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Re: Headlights
Historical mailing list - Rob
Wed, 3 Sep 2014 12:18:25 -0700
...pitted on the outside from road stuff and speed and the >>> reflectors even if they "look" OK no longer do what was designed. Simply...
'56 Kombi Expense Report
Historical mailing list
Thu, 12 Oct 1995 21:50:08 -0700 (PDT)
...20.00 08/30/95 Governor $7.00 08/30/95 Reflectors $100.00 08/30/95 Air cleaner $10.00 08/30/95...
Re: Headlight improvements IMHO
Historical mailing list - Bolliver
Wed, 1 Nov 2000 19:14:45 -0600
...lights don't compensate for the poor design of the >light reflectors and optics. You'll still have hot spots and poor >beam distribution...
Re: Headlight upgrades
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Mon, 18 Jan 2016 16:00:51 -0500
...have the filaments in the same position, so the lenses and > reflectors optimised for one won't work well with the other. > > James > Ottawa...
Re: Head lights
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 10 Jan 2010 20:38:45 -0500
...to the higher current. > > Get a pair of the eurospec rectangular reflectors and save yourself a lot of > grief. > > On Jan 9, 2010, at...
AC etc for AUDI Swap/H4+lens/reflectors
Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
Thu, 14 Jan 1999 11:11:13 -0800
Ken mentioned extra $. I suspect I missed the original price sheet. What I need to know is: PS/AC is necessary for me here...
catalog you'll ALL love
Historical mailing list
Tue, 26 Dec 1995 17:15:46 -0800
...or elect.) all sorts of very unusual insulation and barriers and reflectors submersible wood-fired (water-cooled) fireboxes boat showers woodstove water heaters regular...
Re: Where to aim the headlights? SA grill.
Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
Mon, 30 Sep 2002 02:22:03 +0100
...The relationship between cutoff and high beam is fixed for most reflectors. > If you aim one the other follows. Except for the Marchal Ampilux...
My "New" '84 Westy
Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
Fri, 22 Sep 2006 13:56:52 -0400
...Also found one of those triangular roadside reflectors, also all the printing in German. Hooked up AC power to the side and turned on...
Re: custom side turn signals?
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Thu, 31 Oct 2002 22:29:19 -0600
> Our vanagons have red running lights/reflectors on the side in the rear, and > I am wondering, has anyone tried to modify these lights...
Re: Deep Water Driving
Historical mailing list
Sat, 16 Dec 1995 23:39:02 -0500
...This also includes steering racks and shift linkages and of >course, your fog lamp assemblies( wiring, housing, connectors, lenses, >reflectors). Good points. But I...
Re: Retrofitting 5X7 H-4 Lights - Another Method (long)
Historical mailing list - Davidson
Tue, 2 Feb 1999 09:16:10 -0800
...That is what the reflectors do on the E-Code headlamps. I don't think it will be so easy to find E-Code...
Re: Headlite wiring & adding Euro style grille & small driving lites to my 84 Westy
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Mon, 5 Dec 2005 16:45:03 -0800
...As soon as I get my new Hella Ecode reflectors I'm going to be pulling the front apart to install them. I'll...
Re: tiico conversion vs. other I4 conversions, ?GTI vanagon (long)
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Sat, 5 Jan 2002 15:52:50 +1200
...I would have to source reflectorized red plastic for reflectors (cannibalize some other flat taillights perhaps), and the reflectors need not actually be incorporated...
A little something for Robb Lightfoot.
Historical mailing list
Fri, 05 May 1995 21:24:04 +0600
...54,985 > Total Produced: > >1) Round side marker reflectors between wheel wells >2) Generator rated at 38 amps (previously 30 amps) > > >1970 Chassis Number...
Re: [Re: Lighting]
Historical mailing list - Joe Fortino
Wed, 2 May 2001 16:40:10 MDT
...on European Sciroccos (hmmm?)" European cars do not have the same reflectors or bulbs that NA spec cars do (in many cases; this is...
Re: Was Painting Now Prepping
Historical mailing list - Ryan Miller
Thu, 12 Oct 2006 08:38:51 -0600
...Remove the bulbs, and tape off the reflectors. if it's removalble, take it off. - If you're applying primer, ask ahead of time...
Re: cibie lights
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Fri, 7 Jul 2006 12:05:00 -0800
...This is one of the more expensive options but you do get headlights with round reflectors which are more efficient the the rectangular ones...
Re: Newbie considering purchase of 88 "Transporter"
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Sun, 7 Jan 2007 22:38:47 -0800
...notice the rear reflectors > and > the north american front turn signals, means its a north american model, > not a > european model. actually that color...
Re: custom side turn signals?
