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• Preliminary...Headlight weirdness? (long)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 9 Jun 2012 06:07:00 -0700
  ...Parking lights do work, turnsignals do work, driving lights do work when the secondary switch is turned on... I didn't find any blown...
• Re: Help me diagnose and fix no brake lights
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 8 Oct 2015 22:12:57 +0000
  I have the three-pin connectors, but shorting the facing two causes the brake lights to work. This isn't among the last work...
• Re: Help locating pin at harness for idiot lights
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 14 Jun 2012 03:55:22 -0700
  ...When you turn the ignition on, the indicator lights go on including my faux CEL. Once the van is running, all the lights go...
• Re: Backup light puzzle anyone?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 11 Apr 2017 20:10:22 -0600
  ...The switch on the selector is brand new >> (both >> parts), but there is a constant 5v at the backup lights and at the switched...
• Re: Can you replace a 83 grill and lights with an 88 square light set and grill?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 30 Mar 2011 20:13:06 -0500
  Why hasn't anyone asked why this gentlemen wants the crappier lights on his van???? Maybe I'm being set up for April Fool...
• Re: idiot lights
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Tue, 29 Feb 2000 22:31:20 -0800
  ...idiot lights The battery and oxy warning lights lit up yesterday morning on my 83. The lights stayed on for a while, then flickered...
• Re: tail lamp upgrades
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 15:52:02 -0500
  ...For TAIL LIGHTS, stick with the original bulbs. As for the back up and brake lights, I have kept the upgrades for them. Mainly...
• Wiring in Auxilliary lights?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:59:50 -0700
  ...Anyone have any suggestions? The lights are some big KC Daylighters. I used a cheap Shucks Auto switch and relay on my Ford pickup...
• Re: Daylight Driving lights
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Thu, 8 Mar 2018 13:34:01 -0500
  ...lights on the bumper of my vans wired to the > parking light circuit at the orange blinkers to use as daylight driving > lights. I...
• Re: Help me diagnose and fix no brake lights
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Thu, 8 Oct 2015 13:21:13 -0700
  Check the fuse (#8, from memory) - I had a dirty connector stop my lights from working :o( On 10/8/2015 12:26 PM...
• Re: Rabbit idiot lights
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 11 Jun 2000 23:34:16 -0700
  ...At 10:28 AM 11/06/2000 PDT, john schaper wrote: >In an 83 Rabbit above the oil, alt, water, oxs idiot lights is...
• Re: Reversing Lamps - Rear fog Lamps
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 22 Jul 2002 20:51:03 -0500
  I use the 55W bulbs for backup lights all the time. In the short time they are one, for the way I use them...
• dead ignition, need help
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
  Mon, 1 Sep 2008 13:14:51 -0700
  ...No leds, buzzer or gauges, but the radio and emergency flasher work, interior lights. Turn on lights, get parking lights only. I suspect the...
• Re: SA inner lights - how bright?
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Mon, 4 Mar 2002 21:04:31 -0800
  ...SA inner lights - how bright? > > on 3/4/02 3:36 PM, Christopher T. Berchin at ctb1@PEOPLEPC.COM wrote: > >> To the folks with...
• Re: No headlights
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 18 Dec 2014 08:54:47 -0800
  ...I'll move the ground to the body behind the lights. > > Thanks again. > > Jim > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mark drillock > Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2014...
• Re: SA grills available again
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 19 Dec 2006 23:15:57 -0800
  ...Driving Lights, I would say, you say Tomato and I > say Tomato. (You have to pronounce "tomato" differently the first and second > time in...
• Re: headlight bulb question...
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 3 Mar 2003 17:25:15 -0600
  Now I'm really cornfused!! The driving lights aren't the highbeam lights? So in a low beam siutation which lights are supposed to...
• Re: Bosch and Hella H4 Lights
  Historical mailing list - madsen
  Sun, 14 Nov 1999 04:26:01 -0500
  ...Bosch and Hella H4 Lights - Group Purchace (All Model Years) > I would say that none of them "stand out" they look just like the...
• Headlight improvements IMHO
  Historical mailing list - James S. Cohen
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 18:49:09 -0500
  ...But the problem lies in the lousy construction of the lights, not in the wattage of the bulbs. I've seen what one gets...
• Re: Installing SA Headlights & Grill
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Sat, 5 Oct 2002 12:24:41 -0400
  ...The inner lights supplied with >the kit I purchased from Bus Depot do not bolt on as I had anticipated. The >inner lights that...
