Whatever floats your boat or gives ya dial-tone Rocky :)  I've been
damn good about checking my lights before turning off the ignition,
even in daytime dreary weather.  Just a habit I've never broke for 40+
years.
-- 
Jim Thompson
84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
75 914 1.8 "Nancy"
Full Timing Since March 1999
oldvolkshome@gmail.com
http://www.oldvolkshome.com
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On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 2:55 PM, Rocket J Squirrel
<camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
> No need? Horse hockey.
>
> Using the bulb type data from my '84's owner's manual, and not counting the
> bulbs in the dash:
>
> 4 x type 1034 bulbs (2 front parking, 2 rear tail), assuming the lower
> wattage filaments are lit @ 1.34A each = 5.4 amps
> 2 x type 1816 (rear side markers) @ .33A = 0.66 amps
>
> Total: 6 amps/hours.
>
> You leave those on overnight, say 12 hours, and you've pulled 72 amp hours
> out of the battery.
>
> I'm keeping my buzzer wired thankyouverymuch.
>
> --
> RJS
>
> On 07/28/2011 02:28 PM, Old Volks Home wrote:
>>
>> The Headlight OFF feature with Ignition OFF was introduced in 1971
>> model year on Beetles, Ghias, Buses, Type 3s and Type 4s. �This
>> feature has been on all VWs ever since, thus no need for a Headlight
>> Alarm.
>

-- 
Jim Thompson
84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
75 914 1.8 "Nancy"
Full Timing Since March 1999
oldvolkshome@gmail.com
http://www.oldvolkshome.com
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