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• Re: Storage Ideas..Was: Tool roll
  Historical mailing list - Michael Rasmussen
  Sun, 14 Nov 2010 06:29:24 -0800
  On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 10:09:03PM -0800, Don Hanson wrote: > I found some red 'clearance lights' like on a big rig...
• More Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Fri, 13 Mar 1998 20:14:45 -0500
  ...my Scirocco had euro lights that looked exactly like the DOT approved lights on the recent Vanagons except, on the Scirocco the main (hi...
• Fuse Size for Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Tue, 28 Mar 2000 11:12:30 -0500
  While installing H4 headlights on my 84 Westy I plan to update the wiring harness I fashioned while installing the auxiliary driving lights and...
• Re: Fog Lights - Education Needed
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 17 Jan 2003 16:25:52 -0500
  ...does anyone know why California prohibits you from just > having your parking lights on while driving, like at dusk? Where I came > from (Hawaii...
• Re: driving lights
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Oct 2004 02:07:57 EDT
  ...Is there a way to wire these > somehow other than to the driving lights so I can switch them on anytime > I want. Perhaps...
• Re: Two warning lights come on TOGETHER
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Tue, 23 Aug 2005 15:17:04 -0700
  <snip> If you have any experience with these two lights coming on TOGETHER, please let me know. I'm wondering if I have a...
• Re: Electrical Circuit Instrument Cluster 85 Vanagon Help
  Historical mailing list - Cecil Eastman
  Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:22:23 -0500
  There are two distinct lights at the top of the instrument cluster, one for the speedo, the other for the tach/clock. Follow the...
• 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...
• Killed my dash lights..
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Sat, 22 Jul 2006 16:28:05 -0700
  I was replacing the lights for the AT 'shift' housing, the heater control, et.. had to the bulb holders, since I still had the...
• pictures of white tail lights, was: Opinions requested: "Smoke" tail lights
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Sat, 28 Oct 2006 10:48:11 -0700
  ...the picsshow the white tail and turn lights and the euro style jail bar. the web adress is my new vanagon projects blog with...
• Weird lighting issue
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sun, 18 Jan 2015 14:43:30 -0500
  ...I've got all the lights plugged in and installed, but I'm seeing the following symptoms on my '87 auto Westy: Engine on...
• Re: front direction signal work, park lights don't -- 84 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Thu, 4 Aug 2016 08:27:55 -0400
  John, For the front lights (aside from the previously posted suggestions) also look at the back of the connecting sockets under the rubber boot...
• Re: Daytime running lights for US Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Fri, 8 May 1998 09:35:37 -0700
  ...The downside to the "manual" version of daytime running lights is ocassionally forgetting to turn off the lights with the vehicle ignition. DOH! Kelly...
• Re: Door buzzer - I killed it! -"mexican hat dance"
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 7 Jul 2001 16:00:55 -0500
  ...Door buzzer - I killed it! -"mexican hat dance" > > > With the ignition off, but the lights turned on the system circuitry > > turns off the head...
• Re: Friday van lights
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 16 Dec 2016 13:48:54 +0000
  ...Such a lot of thread about lights, how about fixing this vans lighting problem? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yULP8-AL-zs ed...
• Instrument Indicator Lights Malfunction
  Historical mailing list - Subject: Instrument Indicator Lights Malfunction
  Nov 30, 1990
  ...Instrument cluster warning lights are inoperative at times due to poor contact in the 14 pin instrument plug. The following warning lights may be...
• Instrument Indicator Lights Malfunction
  Historical mailing list - Subject: Instrument Indicator Lights Malfunction
  Nov 30, 1990
  ...Instrument cluster warning lights are inoperative at times due to poor contact in the 14 pin instrument plug. The following warning lights may be...
• idiot lights
  Historical mailing list - duane o'donnell
  Tue, 29 Feb 2000 15:16:10 GMT
  The battery and oxy warning lights lit up yesterday morning on my 83. The lights stayed on for a while, then flickered, then went...
• Re: Some good info about E-code headlamps & "City Lights"
  Historical mailing list - G Challis
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 23:47:30 -0700
  ...Some good info about E-code headlamps & "City Lights" snipped---- I thought European city lights were for use at night in the city end...
• Mounting SA Grille Inner Lights
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 21 Aug 2011 23:24:21 -0500
  ...To position the lights, they have to be put in place, then the grille installed, the lights positioned, then the lights held in position...