• Re: Bosch fog lights. No, no, no.
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Tue, 3 Dec 2002 10:12:08 -0500
  ...If you were thinking of getting the H4 square lights to help with the poor DOT low beams, these fog lights would be a...
• Yes, Vanagon lights can be great!, was: HiPo lights?
  Historical mailing list - GMBulley
  Mon, 27 Apr 1998 09:21:34 EDT
  ...It was essentially the vanagon square/rectangle lights, and a smaller grill. He installed the same bulbs/relays as you and it was increadable...
• Good deal on Fluorescent lights
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Tue, 21 Apr 2009 23:32:51 -0400
  ...http://store.solar-electric.com/tl-171.html These are exactly the same lights that you get from other vendors for $50-$60 (or...
• 2d Battery.
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Thu, 16 Nov 95 16:20:39 PST
  ...I installed DC jacks connected to the second battery to power reading lights, fans, martha's hairdrier, and the chili lights, and the 110vac...
• Re: Bulb Type - ProjektZwo Fog Lights
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 20 Mar 2005 19:32:55 -0500
  ...These > lights > can be tricky to mount right, so I only want to remove it once. > > Any help is appreciated. > > Cheers, > Bruce > motorbruce > motorbruce...
• Re: Head Lights - 85-86
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 9 May 2006 16:34:38 -0400
  ...If I decide to make the 86 the "host" vehicle can I convert the rectangle head lights of the 86 to the round head...
• Re: LED taillights WAS: Re: repost optional bulb sizes/wattages?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Thu, 7 Feb 2008 09:58:50 -0500
  ...But fitting additional tail lights there is something I've considered... the stock tail lights are pretty small relative to the size of the...
• Re: Headlight wiring for 80/100 bulbs
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 15 May 2010 08:05:34 -0700
  ...you may break the law but you wont destroy your lights. alistair On 15-May-10, at 1:48 AM, Arkady Mirvis wrote: By...
• Lower Grill
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Sun, 10 Mar 2002 20:32:45 -0800
  Hi all, I have seen lower grills in some European photos where the lower grill wraps around and has a set of driving lights...
• Re: Electrical Help nEEDED - 90' Carat
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 18 May 2007 08:08:16 -0700
  ...Check fuse S20 as if it was blown you would not have dash lights, if by dash lights you mean the lights for the...
• Ref. for Mark Taylor - Euro parts VW Vortex
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Thu, 28 Feb 2002 17:40:17 -0800
  Someone asked for a reference for Mark Taylor who was selling euro lights and bumpers on VWVortex. Good stuff - I got a set of...
• Re: For auto trans owners only
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 15 Jul 2013 19:42:12 -0700
  ...Not saying you don't want lights there** but I don't actually look at them much. **given that the lights there are wired...
• Re: How do I wire up backup lights?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Sun, 20 Sep 2009 14:52:10 -0400
  ...I have no idea how to use a relay with the backup lights. Where do I get the relay? Autzone, Napa? What kind? How...
• Re: no parking lights? huh? wiring worries
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 26 Feb 2003 19:34:17 -0600
  It would be some little help to know what kind on Vehicle this was. #1) Ignition off -- Park lights should work #2) Ignition on...
• Re: Lights out!
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:56:58 -0500
  ...Running lights work - turn signals, flashers, break > lights, dash lights - but for one. The speedometer light is out. > > This van has the SA headlights...
• Re: Daytime Running Lights
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 7 Jul 2023 19:09:51 -0700
  ...COM> wrote: > > hi all, > > I'd like to have Daytime Running Lights on my van. As it is now I have to > turn the...
• Re: SA headlights from _Vanagain_
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 Aug 2001 10:14:53 EDT
  As Steve has pointed out, a few years ago I was selling the grille kit that included the aftermarket inner lights, (I believe almost...
• Slow-poke vanagon warning sign
  Historical mailing list - Harald Rust
  Fri, 4 Jun 2004 19:24:55 -0700
  ...I wonder how the lights would be rigged up. Maybe to go on with the brake lights? Or tail lights? Or separate flashers with...
• Pzwo Foglight Kits
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 5 Aug 2006 15:16:10 -0500
  I have found that replacement plastic grill pieces are doable, but there is a problem with the lights themselves and the hardware. The lights...
• 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
  ...Can you replace a 83 grill and lights with an 88 square light set and grill? Thanks Ben for the info. Much appreciated. Rob...
