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  • Re: Adding Aux Driving Lights Questions
    Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
    Wed, 11 Apr 2001 20:55:02 -0500
    ...Adding Aux Driving Lights Questions > John, > I put a set of Hella XL low beam auxiliary headlamps, > part number 74700 (including "molly mounts"), on...
  • Re: what causes low oil pressure
    Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
    Thu, 8 Jan 2004 15:01:11 -0500
    ...what causes low oil pressure > >[...]what causes the oil pressure to get low >enough to trigger the light? assuming that the oil was getting...
  • Cool Lighting
    Historical mailing list - Frank Brancolino
    Sun, 9 Sep 2001 15:41:14 EDT
    IM looking for low energy 12v lighting and found some really cool stuff! I did a search for "LED lighting" (I user findwhat.com...
  • Re: Pzwo lower grille foglights NLA
    Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
    Wed, 14 Dec 2005 10:13:19 -0800
    ...The light that the lamps put out is very flat and low. What is most impressive, however, is how wide the pattern is. These...
  • Re: headlights
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Tue, 14 Apr 2015 13:39:31 -0500
    ...low beam to high beam- when lever is pulled lights go to > high beam but when I release lever the lights return to low...
  • Re: Driving/Fog Lights
    Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
    Mon, 10 Aug 1998 09:41:52 -0400
    ...If the fog lights are low enough and the lens is shaped to spread light only on the road surface, then more light reaches...
  • Re: City Lights
    Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
    Sun, 14 Nov 1999 23:54:56 +0100
    Kent Christensen wrote: > We motorcyclists in the USA hate them > because we become invisible again as more cars have lights on in the > daytime...
  • Re: square headlight upgrade kit
    Historical mailing list - KBatzler
    Wed, 13 Jan 1999 07:50:44 -0800
    ...This >combination results in reasonable lighting at a low cash outlay (as I >obtained used Hellas from a List member), but there is always...
  • Re: rectangular E-Code headlights
    Historical mailing list - Davidson
    Sun, 24 Jan 1999 13:07:47 -0800
    ...And the low beams are the problem. I figure if you can get adequate lighting with the hi beams, but not the low beams...
  • Re: Headlight upgrades
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Fri, 22 Jan 2016 21:57:19 -0500
    ...Headlight upgrades Clear fog lights are a good supplement to both low and high beams. Where I live there are no street lights or...
  • Re: OK- here's a good one........What is that other little LED on the instrument cluster that never lights up?
    Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
    Wed, 3 Apr 2002 00:25:14 EST
    ...the low speed and red for the high speed); another LED monitors the state of the fog lights (green) and the driving lights (red...
  • Dometic lighting advice
    Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
    Mon, 25 Aug 1997 17:06:53 -0600
    ...I believe this to be in the pilot light range as there is a detent when you come off this lowest setting which I...
  • Re: Oil pressure gauges and engine life
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Wed, 9 May 2012 22:34:08 -0400
    ...Both had a low oil level warning light in addition to the oil pressure gauge. The low oil level light worked very well? Especially...
  • Re: E-Code Lights - another alternative
    Historical mailing list - Davidson
    Thu, 25 Feb 1999 08:11:19 -0800
    ...E-Code Lights - another alternative >Another alternative to the crappy low-beam light problem that works well and >is much cheaper than the $300...
  • Re: led light flashing
    Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
    Wed, 7 Feb 2001 11:04:10 EST
    Low coolant WHY low coolant? I dunno.. steve... "Hey! nice Jeep, Mister!" "Look kid, it's NOTAJEEP"
  • Re: Help me diagnose and fix no brake lights
    Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
    Fri, 9 Oct 2015 14:12:28 -0700
    ...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: Low-cost 12v fluorescent fixture at Home Depot
    Historical mailing list - Brian Wasson
    Sun, 10 Apr 2005 19:02:11 -0400
    A few folks asked for details about the light fixture at Home Depot: Manufacturer: AmerTac "12" Fluorescent Lite" SKU# 7068673040 The light bulb is...
  • Re: Lights on '82 Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Fri, 17 Dec 2010 08:43:27 -0500
    ...go to low). When I > turn off the ignition with the headlights on, the headlights stay on when > the parking lights would normally be...
  • Re: Hella Driving Lights: Was:Bosch fog lights. No, no, no.
    Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
    Wed, 4 Dec 2002 22:19:03 -0700
    ...Just learning > about driving lights and curious if those can be used instead of H4 upgrades? > Will they improve lighting performance of low-beam...
  • Re: H4 Headlight aim, thanks and..
    Historical mailing list - Chris S
    Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:41:49 -0500
    ...I was fixated on seeing the 'light pool' just ahead of the > van in the low beam mode..I guess these lights do that...
