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Subject:Re: Friday Beetle question
From:David Bjorkman
Date:Sat, 8 Oct 2016 17:26:17 -0500

<div style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; COLOR: rgb(0, 0, 0); FONT-SIZE: 16px"><div>&nbsp;Oops, new from the dealer 64.<br /><br />Dave B.<br /></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div style="border-top:1px solid #bcbcbc;margin:5px 0px;"></div><span style="font-size:12;font-family:arial;color:#000000;">On 10/08/16, <span>David Bjorkman&lt;ddbjorkman@VERIZON.NET&gt;</span> wrote:</span><div>&nbsp;</div><div style="font-size:12;font-family:arial;color:#000000;"><div style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; COLOR: rgb(0, 0, 0); FONT-SIZE: 16px"><div>&nbsp;Half the amps. half the gauge wire needed.&nbsp; Lots cheaper and easier to ground.<br />BTW, my Dad and I had a new from the dealer, and I could swear it was 12V.<br /><br />Dave B,<br /></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div style="border-top:1px solid #bcbcbc;margin:5px 0px;"></div><span style="font-size:12;font-family:arial;color:#000000;">On 10/08/16, <span>C. Abney&lt;<a class="parsedEmail" href="mailto:tsudonimh@GMAIL.COM" target="_blank">tsudonimh@GMAIL.COM</a>&gt;</span> wrote:</span><div>&nbsp;</div><div style="font-size:12;font-family:arial;color:#000000;">Probably that it's half the amps is the biggest?<br /><br />On 10/8/16, Jeff Palmer &lt;<a class="parsedEmailparsedEmail" href="mailto:jpalmer@mymts.net" target="_blank">jpalmer@mymts.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br />&gt; What's the big advantage of 12V on an old beetle? Brighter headlights? Does<br />&gt; LED technology make conversion unnecessary?<br /><br />C<br />--<br />It seems my TO-DO list is a FITO (faster-in-than-out)<br /></div></div></div></div>