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• H4 headlight aiming
  Historical mailing list - dave
  Wed, 12 Jan 2000 21:11:32 -0600
  Does anyone have a procedure for aiming H4 headlights? I thought I saw something on the list a while ago but nothing turned up...
• Re: FRIDAY OT - Headlight aimage
  Historical mailing list - Marc Sayer
  Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:37:43 -0800
  ...A clamp on aiming device is needed to properly aim the headlights. That's what the bumps and protrusions on the face of the...
• Tie Die pop-up tent?
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Sun, 3 May 2009 17:05:18 -0700
  So, I'm aiming to replace my slightly torn pop-up tent s
• Re: E-codes w/ 9004 bulbs?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 29 Apr 2004 16:51:59 -0700
  ...One of the coolest tools I own. (And I have a ton of cool tools.) That's what the "aiming pads" are for. Note...
• Re: H-4 Headlight questions
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:47:21 -0700
  ...http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech/aim/aim.html On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 6:36 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson@gorge.net> wrote: > > Aiming...
• H-4 Headlight questions
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:36:11 -0700
  ...These came with aiming instructions (Hella) and instructions for installing the bulb that mention an adaptor plug..Did I miss out on that, or...
• Re: FRIDAY OT - Headlight aimage
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:40:57 -0800
  ...A clamp on aiming device is needed to properly aim the > headlights. That's what the bumps and protrusions on the face of the...
• Re: H4 headlight aiming
  Historical mailing list - Robert Tippey
  Wed, 12 Jan 2000 22:54:33 EST
  I believe that info can be found at: http://lighting.mbz.org/tech/how_to/aim/ I received my E codes last week. Can...
• Re: 91 Westy - SA Grill upgrade?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 18 Nov 2014 17:48:06 -0500
  At 08:48 PM 11/16/2014, James wrote: >Don, thanks for the warning about aiming Euro pattern lights. I can >see that the...
• Re: H-4 Headlight questions
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:39:16 -0700
  ...For aiming I use the European 2% dip, so find a flat parking lot with a building next to it - bricks or something with...
• Re: Clean your washer jets and don't remove them.
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Oct 1999 09:14:41 EDT
  ...the windshield all together and aiming for the roof of the van! Although it could be fun aiming them to the side and then...
• Spark plugs
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Fri, 11 Jun 2004 17:42:16 -0700
  You aren't aiming the centerline of the entire spark plug! All that the shims were supposed to do was align the grounding electrode...
• Re: H-4 Headlight questions
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:21:04 -0700
  ...So, how are people aiming these as a pair? The > instructions tell me to draw a center line, and make the extended portion > of...
• Re: Installed headlight relays, need new bulbs
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 1 Oct 2004 11:38:43 -0700
  ...Since the vanagon headlights sit significantly higher from ground level than on most cars and since the aiming points for most 7" reflector systems...
• Fwd: Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Sat, 1 Oct 2011 04:54:18 -0700
  ...You have to compromise the aiming to accommodate the position of the lens with respect to the road. That's probably why the separate...
• Re: Convex mirror dot placement
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:07:26 -0400
  ...Since I now follow the recommended procedure of aiming the mirrors very wide so that you have to seriously move your head left or...
• Headlight Upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Thu, 4 Dec 2008 20:01:33 -0500
  ...This upgrade plus putting in the 100/80 watt bulbs and aiming all 4 of my headlights (south african grill setup) has resulted in...
• Re: queston on H4 55/60w bulb to fit stock bulb socket
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:39:39 -0800
  ...To aim the system properly so the low beam cutoff is just slightly below horizontal, the optimum aiming in my opinion, you sacrifice the...
• Tie Die pop-up tent?
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Sun, 3 May 2009 17:07:27 -0700
  So, I'm aiming to replace my slightly torn pop-up tent soon, and the drab beige is crying out for something more exciting...
• Re: round > square headlight conversion / What Bullshit.
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 4 Jun 2003 11:07:06 EDT
  ...spec for headlight aiming is based entirely on angles, without taking into account the vehicle height, so a tall vehicle's headlights may be...
• Re: 91 Westy - SA Grill upgrade?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 18 Nov 2014 14:56:17 -0800
  ...I can >> see that the height from the road of the Vanagon headlights could >> pose an aiming problem, compared to the '83 VW Rabbit...
• Re: front aux. lights-clearance issue ???
