Probably conincidence or vibration related. Check the ground
connections. The headlight grounds are located above the fuse box. A
better fix would be to make new ground connections right near the
lights. Connect that brown wire to the bulbs using ring terminals and
the sheet metal screws that hold the light assemblies in.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
Of David Most
Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 12:04 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: headlights not working after towing???

I have a puzzle for which I hope the list can offer some assistance.  I
just moved from New Orleans back to Fort Collins, CO, and I used a car
carrier behind a Penske truck to bring my vanagon with me.  All appears
to have arrived in Colorado intact, but for some reason the headlights
(both low and high) don't come on when the switch is operated.  The high
beam indicator on the dash works, and all of the parking lights/turn
signal lights/reverse lights work.  All other electrical appliances
work.
 The fuses all look good.

So, any ideas what's going on?  I've towed the vanagon like this over
longer stretches without this problem arising.  It would be great to
have
some guidance before I just start replacing parts, and I realize that
the
towing and headlight failure could just be coincidental.

Thanks,
David

By the way, in eight years of owning vanagons, I've never had to replace
a headlight bulb.  Any instructions in this regard (whether or not this
is the problem) would be much appreciated.

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