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• Headlight differences - 88 GL and 91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 16 Dec 2016 15:21:27 -0600
  ...inboard bright lights are off. Switching from low to high beam, the low beams lamp turn off, and only the high beams are on...
• headlights
  Historical mailing list - Michael Kimball
  Tue, 14 Apr 2015 11:38:02 -0700
  When I switch from low beam to high beam- when lever is pulled lights go to high beam but when I release lever the...
• Re: WARNING: SOUTH AFRICAN QUAD LIGHT GRILLES INCITE ROAD RAGE...
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 26 Nov 2002 19:13:00 -0800
  Yes, you will have four lights on during high beam operation - that is correct (the outer 7" become brighter too). Only two lights on...
• Re: WARNING: SOUTH AFRICAN QUAD LIGHT GRILLES INCITE ROAD RAGE...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Sheflo
  Mon, 25 Nov 2002 10:52:43 -0800
  ...FOG lights.....for use with the low beam lights in the fog. DRIVING LIGHTS......for additional light when the high beams are in use...
• Re: WARNING: SOUTH AFRICAN QUAD LIGHT GRILLES INCITE ROAD RAGE...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Nov 2002 10:57:08 EST
  ...I > thought the inner lights were high beams. > > no - theyre driving lights. the high beams are the stock outer 7" round high beam. the...
• Re: SA QUAD LIGHT GRILLE
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Preiss
  Mon, 25 Nov 2002 09:01:52 -0800
  ...low beam, high beam, high beam plus SA inner lights Works great for me. Now that it's dark early I use them all...
• Re: WARNING: SOUTH AFRICAN QUAD LIGHT GRILLES INCITE ROAD RAGE...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 26 Nov 2002 23:22:42 +1300
  >no - theyre driving lights. Anyway, what's the difference between a long-reach driving light and a high beam? Both serve the same function...
• Re: WARNING: SOUTH AFRICAN QUAD LIGHT GRILLES INCITE ROAD RAGE...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 25 Nov 2002 12:50:09 -0800
  ...I >> thought the inner lights were high beams. >> >> > > no - theyre driving lights. the high beams are the stock outer 7" round high > beam. the...
• Re: WARNING: SOUTH AFRICAN QUAD LIGHT GRILLES INCITE ROAD RAGE...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 27 Nov 2002 21:26:49 +1300
  ...the inner lights are HIGH BEAMS - take a >> look at a VW Cabriolet or a 16V Golf the inner lights ONLY come on during...
• Re: Headlight Question
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 10 Nov 2007 20:15:41 -0500
  ...When high beams are on, all four lights (on later model vanagons) are on. The low beam light has a separate filament for high...
• Re: WARNING: SOUTH AFRICAN QUAD LIGHT GRILLES INCITE ROAD RAGE...
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 25 Nov 2002 18:08:34 -0800
  ...I > thought the inner lights were high beams. > > no - theyre driving lights. the high beams are the stock outer 7" round high beam. the...
• Re: headlights
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 14 Apr 2015 13:39:31 -0500
  ...beam to high beam- when lever is pulled lights go to > high beam but when I release lever the lights return to low beam...
• SA headlights....(wiring snafu)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Garske
  Thu, 20 Dec 2001 10:26:49 -0800
  ...I hooked the wiring up so I have high beams on the headlights at low beam and this makes the inner lights glow brighter...
• Re: Major light upgrade (long)
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Tue, 30 Jul 2002 06:46:27 -0700
  ...Much less spread than the high beams. Are you sure you know which lights Ron was including with the grill? Bill You wrote, regarding...
• Re: Headlight differences - 88 GL and 91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Fri, 16 Dec 2016 13:35:19 -0800
  ...inboard bright lights are off. Switching from low to > high beam, the low beams lamp turn off, and only the high beams are on...
• Re: SA grills available again
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 19 Dec 2006 23:48:08 -0500
  ...The US uses Low Beams and High Beams. Driving lights are MAINs, and hence the equivalent of HIGH BEAMS, and the other drivers are...
• 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: SA grills available again
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Tue, 19 Dec 2006 21:03:25 -0800
  ...The US uses Low Beams and High Beams. Driving > lights are MAINs, and hence the equivalent of HIGH BEAMS, and the > other drivers are...
• Re: WARNING: SOUTH AFRICAN QUAD LIGHT GRILLES INCITE ROAD RAGE...
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Mon, 25 Nov 2002 09:38:58 -0500
  ...Wire the inner 'driving lights' (i.e. auxiliary high beams) to come on only with the outer high beams. They are spot beams and...