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 8 Jan 2002 12:34:09 -0500
  ...Buy lights that have the aiming/adjustment screws or bolts on top of the bumper. My van came with lights that the previous owner...
• Re: COLD air vents!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 21 Nov 2000 01:35:21 -0500
  ...You could try aiming the flow up and away from you... david
• Re: Ubuntu
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Sun, 4 Feb 2007 18:04:17 -0500
  ...I'm sure there are ways to screw up just about any OS but the Ubuntu folks were aiming to make it easy enough...
• More lighting tips
  Historical mailing list - Craig Spaeth
  Mon, 29 Jan 2001 21:53:29 -0800
  ...Before I discovered the 1/4" lower aiming theory I would get "brighted" and hassled (deservedly so). For aiming just use the standard hands...
• Re: 91 Westy - SA Grill upgrade?
  Historical mailing list - James
  Sun, 16 Nov 2014 19:58:04 -0500
  On Truck-Lite's website the DOT stamp and 3 aiming standoffs can be clearly seen. http://www.truck-lite.com/webapp/wcs/stores...
• Re: Headlight Upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 4 Dec 2008 21:50:39 -0500
  ...There is still a drop when the lights > are on but it is lower. > > relay kit and bulbs: > http://frankcondelli.com/hdltrela.htm > > aiming...
• How to aim headlights?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 22 Feb 2007 12:30:36 -0600
  ...I expected to see measurements there for aiming against a wall, but I don't see any. I'm looking at 94.5a for...
• Re: Upgrading inner rounds on a SA grille
  Historical mailing list - Jon Berg
  Mon, 18 Dec 2006 10:06:07 -0500
  How about all the aiming adjuster fiddly-bits? Jon jonberg@mindspring.com 90 Syncro Westy - Milton Alpharetta, GA ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2006 22...
• Re: Where to aim the headlights? SA grill.
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sat, 28 Sep 2002 23:36:09 EDT
  ...In some there are headlight aiming diagrams. I've aimed headlights by putting masking tape targets on a garage door. While it is not...
• Re: 91 Westy - SA Grill upgrade?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 17 Nov 2014 07:13:39 -0800
  ...The aiming adjustment was to compensate for differing loads in the van. Alistair > On Nov 17, 2014, at 2:06 AM, Frank Condelli <RAlanen...
• Re: Windshield washers
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Thu, 4 May 1995 08:09:52 -0500 (CDT)
  ...driver behind me.) These are easy to adjust if they're aiming high. Just get a small paper clip or a pin and put...
• Curise control for Diesel?
  Historical mailing list - Neil / GD / OWP / DetHouse
  Sun, 25 May 2003 12:17:01 -0400
  ...that my speed varies between 45 and 60 when I'm aiming for 55. The vehicle is just so slow to react to changes...
• Re: Xenon Lights?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 12 Dec 2003 23:18:26 -0500
  ...I expect there will at least be some changes in the aiming/pattern guidelines. -- David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 VW Diesel Westfalia '94 Honda Civic...
• Re: FRIDAY OT - Headlight aimage
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:58:21 -0800
  ...The link is for an aiming instructional, but clicking around on the site gives lots more info. http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech/aim/aim...
• Re: round > square headlight conversion / What Bullshit.
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 4 Jun 2003 11:18:29 -0400
  ...spec for headlight aiming is > based entirely on angles, without taking into account the vehicle height, > so a tall vehicle's headlights may be...
• Re: 91 Westy - SA Grill upgrade?
  Historical mailing list - James
  Sun, 16 Nov 2014 19:51:14 -0500
  Those particular ones on Amazon might not be legal, but GE does sell an LED equivalent that is DOT legal, has the aiming standoffs...
• Re: COLD air vents!
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 21 Nov 2000 08:15:52 -0800
  ...You could try aiming the flow up and > away from you... Besides the seals.... other possibilities are a hose leak.... or a kinked control...
• Re: Sa Grill upgrade?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 17 Nov 2014 09:54:27 -0800
  ...But as I posted, you may be frustrated trying to get both beams just right in the aiming. works fine, but the divergence between...
• Re: Cheap H4's
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Mon, 29 Jan 2001 15:27:56 EST
  ...This technicality must be identified in the state annual check. >> In some states the lights must be checked for alignment via mechanical aiming equipment...
