

| Subject: | Re: Antenna and headlights |
| From: | Eric Caron |
| Date: | Mon, 5 Jun 2023 21:51:54 -0400 |
And, I think Ken did a YouTube video on doing the headlights. That could help make the job doable. Eric Caron > On Jun 5, 2023, at 9:44 PM, Karl Ploessl <karl.ploessl@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > yes, the procedure is the same. The rectangular bracket has 4 screws and > you will find two connectors (for outer and inner lights) instead of one > (for the old round headlight). > The light output of the rectangular ones are terrible (David Beierl said > these things should have never been in existence). Some people will say put > relays in. Some other ones will tell you to put some higher wattage bulbs > (with relays) in. But with higher wattage bulbs, you only get a brighter > mass without more vision. The only change which will make a difference is > to replace with ecode headlights (and then higher wattage bulbs and > relies). Ron at Busdepot offers them https://www.busdepot.com/255941105kit > (Ken at Vanagain also offers them (with LEDs? no ecodes? > https://www.vanagain.com/product/vanagon-h4-square-headlight-kit-with-led-bulbs > ). > > Good luck, Karl. > > On Mon, Jun 5, 2023 at 9:05 PM John Lauterbach <john@jhl.mgacoxmail.com> > wrote: > >> This question relates to my '91 Vanagon. I plan on replacing the antenna. >> I >> remember from doing the same job on my long gone '84 Vanagon, I had to >> remove the >> left headlight. I don't know if it is my aging eyes, but the headlights >> on my '91 >> seem less bright than they should be. I have never done any work on my '91 >> (everything done by shops), so I have never taken off the front grill, >> etc. My copy >> of Bentley, which supposedly covers everything from 1980-1991, doesn't >> even show the >> inner headlights. So is changing out the headlights as easy as it was on >> my '84, or >> am I heading for trouble? >> >> BTW, if you live in the Deland, FL, area, I have had good results having >> AC Autohaus >> in Orange City work on my Vanagon. >> >> Thank you, >> >> John >>
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