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Subject:Re: 1985 Vanagon - round to rectangular headlights
From:Kim Brennan
Date:Wed, 18 May 2005 10:54:25 -0400

Actually, if someone is going to go this route, you might as well get
the eurospec headlights instead of the DOT spec headlights. You have to
splice the wiring in anyway, and it is no more difficult doing the H4
connectors than the connectors for the DOT spec headlights. Yes, you
have to factor in the cost of the Eurospec headlights, but the lighting
pattern is >SO< good, you'll regret not doing it right up front.

On May 18, 2005, at 3:27 AM, JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:

> In a message dated 5/18/05 3:11:41 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> word_aag@COMCAST.NET writes:
>
>
>> grill
>>     -two rectangular headlight metal brackets complete w/
>> headlights....
>>
>> Question:
>>     -What else, if anything do I need?
>>     -Best place to buy adjuster pieces which appear broken?
>>     -How to attach these rect. metal light brackets to my 1985 body
>> as I
>> have not holes for inner mounts and such.
>>
>>
>
> while this is a totally pointless upgrade (maybe i should refer to it
> as a
> "downgrade" - as the DOT square lights SUCK - you will find this out
> really
> soon..the only gain is aesthetics..);  to complete this round to
> square conversion
> you will need the square light wiring connectors/plugs  and about a
> foot of
> wire for splicing (2 each side), and that little metal tab that was
> poprivited
> to the body from each square bucket..
>
> other than that, its self explanitory..
>
> have fun driving with your hi- beams on all the time now :<)
>
> chris