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• Re: intermittent headlight failure
  Historical mailing list - Alan Pickersgill
  Tue, 30 Nov 1999 12:31:19 -0500
  ...I changed both stalks the turn indicator/high-low beam and the wiper/washer which it is integrated with. Two days later the same...
• Re: dim "High beam" indicator light
  Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
  Wed, 17 Nov 1999 08:18:30 -0800
  ...I have a very dim "High beam" indicator light. I can't see if my high beams are on until its really dark outside...
• Re: Vanagon High Beams...
  Historical mailing list - "Dave Bayer (by way of TomC )"
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 16:23:05 -0400
  ...can I use a 70-80 watt light without > harming the system..? The high beam is an H3 bulb. Don't know if the...
• Re: Vanagon High Beams...
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Fri, 18 Aug 2000 14:39:10 -0400
  ...can I use a 70-80 watt light without > harming the system..? The high beam is an H3 bulb. Don't know if the...
• Re: headlight bulb question...
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 3 Mar 2003 22:19:53 -0600
  ...They come >on only when the high beams are on. The outer lights (headlights?) are dual >wattage, for high and low beam. The outers...
• Re: Headlight Operation
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 1 Oct 2013 02:31:48 -0700
  With the Headlights on, if you pull back the Turn Signal Stalk half-way (before the click), both Low and High Beams will light...
• Re: Pzwo lower grille foglights NLA
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 15 Dec 2005 10:08:15 -0500
  ...her high beams >at the victim to prove to the victim he or she doesn't have his or her high >beams on-- this...
• Re: High Beam Lens Needed
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 1 Mar 2007 10:45:32 -0500
  ...High Beam Lens Needed I just noticed the high beam lens on the right-hand side got nailed by a rock, so I am...
• Re: Blue LEDs. Buy in quantity and save. /F
  Historical mailing list - Z
  Wed, 7 Aug 1996 14:59:21 -0400 (EDT)
  ...that's a whole lot of high beam indicators. Get enough of them and use them together for blue High Beams themselves.... (sorry lame...
• Re: Wiring questions for tach/dash pod from 88-89 into 82 aircooled[LONG]
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 17 Oct 1999 16:14:37 +0200
  ...FERNLICHT (High Beam?) High beam > > #3: -ALLGEM. (Ground) General ground > > #4: FREI(KL.1) (I have know idea, coolant temp maybe?) Vacant > > #5: UHR...
• Re: Sa Grill upgrade?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 17 Nov 2014 09:54:27 -0800
  ...works fine, but the divergence between high and low beams is just slightly too large and one or both beams will end up being...
• Re: Aux driving lights question..best easy power source..?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:06:16 -0700
  ...So, if I want the aux lights on, I have to >>> run >>> the high beams..and if I dim the high beams, the aux...
• Ignition Switch Mystery Continues...anybody out there????
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Wed, 23 Jun 2004 09:05:10 -0700
  ...Next day the high beams/low beams were working ok...could switch between the two...and I noticed one of the small (high beam...
• 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 Low Beam 5 ...... 8 Amp (White) Left High Beam & Indicator Light 6 ...... 8 Amp (White) Right High Beam 7 ...... 16...
• Re: WTB: Round Headlight assembly from '85 and older
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 28 Jan 2014 16:03:05 -0600
  ...If I adjust that out - then the low beams are to high > and bright for on coming drivers. > > I have the relays and higher...
• Re: 4 headlite grille?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 17 Dec 2003 21:42:45 +1300
  I imported a SET of grills (there are two) with the factory inner high-beams (they are NOT driving or fog lights) from a...
• Needed for Scirocco: SOUTH AFRICAN QUAD LIGHT GRILLES
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Mon, 25 Nov 2002 20:17:36 -0800
  ...so i switched my high beams on to show him..bad idea...it didnt make things any better.. i did a Uie in the...
• Re: H-4 lights
  Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
  Fri, 7 May 1999 18:49:48 -0500
  ...Our NHTSA allowed high beam DRLs in the first place, refuses to acknowledge that US low beam headlamps produce too much glare (over 5x...
• auxillary low beams?
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Tue, 22 Aug 2000 09:38:03 -0600
  ...not high beam only). The Hella website doesn't really show vertical beam pattern for their aux. lights. What about some 7" driving lights...
• Low beam headlight adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Andre Fiedler
  Sun, 23 Mar 2014 22:03:09 -0600
  Hello All, I have an 89 Westy with the rectangular headlights and want to adjust the low beam angle up a little higher. Can...