• High and Low High Beams
  Historical mailing list - Hugh Harkins
  Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:49:49 -0700
  ...Nothing comes from my low beam lamps. My driving lights also stay on now when I use my high beams. I just installed a...
• 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: GE High output "bulbs"
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Feb 1999 00:59:59 EST
  ...I spent on the high output lights. >> these are incredible...i have them (GE high output low sealed beams) on my '84 audi 5000...
• Re: Some good info about E-code headlamps & "City Lights"
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 21:54:42 -0500
  > Beam patterns are better (wider, longer-reaching) on low and high beam with > Cibies. The main difference, though, is that 7" round and 200mm...
• Re: WARNING: SOUTH AFRICAN QUAD LIGHT GRILLES INCITE ROAD RAGE...
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Mon, 25 Nov 2002 07:48:16 -0800
  ...Fog Lights cannot be on when high beams are on. Fog lights are of course not "driving" lights and have a beam pattern that...
• Re: Headlight differences - 88 GL and 91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 16 Dec 2016 17:27:44 -0600
  ...inboard bright lights are off. Switching from low to >> high beam, the low beams lamp turn off, and only the high beams are on...
• Headlight Problem Solved....New Syndrome Discovered!!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 28 Oct 2005 17:57:09 -0400
  ...BAM!! The lights went on! High beam worked...low beam worked...headlight flasher worked. It would appear that a bad ground caused "feedback" from...
• Re: headlights
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Wed, 15 Apr 2015 06:41:52 -0700
  ...Mark Michael Kimball wrote: > When I switch from low beam to high beam- when lever is pulled lights go to > high beam but when...
• Re: SA inner lights - how bright?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Mar 2002 09:08:18 EST
  ...your high beams on not only do your outter high beams come on (what you have now) but also these inner lights come on...
• Re: headlights
  Historical mailing list - Dieseldoofus
  Tue, 14 Apr 2015 13:47:01 -0500
  ...beam to high beam- when lever is pulled lights go to >> high beam but when I release lever the lights return to low beam...
• Head light issue 1986 Syncro Westy
  Historical mailing list - David Klein
  Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:23:01 -0700
  ...on high beam drivers side high bulb on and normal power and low beam bulb not on. passengers side lights both on at normal...
• Re: Major light upgrade (long)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 22:12:49 +1200
  ...Much less spread >than the high beams. Are you >sure you know which lights Ron was including with the grill? The kits come complete...
• Re: Extra Headlight Question + Driving Lights?
  Historical mailing list - Walker, Phil
  Thu, 25 Sep 2003 10:26:03 -0400
  ...but if i turn on the low beams, then the fog lights will stay on when i go to high beams, and technically, this...
• Re: WARNING: SOUTH AFRICAN QUAD LIGHT GRILLES INCITE ROAD RAGE
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Wed, 27 Nov 2002 18:14:44 -0800
  ...So called 'driving lights' should at the minimum be switched with the high beam headlights, and in most cases are set up on their...
• electrical problems with headlights
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Sun, 2 Feb 2003 19:11:12 -0500
  ...No headlights or highbeams. Indicator lights, rear lights, flashing lights are working. Switching on the headlight switch turns on the high beam indicator light...
• Re: GE High output "bulbs"
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Fri, 26 Feb 1999 10:06:44 -0700
  ...i have them (GE high output low sealed beams) on my '84 > audi 5000 turbo, with a set of Bosch driving lights mounted below...
• driving light placement, was Re: SA grills available again
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Dec 2006 00:23:12 EST
  ...The US uses Low Beams and High Beams. Driving > lights are MAINs, and hence the equivalent of HIGH BEAMS, and the > other drivers are...
• Re: headlight bulb question...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 3 Mar 2003 19:33:53 -0500
  ...Gotta say, I really don't see how these can be driving lights if they always come on when you select high beams. That...
• Re: WARNING: SOUTH AFRICAN QUAD LIGHT GRILLES INCITE ROAD RAGE...
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Nov 2002 09:21:58 EST
  ...the inner lights are HIGH BEAMS - take a > look at a VW Cabriolet or a 16V Golf the inner lights ONLY come on during...
• Re: SA grills available again
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 19 Dec 2006 21:16:40 -0800
  ...He clearly describes the small inner lights as not high beams. They are and this is what Kim is referring to. :) "Driving lights" are...
• Re: our new 87 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Patrick & Stephanie Harris
  Wed, 25 Apr 2001 23:25:34 -0700
  ...lights are regular low/high beam headlights? > > No...Inner lights are spotlights.The large light is parklights,low beam > & high beam.Spot lights come...
