Mine was originally a Canadian so it might be something that is only legal on NonUS models ~ But I have never been

PulledOver for it ~ Although I have been flashed a few times when approaching ParkedCopCars ~ 

                                                                        ORR ~ DeanB

On 10 Apr , 2014, at 8:17 PM, JRodgers wrote:

> I have wondered about this. On both of my US model '88 GL's - Any time I
> switch from high to low or low to high - the opposite set of lights turn
> off - or on - depending how you look at it. Never any high and low beam
> combination on at the same time, except when you do thew momentary flash
> thing.
> 
> John
> On 4/10/2014 8:44 PM, James wrote:
>> In '86-91 Vanagons, the outside headlights have both low beam and high beam filaments in them, and change from one to the other when you turn on the high beams;  the inside high beam lights come on at the same time.
>> 
>> At least, that's how our '91's headlights work - but it's a Canadian market model.  Maybe the US market square headlights were different.
>> 
>> (On a side note, the low beams on our 2003 Toyota Matrix stay on when the separate, inner high beams are turned on.)
>> 
>> James
>> Ottawa, ON
>> 
>>> Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2014 18:49:26 -0600
>>> From: OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET
>>> Subject: Re: Headlight Operation
>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>> 
>>>          ~ Something like this ~ It's a '90Westy ~
>>> 
>>> https://picasaweb.google.com/109991183317103413704/VDUBARU?authkey=Gv1sRgCMW42OH705nRDA#5999344609026723170
>>> 
>>>         ~ Sorry about the DelayedResponse ~
>>> 
>>>                                                                                         ORR ~ DeanB
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 30 Sep , 2013, at 10:07 PM, JRodgers wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Was there ever a model year of Vanagon with dual headlights where both
>>>> high and low beams were on at the same time??  Like low beams are just
>>>> on  and when the dimmer control switch was pulled the brights come on
>>>> and the low beams remain on as well? Or something simmilar?
>>>> 
>>>> Just curious.
>>>> 
>>>> John
>> 
>>