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• no instrument lights.
  Historical mailing list - Nate Richmond
  Mon, 12 Jun 2000 12:20:34 EDT
  ...All of my dash lights (instuments, cig. lighter,and heater control light) went out the other day in my '83 Westy. I have checked...
• Re: where to find a one piece lower grille w/ fog lights?
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Sat, 17 Feb 2001 07:06:33 -0800
  ...that is a wrap around and has integrated fog >lights with >all of the lights, buckets, wires, relays and hardware? The Projektzwo foglights mesh...
• No Bright Lights after Heater Blower install-YIKES
  Historical mailing list - The Legacy Farm
  Tue, 5 Nov 2002 08:57:32 -0600
  ...But..........now when we go to turn on the bright lights for the head lights, they just turn off. Yikes!!! I scared the crap...
• Re: Urgent Help : brake lights stuck on
  Historical mailing list - Mike D.
  Sat, 23 Aug 2003 15:58:43 -0700
  ...I stomped on the brakes really hard a few times and now the lights turn on and off properly. Maybe just a stuck switch...
• Re: E-code lights/SA grille
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 14:10:02 +0200
  ...snip > Good lights don't have to be round > Well... according to both Bosch and Hella square lights or rather reflectors are just rounded...
• Re: Rewiring parking lights to switch with ignition
  Historical mailing list - Stones
  Thu, 9 May 2002 11:47:54 -0400
  ...No need for parking lights in situations where you're not with the vehicle... What really pees in my cornflakes is the fact that...
• Re: Hooking up interior lights to Aux. Battery?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 16 Apr 2006 21:39:59 -0400
  On my '85 Westy (same basic wiring) I set it up so the aux battery runs the interior lights, the radio, and the cigarette...
• Re: So... what is the answer for these poor lights?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Paul
  Fri, 6 Jun 2003 19:15:28 EDT
  ...I LOVE the look of seperate and round old style driving lights so I am pleased with the appearance. They come on automatically with...
• Re: fog light wiring ?'s
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 7 Nov 1998 17:04:38 -0800
  I always connect them directly to the parking lights, then you can run them alone, with the lows or highs. Connection #30 on the...
• FS: four thin-lite 171 fluorescent lights
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Tue, 5 Sep 2017 22:51:04 -0400
  I have four used thin-lite 171 fluorescent lights for sale. 2 are working and 2 are not (most likely, they need new ballasts...
• Re: LED lighting - Dash Lights
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Wed, 9 Mar 2011 14:44:07 -0500
  Does anyone happen to know what kind of LED size and voltage I would need for the dash lights? I am want to upgrade...
• SA inner lights - how bright?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher T. Berchin
  Mon, 4 Mar 2002 18:36:56 -0500
  To the folks with SA inner lights - how bright and effective are these? I'd like to have a nice driving pattern (i.e...
• Re: X relay and other relay
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Sat, 6 Jul 2002 16:46:10 -0700
  I added relays for the headlights and some driving lights. One of these relays is always hot to the touch. The lights aren't...
• Headlight grounds
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 12:30:11 -0700
  ...But is there one central ground for both lights [both lights go off]? Mike
• Re: OX and charge lights on
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 21 Jan 2003 15:30:31 EST
  In a message dated 1/21/03 3:01:25 PM, mwmiller@CWNET.COM writes: << I thought the O2 and charge lights were different...
• Re: The final answer on the "city light" debate
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Fri, 12 Dec 2008 08:19:04 -0800
  dear lamp lighters and guide-on the 1989 California we own has a very interesting feature regarding lights if i get out of the...
• Re: No stop lights, no lighter, but interior works on '84
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Mon, 2 Jan 2006 18:45:59 -0700
  ...Also, discovered stop lights not working. Rear interior light > >>does work. According to 1984 instruction manual, lighter, stop lights and > >>interior lights are on...
• Re: For auto trans owners only
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Tue, 16 Jul 2013 03:28:21 +0000
  I changed my dash lights to LEDs from Van Cafe, all except the LCD clock. Very easy on the eyes (mine are 55 yrs...
• Re: Aftermarket Fog Lights?
  Historical mailing list - Ray Reinhard
  Tue, 10 Oct 2006 14:21:25 -0700
  ...if fog lights work better > UNDER the bumper, then put the fog lights there. > notice your 1982 model has NO drink holders. ;) i don...
• Re: European Tail Lights
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 00:20:08 +0200
  ...the same "row" as the switches for rear defogger and emergency lights. You probably have noticed that there is a vacant hole there. The...
