Date: Thu, 24 Nov 1994 01:59:59 +0000
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From: "P.J. Kenny" <gremlin@iol.ie>
Subject: EuroVan Fog Light Switch
Responding to msg by RGOLEN@umassd.edu () on Wed, 23 Nov 9:43
AM
Hi Ric.
>For you EVers who are contemplating putting fog lights on your
EV,
>I have the part number for the fog light switch...the one
which
>will fit next to your rear defrost switch, etc. Its:
>
> 535 941 535 01C
Do your US-spec Transporters (I'm NOT going to call them
Eurovans. Yeccch.) have the three-way switch for the rear
foglight? If so, don't use them to power the fronts too, as
the circuitry in the factory-supplied unit does not have a
three-way (front AND rear) facility. Power is not passed
through the second detent on the switch, only the full-on
setting. I confirmed this with my local VW garage after
spending a couple of days decoding their official service
manual. There is another version of the switch which does work
correctly but, over here anyway, it is not a standard item.
My front spot lights, happily mounted on the bullbar, work
through a second fog light switch right beside the main switch
and only come on during full beams. This drove the garage
people *completely* bananas and had to be finished by myself
... :(
A-ha! Even though it's 2am, I've just gone down to my Tranny
to check the switches (the things I do for you people) and
guess what! *Both* my foglight and front spot switches are ...
535 941 535! So I'm right! If you are powering through this
switch, use the terminals '+' and '83a' as positive and
negative respectively. That will make the switch work as
OFF-ON-ON instead of the foglight's OFF-OFF-ON.
Enjoy. If I'm not making sense it's because I'm tired. These
late nights are *killing* me. Clearer explanations may be
available in the morning.
Shponfirkle, (Tazmanian Bushrat word - can mean anything!)
P.J.
*** Ennis, Ireland. A weird place to live.
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