Along with Larry's comments, the area above the glove box is a good
location for adding relays and what not. On my '88, I did what Larry
suggests; new wire, fuse from battery to area above glove box, new wires to
headlights. If you google Jay Brown, Vanagon, you might see his relay kit
wiring diagrams for given years of Vanagons. Or just order some from him?
 ;)

Which generation Golf engine? The Mk2/3 VW inline engines have a 3 letter
code stamped into a boss on the block located on the upper RH area nearer
the flywheel end. Google should have images of that.

Neil.

On Wed, Jul 4, 2018 at 8:04 AM, ddbjorkman@verizon.net <
ddbjorkman@verizon.net> wrote:

>
> Now for Vanagon content.  With all the recent relay talk, I think I will
> finally install headlight relays.  But I have a question.  My Westy (the
> Bus) is an '87, but I changed to the '84 2 headlight system due to the
> crappy light I was getting from the original 4 light system.  Not knowing
> how far back wiring changes are for the different models, I wonder which
> relay system I would use, and the best setup.  I heard someone's name
> mentioned as opposed to the usual vendors.  Next, how do I determine the
> date of manufacture of my current generation Golf engine?
>