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• Re: Cloudy headlight glass?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 17:46:23 EDT
  ...Sealed beams are just that. The bulb is a intergral portion of the headlight fixture (glass and all). When it goes bad, you replace...
• Re: Time to replace headlight
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 2 Dec 2012 13:18:20 -0600
  ...They are common. > Both the high beam and low beam headlights have separate bulbs, and are not > sealed beam lights. > > bob > > > On Sun, Dec...
• Re: Cloudy headlight glass?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 20 Jul 2002 13:50:41 +1200
  >I don�t know what defines the US-headlights as "sealed beam", does it mean >they�re sealed so you can�t reach into...
• Re: Time to replace headlight
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 2 Dec 2012 14:25:21 -0500
  ...bulb could be fit. What I bought and installed looked like a sealed beam headlight, and had no opening through which a sealed beam...
• Re: Time to replace headlight
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 2 Dec 2012 13:38:58 -0600
  ...They are common. > > Both the high beam and low beam headlights have separate bulbs, and are not > > sealed beam lights. > > > > bob > > > > > > On Sun, Dec...
• Re: Time to replace headlight
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 2 Dec 2012 16:05:20 -0500
  ...They are common. > > > Both the high beam and low beam headlights have separate bulbs, and > are not > > > sealed beam lights. > > > > > > bob > > > > > > > > > On Sun, Dec...
• Re: Time to replace headlight
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 2 Dec 2012 10:47:20 -0700
  ...Both the high beam and low beam headlights have separate bulbs, and are not sealed beam lights. bob On Sun, Dec 2, 2012 at...
• Re: Cloudy headlight glass?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 17:46:19 -0400
  ...U.S. >headlights sealed beams? Sealed-beams only come in rectangular and round -- any custom lens has a replaceable bulb, usually a #9004 for...
• Re: GE High Output Bulbs
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 27 Feb 1999 06:31:42 -0500
  ...After reading the information on GE's website about the sealed beam units with no mention of the "Bulbs" and after seeing the "Bulbs...
• Re: AW: Cloudy headlight glass?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 20 Jul 2002 13:50:41 +1200
  ...What makes sealed beam lamps "sealed"? Are the vanagon�s U.S. >headlights sealed beams? Sealed-beam lights have a 1-piece molded glass...
• Re: dim headlights
  Historical mailing list - Erik Valeur
  Wed, 11 Aug 1999 22:00:48 EDT
  ...your regular sealed beams with H4's, using standard wattage bulbs, >> I can vouch for ust replacing your regular sealed beams with H4's...
• Re: Time to replace headlight
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 2 Dec 2012 18:51:24 -0600
  ...that the bulb has a seal on it where it seals to the glass housing. To find a rectangular sealed beam light that works...
• Re: Time to replace headlight
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Mon, 3 Dec 2012 03:10:08 +0000
  ...that the > bulb > has a seal on it where it seals to the glass housing. To find a > rectangular sealed beam light that works...
• Re: Headlight Operation
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Sun, 13 Apr 2014 10:33:13 -0600
  ...This is true for USA-style "sealed beams," too. H4 bulb life would be too short, otherwise, and it was never the design intent...
• Re: Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Sat, 4 May 2002 21:22:08 -0700
  ...As part of this, I replaced the sealed beams (the '81 has just two sealed beam headlights, one on each side). I replaced the...
• Re: H4's
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 29 Apr 97 11:45:19 CDT
  ...the H4 lights just pop in where the old sealed beam bulbs used to be, and YES, the H4 bulb DOES use the same...
• Re: High beam blue light?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:46:48 -0400
  ...assume it's not a sealed beam and it takes a H4 type bulb, or whatever >those bulbs are. Scott, he's talking about...
• Water in headlights
  Historical mailing list - Charles D Earl
  Tue, 13 May 1997 17:49:26 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Seriously though, are you talking about sealed beam or halogens w/replacable bulbs? Or is it possible you're looking at the clear plastic...
• Re: Brighter Headlight Bulb 86-91
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Thu, 4 Jun 1998 20:04:59 -0500
  ...bulb). The BrightLights were $17 each for sealed beams, they also had 9004's for $8 each. I would highly reccomend the sealed beam...
• Re: Time to replace headlight
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 2 Dec 2012 20:23:11 -0800
  ...are not 'one piece sealed beam units'. .. they are a lense and reflector housing with a separate replaceble bulb. Other nice 'features' are ..... they...
• Re: Time to replace headlight
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 2 Dec 2012 13:23:09 -0600
  ...Neither one had an opening through which a bulb could be installed. They look like sealed beam headlamps to me. Others say that is...
