Vanagon EuroVan
Previous messageNext messagePrevious in topicNext in topicPrevious by same authorNext by same authorPrevious page (August 1998, week 2)Back to main VANAGON pageJoin or leave VANAGON (or change settings)ReplyPost a new messageSearchProportional fontNon-proportional font
Date:         Wed, 12 Aug 1998 15:56:16 -0400
Reply-To:     "Sminkey, Scott" <ssminkey@XYPLEX.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         "Sminkey, Scott" <ssminkey@XYPLEX.COM>
Subject:      Re: Headlight Warning Buzzer
Comments: To: vanagon@vanagon.com
Content-Type: text/plain

Regarding the parking lights staying on when a Vanagon is shut off, gmbulley suggested: >...figure out WHICH wire VW >'disconnects' to turn off the headlights when you turn off the ignition >switch. Then piggyback, (with a relay, or a Darryl-Boehler-designed device) >onto that pair of contacts, ALL of the juice for ALL of the external lights >controlled by the UN-turned-off headlight switch. Now THAT would be smart, >except you then have to have your car turned on (keys in the ignition, switch >to ON) any time you wanted even your parking lights on, and that might suck.

One of the other cars my wife and I own, a Subaru Forester, shuts off all the external lights when the ignition is off. There is a separate "override" switch that will turn the parking lights on even when the ignition is off and the key out. I would be inclined to do just as gmbulley says above and put an "override" switch across the relay contacts, so you could really leave the parking lights on if you want.

- Scott 91 Westfalia Camper (for sale) ssminkey@xyplex.com


Back to: Top of message | Previous page | Main VANAGON page

Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!


Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com


The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.

Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.