Here in California, cops have been (mostly highway
patrol) cracking down on headlights that aren't
factory style.. Go figure.. mostly because, of the way
the kids with their Rice burner cars.. they have red,
blue and even green style-beamed headlights...

Michael

--- Mark Sheflo <skjeflo@HOME.COM> wrote:
> Might be technically illegal in most of the US, but
> up here in the Northwest
> our legislators actually got it right and
> specifically allow the use of euro
> style  H4's.  This is in Washington for sure, and I
> believe Oregon as well.
>
> Mark
> 82 Westy w/ Bosch H4's
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Benjamin Tan <BenTbtstr8@aol.com>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 11:19 AM
> Subject: Re: Cheap H4's
>
>
> | In a message dated 1/29/01 11:02:54 AM Pacific
> Standard Time,
> | planetp@EARTHLING.NET writes:
> |
> | << Uhhhh, doesn't an '80 have round headlamps?
> What's the fuss there,
> those
> |  are plentiful compared to the rectangle $$
> headlamps of the later Vans.
> >>
> |
> | JB,
> |
> | The H4's are the flat lens European style
> headlights with replaceable
> bulbs
> | with various wattage. They also have a better
> reflector design (the good
> ones
> | anyway). Not to be confused with the H5's which
> look the same but will
> only
> | accept DOT dictated wattage bulbs. The US round
> Vanagon headlights are
> sealed
> | beams. Swapping to H4's, though technically
> illegal in the US, is a
> popular
> | way get improved lighting.
> |
> | BenT
> | San Francisco

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1980 Vanagon GL
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