Date:         Sun, 13 Feb 2005 11:37:48 -0500
Reply-To:     Don in North Carolina <Don_Dixon@BELLSOUTH.NET>
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From:         Don in North Carolina <Don_Dixon@BELLSOUTH.NET>
Subject:      Re: Headlights and Grounds
Comments: To: Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@VANAGONPARTS.COM>
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Jeffrey,

This is why when you put a headlight relay kit in they tell you to separate
the grounds for the headlights.  VW in their wisdom has the ground wires for
all the headlights (in the late model that's four) going to a connector that
has two wires attached to it (so four light grounds to two wires to one
connector - ouch!).

Don in Reidsville, NC
1987 Vanagon GL Syncro (Suzie) - For Sale!
1988 Vanagon GL (Sylvia)
Why do they call it a fixed income, when mine is always broke?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeffrey Schwaia" <jeff@VANAGONPARTS.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sun 13 February 2005 00:41
Subject: Headlights and Grounds


> Messing around with the headlights on my father's '86 GL this week, I
> measured 11.3 volts at the headlights (with the engine off).  Out of
> curiosity, I added a new ground wire to each headlight assembly and lo &
> behold, the voltage was now measured at 12.35 volts (engine still off).
> Headlights were quite a bit brighter.  Cheap and quick help for common
> problem.  Just thought I would pass it on.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeff