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Re: Light Inside Camper/cockpit lighting
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Sun, 10 Sep 2000 13:33:32 -0700
...I just went out and sure enough, my sliding door has a light switch. Originally it would just light the light over the driver...
Re: Third brake light
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Mon, 16 Mar 2015 08:40:53 -0700
Definitely upgrade to LED brake and backup lights, a must-do improvement. But, the high third brake light is a proven safety feature mandated...
Re: OXS light
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 20 Jun 2007 22:02:39 -0400
...OXS light Any chance the alternator light is flickering with the O2 sensor light? Is? the alternator warning light working? The O2 light goes...
Re: Survey-- Your Favorite Vanagon Accessories That You Have Added
Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
Wed, 31 Jan 2001 20:52:20 -0500
...Fluorescent light w/directional light on back of van Drink holders Toiltet paper holder Fog lights Back light Aircraft model lights on roof between...
Re: What lights for an upgrade?
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Wed, 21 Dec 2005 23:08:55 -0700
...What lights for an upgrade? > I want to upgrade the lighting on my 88 GL to the e-code lights but > don't know...
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: Third brake light
Historical mailing list - ANTONY MARSH
Mon, 16 Mar 2015 15:28:59 -0400
Any specific suggestions on where to get these LED bulbs for bog standard original rear lights/sockets? Thanks Sent from my digital leash > On...
High Intensity Discharge Lighting System
Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
Thu, 5 Dec 2002 19:40:30 -0500
...Sylvania Xenarc HID Lighting System - 7" Round Lights - Improves peripheral and down-road vision - 3 times more light than halogen systems - Lasts up to...
Re: Running Lights Dark
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 28 Aug 2018 15:05:47 -0400
> > The problem was no running lights and no dash lights, so something is wrong > with both the switch and rheostat. > See 97.211 tracks...
Dash light short
Historical mailing list - puzerewski
Mon, 27 Nov 2000 09:19:46 -0500
I have developed a short (I guess) in the instrument panel lights. What is occurring is that they are working fine, and then the...
no head lights on an '87
Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
Sat, 8 Jul 2006 21:48:21 -0600
Hey list, A freind of a freind has an '87 Westfalia with no head lights. The parking lights and the dash lights work but...
Re: Rear Fog Light (was:Backup light switch)
Historical mailing list
Fri, 30 May 1997 09:57 -0600 (MDT)
Can't tell you where the backup light switch is on the manual (though I suspect that in good VW tradition it is on...
Re: Flashing Light
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 2 Aug 2011 15:51:28 -0400
...Remember this was about a flashing light question? I >want to install a light mounted on a post that will go on when I...
Fog Lights
Historical mailing list - Miguel Winterpacht
Sat, 9 May 1998 23:36:15 -0500
Since we're on the subject of Fog Lights, a while back there where discussions on where to mount them. On my 89 Wolfsbure...
Re: SA grills available again
Historical mailing list - chris
Tue, 19 Dec 2006 18:42:15 -0800
They call those lights in the middle 'driving lights' - but aren't they just brights? Aka, its just for looks really, you cant actually...
LED source website
Historical mailing list - Joe Reed
Sun, 9 Sep 2001 19:59:32 -0400
Here's a great source of info and supplies for LED lighting -- you'll be astonished...I've ordered some of the groups of...
Re: Breadloaf.EGR_warning_light.what_does_it_mean?
Historical mailing list - Nato Dean
Sun, 03 Mar 1996 17:09:39 -0600
...The warning light was accompanied by no loss of > power or performance. David, The EGR light (in all buses after 1975) automatically comes on...
Re: Brake Warning Light Behavior
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 25 Nov 2014 17:43:16 -0500
...Brake Warning Light Behavior New behavior recently in my '84 Wolfsburg Westy. The brake warning light comes on bright when the hand brake is...
Re: Question about battery light
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 4 Apr 2013 19:36:55 -0400
...When the alternator is working it back feeds voltage to the light causing the light to go out as it has +batt on both...
Re: 84 coolant light.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 2 Sep 2009 17:20:49 -0400
There are two electrical parts to the coolant light circuit. One is the coolant level control module on the fuse panel and the other...
third brake light delight
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Thu, 6 Dec 2001 18:59:17 -0800
I had a friend step on my brakes after I installed my third LED brake light at the top of my AC shelf so...
