Thank you to all who replied to my question.  Looks like more than I can handle on my
own at this time as the busy season for my consulting business has started.  I plan
to have my mechanic do the headlights and replacement of the side mirrors at the same
time he gets the air conditioning working.

John

-----Original Message-----
From: OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET>
Reply-To: OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Antenna and headlights
Date: 06/06/2023 11:54:11 AM

                John

        E-Codes are certainly the best way to go,,, But if like Me, You just can’t
justify the

expense just change the Bulbs to a Set of these > (Produce nice pattern in Our Old
lamps)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071R3KTBB/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

        I have tried several sets of cheaper brands of LEDs in the past several Years
& these

are definitely worth the extra $s ~

        If You also want Bright LEDs in the HighBeams I recommend these ~

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09VK85NFY/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

        I will add that I Am a Firm Believer in adding Relays to the HeadLight
circuit to

get a better supply of Volts to the Light & reduce the flow on our Old Wires & Switch
~

I built My own before I heard of J Brown & now Highly Recommend His Relay Kits ~

                                                        ORR ~ DeanB

> On 5 Jun , 2023, at 7:05 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