On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 12:50 PM, Troy <colorworks@gci.net> wrote:

> I have seen mention of headlight alarms before, and even went so far as to
> install an alarm when I had my dash out, but then discovered that my
> headlights go out when the ignition is off.  I'm just wondering if they
> added this feature after a certain year?  I have an 89, and my headlights
> will not stay on if the ignition is turned off.  I believe the parking
> lights will come on though, and the alarm I installed is handy for this.
>  Mostly those things are obnoxious, but a dead battery is well... more
> obnoxious;)
>
> Troy
>

  My 84 has that feature where the headlights go off with the ignition but
the 'parking lights' stay on..So maybe that is a feature on all years of
Vanagons.  I've returned to the van after 6hrs, having forgot the
headlights, and the parking lights are still on with no problem starting
back up...
  Dunno about an alarm for them...