My 88GL has been this way ever since I bought it 1998. I will check though,
both the wiring and the bulbs.

Thanks.

John

On Dec 16, 2016 15:35, "vw_van_fan_Mark" <madvws@cox.net> wrote:

> There should be a filament lit up in all 4 when the high beams are on.
> But keep in mind, the outer bulbs are supposed to be DUAL FILAMENT. There
> is a low filament and a high filament in each outer bulb. They can burn out
> separately and they have separate wires feeding the 2 filaments in them and
> those can also burn out separately. So when you switch from low to high the
> live wires to the outer bulbs switch to make the outer bulb light the high
> filament instead of the low filament.
>
> Mark
>
> John Rodgers wrote:
>
>> On my 88GL, when  lights are on low beam or dim, its the outboard lights
>> that are on, and the inboard bright lights are off. Switching from low to
>> high beam, the low beams lamp turn off, and only the high beams are on.
>>
>> On my 91Carat, when the low beam out board lamps are on, the inboard high
>> beams are off, but when I switch to high beam, ALL the lamps turn on. All
>> four
>>
>> Anyone know what the deal is supposed to be on the lamps/lights?
>>
>> John in Birmingham
>>
>>