We have tons of illegals in California, is acknowledging that racist? Are we also not allowed to refer to the Vanagon as German?

From: "Jake de Villiers" <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com>
To: M'obeechi <obeechi@runbox.com>
Subject: Re: E-Code Headlights

> 
> This is  really not the place for your racist remarks.  Please don't do
that again.  Thanks

On Sat, Dec 27, 2008 at 6:53 PM, M'obeechi <obeechi@runbox.com> wrote:

  Okay, thanks, when I get a chance I'll have to get both... you do
  mean H4 lenses... I assume...

  We don't have inspections in California... haven't in a long time...
  though I remember them stopping us randomly when I was a kid... and
  giving a sticker that went on the windshield... This is why there are
  so many illegals in California. The owners replace their worn out
  V-8's with 16 guys from in front of the local Home Depot.

  From: Ken Wilford <kenwilfy@comcast.net>
  To: M'obeechi <obeechi@RUNBOX.COM>
  Subject: Re: E-Code Headlights

  > We have both the headlight lenses available and also the headlight
  > protectors which I encourage all square headlight Vanagon owners to
  > purchase.  Mine do not stick to the glass.  They are made of clear
  Lexan
  > and just snap into the grille leaving a gap between themselves and
  the
  > lens.  So if a rock or a bird hits it you not only have the
  protection
  > of a Lexan shield but also a cushion of distance before you
  actually get
  > to the glass itself.  I have had a set of these on my Vanagon for
  the
  > past four years.  They haven't discolored at all and I have never
  had
  > any headlight damage even though we live near several sand mining
  > operations and sand trucks are either in front of us or passing us
  > coming the other direction on a daily basis (got a rock to the
  > windshield that way once).  They are $59 for a set and the part
  number
  > in my webstore is AS2117* where you can see a picture of them
  installed.
  >
  > As far as fixing stone hits goes, I know here in NJ that this type
  of
  > repair will not pass inspection.  If they see a hole in the lens
  they
  > will fail the vehicle (they love to do that).
  >
  > Hope this helps,
  > Ken Wilford
  > John 3:16
  > www.vanagain.com
  >
  >
  > M'obeechi wrote:
  > > Who sells replacement glass for the H4 in the rectangle shape?
  One of mine has a small hole in it... should have used that
  protectorant sold for them...
  > >
  > > From: David Marshall <mailinglist@FASTFORWARD.CA>
  > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
  > > Subject: Re: E-Code Headlights
  > >
  > >
  > >> Just because a light is halogen, doesn't mean that it is an
  e-code
  > >> light!
  > >>
  > >> The sealed beam POS lights that were in my
  > >> Diahatsu Hijet when I purchased it were DOT lights [needed to
  pass
  > >> inspection during import process] and they had the word halogen
  on them -
  > >> they made a very satisfying noise when I threw them into a metal
  dust bin
  > >> as even they couldn't see where they were going.  Now I have
  some H4
  > >> lights that are e-code and DOT approved.  Literal night and day
  > >> difference.
  > >>
  > >> David Marshall
  > >> VW Adventure Driver and BMW
  > >> Adventure Rider
  > >>
  > >> http://www.hasenwerk.ca
  > >>
  > >> On Wed,
  > >> December 10, 2008 22:49, BenT Syncro wrote:
  > >>
  > >>> On Wed,
  > >>>
  > >> Dec 10, 2008 at 10:22 PM, Andrew Grebneff
  > >>
  > >> <goose1047@gmail.com>wrote:
  > >>
  > >>>>> As David
  > >>>>>
  > >> said... Canadians got DOT lights. Both my Canadian Dokas and
  > >>
  > >>> Canadian Panel all had DOT
  > >>>
  > >>>>> lights when I got them.
  > >>>>>
  > >> That's 3 out of 3 strikes.
  > >>
  > >>>>
  > >>>>
  > >> Odd... all of the American cars I've looked closely at here
  (including
  > >>
  > >>>> 80s Chryslers) had halogens...
  > >>>>
  > >>>
  > >>>
  > >>> I have one word for you today. Substitution. All my T3's &
  > >>>
  > >> Porsches have
  > >>
  > >>> e-codes now.
  > >>> They did not come to the US
  > >>>
  > >> market that way.
  > >>
  > >>> BenT
  > >>>
  > >>>
  > >>>
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1984 Vanagon GL
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