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Re: Euro vs US taillights
Historical mailing list
Mon, 11 Oct 1999 10:00:01 +0300
Hello All, I got a list of part numbers for tail lights from an Austrian list member. I just translated the mail and distributed...
Re: Euro vs US taillights
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Tue, 12 Oct 1999 11:15:32 +0200
...PerL 87 Syncro 112i Helmut.Zeidler@NOKIA.COM wrote: > Hello All, > > I got a list of part numbers for tail lights from an Austrian...
Cigar. and Glove Box light question
Historical mailing list - Mark Cumnock
Thu, 6 May 2004 20:13:05 -0400
I'm trying to fix the lights on my cigar. lighter and the light above the glove box. What turns the light on the...
fog lights vs driving lights...the answer.
Historical mailing list
Mon, 8 Jan 2001 19:22:41 EST
In a message dated 1/8/01 7:02:31 PM Eastern Standard Time, poll7356@uidaho.edu writes: > > get the DRIVING lights, not the...
Re: No stop lights, no lighter, but interior works on '84
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Mon, 2 Jan 2006 16:53:10 -0500
...Also, discovered stop lights not working. Rear interior light >>does work. According to 1984 instruction manual, lighter, stop lights and >>interior lights are on...
Re: tail lamp upgrades
Historical mailing list - Chris S.
Mon, 24 Jun 2002 15:26:42 -0400
...The parking light housing lacks this reflector. I run heavy-duty 50-watt incadescent light bulbs in my parking lights and 50-watt halogen...
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: No stop lights, no lighter, but interior works on '84
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Mon, 2 Jan 2006 18:45:59 -0700
...Also, discovered stop lights not working. Rear interior light > >>does work. According to 1984 instruction manual, lighter, stop lights and > >>interior lights are on...
Re: Question about Vanagon external lighting
Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
Thu, 12 Jan 2017 18:26:26 -0500
...Rear turn light 1073 Brake/tail light 1034 Back-up light 1073 Front turn light 1034 Side lights 1816 Did you need the VW...
Help: Lights Wont Turn Off
Historical mailing list
Wed, 10 May 2000 08:01:57 -0700
...I cannot get my parking lights,sidemarker lights,dashboard and license plate lights to turn off when switch is turned off and key is...
Wiring problems with tail lights etc
Historical mailing list - Edward Barger
Tue, 9 Jun 2020 11:32:37 -0700
Hope this is reaching folks on the list I did as Dennis suggested and checked the ground at the tail lights Pin #3 is...
Re: Looking for a fog light switch kit - Any vendors have one?
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Thu, 26 Nov 1998 13:08:07 -0800
Helmut Zeidler wrote: > >Actually, the rear fog light is intended for the space which > >is used for brake light in North American Vanagons, and...
Re: Euro vs US tailights
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 22 Sep 1999 12:17:15 -0700
Thanks Per, the pic clears things up, maybe! My confusion is between the tail light bulb and the fog light bulb. On my US...
Problems wit rear lighting need the wisdom of the ages
Historical mailing list - Edward Barger
Thu, 4 Jun 2020 10:20:16 -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...
light switch illumination
Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
Thu, 9 Feb 1995 21:40:09 +0000
...I have the daytime running lights (Canadian model), and usually never have to use the light switch as the lights are on all the...
Re: Arrangement of US Taillights
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Fri, 17 Sep 1999 01:19:14 +0200
My setup is like this: ------------------------ --------------------------- | Turn | backup | Brake| | Brake | backup | Turn | |-----------------| - | | - |-----------------| | Tail | Tail/Cat| light | | light | Tail/Cat | Tail | ------------------------ -------------------------- This gives me more taillight...
Re: Euro vs US tailights
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Wed, 22 Sep 1999 21:32:56 +0200
Alistair Bell wrote: > Thanks Per, > > the pic clears things up, maybe! My confusion is between the tail light > bulb and the fog light bulb...
Re: E-code lights/SA grille
Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
Mon, 28 Aug 2000 02:29:40 EDT
...You need the light where it is most effective - under the fog and on the road. IIRC, "city lights" are more for others to...
Light Show Pt. II
Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
Fri, 13 Apr 2001 22:46:07 -0500
Well, I installed the 50 watt bulbs into my turn signal, and brake light sockets, and also installed halogen back up light bulbs. I...
Re: ecode h4 headlights
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Sat, 14 May 2005 21:35:27 +1200
...The >SA grill comes with the two smaller inner H1 lights, which I've heard >variously called "driving lights", "city lights", and "running >lights...
