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• Re: Headlight's wont come on (relay bad?)
  Historical mailing list - Danny C.
  Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:59:39 -0800
  ...It was in the low beam high beam switch. I removed the steering wheel and un plugged the turn signal switch and wiper switch...
• Re: Headlight Mystery (2 lamp/Halogen)
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:41:57 -0700
  ...I crimped on a new one, now BOTH HI BEAMS WORK. I have 100% improvement :). But I want more. I want all four filaments...
• Re: SA grills available again
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 19 Dec 2006 23:15:57 -0800
  ...On 12/19/06, Oxroad@aol.com <Oxroad@aol.com> wrote: > > As far as High Beams v. Driving Lights, I would say, you say...
• Re: Vanagon grilles and lights
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Sun, 23 Jan 2000 08:07:59 -0800
  ...Plus, with the high beams (and the >low beams) on, when I turn on the XLs it really lights up the winter >landscape. It...
• Re: Vanagon grilles and lights
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Sun, 23 Jan 2000 08:20:30 -0800
  ...THe low beams go out when you switch to high beams. If not, >the temperature in the bulb would be way too high, the...
• Re: no wipers, no blower motor, no headlights, no radio, no idea...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Mon, 23 Sep 2013 21:15:39 -0400
  Thanks, Mark...yes, when I hold the hi beam lever up...everything works as it should... sounds like I'll be replacing the ignition...
• headlights OUT!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Davis
  Thu, 12 Aug 1999 12:39:31 EDT
  ...After turning my lights on and the blue high beam indicator was on, I clicked the lever to turn them to low beams. Nothing...
• Re: hi-beam lens
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Apr 1996 19:15:24 -0500
  In a message dated 96-04-02 12:04:24 EST, sherwin@gnn.com (.) writes: > >86 westy with cracked passenger hi-beam lens. Any...
• Re: No Low Beams
  Historical mailing list - Mark A. Williamson
  Thu, 9 Dec 1999 08:50:28 -0700
  ...Turned out to be the low beam filament on each head lamp burned out at (basically) the same moment. More likely, one burned out...
• 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: WARNING: SOUTH AFRICAN QUAD LIGHT GRILLES INCITE ROAD RAGE...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 25 Nov 2002 00:20:59 -0800
  ...Everybody around here drives with foglights on when there isn't fog, which is sometimes almost as bad as high beams. Well, the complaints...
• Needed for Scirocco: SOUTH AFRICAN QUAD LIGHT GRILLES
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Mon, 25 Nov 2002 20:17:36 -0800
  ...had the headlights on low beam as usual, and the driving lights on. guy started going real slow, then slams on his brakes in...
• No Lo/Hi Beams
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:36:52 -0600
  ...When I turn the light switch on, the only lights that work are the Hella's when I use the high beam switch, which...
• torque wrenches
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Wed, 10 May 1995 16:30:17 CST6CDT
  ...A beam torque wrench is the only suitable tool for holding a torque, as the click type releases somewhat at the 'click' and 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
  ...and I suggest getting the 'hi beam signal' from fuse 5 or 6, not the hi beam indicator light or whatever you did. ----- Original...
• Re: Re[2]: Bus-Boys "Albatross" beam adjusters
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 10 Nov 94 10:25:13 gmt
  >Andy, > >It's not the remove a torsion spring from the set >of springs in the beam is it ? > >Lee. > No. I can see...
• Re: newibie
  Historical mailing list - Chris McEwen
  Tue, 8 Oct 2002 17:23:55 -0700
  ...beam indicator is on when headlights are on low beam with key in on position, and goes out when you turn high beams on...
• Re: H4 led bulbs, trying out another pair
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 17 Oct 2017 21:19:23 -0400
  ...Been running them since then, loved the low beams, didn’t like the high beams so much and hated the weak station fm interference...
• Re: New SA grill
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 21 Apr 2007 08:39:52 -0700
  ...If you mean the regular outers low beam, sure, why not. I have a switch that allows me to set my low beams to...
• 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: Vanagon grilles and lights
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 22 Jan 2000 13:49:04 -0500
  ...They do fill in the sides of a poor low-beam pattern, but only in a very narrow vertical band. If bad low-beams...
• Re: 91 Westy - SA Grill upgrade?
  Historical mailing list - James
  Sun, 16 Nov 2014 20:48:55 -0500
  ...While these are a huge improvement over the standard > stock round headlights, the angle between the high beam and the low beam is > slightly...
• Re: dim headlights
  Historical mailing list - Erik Valeur
  Wed, 11 Aug 1999 22:00:48 EDT
  In a message dated 99-08-11 19:46:09 EDT, you write: << just replacing your regular sealed beams with H4's, using standard...
• Re: H-4 Headlight questions
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:47:21 -0700
  ...the instructions are written for a single light...and show an > arc to the right of center of the beam that gives further range...
• Re: High Power Headlight Kit (SA): melting connector
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 8 Jun 2009 00:07:49 -0400
  ...Running the high beams, the wires and connector > block got very hot (& it was only 70F today) within a few minutes > use. Just as...
• 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...
• Re: High beam blue light?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 11 Mar 2009 07:23:10 -0500
  ...know what bulb I'd need to replace the blue hi beam on bulb on an > '84? > > > > Rob > > becida@comcast.net > Western Washington State...
• 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: Help with 1991 Vanagon headlights
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 17 Jan 2001 11:04:21 -0800
  ...Low beams on both sides were off. However, > my low beams did would work when I switch to my brights. I sheepishly, > drove home...
