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Subject:'88 headlight upgrade options?
From:Shawn Wright
Date:Wed, 11 Apr 2007 17:58:27 -0700

I don't drive our Westy much at night, but when I do, I am reminded how
awful the stock low beams are. The high beams are very good, so I could
just drive around like the typical SUV driver and leave them on all the time,
but that's not me.

What I'd like is a reasonable cost option to get more light in the low beam
range, without going with a new grill, etc. Are the 80/100W 9004 bulbs likely
to give me this? (I'd add a relay of course). I ran these on my Jetta for a
while but had problems with short bulb life and overheated connectors.

Any other options out there?

Shawn Wright
http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels
'88 Westy 1.6TD 5 speed
'85 Jetta Diesel 1.6NA

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