Good point. But I am certainly driving the Westy very differently than the
Golf - mainly sloooower. I upgraded the light circuitry with big wires and
relays, which improved the output by maybe 30%. Installing H4s cranked up
visibility by maybe another 30%. Now what's the lumens of the 80/100W compared
with the 55/60W? It's certainly not 1/100/60=166%, but maybe 5-10%?
It could save your life or a moose's. You gotta figure that yourself.

 Joachim

On Tue, 8 Oct 2002 08:11:38 -0700 DaveC <voicebox@DNAI.COM> wrote:

> >|>  Best solution to this problem is true
> E-code lamps at a
> >gazillion $.  Well,
> >|> there is the possibility of going to the
> old grille with two round lamps
> >
> >I installed the round H4 headlights from
> www.fastforward.ca on my '85 westy
> >with the standard 55/60W bulbs, and am really
> satisfied with the results.
> >Nice visibility on low and high, with a clear
> cutoff line to adjust easily.
> >I don't think I need to go with the 80/100W
> bulbs. My 2000 Golf uses 55/60W,
> >why does the van need more? 80/100W is a lot
> of juice.
>
> The van needs greater stopping distance, hence
> earlier application of
> the brakes, hence earlier noticing of the
> danger ahead. The brighter
> the lights, the more time you have to see and
> react.
>
> Or does your Vanagon stop as fast as your Golf?
>
> Dave
> --
> Dave Carpenter
>
> "Any sufficiently advanced technology is
> indistinguishable from
> magic." -- Arthur C. Clarke
>