Back-up lights don't work
Historical mailing list - Jack R.
Tue, 31 Jul 2007 22:04:33 -0400
My 84 Westy is having back-up light issues. I have pulled switch, and put an ohm meter on it, and see that is...
Re: headlight switch mystery, help!
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Fri, 25 Jun 1999 19:10:51 +0200
...The power for the light switch comes from two sources. 1st source is straight from the battery (marked 30) and powers your parking lights...
Re: Hella Driving Lights for a 1991 GL
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Tue, 31 Aug 1999 20:39:26 -0500
> I am looking into adding Hella (or a similar type) driving lights to the > front of my 1991 GL. I love the idea of...
Re: Photo ticket at stop lights
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Fri, 13 Dec 2002 14:47:00 -0500
...I had a nice discussion with a local gendarme after I went through a yellow light. I got a written warning (not a ticket).
Re: Battery Light
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Tue, 8 Jan 2008 19:49:54 -0800
...The lights will go off. They go on because the alternator is now producing exactly zero current. BTDT. Why both lights? Dunno, but that...
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...
Does anyone have an interest in better lights for their Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Wed, 27 May 2009 08:49:23 -0700
I recently upgraded my BMW GS motorcycle to DE projector lights - basically the same technology to what is found on newer VWs and the...
RE: lighting questions
Historical mailing list - Wiesner Craig
19 Dec 1996 08:58:32 -0800
...What I want is brighter lights for the brake light (which is a separate bulb from the tail light in a Vanagon) and the...
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...
fog light wiring questions
Historical mailing list - Charles D Earl
Mon, 2 Jun 1997 17:41:08 -0700 (PDT)
I'm ready to begin the project of installing my new Hella 500 fog lights on the van (thanks for the suggestion Sean). The...
Re: Help locating pin at harness for idiot lights
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 3 Jun 2012 12:31:41 -0700
...That is until the 'check engine' light would not light up. Someone else did the conversion some ten years ago. Thought it was a...
rear fog light
Historical mailing list - Lee Peterson
Thu, 1 Feb 2001 17:21:54 -0700
Has anyone put the euro tail light with a rear fog light in their van? I was reading the accessories thread and lots of...
Cibie Lights
Historical mailing list - Mark C
Thu, 6 Jul 2006 10:45:46 -0700
...so now I'm wondering about two cibie fog lights yellow bulbed and two cibie hid lights, driving lights, all installed . . . . that would be...
Re: Head light issue 1986 Syncro Westy
Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
Thu, 26 Apr 2012 20:07:39 -0600
...I hear the relay click then passenger > lights turns from high to low beam mode. > > I hope this makes sense and please ask questions...
Re: third brake light delight
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Thu, 6 Dec 2001 22:06:20 -0800
...third brake light delight > > I had a friend step on my brakes after I installed my third LED brake light at > the top of...
Re: Dash control lights question
Historical mailing list - mike
Sat, 10 Jul 1999 11:15:22 -0400
...Oddly, it's wired > > into the circuit > > for the backup lights, rather than the dash lights. > > It's always > > lit, whether the other lights...
Re: WARNING: SOUTH AFRICAN QUAD LIGHT GRILLES INCITE ROAD RAGE...
Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
Mon, 25 Nov 2002 10:36:05 -0800
Sorry Chris, this is going to sound a bit harsh, but lights in the eyes is something that bothers me for a variety of...
Fog/driving light switch
Historical mailing list - Jeff Gellman User
Thu, 26 Jan 2006 13:33:57 -0500
Hello all I have picked up a light switch that goes into the empty spot underneath the hazard light switch..i am going to...
Re: brighter tail lights - again
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Tue, 31 May 2005 11:40:05 EDT
...Much better light now. >> Hella offers auxiliary lamps made specifically to be used as back-up lights. George
Re: Cool Lighting
Historical mailing list - sheng
Mon, 10 Sep 2001 16:51:46 -0700
...The problem I wanted to solve was needing two independent reading lights for the bottom bunk, plus have cargo lights for the back cargo...
