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• Headlights don't work, why?
  Historical mailing list - Gordon C Smith
  Fri, 2 Oct 1998 15:27:28 -1000
  My headlights (hi beams and low) suddenly don't work. I checked the fuses and the bulbs, they're ok. Is there a relay...
• Headlights Out
  Historical mailing list - Mark A. Williamson
  Sun, 8 Nov 1998 15:38:00 +0000
  ...doors with key from outside), I found that I lost my headlights, at least lo beams. Strangely enough, hi beams work fine. All fuses...
• Re: Using American engines for Vanagon swap - black light
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 23 Mar 2002 13:17:17 +1200
  >To an airplane, the Vanagon headlights might actually appear to be dimmer >than the background ambient light. At least the later model ones. > >>lane...
• FW: Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 5 Jul 2006 20:32:45 -0700
  ...Any ideas? Mike Hey Mike, For some reason the headlights have stopped working. When I put on the high beams, they work and all...
• Re: fog lights
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 02:18:18 +0800
  ...anyone ever spliced them into the headlights so they are on all > the time when the headlights are? is that okay? > > andy > 80 vanagon...
• Re: Time to replace headlight
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Mon, 3 Dec 2012 03:10:08 +0000
  ...Sealed beam rectangular headlights? Yes, I know for a fact they exist, as I have owned several early and mid 90's Chevy vans...
• Re: Headlights Out
  Historical mailing list - Jay Brown
  Mon, 31 Jan 2011 04:30:26 -0500
  ...Got in the van last night, turned on the headlights. Nothing! Dash lights OK, driving lights OK, brake lights OK. No headlights. --
• Bad Headlights
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 Jan 1997 10:36:55 -0600
  Hi Derek, Thanks for the information on the low voltage at the headlights. I have been running 100 watt H3 for about a year...
• Re: Headlight upgrade?
  Historical mailing list - Michael McSwain
  Wed, 28 Jan 2015 08:56:48 -0500
  ...Any > > thoughts? Is this upgrade worth $200? > > > The Hella Vision Plus headlights that GoWesty offers are "quasi" H4 > headlights that cost more than actual...
• Re: Headlights
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Sat, 20 Apr 2013 21:16:06 -0400
  ...The round headlights or the eurospec rectangular headlights place the light in a usual place in front of the vehicle. > > I hate the super...
• Re: Time to replace headlight
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 2 Dec 2012 20:23:11 -0800
  ...replaced gobs of headlights.. and I can't think of any other vehicle that has the headlights that 86 and later Vanagons do ( our...
• Re: smoked tail lights
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:31:04 -0700
  On Aug 22, 2009, at 12:07 PM, Raimund Feussner <ray@V6BUS.DE> wrote: > > So, E-code headlights are illegal in the U.S...
• Help requested: No headlights!!
  Historical mailing list - ed
  Sun, 10 Sep 2000 20:32:47 -0400
  My 86 GL Syncro (build date 11/85) suddenly lost its headlights, although the high-beam lamp on the dash stays lit. Some quality...
• Re: 85 SQUARE HEADLIGHTS (f)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 20 Jan 2001 13:14:24 EST
  ...I REALLY LIKE THE LOOK OF THE SQUARE > HEADLIGHTS ON MY DOVE BLUE 85 GL IT LOOKS JUST LIKE AN 86. THE BENTYLY BOOK...
• Re: Pzwo lower grille foglights NLA
  Historical mailing list - Jon Brown
  Wed, 14 Dec 2005 17:41:05 -0800
  ...Properly aim your headlights, power your headlights through a relay, and dim your dashboard lights and you won't have and you won't...
• Strange electrical problem: Headlights don't work (among other things)
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Tue, 24 Oct 2006 15:00:57 -0700
  ...I noticed the headlights, windshield wipers, gas gauge, and other things did not work on my pre-purchase inspection. No big deal, I thought...
• Alcohol Re: Very Dim Rectangular Square Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Wed, 22 Nov 2006 13:05:23 -0800
  Most headlights are having this milky look. I use denatured alcohol to rinse them with and they look like new again. I leaned it...
• Re: Hmm. Headlights don't ...
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 14 Nov 2010 20:06:48 -0600
  ...You might be surprised - if the contacts are worn and the switch is like the air cooled models often the headlights will come on...
• Re: Mobile 8-Track Recording Studio in a Vanagon Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
  Wed, 20 Nov 2002 16:37:23 -0800
  Round headlights were standard in Europe, the rectangular lights were optional or part of option packages like the Carat model. I have an '89...
• Error in accessing
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Danrich
  Fri, 29 Sep 2000 20:21:59 -1000
  Error in accessing Item #69705 (10 Sep 1998 13:46) - headlight alignment does anyone have the specifics on how to align my headlights? I...
