

| Subject: | Re: 91 Westy - SA Grill upgrade? |
| From: | Al Knoll |
| Date: | Mon, 17 Nov 2014 14:07:32 -0800 |
Only possible with independently aimed reflectors. Marchal Ampilux from long ago had that feature. I wonder if the motorcycle H4s available from some vendors were designed with MC centers in mind. They're higher off the ground than automobiles. In my application, I do the aiming with the dipped beam/cutoff as most of my driving can be done without high beams. Pensionerd, (not always in the dark about such things) On Sun, Nov 16, 2014 at 5:45 AM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote: > I have some Hella (I think they are Hella, not Bosch) in the H4 euro > light pattern in my 84 tin top, with westie interior and rather stock tires > and wheels, etc. While these are a huge improvement over the standard > stock round headlights, the angle between the high beam and the low beam is > slightly wrong for our vanagons....or at least it is in my van. > I carefully and repeatedly have followed the Stern Lighting website > lighting aiming instructional video on how to aim your headlights, but > there seems to be slightly too great an angle between the high and low > beams....when you have the high beam aimed perfectly, the low beam is > shining down too close in front of the van...If you aim the low beams > correctly, the high beams hit too high...miles down the highway or on the > hills behind the road surface. The beams must be aimed for vehicles with > a much lower headlight mounting height above the road, or something.. > It's not really a bad fault, the lights not aiming properly, but it is > irritating to not be able to aim the lights exactly right, to KNOW that > each beam IS more effective if the lights are aimed for that beam, but the > other beam is then going to be noticeably wrong. > So, due to the built-in beam angles, you must slightly and carefully > compromise the aim to get the lighting at it's best....As I said...a huge > improvement, the Euro-lights, over the factory lights and well worth the > slight money but don't waste your time trying to get the aim just > perfect...it probably won't be possible... > > On Sat, Nov 15, 2014 at 9:25 PM, James <jk_eaton@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > We have H6054s in the rectangular grill in our '91, as installed by a > > previous owner. He/she also put in the necessary buckets, I think out > of a > > Ford pickup, but the fit is loose (the lights need re-aimed regularly, > just > > from road vibration). The H6054 light pattern is poor, and an upgrade is > > something I intend to do down the road, probably to Hellas or Cibies as > > sold by Daniel Stern. Had not seen these LED light before - I wonder > about > > their light pattern, especially on low beam? > > > > The H6054s don't fit all that well in the rectangular grill - the PO > > shaved off some of the plastic around them, and still the grill doesn't > sit > > quite flush - more plastic trimming/grinding is needed, and I think the > > grill pushing on the light frames is one of the reasons the lights go out > > of aim easily. > > > > James > > '91 Weekender > > > > > Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 12:37:43 -0800 > > > From: sailingfc@DSLEXTREME.COM > > > Subject: Re: 91 Westy - SA Grill upgrade? > > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > > > > > Semi-hijacking this thread. > > > > > > > > > http://www.truck-lite.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=10001&productId=92027&langId=-1 > > > (same as) > > > http://tinyurl.com/lnf79t4 > > > > > > Has anyone looked into fitting these into the square grill? A bit > > pricey, > > > but they probably would be the last headlights you would ever buy. > > > > > > -Dick- > > > 87 Syncro (Blaze) > > > > > > On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 12:15 PM, The Bus Depot <vanagon@busdepot.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > I had the same situation w/ a broken round headlight grille & > > replaced > > > > it w/ the > > > > > Euro/SA style grille & lights. > > > > > I think it looks great, BUT the grille is prone to be broken, which > > mine > > > > has, > > > > > Now I need a new SA grille only, but as far as I can tell, I need > to > > buy > > > > the whole kit > > > > > again > > > > > > > > > > > > We don't normally sell the grill separately, but if you originally > > bought > > > > the kit from us and need a replacement grill (or other replacement > > parts), > > > > shoot me an email and we'll see what we can arrange. (If you bought > it > > > > elsewhere, you may want to ask the seller if they will do the same.) > > > > > > > > Ron Salmon > > > > The Bus Depot, Inc. > > > > www.busdepot.com > > > > > > > > >
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