• headlights
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Wed, 23 May 2007 06:47:10 -0700
  ...When they don't work, the blue hi beam light on the dash is always lite and the high beam column stalk has no...
• Re: CHEAP Headlamp upgrade?
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 10:07:57 -0700
  ...Consider all "driving" or "auxiliary" white lights to the front as high-beams and disallow them under conditions similar to high beams. (This is...
• H-4 Headlight questions
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:36:11 -0700
  ...Now I have some sealed beam halogens that are OK, but I wanted a little more low beam, for sure..and extra high beam...
• Re: HIDs on a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 8 Dec 2008 21:27:28 -0800
  ...How with high beam lamps HID is a whole different story.� The Golf Country had Hella 500s (H3) for the high beams so I...
• Re: headlights (all) - poof!
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 3 Apr 2011 21:51:08 -0700
  ...washboard road the other night and had just clicked on > my high-beams when all of the headlights went out at once. > > All of...
• Re: 360W of Bright?
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Mon, 10 Mar 2003 07:24:35 -0800
  ...Dual bulb Halogen, manly reflectors, excellent low beam cutoff. Works with your high-low beam relay set up.
• Re: Still no passenger side high beam
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 12 Nov 2005 06:20:43 EST
  ...Now the drivers side driving light is on all the time dim on low beam bright on high and on the passenger side it...
• Re: High-Beam LED Indicator Bulb
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 29 Aug 2007 07:08:15 EDT
  ...Does anyone have an extra High beam LED Indicator bulb, the blue one, or can these be obtained from a Radio Shack? I have...
• =?US-ASCII?Q?RE:_No_headlights_-_high_beam_indicator_stays_on_-_relay_upg?= =?US-ASCII?Q?rade_installed?=
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 9 May 2005 22:38:27 -0400
  ...Now BOTH the low and high beams do not work. The blue high beam indicator light comes on and stays on whenever I activate...
• Re: HIDs on a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:36:12 -0400
  ...High beam is awesome, love that. Haven't read about anybody else with experince with these on a van, try them before you knock...
• Re: high beams not working, 86 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 28 Dec 2000 19:41:59 -0600
  ...high beams not working, 86 Westy > > Tried searching archives but Gerry seems to be sleeping. > > > > High beams are out, will come on if the...
• Re: No Low Beams
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Dec 1999 11:54:55 EST
  ...Bad Headlight Dimmer Flasher Switch (the arm that you pull to switch to high beams) Bad ignition switch Bad headlight switch (Although these last...
• Re: Bus depot headlight upgrade "Vision Kit" for 1988 vanagon GL RELATED QUESTION/THREAD HIJACK
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 17 Jul 2015 10:10:59 -0400
  ...When I switched on the high beams >the lights went out completely for a moment. Decided to leave on low >beams. Then had to...
• Re: headlight bulb question...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 10 Mar 2003 10:49:24 -0500
  ...The low beam is on >along with the high beams and the area nearer the van is then lit up better. However, this may...
• Re: WARNING: SOUTH AFRICAN QUAD LIGHT GRILLES INCITE ROAD RAGE...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Sheflo
  Mon, 25 Nov 2002 01:43:02 -0800
  Chris, Seems to me that if these are a true driving light then they are the equivalent of a high beam light, if not...
• Re: road greetings
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Aug 1994 18:46:48 -0500 (CDT)
  ...you all use the flashing headlights to greet on- >coming Type IIs, or is that passe'? > Well, I tried, but my high-beams only...
• Re: Square Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 19 May 1998 18:13:08 -0700
  At 01:34 AM 5/19/98 EDT, JordanVw wrote: ><< The square High Beam Assemblies (H3 Bulb Style) from any 82-88 Scirocco are...
• Re: Headlight Operation
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 6 Apr 2014 18:49:26 -0600
  ...with dual headlights where both > high and low beams were on at the same time?? Like low beams are just > on and when the...
• Re: headlights problems
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Fri, 27 Jan 2017 17:33:35 +0000
  ...recently when I turn on the headlights, these symptoms appear: - headlights are dim - high beams are on at the same time as low beam...
• 86 High Beam Lens needed
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Wed, 11 Jul 2001 06:37:22 -0400
  ...I do not think they are going to let me slide with the cracked passenger side high beam lens. Any used ones out there...
• Lights out last night.
  Historical mailing list - chris Moyles
  Mon, 6 Nov 2006 11:30:43 -0500
  ...Luckily- If I hold the high beam/low bram switch I get high beams. The taillights work fine. Full moon last night and living...
