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• Re: High beam indicator
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Wed, 4 Jun 2003 17:13:42 EDT
  ...The blue lense and the tiny bulb for the high beam indicator are VW part # 357 919 062 and lists for about $9.00...
• Re: South African Grille headlight conversion on an 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 22 Sep 2004 09:46:32 -0600
  ...Wiring for some is all lights on on high Others wire only high beam bulbs on at high. If running all at once I...
• Re: Driving Westy to South America!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Mar 1996 03:57:51 -0500
  >2) High Beams occasionally stick "on". Get a good wiring diagram and continuity tester. Check the wiring and condition of the turn signal switch...
• Re: WARNING: SOUTH AFRICAN QUAD LIGHT GRILLES INCITE ROAD RAGE...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Nov 2002 11:07:29 EST
  ...when i put the high beams on, you can see the light in their rear view mirror, but with the low beams on and...
• Low beams are both out.
  Historical mailing list - John Andrew
  Wed, 8 Dec 1999 09:58:04 -0700
  ...The low beams are not working but the high beams are. Would they both go at the same time or is it a relay...
• Re: ya say ya can't see at night? blind as a bat?? ..
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Sun, 03 Nov 1996 19:02:17 -0500
  ...Better on low beams and very good on high beams. I went two steps better, the H4 bulb was available, at least 10 years...
• Re: SA grills available again
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Wed, 20 Dec 2006 02:06:12 EST
  As far as High Beams v. Driving Lights, I would say, you say Tomato and I say Tomato. (You have to pronounce "tomato" differently...
• Re: Brights & lights
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 2 Dec 2006 21:15:42 EST
  ...but it comes on when the high beams are on... chris
• Re: HIDs on a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Wed, 10 Dec 2008 10:06:53 -0800
  From the picture it looks like the high beam halogen bulb is about 10mm from centre in the horizontal plane. Indeed that will change...
• Re: queston on H4 55/60w bulb to fit stock bulb socket
  Historical mailing list - Marc Sayer
  Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:55:59 -0800
  ...Then, if your bulbs are up to it, you can simply disconnect the high beam connectors to the combo bulbs so you get high...
• Re: '87 Driver headlight out...or not?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 19 Dec 2009 09:11:12 -0500
  The bulb has two filaments, one for high and one for low beams. There are also separate fuses for each. Yes, there are four...
• Re: Man, I am backing up now...on the light install..
  Historical mailing list - Walter Houle
  Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:49:34 -0400
  ...Position 1 allows the driving lights to come on with the high beams. Position 2 is the off position. Position 3 bypasses the high...
• Re: Some good info about E-code headlamps & "City Lights"
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 21:50:45 -0700
  ...Set the low >beams where > > they belong, and the high beams are up in the trees without enough >on-road > > light. Pull the high...
• The drama continues -> Both low beams burnt out at same time?
  Historical mailing list - Luke Bakken
  Sat, 18 Oct 2008 19:42:12 -0700
  ...The first > place is where the high-beam relay was spliced into the white wire > between the high-beam switch and the fuse - the...
• Help: Wierd electrical gremlin
  Historical mailing list - Erik Feddersen
  Sun, 12 Dec 1999 19:53:01 -0500
  ...OK, Start the car, put the lights on and heres the first puzzler, the high beam indicator light is on BUT only the low...
• Re: Headlight improvements IMHO
  Historical mailing list - Filcoff, David M.
  Mon, 30 Oct 2000 16:21:00 -0600
  ...The low beams are excellent, I almost never use my high beams, but I do sometimes anyway :). This past weekend I went to Bustoberfest...
• Re: headlight question
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Sat, 1 Jun 2002 06:54:27 -0400
  ...Flicked the > high beam/low beam lever and the low beams came on. Flicking the lever again > to get the high beams back on...
• Sharp Cutoff Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Mon, 15 Nov 1999 14:34:54 -0800
  ...On high or high+low the beam is of course not baffled and will as you would expect 'dazzle' the oncoming traffic. For a...
• High Beams
  Historical mailing list - Wes Ullrich
  Tue, 23 Dec 2003 20:18:43 -0500
  Hello All, Could anyone tell me which fuse on an 84 westy controls the high beams? (OR any other reason a pair of hella...
• Re: Headlights Out
  Historical mailing list - Tyrone Greene
  Thu, 12 Nov 1998 19:29:16 -0500
  ...Here are the symptoms: > > (1) With ignition ON and headlight switch on, low beams do not work, but > high beams do. > (5) Ignition switch...