• Re: High beam blue light?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:37:29 -0700
  ...I assume it's not a sealed beam and it takes a H4 type bulb, or whatever those bulbs are. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry...
• Re: Headlight Operation
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 13 Apr 2014 12:16:53 -0600
  ...bulbs where both filaments light together on > high beam, except as noted when using flasher control. > > This is true for USA-style "sealed beams...
• Re: High beam blue light?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:15:36 -0700
  ...assume it's not a sealed beam and it takes a H4 type bulb, or whatever >>those bulbs are. > > Scott, he's talking about...
• Re: Cloudy headlight glass?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 17:31:47 -0500
  ...Stan -------------------- Clip -------------------------------- The US Vanagons don't use sealed beams. Sealed beams are just that. The bulb is a intergral portion of the headlight...
• Re: Time to replace headlight
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 2 Dec 2012 13:43:03 -0500
  ...It is the whole sealed beam, not a > bulb. mcneely > > ---- PB <pbrattan@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Hi, everyone and happy holidays. > The headlight went out...
• H4 round headlights for sale
  Historical mailing list - Tim & Kim Dayton
  Sun, 14 Apr 2002 19:42:40 -0400
  ...halogen bulb in the H4's to a brighter bulb and I would have been set. They wouldn't take the sealed beams back...
• HID headlight kit available for 7 inch round lights
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Berchin
  Tue, 19 Mar 2002 11:21:20 -0800
  ...if you put those HID bulbs into your rectangular lights. The HID portion (low beam) of the 7" lamps are a sealed beam-type...
• HID headlights
  Historical mailing list - Alex Towner
  Sat, 18 Dec 2004 23:09:54 -0500
  ...would fit the stock '80-'85 Vanagon sealed beam buckets, along with ballasts/ignitors and HID bulbs. Be advised that if you aren't...
• Re: Round Headlight Upgrade from Sealed Beams
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:37:59 -0700
  ...Round Headlight Upgrade from Sealed Beams > Ron, > > Is this the same headlight one might use in the SA Grille in the > outboard locations. I...
• Re: Time to replace headlight
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 2 Dec 2012 09:37:58 -0600
  ...It is the whole sealed beam, not a bulb. mcneely ---- PB <pbrattan@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Hi, everyone and happy holidays. The headlight went out...
• Re: Headlights work better with the reflective material still present.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Feb 2006 23:17:37 EST
  ...HAWKCOMPUTING.COM writes: > Brand new lenses, bulbs and lenses are one unit, 1984 version, is john, sealed beams have been made since the '30...
• Light Question
  Historical mailing list - Spooner, Robert E.
  Fri, 2 Mar 2001 10:00:34 -0500
  ...The headlights are not sealed beam, the bulbs are replaceable. Can I just replace the bulbs that are in there with H4's (like...
• Bright, head light problem...
  Historical mailing list - dave
  Tue, 19 Nov 2002 16:17:54 -0800
  ...Both low beams work fine. I went to replace my high beam bulb on the passenger side, and sure enough... The filament was broken...
• Re: Foglights
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 25 Mar 1998 08:23:29 -0500
  ...do they use a h3 bulb or are they a sealed > beam.? Michael J. Sullivan Director of Catalog Design Open Market Inc. '87 GL...
• Re: Time to replace headlight
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Sun, 2 Dec 2012 14:15:02 -0500
  ...It is the whole sealed beam, not a >> bulb. mcneely >> >> ---- PB <pbrattan@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >>> Hi, everyone and happy holidays. >> The headlight went out...
• Re: Time to replace headlight
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 3 Dec 2012 06:14:36 -0500
  ...had the Hella headlamp lenses with replaceable bulbs. If YOUR 1986 ~ 1991 Vanagon has sealed beam headlights it has been modified or it was...
• Halog Headlight Conversion Kit question
  Historical mailing list - Burdett, Jean-Pierre
  Fri, 17 Nov 2006 16:27:36 -0500
  ...Direct replacement for your stock sealed-beam headlights, but with much better performance. Description: Accept standard Halogen bulbs (12v bulbs included). Note: All H4...
• Cleaning inside of Headlamps?
  Historical mailing list - Johnson, Darrell
  Wed, 22 Sep 1999 10:12:56 -0700
  ...Any advice on this? (Things like this make me wish for the old sealed beams). Darrell Johnson '90 Vanagon Carat Mission Viejo, CA
• Re: GE High output "bulbs"
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Feb 1999 00:59:59 EST
  ...ps, they sell them anywhere..i got mine at Kmart. ('86 up van owners, your SOL) -only for the '80-85 w/ sealed beams...
• Re: Cloudy headlight glass?
