Date:         Wed, 22 Sep 2004 13:44:50 -0500
Reply-To:     wlail@OU.EDU
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From:         Warren Lail <wlail@OU.EDU>
Subject:      South African Grille headlight conversion on an 84 Vanagon
Comments: cc: tolga@mac.com
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Hi Tolga,

My SA headlamps are wired up this way:  my outers are both high and low beam.  The inners are high beam only.  When I hit my brights, all four lamps are lit up and I'm kicking out about 400 watts (my outers are Hella 65/100 and I 'think' the inners are 100, but I'm not certain - but altogether they are VERY bright).  That sure helps a lot when driving in the lonesome back roads of New Mexico where mule deer love to cross the road in large numbers.  I can see them way down the road.

I also recommend that you install relays.  I installed a relay for each headlight unit and wired the whole thing directly to my battery. I installed separate fuses for the high and low beam systems.

Warren
88 Westy "Billy Bones"

Original message ------------------------

Date:    Wed, 22 Sep 2004 11:35:35 -0400
From:    Tolga Morawski <tolga@MAC.COM>
Subject: South African Grille headlight conversion on an 84 Vanagon

One responder raised an interesting point about how I wish to wire the
two sets of lights in the SA Grille.  ie

-outers low beams & inners high

or

-outers both low and high and inners running lights

How are stock SA's set up?  How do 85's and later (4 square lights) work?
 I have an 84 with only 2 (high and low) headlights so I don't really
know how the 4 light setups normally operate?

Thanks Again,
  Tolga