In my quest for illumination i intend to retrofit back to an 84 single
round headlight grill, headlight buckets, cibie (
http://www.amazon.com/Cibie-082440-Light-Unit/dp/B008DQV88Q/ref=sr_1_1?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1460052438&sr=1-1&keywords=Cibie+082440+Light+Unit)
enclosures, and Osram H4 12v Hyper Bulbs (85/80W).  This is all on the
trusted guidance of Jay Brown.
I had intended to go with LED bulbs in the shape of the offering available
on the samba (http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1801829)
but decided to stick with the bulbs Jay advised.
I'll be throwing a south african lower grill (the wrap around) on as i've
always liked that look.
Will post once i'm assembled with thoughts on the results of whether i can
see more better at night with the H4's.

Thanks,
Brent

On Thu, Apr 7, 2016 at 8:49 AM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com>
wrote:

> The Insurance Institute just did this on new vehicles and the results were
> poor:
> http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-car-headlights-20160330-story.html
> Video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Sp7nvuOxtY
>
> I think the best way to test is on the road--a long straight one on a dark
> night with reflective and non-reflective images down the road and measure
> the distance when they come into view. A stuffed deer would be good. ;-)
> You'd have to close the road unfortunately to do it safely unfortunately,
> or find something on private property.
>
> The 80/100w H4s I have on my '85 look just like the bright lights in the
> video.
>
> Stuart
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of Brent Weide
> Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2016 7:15 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: 91 Headlight Upgrade
>
> Folks:
> I'm about to embark on the upgrade of the 1991 square 9004 headlights to
> the early vanagon H4 round headlights and would appreciate  your assistance.
> Does anyone know of a way to accurately measure the improved lighting
> using every day tools?  I'd like to measure that headlight strength before
> and after the change.
> I'll be documenting the change (good or bad) on my website and appreciate
> your feedback.
>
> All the best,
> Brent
> --
> Brent Weide
> Portland, Oregon
> www.weidefamily.net/vanagon/
>
>

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Brent Weide
Portland, Oregon
www.weidefamily.net/vanagon/