Well they sure are supposed to work that way. When the high beams are on
all 4 bulbs should always be lit. The main outer bulbs are dual filament
Hi/Lo. The inners bulbs are single, Hi only.

Page 97.130 shows the 88 wiring for the headlights. You can see that on
both sides pin 56a of each side's pair is wired directly together and on
the same fuse.

Mark

John Rodgers wrote:

> The lights in my 88 GL don't work that way.
>
> One way the outer lights come on as dims, the inner lights are off. The
> other way the outer lights turn off, and the inner (small lamp) lamps
> (brights) turn on. I have always found that a little strange, but thats
> how they work. I always thought that the inner and outers should be on
> simultaneously for at least one setting - Brights.
>
> Regards,
>
> John Rodgers
> 88 GL Driver
>
> Jake de Villiers wrote:
>
>> The outer lamps have high and low beams, so they switch up as the inners
>> come on.
>>
>> On 12/2/06, J Westy <rbluewesty@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Hey '86+ Vanagoneers:
>>>
>>> When you pull the turn signal stalk for bright lights, do your original
>>> lamps stay on OR do they go off and only the brights come on?
>>>
>>> --
>>> In "V"anagon "W"esty Love, Light, & Laughter,
>>> Jay
>>> '87 Westy in Springfield MO
>>> 345K miles
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Jake
>> 1984 Vanagon GL
>> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
>> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
>>
>