• Day time running lights
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 9 Jun 2020 08:53:53 -0700
  ...is there a way to wire day time running lights on the vanagon that will be on anytime you turn the ignition switch ON...
• Re: Problems wit rear lighting need the wisdom of the ages
  Historical mailing list - Edward Barger
  Thu, 4 Jun 2020 14:27:18 -0700
  ...Ignition key on head lights on van in reverse : backup lights work > along with the headlights and running lights > > Ignition key on head lights...
• Re: E-Code Lights - another alternative
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Thu, 25 Feb 1999 08:46:07 -0800
  ...I would have >paid the extra money for the $200 E-code lights to save the hassle of >installing the auxillary lights and tracking...
• Re: Quad round headlite grille..and more
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Wed, 22 Apr 1998 20:15:06 -0400
  James, Consider this an official order for the quad headlight grill (and lights, etc.) Ron Semko 1984 Vanagon Weekender skyraider@bellsouth.net James Cohen...
• Re: Rewiring parking lights to switch with ignition
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Thu, 9 May 2002 10:04:52 -0500
  ...The headlights on my �89 Westy go out when the ignition is turned off, but the parking lights stay on. I�m sure there...
• Re: Yes, Vanagon lights can be great!, was: HiPo lights?
  Historical mailing list - GMBulley
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 08:51:35 EDT
  ...I think the Vanagon lights are a great design, but the reflectors and lenses get damaged/cruddy over time. New housings, and brighter bulbs...
• Re: Driving/Fog Lights
  Historical mailing list - The Buslady
  Sat, 8 Aug 1998 12:52:44 EDT
  Projection lights blind other drivers. the other ones are functional non-blinding kind.
• Re: 90 Vanagon--Brake Lights Died
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 26 Oct 1998 10:52:00 -0800
  ...I checked the > fuse--fine, also assume the bulbs are okay since both brake lights are > out and yet the backup lights, etc.. work...
• Re: Camping Christmas Lights
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 19 May 2010 13:44:28 -0600
  ...Camping Christmas Lights > > Went camping recently, had shore A/C power at the campground, and > ran a > string of white Christmas lights outside the...
• Brake Light Troubleshooting Tips?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sun, 8 Jun 2014 12:15:44 -0700
  I hope you have tips to help me troubleshoot my brake lights. '84 Westy Wolfsburg. Symptom: No brake lights. No brake warning light, either...
• Square to round lights
  Historical mailing list - Rich Blake
  Fri, 4 Oct 2002 23:35:48 -0700
  The discussion lately on lights has sparked my interest. I currently have the DOT 9004/H3 square lights with relays installed. Relays made a...
• 91 GL Dash Lights out
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Boyd
  Sat, 27 Dec 2003 07:12:06 -0800
  I just bought a 91 GL and have noticed that all the dash lights below the instrument cluster (i.e. heat controls, ac controls...
• Re: Want an Easy Rear Light Upgrade? Bulbs Available.
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Sat, 30 Oct 2004 18:53:29 -0400
  ...Yes. (See bottom) > 400 watts for rear tail lights if all bulbs are lighted. 38% of total > alternator capacity for tail lights! All lights...
• Re: headlights and plasma lights
  Historical mailing list - jim&kim
  Tue, 20 Nov 2001 11:55:57 -0800
  My only experience with plasma lights is on the receiving end of them. I find them intolerably bright and intense when facing them in...
• Re: Daytime Running Lights
  Historical mailing list - Eric Ley
  Thu, 11 Jul 2013 12:11:26 -0400
  Since it is a USA model Vehicle not being imported to Canada it does not need Day Time Running lights If you were Importing...
• back-up lights
  Historical mailing list - Graham Janson
  Mon, 21 Feb 2011 21:52:16 -0700
  When my backup lights didn't work I first checked bulbs, fuses, continuity in wires, then checked the switch near on the driver's...
• Re: WARNING: SOUTH AFRICAN QUAD LIGHT GRILLES INCITE ROAD RAGE...
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 26 Nov 2002 15:27:27 -0500
  On Mon, 25 Nov 2002 JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: > no - theyre driving lights. the high beams are the stock outer 7" round high > beam...
• Re: High Power Lights bad! (was HiPo lights)
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 24 Apr 1998 21:38:19 -0700
  ...The problem >with high power lights, is that on real roads, you'll blind other drivers >to the point that you WON'T BE...