• CHEAP Headlamp upgrade?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Sat, 20 Apr 2002 23:52:45 -0600
  Does anyone know of a cheap way to upgrade the low beam headlights in an 86 Vanagon (square headlights). The stock low beams do...
• Removing and Replacing Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Chris Hinkle
  Fri, 17 May 2002 13:38:10 -0500
  Folks, Have recently gotten motivated to try to clean my piss-poor headlights. After I'm done and want to put them back in...
• Re: Installing round headlights in an '89
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 13:43:02 EDT
  ...buckets precisely? > > yep they just bolt right in, holes already there as round headlights were used on stripped vanagon models in other countries chris
• Re: Bulb Type - ProjektZwo Fog Lights
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 20 Mar 2005 18:06:04 -0700
  ...http://www.cyberus.ca/~markus/Abenteuer/Headlights/Headlights.htm .. scroll down about halfway and you'll notice the comments about bulbs, H1, H2. bob
• Re: anybody want an 85 single-cab pickup? FS in Vancouver, BC, Canada -$9000CAN
  Historical mailing list - Zach Kaplan
  Thu, 7 Dec 2000 10:25:13 -0800
  ...I wonder how it made it into Canada in the first > place! I thought all the '85s sold in North America had round headlights...
• Re: cleaned headlights-- a HUGE difference
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Fri, 23 Nov 2001 08:41:29 -0500
  ...I might as well do it as long as the enthusiasm is still >with me. > >I recommend everyone clean the inside of your headlights...
• Re: updating headlights - the options
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 12 Jan 2006 20:07:44 -0800
  > after a dark night driving my square headlights i need to chage somethin. > i > assembled a list of options, would be happy about comments...
• Re: Antenna and headlights
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Mon, 5 Jun 2023 21:44:26 -0400
  ...My copy > of Bentley, which supposedly covers everything from 1980-1991, doesn't > even show the > inner headlights. So is changing out the headlights...
• 87Syncro,Headlights won't turn on
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Sep 1997 14:35:57 -0400
  ...My headlights won't turn on. The running lights work, and the highbeams work. I checked the fuses and they seemed fine. This same...
• Headlights from 88 Vanagon...
  Historical mailing list - James Shinosky
  Fri, 10 Sep 1999 15:07:46 EDT
  ...I just accomplished the custom headlight assembly swap on my '88 Weekender and don't need the stock headlights. INFO: The lowest price I...
• Re: round headlight to square conversion
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 12 Mar 2000 19:31:27 +0100
  Brandt Milczewski wrote: > I have an '85 Westy with round headlights. Can I convert to square > headlights and grille? I generally like the way...
• square headlights
  Historical mailing list - 86 Westfalia
  Wed, 16 May 2001 14:52:54 -0300
  Can someone summarize for me the most efficient way to improve these headlights without replacing the grill and replacing them with round lights? Can...
• Re: Relaying Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 25 Feb 2002 13:52:01 -0800
  ...Relaying headlights is THE way to go. And the relay lets the lights get 13ish volts and not the sub-11 v from the...
• Re: E-Code Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:02:18 -0700
  ...get 'em secondhand from Canada, where headlights are halogen. Canadian listees, wreckers... ------------------------------------------------------------ + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e-mail to + listserv...
• Re: 91 Westy - SA Grill upgrade?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 17 Nov 2014 09:18:48 -0600
  I had a friend with a Saab that had auto-leveling headlights. That was my only experience with them, when he had a problem...
• Re: No headlights & high beam indicator on means you need to clean the grounds!
  Historical mailing list - Preston Grimes
  Wed, 11 May 2005 12:42:17 -0700
  ...I now have headlights! The problem was, of course, the grounds. My install of the relay upgrade two years ago apparently separated the wrong...
• HELP HELP HELP Big Headlight Trouble
  Historical mailing list - Zehring, Michael
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 14:15:44 -0500
  ...Headlight Trouble This is my problem; I turn on the headlights, all exterior lights come on except for the = headlights. The radio doesn't...
• Re: Eurospec Rectangular headlights
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 28 Aug 2006 16:23:34 -0400
  ...Eurospec Rectangular headlights > > >> On 8/27/06, Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@mac.com> wrote: >>> >>> Okay, now that FastForward is getting out of the parts business...
• FOUR full size headlights?
  Historical mailing list - ANTONY MARSH
  Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:35:00 -0500
  Dear list, My 87 Syncro has a different upper grill with four full sized rectangular headlights. Never seen this before but wondered if any...
• Re: headlights and relays oh my
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Tue, 24 Aug 2004 17:21:29 -0400
  ...VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 2:05 PM Subject: headlights and relays oh my > I was told recently that the stock headlight...
• Re: Headlights
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 21 Apr 2013 00:25:45 -0500
  ...The round headlights or the eurospec rectangular headlights place the >> light in a usual place in front of the vehicle. >> >> I hate the super...
