There are four lenses, but 6 filaments behind them in the bulbs, behind the
lenses. I can't talk "clinically" about this topic but can say what I see.
When in my garage I can hold the bright lever back and get very bright
brights. When I let the lever go, my blue high-beam dash light comes on and
my "bright lights" are on, but not as bright as when I was holding the lever
back. I think Jeff is talking about the low-beam headlight staying on while
the brights are on if you hold the lever. I've noticed the difference this
test makes while out on a dark road...fairly significant. The low beam is on
along with the high beams and the area nearer the van is then lit up better.
If I remember, the regular headlight bulb has two filaments in it and
normally only one is on at a time. The two are different size coils, the
larger for "bright", the smaller for low beam.

Bob

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----Original Message Follows----
From: Mark Dorm <mark_hb@HOTMAIL.COM>
Reply-To: Mark Dorm <mark_hb@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: headlight bulb question...
Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2003 18:43:37 -0800

All six?? I have four: two normal and two brights... don't I??

>From: Jeff Ensing <Kjmmensing@AOL.COM>
>
>When you hold your bright lever back all six come on at once until you
>release the lever!  Maybe another relay could give us driving lights and
>360
>watts of brights! What size fuse would that require?
>
>
>Jeff E.   Lilburn, Ga.
>87'WESTY
>87'GL

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