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• Re: flickering oil light at idle
  Historical mailing list - Benoit
  Sun, 25 Apr 2004 18:43:11 -0400
  Right, i made a mistake.. .3 low is change for a 0.25 to get rid of the low oil pressure light Me wrong...
• Re: our new 87 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Patrick & Stephanie Harris
  Wed, 25 Apr 2001 23:25:34 -0700
  ...not much light come out of the regular low beams. You'd expect better lighting out of a composite headlight rather than a sealed...
• Re: H-4 Headlight questions
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:51:04 -0600
  ...10m is 1000cm and 2% of 1000 is 20, so 20cm > lower than the center of your lights. Other than that - make sure > they...
• Re: So... what is the answer for these poor lights?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 7 Jun 2003 11:07:21 +1200
  >Following the threads about the lights for the vanagons, and their >subsequent poor illumination, which is the best way to fix it? > >Our low...
• Re: Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 1 Oct 2011 08:33:28 -0700
  ...There seems to be too much divergence, too big a change, between the aiming point of the high and low beam light pattern. The...
• H-4 Euro headlights question
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:20:40 -0800
  ...lights up about a mile ahead and not so much right within the needed range, yet if I lower the aim, my low beam...
• Re: LED Headlight bulbs
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Wed, 1 Jul 2015 11:01:02 -0400
  ...That is the light output. compared that to a halogen H4 bulb's output. Also consider a halogen H4 has filaments that emit light...
• Re: Light Inside Camper
  Historical mailing list - Keith & Lynn C.
  Fri, 1 Sep 2000 19:47:56 -0700
  ...This light can be used to illuminate the > lower kitchen area, great for seeing in the fridge or cabinets at night, > or rotated upward...
• Re: HELP!! No Headlights - 87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Ric Golen
  Fri, 28 Oct 2005 13:53:56 -0400
  ...head light switch, the high beam light comes on and stays on despite using the flasher to switch between high and low beams... Ric...
• Re: lower foglight grille
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 5 Jul 2004 23:37:07 +1200
  >Anyone know where I can buy one of the SA lower grilles w/the >foglight/driving lights? > >All I have been able to track...
• Re: low-voltage lighting
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Thu, 14 Feb 2002 18:53:55 -0500
  ...low-voltage lighting > > AC or DC isn't important with a simple resistance load, like an > incandescent light bulb (that includes quarts halogen). If...
• Re: 84 Vanagon, will not shift into gear, Solved!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 4 Sep 2007 11:33:45 -0600
  ...The system, is designed so >> that >> if the fluid level gets low, the brake warning light comes on. If >> the >> van is new to...
• A light mystery
  Historical mailing list - turbowesty
  Mon, 30 May 2011 17:35:59 -0400
  I have the SA grille with H4 lights. I noticed on Saturday that the driver side low beam was out (all 4 high beam...
• What should my brake light voltage be at the bulb?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Wed, 18 May 2005 21:36:01 -0400
  ...12.75v Reverse Lights: 12.2v Brake lights: 9.3v The brake lights seem real low to me. Is this normal? Is there any...
• Re: Hella E-Codes vs. Vision Plus?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 2 Dec 2008 09:36:35 -0500
  ...much light so close to the car that your eyes adjust to the bright light and will not see much beyond the low beams...
• Low Beams out, Where to Look?
  Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
  Thu, 25 Nov 2004 19:53:55 -0800
  ...No low beams on the headlights. With switch on, ignition on, all other standing lights come on (tail lights and marker lights). High and...
• Re: Oil pressure switch question (air cooled)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 6 Aug 2008 15:01:40 -0700
  ...how the VW low pressure switch works. I had the Jetta high pressure switch wired to the Vanagon oil light. I guess the high...
• Re: Interior Lighting
  Historical mailing list - Carter
  Wed, 5 Aug 1998 20:27:45 -0700
  >>Definitely needs more lights inside.<< Check out the low power halogen fixtures from West Marine who has retail stores and catalogue (pages 538-540...
• South African Grille headlight conversion on an 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Wed, 22 Sep 2004 13:44:50 -0500
  ...ie -outers low beams & inners high or -outers both low and high and inners running lights How are stock SA's set up? How...
• Re: New SA grill
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 21 Apr 2007 08:39:52 -0700
  ...type lights with no upper cutoff. If they're on, you're blinding oncoming traffic. If you mean the regular outers low beam, sure...
