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Subject:Re: Headlights
From:James
Date:Thu, 4 Sep 2014 23:04:52 -0400

Thanks for this, Karl.  The PO of our van replaced the original rectangular headlights with buckets (from a Jeep, I think) and H6054 halogen sealed beams, so now I know that going 'the rest of the way' to e-code is easy.  (Had e-code Hellas on a Rabbit, and on my parents Austin, Datsun and Dodge in the early '80s and loved them.)

On cruising round the web, I note that Daniel Stern lighting has Cibie 200mm lights, more cheaply than Susquehanna Motorsport has the Hellas!  There are some that claim that the Cibies are better than the Hellas...

James
'91 Weekender
Ottawa, ON

> Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2014 14:07:50 -0400
> From: tdiguru@WESTYVENTURES.COM
> Subject: Re: Headlights
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> 
> A fellow on the Samba installed 5"x7" (200mm) H4 assemblies in a Vanagon
> using buckets adapted from another vehicle that uses this size. He retained
> the original inner/driving lights, as these are already Euro-spec.
> 
> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=583876&highlight=200mm+headlights
> 
> These can be found here:
> 
> http://www.rallylights.com/all/lights/headlamps.html?lamp_diameter_width=763
> 
> Doesn't look 100% 'factory' but works well. The old ProjektZwo grille setup
> used four of these.
> 
> Karl
> www.westyventures.com