Date:         Wed, 22 Sep 2004 13:06:45 EDT
Reply-To:     THX0001@AOL.COM
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From:         George Goff <THX0001@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: South African Grille headlight conversion on an 84 Vanagon
Comments: To: tolga@MAC.COM
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In a message dated 9/22/04 11:36:45 AM, tolga@MAC.COM writes:

<< -outers low beams & inners high

or

-outers both low and high and inners running lights

How are stock SA's set up? >>

Tolga,

Don't connect the inner lamps as running lights, you'll just piss off other
drivers.  Connecting outers solely as low beams and inners solely as high beams
is stupid.  Connect them as any other 4 headlight setup is connected and as
VW did with the '86+ vans: outers - high/low beam; inners - high beam.

If the gauge of the headlight wiring is the same in the '84 as in the '86 and
newer vans, just daisy chain the hook-up for the new inner high beams.
Changing the wiring to a monster size is a foolish waste of time and effort because
the difference in voltage drop is calculable only if you use enough decimal
places.  A lighting relay will spare you the trouble of eventually replacing an
overtaxed lighting switch, but contrary to a popular hallucination, it will
not produce a palpable difference in the light output.  Cleaning all the
connections is the most effective improvement you can make to your lighting system.

And, the inner headight connector is available almost anywhere.

George