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: Idea for removable backup light wiring
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 17 Jun 2011 23:40:27 -0400
...It would suit >me fine if, say, the light was on when the car was in reverse and the light >was plugged in. I...
Dash/rear lights kaput
Historical mailing list - Son Of A Vanagon
Tue, 6 Jan 2004 07:51:19 -0800
Thanks to those who helped with the dash light dilemna- The problem was found in the number plate lights. One of the bulbs was...
Electrical weirdness on '74 bus
Historical mailing list - John Breitenbach
Wed, 17 Apr 1996 09:19:26 -0400 (EDT)
...Once I get the exterior lights working, I've got to get the interior lights going (no dash lights). Does anyone know where I...
Re: Interior light/work light
Historical mailing list - mike miller
Wed, 7 Nov 2001 11:22:04 -0800
...Interior light/work light > > I found a multi-function 12 volt light at Walmart that I keep in the van. One > side is a...
Re: Oil Pressure Light in 85 GL
Historical mailing list - Jermide
Wed, 26 Dec 2001 23:37:00 -0500
...Oil Pressure Light > While starting my 85GL late last night (after sitting for most of the day) > the oil pressure light let off a...
Oil Light On!
Historical mailing list - John Flaherty
Wed, 5 Sep 2001 16:32:15 -0400
...Van ran fine, no lights. Came out an hour later. Started the van. Oil light stayed on. Engine sounded normal. Shut it down immediately...
Dash lights.
Historical mailing list - Tom Jansen
Sun, 3 Oct 2010 09:00:42 -0500
...Someone removed the original lights on top and replaced with lights put down in holes drilled in the top of the housing. The ribbon...
RE: Re: Puzzle me this ('90 Vanagon taillights)
Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
Tue, 09 Apr 1996 12:15:34 -0400
Christian writes: >Guessing here, but don't European vehicles have a "third" rear red = light.=20 >There is the driving light, the brake light...
Projektzwo Lights For Sale
Historical mailing list - Ken Herman
Mon, 17 Jan 2000 13:36:05 EST
I have a set of Projektzwo lights that I would like to sell. I purchased these for my 86 Syncro but I have since...
Re: Lighting options - again.
Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
Fri, 29 Dec 2000 16:03:11 -0800
> My only concern with the SA setup is getting replacement lights. The outer > lights are more than likely the $40 a pair H4s that...
Hooking up interior lights to Aux. Battery?
Historical mailing list - Rod Smith
Sun, 16 Apr 2006 21:01:03 -0400
...Specificly, I'd like to re-route the light over the sink along with the lights over the front doors. I've poked around...
Re: Bosch and Hella H4 Lights - Group Purchace (All Mod...
Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
Sun, 14 Nov 1999 20:53:42 -0500
Umm, if euro lights "blind" oncoming traffic, how do Europeans put up with them? Are Europeans impervious to blinding light? Are European roads designed...
lighter light
Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
Sun, 1 Oct 2006 21:00:46 -0400
...Does anyone know who can sell me the lamp that fits into the cigarette lighter light holder ... assuming I manage to get the little...
Re: OX and charge lights on
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Wed, 22 Jan 2003 08:10:26 -0800
Mike, When you say the charge light never comes on any more do you really mean never? even when the key is in the...
Re: WARNING: SOUTH AFRICAN QUAD LIGHT GRILLES INCITE ROAD RAGE...
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Wed, 27 Nov 2002 21:26:49 +1300
...All 4 lights will work on high; only the outers on low. > > those are FOG lights, NOT driving lights. >> > >no, actually theyre driving lights...
Re: Wiring in Auxilliary lights?
Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:15:27 -0700
...Out from there to the aux light relay. Something like: Battery ----------------------|---------| | | | --Current light switch--|--]-High Beam relay----High Beams | | |--------------| |-------| | | |-Aux light switch---Aux light...
Re: Brake Warning Light Behavior
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 25 Nov 2014 08:00:10 -0600
...Is that right? > > So is this just an electrical short? > > In some cars, the brake warning light comes on when a brake light bulb...
Re: The final answer on the "city light" debate
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Fri, 12 Dec 2008 08:19:04 -0800
dear lamp lighters and guide-on the 1989 California we own has a very interesting feature regarding lights if i get out of the...