• Hella H2 Light assembly for Projektzwo Lower Grille
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 24 Jul 2006 15:16:56 -0500
  Can anyone send to me real fast the physical dimensions of this light above?? Thanks, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver
• Re: City Lights
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Nov 1999 09:24:12 +0200
  ...mandatory automatic DRLs since 1985, >and it is usually low beams or fog >lights operated at 70-100% voltage. The >requirement for DRLs are...
• Re: Coolant Low Level Light Useful?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:59:56 -0700
  ...oil..The light keeps saying "No, your coolant is too low" but I shut that light right up...that lying light. Don Hanson On...
• Re: Hello - Idiot oil light keeps coming on!
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Sun, 7 Nov 2010 23:07:34 +0000
  ...Which I should think is indeed the overheat/low coolant light. I'm pretty sure that's the only light that goes on when...
• Re: Vanagon grilles and lights
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Sun, 23 Jan 2000 08:07:59 -0800
  ...Vanagon grilles and lights >I just installed a pair of the Hella XL low beam driving lights on my Syncro >and I love them...
• Re: Euro headlight.
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 31 Jan 1997 15:54:43 +0200
  ...Duo retangular fog lights, lower grille from turn to turn light, including bulbs, wiring and relay DM 350.00 Quad retangular lights, lower grille...
• No headlights
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 18 Dec 2014 06:33:01 -0800
  ...No headlights hi/low Hi indicator is lit. Instrument lights/side marker lights are lit. Holding the hi/low switch back makes no difference...
• Experience with adding addtional lights
  Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
  Tue, 17 Nov 1998 14:27:23 -0800
  ...These lights work with your low beam lights and can be kept on at all times. They do a good job of adding a...
• Re: Rear Foglight Wiring
  Historical mailing list - mike and shari
  Thu, 8 Feb 2001 13:11:18 -0800
  ...Euro' fog light by hot glueing a red lens to a low profile fog light and mounted it to the lower driver side bumper...
• Re: third brake light delight
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 6 Dec 2001 22:51:11 -0500
  ...Our brake lights are so low that those cars >following close behind may not always see us stopping. As I see it a 3rd...
• Re: Daytime running lights...so what's the problem here?
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Thu, 17 Sep 1998 12:40:54 PDT
  ...On GM cars, when you turn on the parking lights or low beam headlights, the DRLs automatically switch off. When turning on the low...
• Re: A new headlight Problem.
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Tue, 2 Mar 1999 15:51:44 -0800
  ...Besides, if that were faulty then all lights would crap out I think. * On one side, when low beams are on, that side displays...
• Re: Vanagon Winter Survival Kit Question
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:23:07 -0700
  ...Any white light, no matter how dim, is strictly forbidden, only low level red light is permitted. You'll be amazed at what you...
• Re: 84 Vanagon, will not shift into gear, Solved!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 4 Sep 2007 10:17:45 -0700
  ...The system, is designed so that > if the fluid level gets low, the brake warning light comes on. If the > van is new to...
• Re: Battery and OXS light?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 30 Dec 2004 09:03:32 -0800
  If the lights flicker at very low RPM i.e. low idle that is ok (not completely normal but it happens). If they stay...
• Electrical problem--Parking lights, side markers and rear markers not working on '87 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Don Clark
  Mon, 1 Oct 2001 15:37:35 -0400
  ...RECAP All driving lights NOT working *Except*: High and low beams, and license plate lights. Directionals and 4-way flashers work (always have). No...
• Re: Still confused, looking for suggestions...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 10 Aug 2001 15:10:57 EDT
  ...as follows: Low: Light comes on when there is not enough oil pressure below 2000 rpm. comes on at @8 psi. Light is normally...
• Re: Coolant light won't stop blinking!
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Fri, 14 Nov 2003 13:10:41 -0800
  ...the low water light ought to keep blinking? If the light keeps blinking....The electronic sensing portion is ok. Use a short piece of...
• looking for a fog light kit that will fit into the lower front sp oiler on vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Fri, 16 Feb 2001 23:25:51 -0600
  I have noticed that a person could install some fog lights where they belong nice and low. The front spoiler that I see on...