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Fri, 1 Nov 2002 00:29:05 -0800
...88 Vanagon Joel Walker wrote: >>Our vanagons have red running lights/reflectors on >> >> >the side in the rear, and > > >>I am wondering, has anyone...
Re: Stealth Vanagon Camping
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Thu, 11 Nov 2010 09:43:37 -0700
Keep in mind, even in a camo colored brown van, to park in such a way that your reflectors don't reflect. I usually...
Re: 91 Westy - SA Grill upgrade?
Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
Mon, 17 Nov 2014 14:07:32 -0800
Only possible with independently aimed reflectors. Marchal Ampilux from long ago had that feature. I wonder if the motorcycle H4s available from some vendors...
Re: VW-'71 BUS and '80? BUS-INTERSPECIES TRANSPLANTS OF EQUIPMENT
Historical mailing list
Mon, 10 Apr 95 18:52:46 EDT
...has been pulled off, if the reflectors have black not silver trim and the front seat is like a vanagon self supporting no back...
Re: Euro-spec headlights tech (kinda long)
Historical mailing list
Wed, 23 Jul 1997 09:58:00 -0600
...the tungsten bulbs are not too bright, and I have the reflectors adjusted to lower the beam - when I hit the high beams on...
Re: Was Painting Now Prepping
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Thu, 12 Oct 2006 12:52:58 -0400
...Remove the > bulbs, and tape off the reflectors. if it's removalble, take it off. > - If you're applying primer, ask ahead of time...
Re: Euro-spec headlights tech (kinda long)
Historical mailing list - Tony Moore
Wed, 23 Jul 1997 12:11:10 -0400
...the tungsten bulbs are not too bright, and I > have the reflectors adjusted to lower the beam - when I hit the high > beams on...
Re: Tail light upgrade question
Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
Tue, 3 Apr 2007 20:51:03 -0500
...The reflectors and lenses of the fixture are designed for the filament shape and location of an incandescent lamp. The LED chips end up...
4500 Miles in 11 Days ! (Long)
Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
Sun, 15 Mar 1998 22:03:17 -0600
...45 minutes and 15 miles later we came out of the canyon (thank goodness for 3M headlight reflectors) and into Glenwood Springs where the...
Re: LED backup lights update
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sat, 18 Feb 2023 18:19:51 -0800
...Then how do you access the reflectors in order to clean them? On Sat, Feb 18, 2023 at 6:12 PM Pete Sicilia <pete...
My Weekend Adventure
Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
Mon, 11 Jul 94 9:52:39 PDT
...I meandered up the side of a hill and found the blue reflectors he indicated I should look for and turned down a steep...
Re: LED backup lights update
Historical mailing list - Pete Sicilia
Sat, 18 Feb 2023 18:28:01 -0800
...thank you... > > Then how do you access the reflectors in order to clean them? > > On Sat, Feb 18, 2023 at 6:12 PM Pete...
Re: LED backup lights update
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sat, 18 Feb 2023 18:44:37 -0800
...thank you... >> >> Then how do you access the reflectors in order to clean them? >> >>> On Sat, Feb 18, 2023 at 6:12 PM Pete...
road test: 1968 VW Station Wagon (long)
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Tue, 10 Jan 95 15:48:47 CST
...Amber reflectors are attached to the sides of the body just below the front doors, red reflectors at the rear. Two large outside mirrors...
Retrofitting 5X7 H-4 Lights - Another Method (long)
Historical mailing list - Sam Bateman
Mon, 1 Feb 1999 23:46:57 EST
...The second thing that concerned me was the necessity to drill into the light reflectors to mount them. To my mind, the fewer holes...
Re: LED backup lights update
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Sun, 19 Feb 2023 02:53:06 +0000
...thank you... > > Then how do you access the reflectors in order to clean them? > > On Sat, Feb 18, 2023 at 6:12 PM Pete...
Re: auxillary low beams?
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Tue, 22 Aug 2000 10:22:51 -0700
...The second thing that concerned me was the necessity to drill into the light reflectors to mount them. To my mind, the fewer holes...
Friday fun, decode your Vanagon factory M codes
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Fri, 8 May 2009 10:35:59 -0400
...SIDE LIGHTS; BUZZER FOR IGNITION STARTER SWITCH; SIDE MARKER LIGHTS AND REFLECTORS; DUAL CIRCUIT BRAKE WARNING LIGHT; WITHOUT HEADLAMP FLASHER AND PARKING LIGHTS; USA...
Re: LED backup lights update
Historical mailing list - LarsP
Sat, 18 Feb 2023 19:45:18 -0700
...thank you...</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Then how do you access the reflectors in order...