

| Subject: | Re: Odd headlights - some on some off |
| From: | Bill MacLachlan |
| Date: | Fri, 18 May 2012 20:49:13 -0700 |
wow. Thanks guys! Wonderfully clear info from them that has done it! Tomorrow is take a look at it day,I'll keep y'all posted. BIll M On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 7:55 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>wrote: > Start by checking the ground connection. All the headlights share a common > ground terminal at the cluster above the fuse box. It is common for > corroision and heat to get the better of this. Better yet, at the lights > connect another ground point from the body to the brown wire. The shorter > path will help the lights even if the original ground point is OK. Next > step > is the fuses. There are actually 4 fuses for the headlights, high and low > beam, each side. > > Dennis > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > Bill MacLachlan > Sent: Friday, May 18, 2012 7:24 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Odd headlights - some on some off > > Hi all. > > Anyone dealt with this recently? > '89 headlights. > left ones work ( hi & lo beam) right ones don't work ( hi & lo beam) when > the switch is on. > left one don't work ( hi & lo beam) right ones work ( hi & lo beam) when I > put on the brights. > > So all the bulbs work.... but not in the right way... > If you've dealt with this recently you might be able to save me some hard > thinking with the wiring diagram! > > thanks all.... > > Bill > '89Westy > >
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