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Subject:Re: 91 Westy - SA Grill upgrade?
From:OlRivrRat
Date:Sun, 16 Nov 2014 23:42:09 -0700

I still am not able to figure out what all the Round vs Rectangular HeadLight Fuss is all about ~ I live behind a pair of 69YrOld eyes & have always loved to have LotsOfLight on the road in front of me @ night so have always run UpGraded HeadLights whenever possible ~ But my 90Westy seems to do just fine with its Orig'Rectangulars fitted with SylvaniaSilverStar HighBeams & SylvaniaSilverStarUltra LowBeams & Relays ~ & ~ If you are thinking that I may not know what VanagonRounds can do, I also had, until recently, an 83.5 with H4s & S'S'S's ~
& there was recently an 85Westy in my DriveWay that I was doing some work on for a friend & its S'A'Grill HeadLights TrulySucked compared to my 90Westys Rectangulars ~ Every chance I get to test mine against a set of Rounds I take it, & that happens quite often, & have not yet found any reason to switch ~ 

                                                                                                        ORR ~ DeanB

On 14 Nov , 2014, at 12:10 PM, Steve Williams wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> The front grill on my 91 Westy got broken recently.  The replacement
> cost for a 91 grill is almost $300, and then I'm still stuck with the
> crappy square headlights (yes, I do have a headlight relay installed).
> 
> I am considering upgrading to the SA grill and was curious what people's
> thoughts were about it.
> 
> What wattage bulbs do you run in it?
> 
> I know that I need to buy the round headlight brackets, but hopefully I
> can pick them up at a wreckers locally.
> 
> Thoughts?
> 
> Thanks,
> Steve Williams