There are four lenses, but 6 filaments behind them in the bulbs, behind the lenses. I can't talk "clinically" about this topic but can say what I see. When in my garage I can hold the bright lever back and get very bright brights. When I let the lever go, my blue high-beam dash light comes on and my "bright lights" are on, but not as bright as when I was holding the lever back. I think Jeff is talking about the low-beam headlight staying on while the brights are on if you hold the lever. I've noticed the difference this test makes while out on a dark road...fairly significant. The low beam is on along with the high beams and the area nearer the van is then lit up better. If I remember, the regular headlight bulb has two filaments in it and normally only one is on at a time. The two are different size coils, the larger for "bright", the smaller for low beam. Bob http://groups.msn.com/BobsPhotoShare
----Original Message Follows---- From: Mark Dorm <mark_hb@HOTMAIL.COM> Reply-To: Mark Dorm <mark_hb@HOTMAIL.COM> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: headlight bulb question... Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2003 18:43:37 -0800 All six?? I have four: two normal and two brights... don't I?? >From: Jeff Ensing <Kjmmensing@AOL.COM> > >When you hold your bright lever back all six come on at once until you >release the lever! Maybe another relay could give us driving lights and >360 >watts of brights! What size fuse would that require? > > >Jeff E. Lilburn, Ga. >87'WESTY >87'GL
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