it's due to the height of the headlight from ground.The Beetle headlights
are closer to ground than the ones on the vanagon.

On Sat, Dec 20, 2014 at 5:24 AM, J Stewart <fonman4277@comcast.net> wrote:

> Hey All,
> Sorry, perhaps low Vanagon content here, but the other day I drove a 2004
> New Beetle at night. I was surprised at the headlight beam projection in
> front of the vehicle-it appears to only project out about 20 feet in front
> of the car, but at the same type is very wide to the sides of the vehicle.
> My Vanagon (with upgraded headlights) projects quite far out in front of
> the van. Is this due to the type of bulb? I've driven other New Beetles
> that had more of a "normal" pattern. Thanks, Jeff
>