relay upgrade?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 4 Jan 2004 15:17:20 -0800
  ...So it would be almost impossible to have 13.2V at both high beam and low beam. The European T3s have the same wire...
• Re: Headlight swtich diagnostics?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Tue, 23 Dec 2008 10:49:53 -0800
  ...I'm still not understanding why a bad ground would cause the high beam LED to light, but I guess that's just one...
• High beam indicator bulb. replace it with LED
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 28 Aug 2016 18:30:11 -0400
  I'd like to do that. Mine is Dim with a capital D. I'll have my dash out and apart to fix the...
• Strange Headlight Behavior
  Historical mailing list - Jon B. Kanas
  Mon, 30 Nov 1998 23:04:24 -0700
  ...The effect was to cause all of the filaments in all of the headlights (and the blue high-beam indicator) to illuminate dimly. I...
• Fw: E-code headlights
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Thu, 17 Feb 2000 11:34:59 -0600
  ...E-code headlights |Anyways I was wondering if anyone |on the list knew where to get the E-code low/high beam main lenses...