  • Re: fog lights
    Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
    Mon, 8 Apr 2002 09:30:38 -0700
    ...driving lights mounted on top of my '90 Westy's bumper. They came with a relay which is connected to the low beam headlight...
  • Re: lower foglight grille
    Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
    Mon, 5 Jul 2004 15:10:47 +0000
    I would be interested in the lower grille without the lights. Chris DeLong Fine Tuning 206.522.5503 www.finetuningperformance.com Seattle, WA USA...
  • Re: foglight switch kits are back!
    Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
    Tue, 16 Nov 1999 09:02:28 -0800
    ...Several listmembers including myself have been pleased with the additional light that the XLs produce. They are street legal low beam lights that Hella...
  • Re: Extra Headlight Question + Driving Lights?
    Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
    Thu, 25 Sep 2003 13:45:39 -0700
    ...I have a pair of driving lights and a pair of fog lights mounted on the cross-bar between the upper and lower grilles...
  • Re: Lower Grill
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Mon, 11 Mar 2002 22:46:34 +1200
    >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: High beams not working-lighting upgrades!
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
    Sat, 16 Nov 2013 19:59:12 -0800
    I have those same lights on my good vanagon, and 85 Adventurewagon. All is ever do is aim the low beams so the tops...
  • Re: WARNING: SOUTH AFRICAN QUAD LIGHT GRILLES INCITE ROAD RAGE...
    Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
    Mon, 25 Nov 2002 10:03:23 -0500
    ...They are spot beams and are not intended for low beam use. If you have H4 outer lights, then you should already have excellent...
  • Re: Coolant Low Level Light Useful?
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:19:41 -0700
    ...That way if the ground opens (coolant low) the light should go on. And I'm almost finished adding the CEL light too. Wow...
  • brake light switch failure?
    Historical mailing list - shawn feller
    Tue, 16 May 2006 22:13:09 -0400
    ...lights will not light unless considerable pressure is applied to the pedal. I'm assuming there is an issue with the switch down low...
  • Re: Adding Aux Driving Lights Questions
    Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
    Wed, 11 Apr 2001 18:14:56 -0500
    ...Adding Aux Driving Lights Questions > John, > I put a set of Hella XL low beam auxiliary headlamps, > part number 74700 (including "molly mounts"), on...
  • looking for a wrap around lower front grill
    Historical mailing list - Jose R. Moscoso
    Thu, 16 Aug 2001 12:30:35 -0400
    ...Can the entrepreneur who had for sale the European lower grill (with fog lights and side lights included) can come forward? I'm looking...
  • headlights on '87
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 17 Nov 1995 20:01:55 -0800
    ...However, the new lights would not fit. Apparently the Vanagons went to a non-standard headlamp at some point. I understand that aux low...
  • Re: Projekzwo Lower Grille Fog Lights - Kit Update
    Historical mailing list - rpc
    Fri, 23 Mar 2007 07:28:52 -0700
    The closest I could match the Hella light to were a utility lights used on farm tractors. But the dimensions were never the same...
  • Re: Warning light
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
    Thu, 6 Nov 2014 06:30:01 -0500
    ...It's the coolant light going off at low idle once in a while. Will clean the 2 prongs on cap and check coolant...
  • Re: 2.1 Oil light on at low speeds
    Historical mailing list - Ryan Shawley
    Sun, 4 Sep 2011 01:00:29 +0000
    ...2.1 Oil light on at low speeds > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > On my project syncro (which has sat for a long time...
  • Re: Lighting
    Historical mailing list - Paul Albert
    Tue, 1 Jun 1999 16:11:23 -0700
    ...lights only for low beams. I think they're terrific. They really augment the low beams. About $119 for complete kit. Mounts on top...
  • Re: Coolant light keeps blinking when it's really cold.
    Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
    Thu, 7 Feb 2008 15:46:26 -0500
    ...and restart. > After a restart the light acts normally. You've verified that the level is not low, I assume? I've had this...
  • Re: South African Grille headlight conversion on an 84 Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Wed, 22 Sep 2004 09:46:32 -0600
    ...ie > > -outers low beams & inners high > > or > > -outers both low and high and inners running lights > > How are stock SA's set up? How...
  • Cigarette lighter Outlet voltage
    Historical mailing list - Andre Fiedler
    Wed, 6 Nov 2013 22:11:35 -0700
    ...cigarette lighter plug. Compared to my other more modern vehicle (2012 Ford Edge with 14.2 volt reading) this seems rather low voltage. I...
  • Re: No headlights
    Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
    Thu, 18 Dec 2014 07:04:48 -0800
    ...That lets both the high and low beam voltages feed back to the high beam indicator, lighting it in both cases. I like to...