Tail lights and brake lights
Historical mailing list - peter shaw
Thu, 23 Mar 2006 20:10:32 -0800
Hello Volks, Seems I have some problems with the tail lights and brake lights on my 87. Not having a working model I am...
Secondary tail lights and stop lights
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 16 Nov 2006 17:12:42 -0600
I was looking at the rear of my van yesterday, and realized there was a nice flat space between the rear light fixtures and...
'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
Mon, 23 Sep 2019 19:20:21 -0400
I went to the FLAPS this afternoon and got a complete sent of Sylvania bulbs for the rear lights. All the numbers matched what...
Re: Secondary tail lights and stop lights
Historical mailing list - AATransaxle
Thu, 16 Nov 2006 18:54:57 -0800
We actually put a set of brake/tail lights up high at teh corners on a westy a few years ago..For a guy...
Rear lights questions
Historical mailing list - David M
Wed, 8 Dec 2010 11:58:14 -0800
Two questions about rear lights: � (1) Is it possible to install a high-mounted third brake light? (2) Is it possible to utilize the...
Re: Lights, lights, need more lights
Historical mailing list - Blbachman
Thu, 21 May 1998 23:43:39 EDT
Be advised that to be 100% authentic (from what I saw living in Europe, you need only put the rear fog light bulb in...
Re: WARNING: SOUTH AFRICAN QUAD LIGHT GRILLES INCITE ROAD RAGE...
Historical mailing list
Mon, 25 Nov 2002 10:57:08 EST
...the difference between a fog" light and a "driving" light is the lens. foglights have a fluted lens to displace light to the sides...
Re: WARNING: SOUTH AFRICAN QUAD LIGHT GRILLES INCITE ROAD RAGE...
Historical mailing list
Mon, 25 Nov 2002 11:20:58 EST
...as for the projektzwo lower lights - they are NOT driving lights.. they are FOG lights. the lens is fluted - like all fog light lenses...
Friday humor: How many list members does it take to change a light bulb?
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Fri, 10 Jan 2003 19:37:08 -0500
How many message board members does it take to change a light bulb? Answer: 1,331 1 to change the light bulb and to...
Re: '91 GL -- no brake lights, no license plate lights, but have tail lights, directional signals, and back-up lights
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 23 Sep 2019 23:42:33 +0000
...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: '91 GL -- no brake lights, no license plate lights, but have tail lights, directional signals, and back-up lights...
Westy interior light
Historical mailing list - Richard Angelini
Mon, 10 Nov 1997 16:32:10 -0800
Can anyone comment on the illumination of the 3 bulb Westy interior light (83-85) versus the Fluorescent interior light (86-91). I have...
Re: indicator light for fridge
Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
Mon, 5 Jul 2004 08:34:36 -0400
I have an '84 Westy and the fridge "pilot light" indicator light only lights up when the switch is in the position that lights...
oil idiot light wierdness
Historical mailing list - Matt Goike
Sun, 22 Sep 1996 21:17:32 -0400
...let clutch out in third, light comes back on. so: trans engaged=light, trans disengaged=no light. in addition, the light seems to flicker...
Re: tail lights
Historical mailing list - Todd Kaderabek
Tue, 25 Apr 2000 13:18:19 -0400
on 4/25/00 1:13 PM, Karl Wolz at wolzphoto@worldnet.att.net wrote: > Do you have taillights, brake lights, and back up...
Re: Tail light update
Historical mailing list - Matthew
Tue, 23 Dec 2003 13:43:10 -0800
yikes! this concerns me because the tail lights are too bright wrt to the brake lights. You *need* a big difference in the tail...
Re: WARNING: SOUTH AFRICAN QUAD LIGHT GRILLES INCITE ROAD RAGE...
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Mon, 25 Nov 2002 12:50:09 -0800
Make all them dweebs happy and paint all your lights black. No need to get so grouchy; it was only a suggestion made strictly...
Re: Friday humor: How many list members does it take to change a light bulb?
Historical mailing list - Jorge Osorio
Sat, 11 Jan 2003 07:19:41 -0500
...1,331 > > 1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light > bulb has been changed > > 14 to share similar experiences of...
Re: E-code lights/SA grille
Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
Mon, 28 Aug 2000 14:10:02 +0200
...snip > Good lights don't have to be round > Well... according to both Bosch and Hella square lights or rather reflectors are just rounded...
Re: Hella Driving Lights: Was:Bosch fog lights. No, no, no.
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Thu, 5 Dec 2002 07:27:04 -0800
Here's a brief summary of this topic from my perspective: --------------------------------------------------------- Be aware that Hella 500 lights are available in both driving light and...
