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Date:         Sat, 2 Dec 2006 21:35:36 -0500
Reply-To:     Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
Subject:      Re: Brights & lights
Comments: To: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <45722DF4.4080705@charter.net>
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That's mighty odd. Have you checked the wiring on your 88? There should be 3 wires going to the outside lights, and one of those should go to the inner lights (which has 2 wires) . Perhaps you have outer bulbs where the hi-beam filament is burnt out, but the low beam filament is working.

On Dec 2, 2006, at 8:52 PM, John Rodgers wrote:

> The lights in my 88 GL don't work that way. > > One way the outer lights come on as dims, the inner lights are off. > The > other way the outer lights turn off, and the inner (small lamp) lamps > (brights) turn on. I have always found that a little strange, but > thats > how they work. I always thought that the inner and outers should be on > simultaneously for at least one setting - Brights.


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