• Re: Missing a high-beam... suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 8 Oct 2006 18:28:56 -0700
  ...If 80-85, fuses 5 and 6 are for the high-beams. With the key on and the headlights on and fully connected, measure...
• High Beam upgrades???
  Historical mailing list - Eric Pickering
  Fri, 13 Nov 1998 23:59:21 +0000
  ...Any suggestions for better/stronger high beams (for an '86 - square lights)? Are there good upgrades? I looked on the archive but didn't...
• Re: 91 Westy - SA Grill upgrade?
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Mon, 17 Nov 2014 14:07:32 -0800
  ...In my application, I do the aiming with the dipped beam/cutoff as most of my driving can be done without high beams. Pensionerd...
• Re: Driving Westy to South America!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Mar 1996 13:00:23 -0500
  >2) High Beams occasionally stick "on". Get a good wiring diagram and continuity tester. Check the wiring and condition of the turn signal switch...
• Re: Headlights Still Out
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:31:17 -0700
  ...Additionally, I think the high beam flash functionis also working for left high beam- that is,. key off, light switch off, pull, you get...
• Re: Headlights Out
  Historical mailing list - Steven Min
  Thu, 12 Nov 1998 12:42:44 -0800
  ...Here are the symptoms: > >(1) With ignition ON and headlight switch on, low beams do not work, but >high beams do. >(2) All fuses...
• High beam dash bulb
  Historical mailing list - Nick Feickert
  Tue, 28 Apr 2015 08:47:06 -0400
  Hello! As I've torn apart my instrument cluster to clean, I discovered that the blue (high beam) light which was not working in...
• High beam LED blue light
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Tue, 30 Dec 2003 19:21:35 -0800
  ...for? The turn indicator on the left side does work but the blue high beam indicator to the right does not. Any suggestions? William
• Re: highbeam low beam swap around
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 19 Aug 2003 00:33:41 -0400
  ...the use of the higher wattage bulbs. Bob, you could put a small star in those VW low-beams, and the light still ain...
• Re: Headlight Operation
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 13 Apr 2014 12:16:53 -0600
  ...In '86-91 Vanagons the outside headlights have both low beam and high > beaam filaments > > > There is no application for H4 bulbs where both...
• Re: No Headlights or Turnsignals but Markers OK Update 3
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 26 Oct 2016 21:27:02 +0000
  When the high beam is lifted the high beams get connected directly to the battery. The high beams can be flashed with the ignition...
• No headlights.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Mon, 29 Aug 2016 22:25:14 -0500
  ...With the headlights on, I get parking lights plus high beam LED plus orange tail lights. High beam LED won't turn off. Any...
• Some good info about E-code headlamps & "City Lights"
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 15:27:18 -0700
  ...Set the low beams where they belong, and the high beams are up in the trees without enough on-road light. Pull the high...
• '87 Driver headlight out...or not?
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:52:49 -0800
  ...Driver's side low beam is off when driving with low beams, but works fine when the high beams are turned on. Is there...
• Re: Waving Vanagon drivers (again)
  Historical mailing list - Sami Dakhlia
  Mon, 11 Sep 1995 23:51:48 -0500 (CDT)
  On Mon, 11 Sep 1995, brad wrote: > I have stopped waving, noone usually notices...usually i flash my high beams > twice at oncoming busses...
• High-Beam LED Indicator Bulb
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Tue, 28 Aug 2007 19:09:50 -0400
  Does anyone have an extra High beam LED Indicator bulb, the blue one, or can these be obtained from a Radio Shack? I've...
• Re: square headlight upgrade kit
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Sun, 10 Jan 1999 23:32:27 +0100
  ...H1 5x7 High Beams Hella 57.50 DM = 35.00 USD H1 5x7 High Beams Bosch 63.00 DM = 38.00 USD H4 5x7...
• Re: "Relayed" Headlights Out
  Historical mailing list - Roger Reynolds
  Sun, 30 Mar 2003 17:35:15 EST
  ...Now, flip the lights to high beams and do the same check on the high beam relay. If there is voltage at the larger...
• Re: headlight emergency!
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Mon, 6 Sep 1999 09:21:22 -0700
  ...I have the double high beams when I hold >the high beam switch on, but once released I have neither high beams nor low...
• Re: Daytime running lights...so what's the problem here?
