I run those, or very similar ..the Bus Depot ones.
they're very good.
the light pattern is slightly different than what we are used to ..
namely a sharp cutoff at the top of the light pattern.
I don't even notice that anymore.

the ones I got where 69 dollar ones ( for a pair ) on sale for $ 59 I think,
about 1 1/2 years ago.

I put some of the less expensive ones in a customer's 84 Westy - she likes
'em .
One lens is cracked already though , she drives on a dirt driveway a half
mile ..
but it's not like there are flying rocks and other cars on that driveway ...
seemed odd one was cracked in just a month or two.
I have about 1 1/2 years on mine, no problems.

but yeah , you want 'em.  I do worry about the quality some though, at that
low a price.

I've never had any thought that I'm gonna get busted for non-US-legal
headlights.
They don't attact attention or anything like that really.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike "Rocket J Squirrel"" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 3:32 PM
Subject: Headlights: 2D1 types to Euro H4 types?

> My 84 has round headlights. I want to get better lighting without
> joining the Purple Death Ray Headlights club and being obnoxious. I just
> put in headlight relays. Snazzy.
>
> The existing lamps are sealed beam* size type 2D1 lenses with halogen
> bulbs behind them.
>
> I'm wondering if something like Bus Depot's Euro H4 headlights** would
> be worth getting. At $44 a pair they seem a deal.
>
> I understand they are not DOT approved.
>
> If aimed correctly, are they obnoxious to oncoming drivers? Would they
> be significantly better than what I now have?
>
> ================
> * But they have moisture condensed behind the front glass, so how are
> these sealed?
>
> ** http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=0301600118
>
> --
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
> Bend, OR
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