Start by checking the ground connections above the fuse box. New ground connections at the lights directly will do wonders.

Dennis 

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-----Original Message-----
From: VWQ47
Sent: Friday, December 17, 2010 7:21 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Lights on '82 Vanagon

> Greetings folks,
> 
> The headlights on my van have started playing up and I don't quite
> understand what is happening.
> When I turn them on both high and low beam are on.  When I turn OFF high
> beam, low beam goes off ( I think that is the way, but it is hard to tell
> which click would normally go to high and which normally go to low).  When I
> turn off the ignition with the headlights on, the headlights stay on when
> the parking lights would normally be all that is lit.
> 
> Has anyone experienced an issue like this?  Where should I look?  I'd
> appreciate any wisdom people have.
> 
> Dave
> 
> PS I have NOT done anything to the wiring/lights in a couple of years.  This
> is not a result of any fiddling having been done.