I agree with Mr. Cohen's comment about the SA light kit, very nice.

I have sold quite a few H-4 kits in the past.  The best ones have a
glass reflector as well as a glass lens.  Bosch and Hella have these and
you can tell with the light pattern.

Other H-4s do not have this glass reflector.  AutoPal is a good example
of a cheap H-4.  Metal reflector, not a great fit either.  The light
pattern is not that great.

Think about it.  You are trusting your life to some $30 pair of
headlights?  Buy the best and cry once!

Rennie
VolksDragon@earthlink.net
Hella H-4 owner for 9 years

Julian Burden wrote:
>
> Lights on my '85 Vanagon are bad, very bad. Rather than getting direct replacements I'd like to upgrade.
>
> I don't mind the idea of rewiring to get more power up front, but if the gain over Halogen through the existing wire is minimal rather not go to the extra effort.
>
> My research (including searching the archives!) to date has uncovered four options:
>
> 1. Bus Depot "Headlight Conversion Kit, H4 Halogen, Set, incl. 12 v bulbs, 63-79 Bus, 80-85 Vanagon" at US$34.95 for the pair.
>
> 2. Sylvania H6024 ("30% brighter") at around CAD$56 a pair, available locally.
>
> 3. Sylvania H6024XV ("three times as bright") while I haven't found a source for these it appears they would not be much more than option 2 (based on the same shop having H6054 and H6054XV at similar prices).
>
> 4. Fast Forwards H4 conversion at CAD $120.
>
> It appears that there is little difference in the cost of the first three options. Someone would have to really rave about option 4 to make me shell out the extra.
>
> So, I have two questions:
>
> 1. Which is the best of the above options?
>
> 2. Is the effort of rewiring worth it (I guess option one above would allow me to test the standard bulbs, and rewire if I want still more light)?
>
> TIA, Julian.
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