re
 I also cheated the driver's doorlight
> switch by pushing it all the way in and canting it to one side a bit so it
> couldn't come back out. "

hmmm..
the interior light swtices have 3 positions..
always off,
on with doors open,
on full time.

no need to trick the door switch.
it's in the owner's manual I'm sure.
- if that's what you mean.

the key-in contact, btw ..is a very useful feature ..
makes a perfect 'accessory' positon for radios.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Karl Wolz" <wolzphoto@Q.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2011 6:47 PM
Subject: Re: Headlight Alarm

>I tossed mine pretty early, too.  I also cheated the driver's doorlight
> switch by pushing it all the way in and canting it to one side a bit so it
> couldn't come back out.  I always hated being off in the woods at night
> and
> having the interior lights come on when I opened the door.
>
> Karl Wolz
>
>
>
> |-----Original Message-----
> |From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]
> |On Behalf Of Jake de Villiers
> |Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2011 6:07 PM
> |To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> |Subject: Re: Headlight Alarm
> |
> |That buzzer's the first thing I removed from my van and threw away!  ;)
> |
> |On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 4:32 PM, Harry Hoffman
> |<hhoffman@ip-solutions.net>wrote:
> |
> |> Could you tie into the buzzer that goes off when the driver door is
> |> open and key is in ignition?
> |>
> |>
> |> 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.
> |> >
> |>
> |
> |
> |
> |--
> |Jake
> |
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> |1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Subie - 'Dixie'
> |
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> |
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