• Hazard switch slow to illuminate at night
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Sat, 6 Jan 2001 03:32:50 EST
  The switch for the hazard lights on my Vanagon dashboard illuminates slowly when I turn on the headlights. What I mean is when the...
• Re: Need Help with Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 4 Jan 2012 00:28:51 -0500
  ...I fixed it and The lights worked for 2 weeks then all the lights went out. I have no lights, no brights, no low...
• Re: New SA grill
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 22 Apr 2007 03:15:56 -0400
  ...By those rules, the South African lights and grills aren't legitimate on US roads. South African Vanagons were never brought into the US...
• Re: Cool modified DOKA
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 1 Sep 2009 16:00:14 -0700
  ...The modified-into-a-Doka Vanagon was missing the front turnsignal/sidemarker lights. As far as I know ALL T3's got a variation...
• Group Purchase Euro Lights are in! - Extra pair left over!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 22 Dec 1999 18:13:08 -0800
  Volks, Thank you for waiting for the European Vanagon lights to come in. Seeing how there is tighened security at all the airports (freeking...
• Re: dash lights dim w/brakes
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 27 May 2001 09:47:26 -0500
  Jeffrey R wrote: > Where can I begin to look for the culprit that has my instrument lights > dimming when I put on the brakes...
• Re: Strobe lights on my vanagon--why?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 1 Sep 2008 12:41:23 -0500
  ...Strobe lights on my vanagon--why? > > My 90 carat has developed an unwanted feature. When the engine is > running the lights in the car...
• Cleaning head lights in dish washer
  Historical mailing list - Derrek Wittmann
  Wed, 8 Apr 1998 12:46:03 -0700
  I put my head lights in the dishwasher last night to get the film off of the inside of the lamp. When they came...
• Re: halogen round-eyed vanagon lights
  Historical mailing list - KBatzler
  Mon, 9 Nov 1998 20:38:10 -0800
  ...halogen round-eyed vanagon lights >Has anyone ever installed these? What works? ph '80 >
• heater lights
  Historical mailing list - Barry Mercer
  Sun, 23 Apr 2000 17:08:46 -0400
  ...are there other heater control lights??? Thanks Barry Sudbury Ontario, Canada Moo 88 westy 153k kilometres Jet 99 a4 TDI Jetta Happy Easter
• LVC: making LED lights
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Wed, 1 Aug 2007 20:05:17 -0400
  This is a very nice and thorough write up on making your own LED lights. Those could be easily used in the vanagon for...
• Additional tail lighting
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 6 Jul 2007 22:21:58 -0400
  I've been wanting to add some additional lights to the back of the van to augment the somewhat feeble stock lights. One of...
• Re: Weird lighting issue
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Mon, 19 Jan 2015 15:51:54 -0500
  ...A couple of questions about those side marker lights: 1) Is the red reflector glued or otherwise attached to the white backing plate, or...
• Re: Recommendations for LED tail, brake, turn, and backup bulbs
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 24 Nov 2017 10:59:14 -0500
  ...Get the brightest red LED for brake lights. Reverse lights are a bit more tricky because the housing has no reflector. Chris Dnia 23...
• Re: Rear lights questions
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Thu, 9 Dec 2010 07:56:56 -0500
  ...3rd light sale on ebay (not mine)<http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/4583-EYE-LEVEL-STOP-TURN-SIGNAL-INDICATOR-LIGHTS-s_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp4634Q2ec0Q2em14Q2el1262QQhashZitem190241843856QQitemZ190241843856QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories> GL...
• fog light wiring ?'s
  Historical mailing list - Robyn Rudisill
  Fri, 6 Nov 1998 23:00:10 -0600
  Who out there can tell me the easiest way to add axillary driving lights and fog lights? I am planning on augmenting the current...
• brake light problem
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 29 Nov 2004 14:51:24 -0800
  Hi, last week some fellow told me that my brake lights were not working. I got home and checked to find one of the...
• Re: mysterious dash lights
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 16 Apr 2006 01:57:12 -0400
  ...However, for dash lights the first two situations are more probable. On Apr 15, 2006, at 3:01 PM, Cindy Taykowski wrote: > Hello! > I...
• LED taillights WAS: Re: repost optional bulb sizes/wattages?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 6 Feb 2008 23:12:19 +1300
  >Maybe you'd be interested in LED tail lights. >That's been done before. >Bright, now power consumption, last forever. I've been thinking...
• LED bulbs
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 3 Feb 2023 12:48:17 -0500
  ...I was looking just for the correct LED light bulb for the existing marker lights. But, if these are the same as our rear...