• Re: advice needed for '90 Weekender Carat
  Historical mailing list - R Blake
  Sun, 16 Jun 2002 08:46:32 -0700
  ...Better would be to put E-code lights in and aim them properly. Check this site out if you are interested in proper lighting...
• Re: THis may be a Silly Question - '85 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:25:28 -0800
  the brake lights on most cars, including vanagons, work with the key off .. and the ecu has nothing to do with the brake lights...
• What does a bad ground in the tail light mean? what do I do?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 7 Jan 96 13:59:32 PST
  ...I guess I have a ground problem in the eletrical circuit of the tail lights. I finally replaced all my bulbs that were out...
• Paradise by the dashboard lights
  Historical mailing list - John_K_Hopp
  Thu, 22 Jun 1995 12:42:04 -0600 (MDT)
  Actually, it would be paradise just to be able to _see_ the dashboard lights. Thus, when Richard <rapalmer@unity.ncsu.edu> wrote: $$and while...
• Back-up lights
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 28 May 1997 08:33:40 -0400 (EDT)
  I've noticed that my back-up lights are not going on when I shift my automatic into Reverse. If I push the shift...
• H-4 lights
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Mon, 3 May 1999 11:50:11 -0700
  ...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: photos of different fog lights?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 22:13:25 EST
  ...getting fog lights for my Westy. > See how you are. (ha ha) > Anyone got any photos of the different fog lights? TIA- jen > check...
• Re: ProjektZwo
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Wed, 2 Apr 2003 18:50:34 -0600
  I have a set of ProjektZwo lights on my '87 GL, and I love them. The lights provide a very wide, broad, low beam...
• Alternator & O2 lights on
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Dec 1995 09:03:53 -0500
  ...She stopped and restarted the Vanagon and the lights stayed on. She now knows that when red lights are on, the vehicle must not...
• electrical woes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Maurer
  Mon, 26 May 1997 18:14:00 +0000
  I had an intermittant failure of the three instrument panel lights that come on with the headlight switch when I bought my 84' Vanagon...
• cibie lights
  Historical mailing list - Alex Towner
  Fri, 7 Jul 2006 06:37:30 -0400
  Regarding the use of HID lights and fog lights: The HID lights are so good that fog lights are pretty much rendered redundant. You...
• Re: Brake lights won't turn off
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 25 May 2013 16:30:12 -0400
  The brake lights are operated by the two switches on the master cylinder, not the brake pedal. Either one can be stuck on keeping...
• Extra Headlight Question + Driving Lights?
  Historical mailing list - Walker, Phil
  Thu, 25 Sep 2003 01:08:44 -0400
  ...Offroad truck guys have lights mounted all over the place. Has anyone done this? Another question: When people refer to driving lights are they...
• 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...
• Any reason NOT to use Euro tail lights?
  Historical mailing list - Will Taygan
  Tue, 27 Oct 2015 08:17:55 -0800
  It's time to replace my old dirty cracked tail lights. I'm planning on modifying the unused lower middle reflector spot to become...
• Re: Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 20 Apr 2013 08:32:35 -0700
  ...Headlight Upgrades First, and even if you don't make any changes in the lights, add a relay kit to take the load off...
• Re: higher power low beams
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Thu, 9 Dec 1999 22:14:30 -0500
  ...I recently finished installing a South African Grill with Auxilliary Driving Lights on a fellow listmember's Vanagon (you know who you are). :-) After...
• Re: Killed my dash lights..
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Tue, 25 Jul 2006 11:11:48 -0700
  ...Killed my dash lights.. > On Jul 22, 2006, at 5:28 PM, Mark C wrote: > > > I was replacing the lights for the AT 'shift...
• Re: front direction signal work, park lights don't -- 84 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 3 Aug 2016 23:40:30 -0400
  ...For the license plate lights check the sockets and wire connections. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On...
• Re: Daytime running lights.
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 24 Sep 2006 11:06:13 -0400
  Daytime running lights are indeed dimmer. Their purpose is to make the vehicle more visible, not the road. Running them dimmer works for this...
• Re: ground for brake lights
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 27 Apr 2015 21:34:17 -0400
  ...Is it below the coil or below the distributor? I >cleaned all the grounds last fall and now the brake lights don't >work...