• Re: Third brake lights (tack-free)
  Historical mailing list - - Lauren Pelzer
  Tue, 18 Apr 2000 00:17:34 EDT
  ...Coyote >> You made a little sad face after you mentioned that people think these custom brake lights are tacky...sounds like you want them...
• Re: no dashboard lights
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 18 Feb 2002 18:20:12 -0600
  A Abian wrote: > > Hey folks, > > All of my dashboard lights are out, including the > light for the radio. I checked the fuse, but it...
• Re: website for dash lights
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 21 Jun 2004 09:02:00 -0700
  ...find the owner website that had the dash lights > replaced > with BLUE LEDs or lights and I can't seem to find it. Anyone...
• Re: Brighter Tail Lights
  Historical mailing list - Matthew C. Huntley
  Fri, 1 Apr 2005 08:36:15 -0800
  ...Brighter Tail Lights Why not use the new ganged LED lamps. Not cheap but they will outlast your van (and several others). Low current...
• Re: Mounting SA Grille Inner Lights
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 10:26:17 -0500
  Some concern has been expressed about vibration loosening up the screws and the lights getting out of alignment. This won't happen because there...
• Re: Help me diagnose and fix no brake lights
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 9 Oct 2015 10:54:32 -1000
  I have found it takes more force stepping on the brake pedal than you think it should take to turn on the brake lights...
• Re: Tail lights and brake lights
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 23 Mar 2006 23:25:08 -0600
  > Are the driving lights the single bulb to the inside, closest to > the license plate? > Brake lights the outer most lense below the turn...
• Re: E-Code Rectangulars
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 28 May 1998 07:42:56 -0700
  ...I wonder what this guy is getting from PUMA for $175? Surely not the standard rectangular lights--they are nowhere near that expensive. Maybe...
• Re: Hella style driving lamp, or else.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 8 May 2007 08:57:00 -0400
  Fog lights, day time running lights, driving lights, etc. are all distinctly different, special purpose lights and they all have uses and restrictions. Fog...
• Re: DC party lights
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Mon, 4 Apr 2005 11:05:43 -0500
  ...Watts is Volts x Amps. (at a power factor of 1.0, anyhow!) So, if a 120 watt string of lights takes 1 Amp...
• Quad Grille Kit clarifications
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 9 Dec 1998 22:21:14 EST
  ...grille Chrome looking VW symbol Hardware needed to install the grille Adjustable mounting brackets for inner lights Inner driving lights (glass and metal sealed...
• Re: Hooking up interior lights to Aux. Battery?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 16 Apr 2006 21:52:07 -0400
  ...the brake lights also run off the aux battery using the method I described below. The reason I ran 2 wires from the aux...
• Re: Alternator and oxy lights blink
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 20 Oct 2012 00:00:31 -0400
  ...Alternator and oxy lights blink Hello all: David I hope you are feeling much better. My little problem is that my alternator and oxy...
• Strange lights in the......................
  Historical mailing list - Allen
  Sat, 6 Nov 1999 11:13:01 -0500
  ...When I turn on my tail/headlights most of the lights come on however most often one of the side marker lights and the...
• Re: Alternator and O2 Dash lights on
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Thu, 16 Aug 2001 13:55:15 -0400
  ...When I start my 82 aircooled westy, the lights come on & stay on until I rev the motor. The oil goes out right away...
• Re: OX and charge lights on
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 21 Jan 2003 23:20:28 -0500
  ...Is this one of those deals where they wired the two lights together for key-on testing purposes? I remember on my '75 the...
• Re: Tail light stuffing
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Wed, 24 Sep 2003 12:21:32 -0400
  At 08:35 AM 9/24/03 -0700, you wrote: >When the tail lights are on, current flows through 2 >resistors in series, so...
• Re: Diesel Instrument Cluster?
  Historical mailing list - Dana Mueller
  Wed, 12 Feb 2014 13:59:13 -0800
  I mean the board that drives the back lights for the instruments. The indicator lights for things like glow plugs, battery, etc all work...
• round fog lights
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:57:41 -0400
  ...Ordinarily I'd use Projektzwo fog lights, but they really don't go with the SA, so I'd like to consider other possibilities...
• Re: H4 lamps city lights
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Fri, 11 Feb 2000 20:12:10 -0700
  ...Anyone know of a website which shows the H4 "e-code" lamps with the "city lights" operating? This would be pretty difficult to photograph...