• Re: h4 headlights
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sat, 14 Apr 2007 17:28:56 -0700
  ...255 941 133 A Adjustment Pc, Hi Beam Bottom $7.28, 1 per beam 255 941 141 B Adjustment Screw, Hi Beam Top $3...
• Re: Vanagon grilles and lights
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Sat, 22 Jan 2000 11:10:10 -0700
  ...If what folks want is broader, more filled-in light on low beams, this is the way to go. If they want to see...
• Re: Rewiring for Xenon lights
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Sat, 4 Nov 2006 23:31:48 -0500
  ...The low beam pattern is real crap, the high beam is great though. I want a HID low beam driving beam replacement solution.. That...
• Re: Alternator light mystery-High bean switch!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 24 May 2010 22:23:13 -0700
  ...Thus, with the ignition and or > headlight switch off or defective the high beams will work while holding > the > lever up. If the ignition...
• Re: Headlight low beam failure
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 4 Dec 2016 11:32:45 -0800
  ...Nice try Neil :-) Yeah, I have 10 A fuses in that circuit, one for each side low beam. I don't think it was...
• Re: advice needed for '90 Weekender Carat
  Historical mailing list - R Blake
  Sun, 16 Jun 2002 08:46:32 -0700
  This may be true with sealed beam 9004 bulb based lenses. However, stock Hella lamps and lenses are much higher quality than Silvania or...
• Re: HELP!! No Headlights - 87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 28 Oct 2005 15:25:01 -0400
  The high beam indicator turning on is the key. You have lost the ground connection to the lamps. You can connect the grounds directly...
• Re: Headlight hi-beam issues
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Thu, 7 Apr 2016 09:17:53 -0700
  ...Low beams are fine on both >> sides. If I turn on high beams, the drivers side turns off completely >> and the passenger side works...
• Re: Headlight Operation
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Tue, 1 Oct 2013 09:05:41 -0400
  ...dual headlights where both > high and low beams were on at the same time?? Like low beams are just > on and when the dimmer...
• Re: fog lights
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Mon, 8 Apr 2002 09:30:38 -0700
  ...They came with a relay which is connected to the low beam headlight wire. They come on with the headlights on low beam and...
• Headlights
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 22 Jun 2021 12:28:08 -0500
  ...The high beams fail more often than the low beams but they both do it. By pulling the switch stalk on the steering column...
• 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: Headlights
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 23 Jun 2021 09:22:55 -0600
  Have a VanaFriend who recently lost Low Beams on trip back to where He was living in Roswell ~ Over next few weeks He noticed...
• 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...
• Headlights Out
  Historical mailing list - Mark A. Williamson
  Thu, 12 Nov 1998 13:29:16 -0700
  OK A few days ago I posted an inquiry regarding my (currently) inoperative low beams. I have since then checked out a few other...
• 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...
• Re: Man, I am backing up now...on the light install..
  Historical mailing list - Walter Houle
  Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:49:34 -0400
  ...Per page 97.56, I put a 12 VDC relay between current track 36 and 37, which is across the high beam indicator bulb...
• Re: wiring and fuses for 80/100w bulbs
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Sat, 28 Apr 2007 16:10:20 -0500
  ...I agree with the 160 W in low-beam mode. I don't know if you'll have 200 W or 310 W in...
• Re: headlights- round or square
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 27 Nov 2001 19:20:47 +1200
  ...All this said, my westy has Sylvania halogen sealed beams that I >salvaged off my RX7 parts car.. They work. Nonsealed-beam H4s are...
• Re: � � � '86 Vanagon GL?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 16 Sep 2002 00:19:11 EDT
  ...Yes, you could have the fuse blown on the driver side high beams. The 86 has TWO high beams per side (rectangular headlights). The...
• 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: 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...
• Winking Westy
  Historical mailing list - Tony Smith
  Wed, 26 Nov 1997 07:24:27 -0800
  ...My '87 Westy is winking its headlights When I switch on my high beams, the right-hand low beam goes off. Switch off the...
• E-Code Lights
  Historical mailing list - VMontgo32
  Sun, 10 May 1998 14:18:26 EDT
  ...sealed beams on my 1970 and 1977 VW K�fers. Hopefully I can find the complete units to make the change. The DOT sealed...
• 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: WARNING: SOUTH AFRICAN QUAD LIGHT GRILLES INCITE ROAD RAGE
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 27 Nov 2002 18:40:50 -0800
  ...Generic, for the front of the vehicle, can contain 'high' beam, 'low' beam, or both. Low beams set to illuminate immediately in front and...
• Re: Daytime running lights...so what's the problem here?
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Thu, 17 Sep 1998 18:37:51 -0400
  ...No GM cars use the high beams as the DRLs. >That would just be retarded. This is GM we are talking about, but >still...
• Re: Low Beams out, Where to Look?
  Historical mailing list - Wes Ullrich
  Fri, 26 Nov 2004 06:33:43 -0500
  Would it be the same fix if the high beams are not working?? Wes &gt;From: Chris DeLong &lt;green536@HOTMAIL.COM&gt; &gt...
• Re: Round Headlight Upgrade from Sealed Beams
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:23:01 -0700
  At 3/21/2010 12:06 PM, The Bus Depot wrote: > > I had sealed beam headlights (round) on my van. > > I opted for the...
• Re: Wiring of New Front Aux Lights - Question
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Sun, 4 Oct 2009 07:56:21 -0700
  Hi Robert, You may want to consider wiring these so they go on and off with the high beams. Of course it depends on...