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• Re: Headlights don't work, why?
  Historical mailing list - Richard M. Myers
  Mon, 5 Oct 1998 20:23:15 -0700
  Gordon C Smith wrote: > My headlights (hi beams and low) suddenly don't work. I checked the > fuses and the bulbs, they're ok...
• Re: Two Questions:
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 24 Nov 1998 16:20:35 EST
  ...Is this the case? If so, look for bad ground btw the left headlight and ground terminal 10 behind the dash (not sure where...
• Re: Cloudy headlight glass?
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 23:36:09 +0200
  I don�t know what defines the US-headlights as "sealed beam", does it mean they�re sealed so you can�t reach into...
• Re: Volkswagen Vanagon, 1.9 L Diesel, 1982 - $3750 (Bellingham)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 31 Dec 2013 14:42:37 -0500
  ...Says '82 but '86 on grill/headlights and mirrors. A 'L' interior trim not 'GL' (see logo on rear). yes folks, its a slow...
• Xenon headlight bulbs... any opinions?
  Historical mailing list - K. Taylor
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 14:11:45 -0800
  ...compared with traditional headlights. (It's not a blue light, but appears to be blue tinted when compared with traditional headlights that have a...
• Re: Can you replace a 83 grill and lights with an 88 square light set and grill?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Wed, 30 Mar 2011 17:32:18 -0700
  There is also a mount that one corner of the bracket for the square headlights screws into. It's a small tab-like piece...
• Re: Headlights Still Out
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 15 Oct 2012 23:54:25 -0400
  ...Headlights Still Out Cunegonde has just one headlight mode again - the driver highbeam. All four marker lights and turnsignals work normally. The dashboard rocker...
• Re: 86 GL Parts, was WTB: Left Front Headlight for an 86
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Fri, 31 Jan 1997 15:06:04 -0600 (CST)
  ...It is sans an engine, but the headlights were there and most of > the good interior, if you need any other parts from that...
• Re: Headlight switch failure (possible solution)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 25 Feb 1999 07:26:01 EST
  ...I really think the solution to the headlight switch problem (and also a way to get brighter headlights) would be to install a headlight...
• Re: Have you worked on a headlight switch?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 30 Mar 2000 11:58:03 -0500
  ...F is pin 56, output to pin 30 on headlight dimmer switch. First position (parking) 30-58 and 30-58b with variable resistance 0...
• Re: Headlight dimmer switch woes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 14 Dec 2008 01:42:36 -0800
  ...Headlight dimmer switch woes Well, It looks like my headlight dimmer went south on me this evening and I'm hoping someone has some...
• RE: Heater Blower Resistor Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Mon, 6 Jan 1997 09:16:38 -0700
  ...The fact that you said "behind the driver's side headlights" worries me a bit since I have only one headlight per side. However...
• Re: Power wiring/headlights
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Fri, 11 Dec 1998 21:58:15 EST
  ...Jaz concepts 1800 414 BULB .They offer replacement bulbs for the flush mount headlights that all new cars have today. 85 CREWCAB 86 JETTA...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 May 1999 23:28:29 EDT
  ...87 Vanagon > should we be concerned ? > Thanks, >> my girlfriend says she gets switched to hot when her headlights are touched..... ;<) hmmmmmm ;<) chris (so, it...
• Anybody have a headlight switch to spare?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 23 Jan 2004 17:35:17 -0600
  Anyone want to sell a brown headlight switch to fit an 83? While we're at it asking for stuff, does anyone have the...
• H4 headlights and relays
  Historical mailing list - Kirk Hockin
  Sat, 17 Jul 2004 16:40:49 -0700
  ...Can anybody share their opinions on whether or not I need to install a new headlight relay? Any thoughts on the best source of...
• Re: Friday's known Vanagon problems
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 27 Aug 2004 16:01:12 -0400
  ...her headlight she is even legal to drive in >the state of Virginia! >--------------------- Clip ----------------------- >So tell us! Which cure worked on the headlights? > >Stan...
• Re: headlight switch mystery, help!
  Historical mailing list - Noto-Gaudette
  Thu, 24 Jun 1999 00:05:09 -0400
  Leif, Before you spend the dough on a switch, you can check your headlight switch yet another way by removing it and using a...
• Re: Headlight Switch
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:49:58 -0500
  ...Headlight Switch The dimmer function of the headlight switch on my son's '91 Westy failed, taking out all the dash lights. Does anyone...
• Re: Odd headlights - some on some off
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 18 May 2012 20:18:00 -0400
  ...do anything else, check the voltage at the headlight ground wires at or near the headlights under both conditions. You should see voltage in...