Re: light switch illumination
Historical mailing list - john keith hopp
Fri, 10 Feb 1995 08:21:48 -0700 (MST)
I'd kinda like to start a mini-thread on dash lights, or lack thereof. On my '70 Kombi, the speedo is barely lit...
[Fwd: Re: Two warning lights come on TOGETHER]
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Tue, 23 Aug 2005 09:51:01 -0400
I said the lights are wired together ... but not totally. The oxy light will light independantly when the milage reaches the magic number, but...
Re: No stop lights, no lighter, but interior works on '84
Historical mailing list - joe trussell
Mon, 2 Jan 2006 21:42:08 +0000
...Also, discovered stop lights not working. Rear interior light >does work. According to 1984 instruction manual, lighter, stop lights and >interior lights are on...
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...
Re: Extra Headlight Question + Driving Lights?
Historical mailing list - Ian Anderson
Thu, 25 Sep 2003 17:28:02 +1000
Driving lights should only operate in the high beam, or brights depending on where you're from. For better low beam lighting you could...
Re: WARNING: SOUTH AFRICAN QUAD LIGHT GRILLES INCITE ROAD RAGE...
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Mon, 25 Nov 2002 18:08:34 -0800
...the difference between a fog" light and a "driving" light is the lens. foglights have a fluted lens to displace light to the sides...
Friday Listserve Humor
Historical mailing list - Holm
Thu, 14 Dec 2000 22:16:26 -0600
...How many Vanagon.com listserve readers does it take to change a light bulb? Answer: 826 > >1 to change the light bulb and to...
Re: Friday humor: How many list members does it take to change a light bulb?
Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
Sat, 11 Jan 2003 17:49:20 -0800
...1,331 > > 1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light > 14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and...
Re: Headlight Alternatives for 89 Carat
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Fri, 17 Oct 2003 15:22:53 -0600
...http://www.fastforward.ca/Vanagon/ 1986 to 1992 Vanagon Outer Light Kit [ Rectangular Lights ] Hella Hi/Lo Beam Rectangular H4 Lights with integrated European...
Re: European Parts Source Required?
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Tue, 20 Oct 1998 02:05:34 -0700
There is a US-spec Vanagon Westy, I think it is a 88+ here in Arendal, and it has both tail light and brake...
No stop lights, no lighter, but interior works on '84
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Mon, 2 Jan 2006 15:10:35 -0500
...Also, discovered stop lights not working. Rear interior light does work. According to 1984 instruction manual, lighter, stop lights and interior lights are on...
Re: fog light switch--how to rig it 3 way
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Sat, 25 Jul 1998 22:29:41 -0700
I just wanted to let you know how the fog light switch is wired in european cars. The first position (left) is fog lights...
Re: Rear lights questions
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Wed, 8 Dec 2010 12:48:08 -0800
On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 11:58 AM, David M <covrambles@yahoo.com> wrote: > Two questions about rear lights: > > (1) Is it possible...
Experience with adding addtional lights
Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
Tue, 17 Nov 1998 14:27:23 -0800
I recently acquired an 89 vanagon camper, and I wanted to add some fog and driving lights. After spending a lot of time looking...
Idioit Lights?
Historical mailing list - Paul Holmdahl
Tue, 14 Jan 97 09:40:00 CDT
I've had a continual problem with my warning lights. Two days ago the last 2 lights starting acting up - My battery light and...
Re: Heater/vent control panel/cigarette lighter illuminating lights...
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Wed, 28 Nov 2001 16:53:01 -0500
...Heater/vent control panel/cigarette lighter illuminating lights... Hi there... My illuminating lights behind the heater/vent control panel and the cigarette lighter (with...
84 turn signal lite short?
Historical mailing list - Tim Spotted Wolf
Tue, 25 Jun 2002 17:13:12 -0400
Hi guys, my 1984 vanagon has a weird one with the tail lights.. when I turn on my drivers turn signal light the rear...
Re: Westy interior light
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 11 Nov 1997 19:09:24 -0500
The 3 light bulb unit does a far superior job of running the battery down. Only reason for it versus the fluorescent is cost...
Re: Park Lights
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Wed, 13 Sep 2000 19:16:55 -0700
> I looked at a European H4 conversion replacement light for my 84 Vanagon > today. > > 1. if i use the 55/60 watt bulb do...
Re: mood lights - read this
Historical mailing list
Sun, 22 Sep 1996 06:48:17 -0500 (EST)
When my wife and I were rallying our GTI, I bought some of these so-called red mood lights in preparation for a night...
No water indicator lights.
Historical mailing list - Scott Semyan
Sun, 7 Sep 1997 15:08:40 -0700
...My water level indicator lights (below the stove) do not light up on my '85 westie. The lights for the battery indicator and fridge...