John,
I put a set of Hella XL low beam auxiliary headlamps,
part number 74700 (including "molly mounts"), on my
'90 westy. It really makes a big difference.
Make sure to get the low-beam lights, because
legally you can keep them on, if adjusted correctly,
to supplement the low-beam headlights.
My westy has the fiberglass bumper.
I mounted my lights using the "molly mounts"
on top of the bumper about 9" from the corners.
Works great. The lights came with a bubble leveling tool to adjust.
I routed the wire through a grommet somewhere by the
speedometer cable on the left side. I mounted the relay in a
waterproof plastic box under the front grill.
Harald
'90 westy
http://www.geocities.com/harald_nancy/

----- Original Message -----
From: "John W. Parkins" <jparkins@RTHCORP.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 2:01 PM
Subject: Adding Aux Driving Lights Questions

> The low beams on my 87 Westy make for dangerous driving at times.  I'm
> thinking about attaching Hella 550 driving lights to the front bumper.  Is
> this a bad idea?  I already purchased the VW fog light switch for the dash
> from Ron. I am planning on using a relay.  I have electronics experience,
> so don't worry, I won't do anything really stupid (knock on wood).  I'm
not
> sure of a good way to route the headlight wires into the van.  Has anyone
> mounted aux driving lights to the bumper?  Any suggestions?  Thanks.  John
>
>