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• Bright tail lights
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Thu, 12 Apr 2001 15:14:39 EDT
  ...Turn signal lights have been determined to be good at 21 watts. An exception to this is in bad conditions like fog where much...
• Amber turn signal...more info
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Tue, 25 Jul 2000 07:48:00 -0400
  ...Bridged the 2 "hot" wires on drivers side, turn signal normal with lights off, does not function with lights on, and amber parking light...
• Re: South African Grille headlight conversion on an 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tolga Morawski
  Sun, 26 Sep 2004 20:53:47 -0400
  ...2 outer lights on >>High: all 4 lights on To set up the lights this way how would I wire the new (on my...
• Re: best headlight replacements?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 23 Oct 2005 13:32:34 +1300
  > and >those cool city lights too. PARKING lights.
• curious behaviour of interior led lights
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 16 Jul 2010 10:27:32 -0700
  Funny thing started to happen after I replaced the interior incandescent lights with the led festoon lights from Van Cafe. I have a delayed...
• Re: "city" lights and alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - Cory Zumbrennen
  Thu, 24 Apr 1997 00:45:31 -0600 (MDT)
  On Wed, 23 Apr 1997, Dave wrote: > Does anyone have any more info on the Neuspeed city lights? They sound = > pretty neat. > The Neuspeed...
• Flickering lights?
  Historical mailing list - blytz
  Fri, 12 Jan 2001 10:12:08 -0600
  Hello all, I've got a small problem with the interior lights of the van that seem to have gotten odder last night. Occasionally...
• electrical problems with headlights
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Sun, 2 Feb 2003 19:11:12 -0500
  ...Indicator lights, rear lights, flashing lights are working. Switching on the headlight switch turns on the high beam indicator light. A new headlight switch...
• Re: lighting harness for trailer question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 20 May 2002 11:37:18 -0700
  ...Also, without the adapter the brake lights will over ride the turn signals so the trailer lights won't blink for turns if the...
• Headlight differences - 88 GL and 91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 16 Dec 2016 15:21:27 -0600
  On my 88GL, when lights are on low beam or dim, its the outboard lights that are on, and the inboard bright lights are...
• Re: Rewiring parking lights to switch with ignition
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Thu, 9 May 2002 20:49:43 -0500
  The reason they do this is some of the European countries require daytime running lights and many (most) have laws that state you are...
• Re: SA QUAD LIGHT GRILLE
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Preiss
  Mon, 25 Nov 2002 09:01:52 -0800
  When I got the SA kit, I was wondering what the term 'driving lights' meant. Driving lights as in daylight running lights? But when...
• Re: '88 headlight upgrade options?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 11 Apr 2007 21:59:54 -0400
  ...can be. ;) > > one advantage of this method is that if you wire the added lights > somewhat 'illegally' (most states require that fog lights go...
• Re: Pedal Pressure & Brake Lights
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 3 Jul 2010 12:25:31 -0700
  ...Pedal Pressure & Brake Lights > Hi all. > > It's likely that my brakes engage before brake lights come on. (need a > helper to confirm this...
• reverse light woes
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 19 Mar 1990 10:40:31 -0500
  well im three weeks overdue on my inspection, so id better get my reverse lights to work this weekend. Checked the switch by shorting...
• Re: LED Tail Lights
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Thu, 8 Nov 2012 12:50:48 -0800
  ...Upon stopping the lights go VERY > bright. They appear to me to be LED lights in rows to give good stopping > warnings. Don't...
• Re: Headlight Alternatives for 89 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 17 Oct 2003 15:22:53 -0600
  ...http://www.fastforward.ca/Vanagon/ 1986 to 1992 Vanagon Outer Light Kit [ Rectangular Lights ] Hella Hi/Lo Beam Rectangular H4 Lights with integrated European...
• Re: Tail lamp upgrades
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 22:05:08 EDT
  ...The vanagon tail lights have a dead section, reserved for european rear fog lights (21 watts). Mostly there are no bulb holders fitted there...
• Re: Any reason NOT to use Euro tail lights?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 27 Oct 2015 10:16:36 -0700
  Hey Will, I have quite a few nice, used Euro tail lights here at the shop. Would let them go for $20 each, plus...
• Re: SA headlights from Tiico
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 24 Aug 2001 14:05:22 -0400
  ...Most of the kits I've seen come with either no inner lights, or some cheesy generic "off-road" lights that can be made...
• FS- Alloy Wheels,Bumper,Lights &Grill
  Historical mailing list - Ken Herman
  Mon, 7 Jun 1999 12:54:44 EDT
  ...Square lights, brackets and grill. Early round light vans can be changed to square lights with separate hi-beams. Low beam lights are a...
• Cool Lights snapshots
  Historical mailing list - sheng
  Tue, 18 Sep 2001 18:25:31 -0700
  Due to overwhelming demand (OK....two people asked for 'em), here's a few snapshots of the LED reading/cargo lights mounted in my...
• Re: Brake Lights Troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:17:07 -0800
  ...Brake Lights Troubleshooting I found out last night my brake lights aren't working. About three years ago I had a switch replaced because...
• Re: H-4 lights
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 4 May 1999 00:04:19 +0200
  ...After hearing > so many complaints about the dim stock Vanagon lights, I am wondering if a > PO installed the upgraded Euro-spec lights. How...
• No stop lights, no lighter, but interior works on '84
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Mon, 2 Jan 2006 15:10:35 -0500
  ...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: no head lights on an '87
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sat, 8 Jul 2006 21:19:48 -0700
  ...The >parking lights and the dash lights work but the low and high beams >do not work. >My guess is that head light switch...
• Re: H-4 lights
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 3 May 1999 13:05:03 PDT
  ...After >hearing >so many complaints about the dim stock Vanagon lights, I am wondering if a >PO installed the upgraded Euro-spec lights. How...
• Re: Uninstalling SA headlights
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 25 Oct 2012 21:00:41 -0500
  When I installed my SA lights I replaced the plug that fits to the lights and about 8 to 10 inches of the wiring...
• Re: interior light
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Hutton
  Wed, 19 Jul 1995 12:10:01 -0600 (MDT)
  ...We could not afford to use the normal lights for so long. I also have two of these lights mounted over the engine so...
• Re: Upgrading Projectzwo Bulbs to 100w and/or Yellow
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Thu, 22 Dec 2005 17:38:50 -0500
  ...Wire the Projectzwo fog lights to the second lamp > > >position (the driving lights position) so that they come on sans > > >headlights for use in...
• Re: Park Lights
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby & Denise DeWolfe
  Thu, 14 Sep 2000 10:35:44 -0400
  Replacement lights. Matt Mark Ingalls wrote: > > What is the European H4 conversion replacement ? Is it the SA grill or just > replacement lights? > > Mark Ingalls...
• Re: E-codes w/ 9004 bulbs?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Wed, 28 Apr 2004 11:45:31 -0700
  Ian, Properly aimed E-code lights will not blind other drivers more then DOT lights unless improperly aimed. The lens pattern is designed to...
• Re: Headlight Switches and other switches
  Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
  Sun, 27 Feb 2005 22:00:04 -0600
  ...I >have > > not tried the dash lights at night although I have put in the switch and >can > > see the lights working. But the...
• Wiring of New Front Aux Lights - Question
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Sun, 4 Oct 2009 04:17:53 -0400
  So I have a set of existing Hella aux driving lights with relays and remote switch already wired. I also i have 100watt bulb...
• Idioit Lights?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Holmdahl
  Tue, 14 Jan 97 09:40:00 CDT
  I've had a continual problem with my warning lights. Two days ago the last 2 lights starting acting up - My battery light and...
• Re: fantastic super cool photo
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Sun, 26 Apr 1998 13:36:41 EDT
  ...If I remember correctly, the strategy of fog lights is to > undershine the fog, not shine lights directly at it and having it > bounce...
• Back-up lights don't work
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Tue, 31 Jul 2007 22:04:33 -0400
  ...So, the back-up lights should be on all the time, which they are not. So, I put a circuit tester on the leads...
• Re: Friday van lights
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 16 Dec 2016 09:40:52 -0700
  ...36 AM, ed donnen wrote: > Such a lot of thread about lights, how about fixing this vans lighting > problem? > > https://www.youtube.com/watch...
• Re: Dashboard light filters and a relay on the dashboard light circuit
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Thu, 27 Jun 2002 09:26:47 -0500
  And by keeping the lights dim you notice the idiot warning lights a WHOLE LOT faster!!! I keep the lights on my Honda and...
• E-code lights/SA grille
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sun, 27 Aug 2000 18:09:12 PDT
  ...you can't use the E-code lights on them... BTW did you get your E-code lights from FastForward??? And are they simple...
• Re: SA inner lights - how bright?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Mar 2002 09:08:18 EST
  As has already been said, these lights are the same as the inner lights on a VW cabriolet rabbit or Golf (until the late...