• FS: Vanagon and Eurovan headlight protectors
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 7 Jan 1999 21:56:59 -0800
  January 7, 1999 Dear Vanagon List, I would like to announce that Fast Forward Autobahn Sport Tuning has headlight covers for the Vanagon (86...
• Re: Part numbers Vanagon Eurospec headlights
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Oct 1999 14:25:13 +0300
  ...I'm not very sure about the Carat headlights, but I heard about rumors, that the dual-beam and hi-beam are merged together...
• Re: Hedlight Conversion parts
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 17 Sep 2006 00:58:08 EDT
  ...you need to change to e-codes and upgrade the bulbs weather your headlights are square or round. ps, i have some round headlight...
• Re: Headlight Problem Solved....Dennis H.
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 28 Oct 2005 17:09:20 -0600
  ...In another post about headlights about 2 weeks ago, someone mentioned grounds. This was related to relayed-headlights. I was burning up the plastic...
• Re: WTH!! First it headlights, now wipers
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 4 Feb 2011 16:23:44 -0500
  ...We knew that. ;-) >First the headlights go, then the wipers go belly up!! When ordering up >a new headlight switch, I did - on advice...
• Re: Driving Lights?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Apr 1997 05:33:18 -0500 (CDT)
  ...The relay contacts are connected to the low beam headlights on the fuse block terminal "M2" and to the 12V supply where it comes...
• Re: dim headlights
  Historical mailing list - Jose R. Moscoso
  Tue, 10 Aug 1999 13:49:50 -0400
  ...dim headlights > James Ruch said: > > >Hi All, > > >Can anybody tell me why my '85s headlights are so dim and what I might be > >able...
• Re: 87 Vanagon fuse problem
  Historical mailing list - A. Kimmons
  Mon, 20 Dec 1999 21:12:07 -0600
  Wow!! I'm having this same problem... (see Headlight Help!!) I just replaced the ignition switch (electric part only), but then... REALLY WACKY things...
• [Fwd: Re: [Fwd: yellow headlights]]
  Historical mailing list - Ed Gurney
  Mon, 23 Jun 1997 13:43:31 -0400
  Sidote, David [PRI] wrote: > > Hey Ed, > > If you don't care for the look of yellow headlights why are you even > wasting your time...
• Re: Headlights: 2D1 types to Euro H4 types?
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:59:44 -0400
  ...I want to get better lighting without > joining the Purple Death Ray Headlights club and being obnoxious. I just > put in headlight relays. Snazzy...
• Re: Alcohol Re: Very Dim Rectangular Square Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 22 Nov 2006 16:23:10 -0500
  In addition to alcohol, I usually use wax cleaner and then wax on the outsides of the headlights. :) Sudhir On 11/22/06, Zoltan...
• Custom Headlights Sighted in Middletown NY White Syncro Camper, Custom �headlight module� - HID Xenon
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Mon, 9 Oct 2006 23:06:47 -0400
  ...The van was in near perfect condition, mid 80�s van which had a set of amazing custom headlights on it. The driving lights...
• Re: front headlights
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Sun, 20 May 2001 22:31:37 -0400
  ...89 Carat with wheelchair lift. > At first the headlights worked fine - now the right > headlight problem: lo beam will only light when the > High...
• Re: Relaying Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Tue, 26 Feb 2002 08:32:52 -0500
  ...Relaying Headlights > Anyone ever relayed their headlights to get either > more power, or add higher wattage bulbs without > burning out the switch? > > My Hella...
• Re: Odd headlights - some on some off
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 18 May 2012 23:14:38 -0600
  Bill If you save the EMs you get from this list go back to 3Jan12 - 9Jan12 & look for "Need Help with Headlights" ~ some good...
• Re: Head lights
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 9 Jan 2010 13:20:33 -0800
  one nice, fairly inexpensive solution is to retro fit single round large headlights and their holder parts, from a 1980 to 85 Vanagon. Then...
• Re: square headlight upgrade kit
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Tue, 12 Jan 1999 12:55:53 -0600
  ...Does the e-code headlight fit in the 4" square high beam location? Is it a high beam or a low beam? What exactly...
• another headlight question answered
  Historical mailing list - Drew Hicks
  Tue, 20 Nov 2001 17:01:31 -0500
  ...I just installed the Sylvania 9004XV headlight lamps in my "87 Syncro and find the improvement remarkable.! Highly recommended. Total cost about $18.00...
• Re: no parking lights? huh? wiring worries
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 27 Feb 2003 12:04:47 -0500
  Have the headlight's circuitry been modified (i.e. a relay put in?) On Wednesday, February 26, 2003, at 08:16 PM, Matthew Pollard...
• Custom Headlight Ideas - Revisited
  Historical mailing list - Steven Dodson - Epoch Product Design
  Thu, 6 Nov 2003 10:52:50 -0800
  Has anyone ever considered or tried to install those large-flat-rectangular Volvo headlights on a Vanagon? I think they were on every Volvo...