  • Re: Additional LED interior lighting for the westy?
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Thu, 16 Feb 2006 20:31:18 -0800
    RE: Under Counter 12v Lights Same kind of stuff available at Lowes and Home Depot.
  • Re: 84 westy - how to stop clock battery drain?
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Thu, 13 Jul 2006 09:27:35 -0400
    ...8 Amp (White) Right Tail Parking, Side Marker & License Lights 3 ...... 8 Amp (White) Left Low Beam 4 ...... 8 Amp (White) Right Low Beam...
  • Re: Hella Lights
    Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
    Thu, 2 Mar 2000 04:17:17 +0100
    ...only come on with low-beam headlights (like factory does) Wrong! The factory wired them from the parking lights, and powered the relay from...
  • Re: Headlight Question
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Sat, 10 Nov 2007 20:15:41 -0500
    ...When high beams are on, all four lights (on later model vanagons) are on. The low beam light has a separate filament for high...
  • Re: Hella style driving lamp, or else.
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Tue, 8 May 2007 08:57:00 -0400
    ...are all distinctly different, special purpose lights and they all have uses and restrictions. Fog lights are very short range, low cut off beams...
  • Re: another LED post
    Historical mailing list - Matt Barclay
    Tue, 31 Oct 2006 15:59:23 -0800
    IKEA also has a descent selection of 12v LED and halogen lights. I picked up some round low profile LED lights for over the...
  • Lights on '82 Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - VWQ47
    Fri, 17 Dec 2010 22:21:34 +1000
    ...go to low). When I turn off the ignition with the headlights on, the headlights stay on when the parking lights would normally be...
  • Re: Lower Grill ( Projektzwo fogs )
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 11 Mar 2002 09:27:18 EST
    ...have seen lower grills in some European photos where the lower grill wraps > around and has a set of driving lights in them and...
  • Re: Headlight upgrades
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Sat, 23 Jan 2016 12:41:35 +0000
    ...Headlight upgrades > > Clear fog lights are a good supplement to both low and high beams. Where I > live there are no street lights or...
  • Re: Headlight upgrades
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Thu, 21 Jan 2016 23:15:26 +0000
    ...It's just nice to have the low-down scattered light. Jim On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 5:06 PM Mark McCulley <markmcculley...
  • Re: Coolant Low Level Light Useful?
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:06:04 -0400
    ...That way if the >ground opens (coolant low) the light should go on. Hi Neil -- that won't work. Pmail me and we can...
  • Sharp Cutoff Headlights
    Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
    Mon, 15 Nov 1999 14:34:54 -0800
    ...The visible light above the cutoff on low when looking at the light rather than looking with the light is very low intensity. Below...
  • Re: Fw: H4 E-code Headlamps
    Historical mailing list - EMZ
    Wed, 24 Mar 1999 07:07:06 -0500
    ...Turn the low beams on. The light > pattern, and please excuse my ASCII is something like: > > __/ __/ > > at the "bend" in the light pattern should...
  • alt light at high RPMS
    Historical mailing list - Patrick Rueb
    Wed, 25 Jun 2003 22:58:11 EDT
    my ALT light and OXS light is coming on at high rpms and sometimes lower flickers or solid. voltage is exactly the same at...
  • Re: WARNING: SOUTH AFRICAN QUAD LIGHT GRILLES INCITE ROAD RAGE
    Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
    Wed, 27 Nov 2002 18:14:44 -0800
    ...Fog Lights: Front or rear, often yellow in color, set low and aimed parallel to the ground or slightly down to get under the...
  • Re: Projektzwo driving light compatibility
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Sat, 11 Dec 2010 16:41:17 -0800
    ...the PZ fog light grill. > It looks like an SA lower grill that was adapted for lights. > The PZ fog lights are in a...
  • Extra Headlight Question + Driving Lights?
    Historical mailing list - Walker, Phil
    Thu, 25 Sep 2003 01:08:44 -0400
    ...When people refer to driving lights are they talking about the highs, the lows, or something different? I've heard this term but never...
  • Re: GE High output "bulbs"
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 26 Feb 1999 00:59:59 EST
    ...IMO it was worth the $22 that I spent on the high output lights. >> these are incredible...i have them (GE high output low...
  • light for vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Robert Zezoff
    Thu, 31 Aug 2000 19:56:22 -0700
    ...flexible mount light. I installed it over the rear shelf area so that you can read at night on the lower bunks. If interested...
  • Re: Fog Light Kit Update
    Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
    Wed, 19 Sep 2007 11:30:37 -0700
    ...going discussion about fog light kits, or what? Where exactly would these lights be fitted, in the upper or lower grill? Are there pictures...