• Re: Sylvania 9004 CB headlight bulbs
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 24 May 2000 17:23:07 +1200
  ...I've been running E-code lights for fifteen years now, and I >wouldn't be without them. > Just make sure those in the...
• mysterious dash lights
  Historical mailing list - Cindy Taykowski
  Sat, 15 Apr 2006 14:01:17 -0500
  Hello! I have mysterious dashboard lights. Sometimes they work great. Sometimes they don't work at all. I don't see any pattern. Sometimes...
• Re: Additional Interior Lights for vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Wed, 16 Jan 2002 08:53:18 -0800
  Now that we were talking about interior lights wanted to jump in on it. 2 years ago while i was searching for some extra...
• 86 GL W-syncro - Instrument Problems
  Historical mailing list - Peter W. Stein
  Mon, 12 May 1997 19:08:49 -0700
  ...temp gauge flashes when I turn on my lights. Using the dimmer dial for the instr. lights I get half a tach reading and...
• Re: Daytime running lights for US Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Ralphs
  Mon, 11 May 1998 01:20:40 -0700
  >Actually, the daytime running lights in Canadian Vanagons are the regular >headlights. They engage with the ignition. Check the archives as this >topic has...
• Re: Buzzer is going off - rear lights
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 9 Aug 2010 22:56:35 -0400
  ...Take that off and connect the >other side rear lights, the buzzer will go off on that side and not >the other. >The question...
• Re: grills, grills, grills
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 31 May 94 09:34:14 CDT
  >>anybody know of a north american source of replacement >>radiator grills for a 4 light system? not the late model >>rectangular lights, but a...
• Re: Crew Cab License Lights
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Sat, 14 Mar 1998 20:28:46 -0800
  Perkins wrote: > > Hi, > Does any vanagon crew cab owner know if the lights above the license plate > are the same as those found on...
• Reverse Lights
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Wed, 25 Jun 2003 11:24:08 -0500
  Help! My reverse lights are always on (at least when the ignition is on). Any ideas??? More details: I changed my clutch last month...
• Re: Xenon Lights?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 Dec 2003 09:35:45 EST
  ...So, I am considering Xenon lights. Are there any > drawbacks to using these as opposed to stock lights? Specifically, I am looking > at an...
• Re: Brake lights won't turn off
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 25 May 2013 17:48:51 -0700
  ...Brake lights won't turn off So the brake lights on the 87 Westy I gave my daughter and son in law won't...
• Re: IKEA Multicolour Dioder Lightstrip
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Wed, 1 Aug 2012 23:47:05 -0600
  ...http://www.ebay.com/itm/1M-Waterproof-30-SMD-5050-RGB-LED-Strip-light-24key-IR-Remote-Control-/221037232904?pt=US_String_Lights_Fairy...
• Re: H-4 lights
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Mon, 3 May 1999 13:26:02 -0700
  ...H-4 lights > if you can see at night, one of two things has occured: > - your mother and father were owls. > - or the DPO...
• Re: Back-up lights
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 20 Sep 2007 14:00:58 -0500
  ...The exception - and here is where you have to be careful - is the backup lights. You can put in bright backup lights - Provided you...
• interference with braking (on radio)
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Fri, 26 Oct 2012 08:15:32 -0600
  ...We love the bright lights and visibility. But when we apply the brakes the radio gets static/fuzzy. Brakes off= radio clear. BTW- we...
• Re: Electrical Circuit Instrument Cluster 85 Vanagon Help
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 16 Dec 2011 03:49:46 -0500
  At 04:27 PM 12/15/2011, jon durham wrote: >Which circuit on the ribbon connects to the instrument lights? The >lights do not...
• Re: Looking for headlamp ground on 87
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:42:00 -0500
  At 11:31 AM 3/12/2010, DougF in Calif wrote: >Tried pulling them all off one by one and lights stay on bright...
• Re: If You're Against Mandatory Daytime Running Lights
  Historical mailing list - Carter
  Thu, 17 Sep 1998 16:47:05 -0700
  Coyote has a good idea...>Support daytime running lights. The Vanagon you save may be your own< Hmmmm....I envision a pair of those...
• Xmas lights and Eriba Puck
  Historical mailing list - Eric Henning
  Mon, 29 Nov 1999 13:55:44 -0500
  I just bought a couple strands of Xmas lights for my 80 westy. They are battery powered. Got them at a craft store. To...
• Adding Aux Driving Lights
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Sat, 14 Apr 2001 11:01:50 -0700
  ...driving lights. I made an additional page covering that subject on my website: http://www.geocities.com/harald_nancy/ Photos and wiring diagram. Also...