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 23:30:09 +0100
  ...Sealed beams are just that. The > bulb > is a intergral portion of the headlight fixture (glass and all). When it > goes > bad, you replace...
• Re: LED Headlight bulbs
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 2 Jul 2015 05:15:42 -0400
  At 11:57 PM 7/1/2015, Neil N wrote: >I'm so happy with the improvement from OEM sealed beam >(round) to "motorcycle...
• Re: Square Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 19 May 1998 18:13:08 -0700
  ...533-941-061 High Beam Left, Bulb Style 533-941-062 High Beam, Right, Bulb Style. Scirocco 82-85 may have been sealed beam...
• Re: GE High output "bulbs"
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Fri, 26 Feb 1999 10:06:44 -0700
  ...i have them (GE high output low sealed beams) on my '84 > audi 5000 turbo, with a set of Bosch driving lights mounted below...
• Re: Headlight rewiring
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 7 Aug 2002 13:21:44 -0400
  ...Mine lived a number of years in Scotland and had british RHD sealed-beams with the little light built in. Whoever did it cobbled...
• Re: Cheap H4's
  Historical mailing list - Jose R. Moscoso
  Mon, 29 Jan 2001 15:48:52 -0500
  ...but will only >accept DOT dictated wattage bulbs. The US round Vanagon headlights are sealed >beams. Swapping to H4's, though technically illegal in...
• Re: Unending headlight thread . . .
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 3 Dec 2012 13:59:22 -0500
  ...Bulb type headlights were illegal in the US until 1983. Now I know why! ;-) Right! Just a note - at the time sealed-beams were...
• Re: ebay plasma blue headlights
  Historical mailing list - Michael Moery
  Tue, 6 Nov 2001 21:59:32 -0900
  ...I use these; they look great, and put out more light in a better pattern than sealed beams, and use standard 9007 halogen bulbs...
• Re: GE High output "bulbs"
  Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
  Wed, 24 Feb 1999 15:29:40 -0800
  ...These are sealed beam lights, and the lighting improvement is from both the HO bulb and a redesigned lens, so you can't replace...
• Some good info about E-code headlamps & "City Lights"
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 15:27:18 -0700
  ...Now that we've fixed the beam pattern problem, let's talk about bulbs. Stock wattage is 60/55 (high/low). My "normal" bulbs...
• Re: Does the H4 bulb put out more light than the 9004 bulb?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:35:03 -0600
  ...H*ll - I'm gonna mount me four Boeing 767 sealed beam landing lights across the front top of my vans and turn them...
• Re: Cloudy headlight glass?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 18:22:38 -0500
  ...Sealed beams are just > that. The > > bulb > > is a intergral portion of the headlight fixture (glass and all). > When it > > goes > > bad, you replace...
• Re: Headlights: 2D1 types to Euro H4 types?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 21 Jun 2010 17:34:10 -0700
  ...The existing lamps are sealed beam* size type 2D1 lenses with halogen bulbs behind them. I'm wondering if something like Bus Depot's...
• Re: SA Quad Round Headlight Grille kits FS!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 9 Dec 1998 21:32:34 EST
  ...get them? Do they fit without modification? Thanks, >> bulb type headlights. hella non sealed beam get them at your local auto parts store. pop...
• Bosch H4 Headlights $44/pair
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sun, 16 May 2010 10:04:03 -0400
  ...You just remove your stock sealed beam bulbs, pop these Bosch H4's in their place, and you're done. If you're like...
• Re: Round Headlight Upgrade from Sealed Beams
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:57:21 -0400
  ...Round Headlight Upgrade from Sealed Beams > > > Ron, >> >> Is this the same headlight one might use in the SA Grille in the >> outboard locations. I...
• Re: advice needed for '90 Weekender Carat
  Historical mailing list - R Blake
  Sun, 16 Jun 2002 08:46:32 -0700
  This may be true with sealed beam 9004 bulb based lenses. However, stock Hella lamps and lenses are much higher quality than Silvania or...
• Re: LED Headlight bulbs
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 2 Jul 2015 15:09:52 -0700
  ...but frankly, I'm so happy with the improvement from OEM sealed beam (round) to "motorcycle" H4 55W's, I see no great push...
• Re: dim headlights
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Arbaugh
  Wed, 11 Aug 1999 16:47:09 -0700
  ...Even just replacing your regular sealed beams with H4's, using standard wattage bulbs, might make a difference because of the beam pattern the...
• Re: adjustable headlights was.Re: rare LLE vanagon for sale on samba
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 18 Sep 2005 18:42:58 +1200
  ...H4 without sealed beams illegal? Because of moronic legislators. >What could the beam >being sealed possibly matter?? The ONLY advantage sealed beams have is...