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Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 21:07:23 -0500
To: Bill Davidson <wdavidson@THEGRID.NET>
From: "James S. Cohen" <jscohen@sprynet.com>
Subject: Re: Headlight improvements IMHO
Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
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Bill,

I was VERY specific, read what I wrote:

>  > >  > But my question referred to putting RECTANGULAR H-4s in the buckets
>>  >>  for RECTANGULAR SAE-DOT lights. If one is upgrading to H4s, why would
>  >>  one need to buy new buckets if he already has the rectangular buckets?:

NO where did I mention the round ones. Could I be MORE specific? ;)  I'll try.

FastForward sells entire kits WITH the buckets for $330. So if one
already HAS rectang SAE-DOT lights, and wants to convert to H4 Then
he doesn't need to buy the buckets and therefore the conversion might
be cheaper. But I don't know if the lights are available without the
buckets or not. *whew*

So, there ya go.

James

>James,
>ya need to be more specific... H4 is a bulb designation only... as we have
>been discussing, there are both round and rectangular headlights that will
>use the H4 bulb. A vanagon owner with rectangular headlights would not need
>new buckets to install either the stock U.S. headlights that use the 9004
>bulb or the stock European headlights that use the H4 bulb... as far as I
>know none of the prices for either of these headlights would include the
>buckets. A vanagon owner with the rectangular headlights would only need
>different buckets if he were changing to round headlights (as far as I
>know)...
>Bill

>  > >  > But my question referred to putting RECTANGULAR H-4s in the buckets
>>  >>  for RECTANGULAR SAE-DOT lights. If one is upgrading to H4s, why would
>  > >>  one need to buy new buckets if he already has the rectangular buckets?
>>  >
>>  >not necessary... the Hella E-Code H-4s fit perfectly into the stock
>>  >headlight buckets and even use the same mounting bolts/adjusters... the
>only
>>  >thing that has to be changed to install the Hella E-Code H-4s is to
>change
>>  >the plugs at the end of the wiring harness since the H4 bulb has
>different
>>  >connector spade pattern... cut and splice 3 wires for each plug... not a
>big
>>  >deal
>>  >
>>  >Bill
>>
>>  Okay, that's what I thought. So if JUST the H4 lights were available
>>  with out the mounting buckets, the prices would be less than the
>>  whole kit WITH buckets.
>