• Re: FRIDAY OT - Headlight aimage
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:49:32 -0500
  ...When I did, the headlight aiming involved a machine that was set in front of each headlamp, and the light was adjusted to a...
• Re: FRIDAY OT - Headlight aimage
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:27:36 -0800
  ...When I did, the headlight aiming > involved a > machine that was set in front of each headlamp, and the light was > adjusted to a...
• headlight aiming, was Re: Small UPS SLA batteries...deep cycle substitute?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:38:48 -0800
  ...I think Al Knoll has commented a few times at how it is an unsatisfactory compromise when vertically aiming vanagon headlights, (due to the...
• Re: Hella Driving Lights:
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Thu, 5 Dec 2002 13:33:22 -0500
  ...They are SWEET (in fact, I'm thinking of putting a pair on my Saab); the key is to take your time aiming them...
• Re: Lighting Upgrades
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 4 Jun 2003 13:09:14 EDT
  ...pouring coffee into > a > drunk. > > The beam pattern coupled with the aiming coupled with the vertical position > of the lights with respect to the...
• need power- mirror
  Historical mailing list - HERMANN DE BOER
  Tue, 23 May 2000 09:50:19 -0500
  ...He was aiming straight for my little boy buckled in his car seat. Scary!!
• Headin' down the highway
  Historical mailing list - Julia Schrenkler
  Wed, 4 Aug 2004 23:34:18 -0500
  ...where we're going (aiming towards the grand canyon and then who knows where else) how we'll get there (the route, I mean...
• Re: Where to aim the headlights? SA grill.
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Sun, 29 Sep 2002 10:01:54 -0700
  ...Since the cutoff area is very precise, aiming the lights vertically using the image of the cutoff on a distant wal has produced the...
• Re: H4 Headlight aim, thanks and..
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:41:49 -0500
  ...Hella Aim, I found this interesting article which shares your frustrations when aiming Hella e-codes. I use Cibie headlights. "Beam patterns are better...
• My new headlight switch video
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 24 Jul 2013 07:52:31 -0400
  ...http://youtu.be/OPH_DcYSRl4 It is a little long and at one point I am aiming the camera at a pile of trash...
• Re: Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 1 Oct 2011 08:33:28 -0700
  On Sat, Oct 1, 2011 at 4:54 AM, Al Knoll <anasasi@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi JR, > > The aiming tradeoff works like this. To...
• Lighting Upgrades
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Wed, 4 Jun 2003 10:01:00 -0700
  ...The beam pattern coupled with the aiming coupled with the vertical position of the lights with respect to the road are generally at fault...
• Re: MOD please read re today
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 5 Sep 2009 01:57:19 -0400
  ...We're not zealots, just aiming for mutual comfort in various ways, not to chain people down. I think we've had it most...
• Re: front window sprayers
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Mon, 21 May 2007 12:01:21 -0700
  ...2007, at 1:35 PM, Paul Guzyk wrote: > >First try cleaning/aiming the spay nozzle hole with a safety pin or >other similar small...
• Emgcy Road Help Needed: Reno
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Sun, 1 Jul 2012 15:00:56 -0600
  ...She's aiming for a motel in the area as a safety post until she gets a fix on help, etc.
• Re: seat back organizer
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Sat, 13 Nov 2010 15:08:09 -0800
  I'm aiming to receive one as a Christmas gift. �We'll see what Santa does. John --- On Sat, 11/13/10, Michael Sullivan...
• Re: 91 Westy - SA Grill upgrade?
  Historical mailing list - James
  Sun, 16 Nov 2014 20:48:55 -0500
  Don, thanks for the warning about aiming Euro pattern lights. I can see that the height from the road of the Vanagon headlights could...
• Wagner Bright lights
  Historical mailing list - Paolo Damiani
  Thu, 2 Jul 1998 22:47:49 EDT
  ...I think my lighting inadequacies are largely due to bad aiming, so I'm going to find some flat ground and a plumb wall...
• Re: 91 Westy - SA Grill upgrade?
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Sun, 16 Nov 2014 20:29:09 -0500
  ...I don�t see a DOT stamp on their front, not the 3 aiming standoffs. In Virginia, the inspectors are picky about this. > > > > > On...
• Re: Headlight Upgrade
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 4 Dec 2008 18:04:19 -0800
  ...There is still a drop when the > lights > are on but it is lower. > > relay kit and bulbs: > http://frankcondelli.com/hdltrela.htm > > aiming...