Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 03:27:48 +0000
Reply-To: Randy Charrette <rcharrette@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Randy Charrette <rcharrette@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: head lamp relay upgrade
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<P>Ditto (blush,blush). Thanks Mark!</P>
<P>Randy<BR><BR></P></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>>From: Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM>
<DIV></DIV>>Reply-To: Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM>
<DIV></DIV>>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
<DIV></DIV>>Subject: Re: head lamp relay upgrade
<DIV></DIV>>Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2004 19:33:01 -0700
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<DIV></DIV>>"The correct wires are inside a black plastic sleeve in the area nearest the
<DIV></DIV>>dimmer switch."
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>Thanks Mark. That's what got me off my butt at this computer and now all is
<DIV></DIV>>wired as prescribed. I won't even try to explain why I thought I had done it
<DIV></DIV>>correctly the first time, or for that matter, why I thought they were
<DIV></DIV>>working. I can say, to the best of my recollection, I had not heard/read the
<DIV></DIV>>quoted sentence above prior to reading it here. The Volks Café online
<DIV></DIV>>instruction, identical to Frank's, says to locate the white and yellow wires
<DIV></DIV>>leading from the switch, which for most volks would be enough information,
<DIV></DIV>>but apparently not this volk.
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>Anyway, nice to have this done correctly now, despite my fumbling. Progress,
<DIV></DIV>>not perfection.
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>Bob
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<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>> > Ok Bob, you did yours wrong also. That explains why you are burning up
<DIV></DIV>> > headlight switches now that you have added more lights. Frank needs to
<DIV></DIV>> > make the installation instructions clearer I guess. The correct wires
<DIV></DIV>> > are inside a black plastic sleeve in the area nearest the dimmer switch.
<DIV></DIV>> > That makes it less obvious which wires to use though I don't understand
<DIV></DIV>> > why 2 guys would think it ok to splice into wires that are clearly the
<DIV></DIV>> > wrong colors and way too small to be the headlight wires.
<DIV></DIV>> >
<DIV></DIV>> > I also own an 87 Syncro and the headlight wires are white for high beams
<DIV></DIV>> > and yellow for low beams, just like Frank says. I just removed the
<DIV></DIV>> > steering column cover to make sure. Bentley wiring diagrams show the
<DIV></DIV>> > same colors for all 1986 and newer Vanagons.
<DIV></DIV>> >
<DIV></DIV>> > Mark
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