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Thu, 17 Sep 1998 18:37:51 -0400
  ...Low power or not, if the DRL uses the high-beam lens and reflector, it is aiming high and wide (so that drivers in...
• Re: Headlights Out
  Historical mailing list - Steven Min
  Thu, 12 Nov 1998 16:59:49 -0800
  ...On my van I have one low out but the high beam comes on. Can >>always buy one bulb and replace it, if the...
• Re: H-4 lights
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Mon, 3 May 1999 13:26:02 -0700
  Yep, the low beams are original DOT spec (and are very dim). They have the DOT symbol cast into the glass lens. The high...
• headlights problems
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 27 Jan 2017 09:19:22 -0800
  ...recently when I turn on the headlights, these symptoms appear: - headlights are dim - high beams are on at the same time as low beam...
• Round Headlight Upgrade from Sealed Beams
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:07:01 -0400
  ...On high beams I do notice some bright and dim spots, but they haven't bothered me yet. The aim of the high beams...
• Re: Hella E-Codes vs. Vision Plus?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 2 Dec 2008 07:40:58 -0800
  ...on the low beam circuit as you will piss off on coming traffic.� But for high beam and fog beams they are totally fantastic...
• Re: Brighter Headlight Bulb 86-91
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Thu, 4 Jun 1998 20:04:59 -0500
  ...The BrightLights were $17 each for sealed beams, they also had 9004's for $8 each. I would highly reccomend the sealed beam (rectangular...
• Re: Fuse Box Blues
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 19 May 2001 17:50:36 -0700
  ...Like my high beam > had a 20 and my other high beam had a 10. They're all new fuses, but I just > put...
• Re: No headlights.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Aug 2016 23:11:07 -0400
  ...With the headlights on, I get parking lights plus high beam LED plus orange tail lights. High beam LED won't turn off.
• Re: Daytime running lights...so what's the problem here?
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Thu, 17 Sep 1998 12:40:54 PDT
  ...Some early VW's has 100% candle power and most GM's has it on >the high beam's. The glare will always be...
• Re: High beam blue light?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:15:36 -0700
  ...High beam blue light? > At 04:37 PM 3/11/2009, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >>I assume it's not a sealed beam and...
• Re: Man, I am backing up now...on the light install..
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:52:48 -0700
  ...I'm trying to install some KC lights into my 84.. > > Now, my high beam indicator light stays on regardless. It worked ok > before...
• Re: Man, I am backing up now...on the light install..
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:04:10 -0700
  hi Don, did you see my post about what kind of relay you really need, and that no part of the high beam voltage...
• Low Beams quit working!...Is it the switch?
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Mon, 14 Jun 2004 18:55:58 -0700
  ...I can flick on the High Beams, but they won't stay on...and I have no Low Beams...ie: No headlights! Anybody experience...
• Re: A light mystery
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 31 May 2011 22:13:24 -0400
  I believe there are two fuses for the high beams as well. Got manuel? Chris. Wysłane z iPhone'a Dnia May 30, 2011 o...
• Re: WARNING: SOUTH AFRICAN QUAD LIGHT GRILLES INCITE ROAD RAGE...
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Nov 2002 09:15:00 EST
  ...so, what are you saying..i have four high beams? > > >the Jetts/golf GLX/GTI's have "under > >the bumper" driving lights that you...
• Re: Man, I am backing up now...on the light install..
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:32:18 -0700
  ...I'm trying to install some KC lights into my 84.. > > Now, my high beam indicator light stays on regardless. It worked ok > before...
• Re: Gah. Inspections
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 9 Aug 2002 13:24:40 -0400
  ...Wire your current fog light relay or switch to the normally-closed contact, then wire the relay coil to the high beam wire. The...
• HIGH POWERED HEADLIGHT
  Historical mailing list - Pat Patterson
  Mon, 26 Jan 2015 12:15:06 -0500
  ...Is there a source for ceramic connectors? I have an 86 and it works OK with 4 100 watt high beams and two 80...
• Lights on '82 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - VWQ47
  Fri, 17 Dec 2010 22:21:34 +1000
  ...When I turn them on both high and low beam are on. When I turn OFF high beam, low beam goes off ( I think...
• front headlights not working....
  Historical mailing list - Christian Pelletier
  Mon, 24 Jan 2005 21:26:51 -0800
  ...But when I hold the high beam arm on the steering column, the high beams turn on, but they won't stay. I can...