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<div>Hi Cary</div>
<div><br></div>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Thank you very much for your replies and
pictures. As before, some of the pics wouldn't open, but enought did
so that I could see what you have. </blockquote>
<div><br></div>
<div>I don't know what the problem is; someone else I sent other
images to had this problem. Nobody can understand the cause. It's not
this Mac, which is just fine; perhaps it's my copy of Graphic
Converter PPC? Maybe I should convert all my GC jpegs to JPEGView
jpegs, as I've never had problems reported with receipt of
those.</div>
<div><br></div>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>I wonder if your inability to open Bill's
site has something to do with your Mac? </blockquote>
<div><br>
Quite possible; the other Mac, which I use only for internet, has huge
problems, and I will eventually be replacing it.<br>
</div>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>I am going to forward&nbsp;your info to
Bill, and maybe he will correct his site&nbsp;to indicate that the
inner lights are just high beams, instead of&nbsp;more desirable
driving lights. </blockquote>
<div><br></div>
<div>Depends what you want. Pencil-beam drivinglights throw no side
light, so don't help with closer-up vision. They may not give better
distance either, unless you go for something top-of-the-range by a
reputable manufacturer.</div>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>I presume that the design of the buckets
is such that it is not easy to mount lights with different beam
patterns?</blockquote>
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<div>You could fit ordinary sealed-beam hi/lo or hi-beams! Just
joking, though they should fit. You'd need to peruse an auto-supply
outfit to see what's available to fit, or look up a Hella or Bosch
catalog.</div>
<div><br></div>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>&nbsp;I am still deciding between simply
mounting the Hella E-code round headlights and regular grill
and&nbsp;perhaps seperate fog/driving lights to my '86 van with square
lights, or splurging with the SA grill setup (with maybe the lower
grill, too!).&nbsp; I like the look of the SA grill(s), but I'm more
of a practical, cheapskate kind of guy, and the thought of having my
expensive lights / plastic broken by an animal or car wreck! makes me
think hard about this! </blockquote>
<div><br></div>
<div>The upper SA grill appears to be a more flexible plastic, and
should far better resist rocks than the old german one. The lower SA
grill SEEMS to be more brittle styrene, like the old German
grills.</div>
<div><br></div>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>I forgot to ask, are your inner lights
adjustable for height and side-to-side? </blockquote>
<div><br></div>
<div>I haven't lloked (don't really want to pull the grill again
again), but they would HAVE to be. Though VW's headlight-adjusters are
often ridiculous designs, making adjustment really difficult.</div>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>I found these lights on Ebay.&nbsp; <a
href=
"http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;item=1809818078&amp;r=0&amp;t=0&amp;showTutorial=0&amp;ed=1015735951&amp;indexURL=0&amp;rd=1"><span
></span
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;item=18<span
></span
>09818078&amp;r=0&amp;t=0&amp;showTutorial=0&amp;ed=1015735951&amp;in<span
></span>dexURL=0&amp;rd=1</a><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>They are from a Swiss
Golf.&nbsp;&nbsp;The seller says they are approx. 5 1/2 inches,
thought I guess they are the 5 1/4 inch ones like you have.&nbsp; Do
the mounting tabs look like they will fit the SA Vanagon grill inner
light buckets?&nbsp;&nbsp; And have you ever heard of anyone selling
just these buckets without the lights, in case I am able to get these
lights&nbsp;cheaply?&nbsp; Thanks.</blockquote>
<div><br></div>
<div>If they fit the Golf I'd say they'd fit the van. But then, any
small-diameter standard light SHOULD fit too, I don't know for sure.
I'm not reelly keen to battle with my netMac to check!</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>I don't know of anyone selling the mounts alone, though VW SA
surely does. Bus Depot has a new pricing regime starting soon, maybe
Ron could bring you in a set?</div>
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<div>Regards<br>
Andrew</div>
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