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Subject:Re: Round Headlight Upgrade from Sealed Beams
From:Jake de Villiers
Date:Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:28:25 -0700

That's a terrific price for great lamps. Let me know when you have the
rectangular E codes with city lights on sale!

On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 12:06 PM, The Bus Depot <vanagon@busdepot.com>wrote:

> > I had sealed beam headlights (round) on my van.
> > I opted for the Bus Depot $35  replacement kit.
> > (I was going to put a link but couldn't find them,
> > maybe BD stopped selling them?)
> > Incredible difference!
>
>
> I recently stopped selling the $35 set because I got a half-price deal on
> Bosch ones, for only $10 more.  The $35 generics were the best in their
> price range, and well worth the price considering that at the time name
> brand ones were $80 to $90 a pair. But as long as I have these Bosch ones
> for nearly the same price ($45 a pair plus $8 for a pair of German made
> bulbs), there is no other H4 headlight even worth considering in my
> opinion.
> They are great headlights, for well below original wholesale. I'm not
> usually one to throw around superlatives, but if you are still using
> sealed-beams on your 80-85 Vanagon, you would be crazy not to grab a set at
> this price.  It is definitely the best $50 you will ever spend on your
> Vanagon.
>
> Here's the product link:
>
> http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=0301600118
>
> And here's a link to a review of them on a well regarded VW Bus site:
>
> http://www.ratwell.com/technical/BoschH4.html
>
> - Ron Salmon
>  The Bus Depot, Inc.
>  www.busdepot.com
>  (215)  234-VWVW
>
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Jake

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