• CHEAP Headlamp upgrade?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Sat, 20 Apr 2002 23:52:45 -0600
  ...The stock low beams do not seem to be safe for driving on busy unlit roads. Has anyone tried adding cheap fog lights to...
• Re: fog lights
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Mon, 8 Apr 2002 11:37:01 -0500
  ...I have a factory fog light switch in the previously empty slot on lower right side that turns them on, and the main power...
• Re: fog lights
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Mon, 8 Apr 2002 11:02:34 -0500
  ...I have a factory fog light switch in the previously empty slot on lower right side that turns them on, and the main power...
• Re: Emergency brake light stays on
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 16 Dec 2006 11:57:18 -0500
  ...Low fluid will also turn on the light. Of course, if it is low, look for the leak. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing...
• Re: Flashing Low Coolant Light (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Mon, 12 Apr 1999 18:33:17 -0700
  ...Flashing Low Coolant Light (longish) > Tom , > I had the same problem with a phantom > problem that kept the low coolant light coming on. > It...
• Re: No headlights
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 18 Dec 2014 08:54:47 -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...
• Instead of LED do fluorescent
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Tue, 18 Sep 2007 14:55:40 -0700
  ...Fluorescent lights give you better light quality with low power consumption. They also scatter the light more than LED lights do. --------------------------------- Boardwalk for $500...
• Re: interior lighting - led strip
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 24 Feb 2013 14:08:45 -0800
  ...And that low setting is pretty good for a standby/casual use light. > > alistair -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http...
• HELP!! No Headlights - 87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 28 Oct 2005 12:06:17 -0400
  Hi! The headlights (both high and low beam) have ceased to function on my 87 Westy. I have parking lights, tail lights license and...
• Still no passenger side high beam,
  Historical mailing list - Kevin
  Thu, 10 Nov 2005 20:58:49 -0800
  Hi folks, Still going through head light hell. So here is the senario has high powered relays, works fine in low beam both sides...
• Re: 86-91 E-Code Lights are back in stock!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 15 Feb 1999 21:58:09 -0800
  ...Low beam and high beam allow you to see better and farther due to the superior light pattern - the low beams are not as...
• Re: CHEAP Headlamp upgrade?
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Sun, 21 Apr 2002 07:16:59 -0700
  >In a lot of places it is illegal to use four lamps on during low beam. Fog >lights are for 'permitting weather conditions' in...
• Re: Third Brake Light
  Historical mailing list - James Shinosky
  Sun, 29 Nov 1998 00:54:00 EST
  I observed and evaluated every third brake light assembly on minivans on the road today. I found that the external-mount/low-profile 8...
• Re: low-voltage lighting
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Wed, 13 Feb 2002 21:14:08 -0500
  Precisely the type of undercabinet lighting I was referring to. I wasn't sure of the wattage, however. I wonder if lower wattage bulbs...
• Re: Wiring of New Front Aux Lights - Question
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Sun, 4 Oct 2009 07:56:21 -0700
  ...Some states require the fog lights to go off with low beams, and similarly the auxiliary driving lights to go off with the high...
• Re: low-voltage lighting
  Historical mailing list - Mike Moery
  Thu, 14 Feb 2002 08:19:53 -0900
  ...low-voltage lighting > > AC or DC isn't important with a simple resistance load, like an > incandescent light bulb (that includes quarts halogen). If...
• Re: GE High output "bulbs"
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Fri, 26 Feb 1999 10:06:44 -0700
  ...i have them (GE high output low sealed beams) on my '84 > audi 5000 turbo, with a set of Bosch driving lights mounted below...
• Re: Driving Lights?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Apr 1997 05:33:18 -0500 (CDT)
  The Canadian version of daytime driving lights for 88-91's uses a normally closed relay to turn off the low beam elements when...
• no head lights on an '87
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Sat, 8 Jul 2006 21:48:21 -0600
  ...The parking lights and the dash lights work but the low and high beams do not work. My guess is that head light switch...
• Tail lights and brake lights
  Historical mailing list - peter shaw
  Thu, 23 Mar 2006 20:10:32 -0800
  ...With the headlights on the side rear lights are on and so are these lower red lights, the ones that are melted. There are...
• Re: Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 1 Oct 2011 12:36:57 -0700
  ...There seems to be too > much divergence, too big a change, between the aiming point of the high > and > low beam light pattern. The...