• Re: Sylvania 9004 CB headlight bulbs
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 23 May 2000 20:46:50 -0700
  If you have the rectangular headlights and it is your low beams you are complaining about you can forget the voltage test and you...
• Re[2]: Wanted - Euro-spec headlights for a '91 (rectangular)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Jul 1997 08:45:00 -0600
  ...Wanted - Euro-spec headlights for a '91 (rectangular) Author: tony@moorelab.com at mailgw Date: 7/23/97 8:00 AM Wasn't Chris...
• Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Art A.
  Sat, 20 Apr 2013 10:45:54 -0400
  ...We all know the headlights just don't illuminate enough. Is there a definitive replacement unit or a higher intensity replacement bulbs that is...
• Converting to Round Headlights?
  Historical mailing list - Rennie Wible
  Mon, 25 Sep 2000 22:09:43 -0700
  After the consensus from the list, I am considering changing my 86 syncro to the earlier style H-4 headlights. I have 2 84...
• Re: Screw Cap for Underside of Water Tank & Leavenworth
  Historical mailing list - Lorraine
  Tue, 27 Sep 2005 23:11:05 -0400
  BenT; All I can say is my headlights aren't square...and that's all your're going to get out of me! Lorraine...
• Re: Headlight upgrade?
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Wed, 28 Jan 2015 08:22:57 -0600
  ...Any > > > thoughts? Is this upgrade worth $200? > > > > > > The Hella Vision Plus headlights that GoWesty offers are "quasi" H4 > > headlights that cost more than actual...
• Re: Headlights: 2D1 types to Euro H4 types?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:30:43 -0400
  ...resident I am obligated to advise you that these (and all other H4 headlights) are "sold for offroad use only." Link to the Headlights...
• help with headlight/relay
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Sat, 5 Oct 2002 19:15:43 -0400
  ...Reattached battery and cheched out headlights: headlights came on, highbeams came on. Disconnected battery again and squeezed all wires back and reattached fusebox. Reconnected...
• Re: reseal headlight?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Lubin
  Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:41:26 -0500
  ...I impatiently await nightfall. -Jeff John Graham wrote: > I have an 88 Vanagon with the square headlights. My headlights had > become somewhat hazy and...
• intermittent headlight failure
  Historical mailing list - John McLean
  Mon, 29 Nov 1999 21:32:20 -0800
  I'm continuing to struggle with my headlights going out on their own without warning. I've replaced the light switch but that is...
• Re: no wipers, no blower motor, no headlights, no radio, no idea...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 23 Sep 2013 18:08:27 -0700
  ...Wilmington, NC > > The wipers, blower motor, headlights and radio are a no go. > > But...When I turn on the high beams, everything works. > > I...
• Re: pics for seamless, headlights, instrument cluster - thank zac h
  Historical mailing list - Lastfogel, Darren
  Mon, 27 Sep 2004 14:14:44 -0400
  ...pics for seamless, headlights, instrument cluster - thank zach you asked for it you got it. here they are http://darkstar.frop.org/vanagon/other...
• Re: WTH!! First it headlights, now wipers
  Historical mailing list - Jay Brown
  Fri, 4 Feb 2011 17:29:29 -0500
  ...WTH!! First it headlights, now wipers That's "What the HECK!" btw. First the headlights go, then the wipers go belly up!!
• Bosch DE headlights replaces DOT rectangulars, Vangon too
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Fri, 8 Jan 1999 22:22:45 +0100
  Hello All, My '80 Vanagon is still equipped with some dark 45/55 Watts Bilux headlights. They should be upgraded, choices are standard round...
• Re: 91 Westy - SA Grill upgrade?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 17 Nov 2014 05:06:04 -0500
  ...I can see = > that the height from the road of the Vanagon headlights could pose an aimin= > g problem=2C compared to the '83...
• Re: WTB: Round Headlight assembly from '85 and older
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 27 Jan 2014 23:45:10 -0700
  ...Round Headlight assembly from '85 and older > > I am sick of the lousy rectangular headlights of my '87 Westy. But I > can't > afford...
• Re: headlights (all) - poof!
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 3 Apr 2011 21:51:08 -0700
  ...had just clicked on > my high-beams when all of the headlights went out at once. > > All of the fuses in the fuse box...
• front headlights
  Historical mailing list - Tony Gould
  Sun, 20 May 2001 19:08:20 -0700
  ...At first the headlights worked fine - now the right headlight problem: lo beam will only light when the High Beam is turned on...any...
• Re: Hmm. Headlights don't ...
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 14 Nov 2010 18:18:47 -0700
  ...Headlights don't ... | |Hi to all, | |The headlights, both sides, don't work. The flash lights don't either. |High or low beam. It...