Date:         Wed, 22 Sep 2004 12:52:23 -0500
Reply-To:     Al and Sue Brase <albeeee@MCHSI.COM>
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From:         Al and Sue Brase <albeeee@MCHSI.COM>
Subject:      Re: South African Grille headlight conversion on an 84 Vanagon
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George, others:
I'm pretty sure that along with the 4 headlights in 86 came the
completely new fuse box with the modern plug in fuses instead of the
porcelin ones. Not sure what else, but I'd not be surprised if there
were more headlight fuses.
That's as much as I know, but perhaps someone that knows more will speak up?
Al Brase
69 doublecab

George Goff wrote:

>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.
>
>