Date:         Fri, 28 Oct 2005 16:23:18 -0700
Reply-To:     Robert Fisher <refisher@MCHSI.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Robert Fisher <refisher@MCHSI.COM>
Subject:      Re: Headlight Problem Solved....Dennis H.
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Yeah it's easier to just do what Dennis says but he got to play around and
got the satisfaction out of it.

Y'know if you point your Vanagon toward Dennis' place five times a day and
genuflect it'll never break down. It's a fact. : )

Cya,
Robert

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Stevens" <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 4:09 PM
Subject: Re: Headlight Problem Solved....Dennis H.


> Dennis said:
> "You have lost the ground connection to the lamps." at 1:32
>
> He did this same kind of thing for me as well. Posted a response about
> stowing oversized spare tires and that led me to changing my spare from a
> tower on the rear 2" receiver, to the clam shell with a couple
> modifications. Earlier today I posted a link to pix of the first try,
> using
> the Van-Café spare mod and later tried using the same drop-hinges with the
> clamshell, with 2" shaved off its rear end near the hinge points, and it
> fits and works very well. More pix have been posted for anyone looking to
> stow their 215/65-16's up under the front. The tire is aired down.
>
> Thanks Dennis.
>
> In another post about headlights about 2 weeks ago, someone mentioned
> grounds. This was related to relayed-headlights. I was burning up the
> plastic headlight plug on the left (2) and had poor light on L/low beam. I
> ran a ground to the "firewall" and now I get much better light on both L/R
> and no burning plugs.
> Bob