• Re: '91 GL -- no brake lights, no license plate lights, but have tail lights, directional signals, and back-up lights
  Historical mailing list - John H. Lauterbach
  Tue, 24 Sep 2019 08:34:42 -0400
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: '91 GL -- no brake lights, no license plate lights, but have tail > lights, directional signals, and back-up lights...
• Re: Xenon Lights?
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Sun, 14 Dec 2003 22:51:26 -0800
  ...I've considered the SA grille and lights, going to 7" E-codes, fabricating mounts and a grill to install Cibie' s CSR lights...
• Re: Wiring of New Front Aux Lights - Question
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Mon, 5 Oct 2009 14:20:41 -0400
  > So I have a set of existing Hella aux driving lights with relays and > remote switch already wired. I also i have 100watt bulb...
• Re: Reverse lights
  Historical mailing list - DAVID MOST
  Mon, 5 Jul 1999 06:57:54 -0700
  ...It's an automatic, and > although it's a small detail, it's surprising how helpful those back-up > lights can be (at night...
• Additional Interior Lights for Westy
  Historical mailing list - Chris Hinkle
  Wed, 16 Jan 2002 09:29:45 -0600
  Folks, I'm considering installing additional lights inside my '87 Westy. Does anybody know anything about these lights? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw...
• DOT lights
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Tue, 27 Dec 2005 03:13:45 -0800
  These could come in handy for lighting the engine bay.., though since the lights can only take temps up to 120 degree maybe I...
• Re: Headlight Warning Buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Sminkey, Scott
  Wed, 12 Aug 1998 15:56:16 -0400
  Regarding the parking lights staying on when a Vanagon is shut off, gmbulley suggested: >...figure out WHICH wire VW >'disconnects' to turn off the...
• Re: No headlights.
  Historical mailing list - Doug Toomey
  Tue, 30 Aug 2016 20:30:36 -0700
  ...Parking lights work fine on that setting. With the headlights on, I get parking lights plus high beam LED plus orange tail lights. High...
• Re: Driving Lights?
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Tue, 22 Apr 1997 08:15:30
  ...they have the Daytime Running Lights bulb fixtures already made into the headlight reflectors. >>joel Wendy & John have an '85 Westy. Daytime running lights...
• Re: LED Tail Lights
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Thu, 8 Nov 2012 14:42:42 -0800
  ...Upon stopping the lights go > VERY bright. They appear to me to be LED lights in rows to give good > stopping warnings. Don't...
• Re: Inner round SA headlights mounitng?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 1 Feb 2007 16:25:44 -0500
  ...http://users.qadas.com/~kanas/Vehicles/Syncro/South_African_Grille_Procedure.html Mike Raimund Feussner wrote: > Ok, thanks. > > But since the inner lights are...
• Interior lights link, check these out
  Historical mailing list - Matt F
  Wed, 14 Nov 2001 12:21:58 -0500
  I haven't seen these particular lights come across the list before, but these are perfect for map/ reading lights. My brother has them...
• Hella Chart Lights Question
  Historical mailing list - Channell, Ralph
  Thu, 3 Mar 2005 13:43:13 -0800
  ...Just wondering if anyone who has installed Hella chart lights knows if they can take an LED bulb or not. Also, how do they...
• Cluster lights
  Historical mailing list - Slloth
  Fri, 4 Apr 2008 19:07:45 -0700
  I twisted out the lights and swapped the working middle light in to the clock position and it did not work. So I installed...
• Re: Extra Headlight Question + Driving Lights?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 25 Sep 2003 13:45:39 -0700
  ...Extra Headlight Question + Driving Lights? At 01:08 AM 9/25/03 -0400, you wrote: >Offroad truck guys >have lights mounted all over the...
• Re: South African Grille headlight conversion on an 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 23 Sep 2004 22:24:10 +1200
  >One responder raised an interesting point about how I wish to wire the >two sets of lights in the SA Grille. ie > >-outers low...
• Re: Blinker problems.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Tue, 22 Apr 1997 20:38:09 -0400
  ...The brake lights are wired parallel to each other and have a separate power supply from the brake light switch to the lights. The...
• Re: Dashboard lights
  Historical mailing list - - Bruce Todd
  Sat, 15 Nov 2014 17:00:31 -0800
  ...Dashboard lights What about the lights behind the clock and the warning lights? Not the warning indicators but the legends. Also is the light...
• Re: Back-up lights
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Tue, 29 Oct 2013 23:48:00 -0700
  ...how can motion extinguish the back-up lights? > Symptom: > 1. engine off (ignition on), gear in reverse - lights work > 2. engine on, gear in...