• short in headlight wiring ... somewhere
  Historical mailing list - Tom Ervolina
  Fri, 13 Jun 1997 14:34:54 -0400
  ...A couple of times it seems to ahve un-done itself when I jiggled and repeatedly switched the high beams switch on the steering...
• Re: 1991 vanagon - rectangular hi-lo beam headlight replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 18 Apr 2022 12:53:08 -0700
  ...The inner > high beam headlight survived the fall. > > Sincerely, > Kevin > > From: kenneth wilford (Van-Again) <kenwilfy@comcast.net> > Sent: Monday, April 18, 2022 12...
• High Beam LED? again
  Historical mailing list - Jose R. Moscoso
  Fri, 31 Mar 2000 13:45:42 -0800
  ...Some time ago there was a subject running around about high beam led light dimming to off. I have just receive this fairy on...
• Re: Window Trick Works!
  Historical mailing list - Charles Michaux
  Mon, 15 Sep 1997 17:28:04 -0000
  ...That's why I had to pull the high beam switch two times. Charles Michaux ---------- > From: STEVEN G WACKER <s_j_wacker@JUNO.COM...
• Re: Little blue lights
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 10 Dec 1998 14:59:32 -0800
  ...This is law in Germany... > > Raimund Only low beams have to be automatically adjustet, high beams are fixed. BTW, Hella recommends that the bolts...
• Re: Where to aim the headlights? SA grill
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sun, 29 Sep 2002 13:50:53 -0400
  ...Usually high beams are aimed straight ahead and very slightly downward, and I find that pattern easiest to judge on the road. (Besides, if...
• Re: Headlights Not Working!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 20 Jul 2006 22:33:15 -0400
  ...Each fuse operates both high beams on one side. 15 amps if using proper bulbs. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
• lights goin' bezerk
  Historical mailing list - ajw
  Thu, 1 Feb 2001 20:05:40 -0500
  ...then, the other night, all of a sudden my high-beams were not working correctly. the instrument panel's hi-beam LED indicator was...
• Man, I am backing up now...on the light install..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:07:51 -0700
  ...Now, my high beam indicator light stays on regardless. It worked ok before. I put a spade terminal onto the fuse connection for the...
• SA Grill and Headlights Out!!!
  Historical mailing list - Andy Zappe
  Sat, 21 Aug 2004 14:24:20 EDT
  ...They are just wired straight up to the high beams. Been working fine the entire time. Now the original lights are out, low and...
• Re: HID light upgrades - anyone try them?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Mon, 29 Oct 2007 06:12:31 -0700
  ...My wife's Acura TL has genuine factory HID lights which use the same housing and one light bulb for high and low beams...
• Headlight hi-beam issues
  Historical mailing list - Jason Ellis
  Thu, 7 Apr 2016 16:03:30 +0000
  ...Low beams are fine on both sides. If I turn on high beams, the drivers side turns off completely and the passenger side works...
• Hella H4s and relays
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Wed, 24 Jul 2002 04:48:13 EDT
  ...I should also mention I have the hella H3 driving lights wired into the high beams with no relays. I'd rather avoid the...
• Re: headlight bulb question...
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 3 Mar 2003 16:56:21 -0700
  All 4 of mine are "on" when on high beam, or "driving light" mode. When on low beam, only the outer 2 are on...
• Re: intermittent headlight failure
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 30 Nov 1999 14:21:00 -0500
  ...I changed both stalks the turn indicator/high-low beam and > the wiper/washer which it is integrated with. > > Two days later the same...
• Headlights Out
  Historical mailing list - Mark A. Williamson
  Thu, 12 Nov 1998 13:29:16 -0700
  ...Here are the symptoms: (1) With ignition ON and headlight switch on, low beams do not work, but high beams do. (2) All fuses...
• Re: Still no passenger side high beam
  Historical mailing list - Kevin
  Sat, 12 Nov 2005 14:16:15 -0800
  ...Still no passenger side high beam In a message dated 11/11/2005 10:05:03 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON...
• Re: High Beam LED? again and again...
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Sat, 1 Apr 2000 01:38:15 EST
  ...The attendant dropping resistor for the high beam indicator light on the 1984 Vanagon with which I am familiar is only 120 ohms; the...
• Re: No High Beams
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:41:53 -0700
  ...For those wishing some serious high beam lumens, I have h3 130W bulbs available. Modestly priced, virginal, potent. Requires 30A fuse for the pair...