• No headlights.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Mon, 29 Aug 2016 22:25:14 -0500
  ...Parking lights work fine on that setting. With the headlights on, I get parking lights plus high beam LED plus orange tail lights. High...
• Re: fog light wiring ?'s
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 9 Nov 1998 08:33:33 -0500
  ...add axillary driving lights >and fog lights? I am planning on augmenting the current high-beam with >some PIAA pencil beams, while at the...
• Re: Need Help with Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Pat Patterson
  Wed, 4 Jan 2012 09:44:41 -0500
  When I have my low beams on I have all four lights dimly lit. When High beams are selected I have 4 really bright...
• Head lights stuck on high beam
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 7 Apr 2016 23:19:59 +0000
  Hi-I have had electrical problems I usually solved by troubleshooting , but this one is a first.My head lights stuck on high beam...
• Re: No headlights.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Aug 2016 23:11:07 -0400
  ...Parking lights work fine on that setting. With the headlights on, I get parking lights plus high beam LED plus orange tail lights. High...
• Re: fog light wiring ?'s
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Fri, 6 Nov 1998 21:14:23 -0800
  ...add axillary driving lights > and fog lights? I am planning on augmenting the current high-beam with > some PIAA pencil beams, while at the...
• Re: Headlight Question
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Sat, 10 Nov 2007 17:44:56 -0500
  ...the high beam bulb. Jere Hawn wrote: > Greetings All > > > > Low beam works as designed; I switch to hi beams and both lights on the...
• HELP!! No Headlights - 87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 28 Oct 2005 12:06:17 -0400
  Hi! The headlights (both high and low beam) have ceased to function on my 87 Westy. I have parking lights, tail lights license and...
• Re: Brights & lights
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 2 Dec 2006 21:10:24 EST
  ...bright lights, do your original > lamps stay on OR do they go off and only the brights come on? > > both the high beams and...
• Re: WARNING: SOUTH AFRICAN QUAD LIGHT GRILLES INCITE ROAD RAGE...
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 25 Nov 2002 10:03:23 -0500
  ...Wire the inner 'driving lights' (i.e. auxiliary high beams) to come on only with the outer high beams. They are spot beams and...
• WARNING: SOUTH AFRICAN QUAD LIGHT GRILLES INCITE ROAD RAGE...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Nov 2002 02:54:12 EST
  ...during nighttime driving (with driving lights on and low beams on) i've had people flash their high beams at me, and i get...
• 88 Vanagon High Beams
  Historical mailing list - C&S Gibbs. Alaska. USA.
  Sun, 11 Jul 1999 11:55:18 -0800
  ...low beams working as well as parking lights (switch second position) THEN 3. click on high beams with indicator stalk and RIGHT side FRONT...
• fog light wiring ?'s
  Historical mailing list - Robyn Rudisill
  Fri, 6 Nov 1998 23:00:10 -0600
  ...add axillary driving lights and fog lights? I am planning on augmenting the current high-beam with some PIAA pencil beams, while at the...
• Re: Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 1 Oct 2011 08:33:28 -0700
  ...The best I have come up with is the high beam lights the highway too far ahead and the low beam is right...it...
• Re: WARNING: SOUTH AFRICAN QUAD LIGHT GRILLES INCITE ROAD RAGE...
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 25 Nov 2002 18:06:26 -0800
  ...I'd give you the finger too for driving with the driving lights on during low beam - these driving lights are HIGH BEAM only...
• Re: driving light placement, was Re: SA grills available again
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 20 Dec 2006 01:02:28 -0500
  ...The US uses Low Beams and High Beams. Driving > > lights are MAINs, and hence the equivalent of HIGH BEAMS, and the > > other drivers are...
• Re: WARNING: SOUTH AFRICAN QUAD LIGHT GRILLES INCITE ROAD RAGE...
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Tue, 26 Nov 2002 01:04:31 -0700
  ...Depot came with driving lights for the center position. Very tight distance beam. It is not a standard high beam. I agree, though, that...
• Re: fog light wiring ?'s
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 7 Nov 1998 17:04:38 -0800
  ...add axillary driving lights > and fog lights? I am planning on augmenting the current high-beam with > some PIAA pencil beams, while at the...
• 84 Vanagon head lights stuck on hi beam
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 8 Apr 2016 01:52:04 +0000
  ...My head lights stuck on high beam last night I have had my headlights go out at night on a road trip before and...
• Re: Proper Headlight Configuration
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 15 Oct 2012 08:23:17 -0400
  The outer lamps have both high and low beam (dipped) beam filaments. Thus the three wires to each bulb. Low beams, outer lights low...