A number of folks have mentioned upgrades and many of them work well. The
first problem you have is that you existing headlight assembles are shot.
The lenses are pitted on the outside from road stuff and speed and the
reflectors even if they "look" OK no longer do what was designed. Simply
replacing them will do wonders. Unfortunately they are no longer available.
Neither are the European versions.

Installing high power bulbs just increases the brightness of the poor light
distribution and even if you don't get flashing light complaints from
oncoming drivers those you follow can also be annoyed at the bad light
pattern. Going to the earlier round lights with standard wattage, high
performance bulbs is a good choice. The South African grill and lighting is
a great choice if you do a lot of driving where you need really good high
beams.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Maureen
Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2014 5:55 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Headlights

>
> Hi folks, I'm looking for advice on headlights. Mine are dangerously dim
at night, can I just put in new higher power bulbs or do I need to install a
whole kit including new wiring? I have a '91 Vanagon.
>
> Thanks,
> Maureen
>