• Re: Idiot Buzzer for Headlights
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 17 Jul 2015 01:06:01 -0400
  At 09:39 PM 7/16/2015, Alistair Bell wrote: >Yup I did that. > >https://shufti.wordpress.com/2010/05/15/headlight-on-warning...
• headlight switch
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 May 1999 23:38:41 EDT
  seriously, tho - the reason your headlight switch is heating up, it is going bad. i had the same thing happen on my '84, and...
• Re: help, headlights not working
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Thu, 1 Mar 2001 10:27:47 -0500
  ...The connector on the back of the headlight switch had worked loose. I just plugged it back in and the lights worked fine. Bill
• Re: Round vs Square Headlights
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Feb 2002 17:45:57 EST
  ...9L vs the 2.1 liter water cooled engine, did the > headlights change shape when the motor was changed to 2.1? > > Square = 2...
• Re: Where to aim the headlights? SA grill.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Sat, 28 Sep 2002 23:58:59 EDT
  Draw the headlight diagram on your garage door BEFORE you do any work or upgrade and mark you lights position on it. This assumes...
• Headlight Wiring and Relays
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 23 Mar 2004 21:05:40 -0800
  ...It appears to have the stock colored headlight wires and VW sockets and relays. http://volkscafe.com/index.php?sec=van&VSES=32639880d38df134342bbc97074baff4 http...
• Headlight Switch Install
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 5 Feb 2011 19:05:11 -0600
  ...My headlight switch was toast, as proven by the fact that the new one gives me all kinds of lights. Next step - relays - which...
• Re: Headlight / turn signal problems
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Thu, 15 Jun 2006 10:57:32 -0400
  ...Otherwise,the headlight relay modification worked well on my truck. See my website: http://neksiel.20m.com/ Ken Lewis
• Four square headlight grill on Samba
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sat, 21 Apr 2007 19:19:15 EDT
  ...This is an odd Projektzwo four square headlight grill for sale on the Samba. Have we seen this before? _http://www.thesamba.com/vw...
• WANTED: one 7'' Cibie e-code headlight
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:21:07 -0400
  ...Does anyone here have 1 good used Cibie headlight for sale? I will pay reasonable price. FYI. New ones are available for $75 each...
• Re: Headlight dimmer switch woes
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 14 Dec 2008 08:01:22 +0000
  "I have checked the usual suspects (Gowesty, van cafe, bus depot, etc...) and no > one seems to sell the headlight hi/low switch." http...
• Headlight Upgrade - troubles
  Historical mailing list - J \"Westy\"
  Sun, 26 Nov 2006 11:54:47 -0600
  On Thanksgiving night, during the evening ride home, I successfully fried the headlight switch by having the brights on too long. I was aware...
• Re: 91 Headlight Upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Fri, 8 Apr 2016 08:09:44 -0500
  ...91 Headlight Upgrade > > In my quest for illumination i intend to retrofit back to an 84 single > round headlight grill, headlight buckets, cibie ( > > http...
• Re: Square Headlight Uprgade? Round, Square, Lighting Relays . . .
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Fri, 26 Dec 2003 18:28:19 -0800
  ...Square Headlight Uprgade? Round, Square, Lighting Relays . . . In a message dated 12/24/03 2:50:17 PM, jeff@TSSGI.COM writes: << The 200mm...
• Electrical Riddle (my dash...)
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Mon, 10 Oct 2005 17:58:19 -0400
  ...It will come on with the switch if EITHER the key is in the on position and the headlight switch is off or the...
• Looking for square headlight again
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Thu, 19 Nov 2015 11:52:26 -0500
  So I am pretty much looking for square headlight housings all the time. If you are upgrading your van to SA grill kit please...
• Re: Headlight improvements IMHO
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 31 Oct 2000 08:11:00 -0800
  ...but my understanding is that if you go from rectangular headlights to the round you will need not only a new grill, but also...
• Re: Instrument Cluster Woes
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 15 Feb 2006 14:14:39 -0500
  ...All is well. >> >>Headlight switch on (either Parking lights or Headlights): >> Parking and/or Headlights turn on as usual. >> Water temp gauge drops to...
• Re: Headlamp Switch or Key Switch?
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Wed, 4 May 2005 21:15:01 -0400
  ...If everything else works, I would change the headlight switch (or at least try a large wire jumper across the "X" to 56 connections...
• Re: Rewiring for Xenon lights
  Historical mailing list - Allen Hill
  Sat, 4 Nov 2006 17:34:32 -0600
  ...Rewiring for Xenon lights As long as you continue to use the DOT headlights, you will continue to have hard to see at night...