Really?   I spoke with the Hella rep and he told me only the celephane
boxed lights come with boots.  Replacement lights are shipped as shells
only.   This is why I never recieved boots with the lights.  

At 08:19 22/02/1999 EST, Victor Montgomery wrote:
>I ordered three (3) sets of Hella H4 replacement lights from PUMA last
>year for my two (2) K�fers and one (1) Vanagon. All came with the rubber
>boots for the socket.
>
>Victor...
>
>On Sat, 20 Feb 1999 20:30:44 -0800 David Marshall
><vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG> writes:
>>All the lights that I have recieved have NOT included rubber boots in
>>the
>>box.  I was originally led to believe from my supplier in that they
>>were.
>>The answer I got was "sometimes they are and sometimes they arn't" - I
>>will
>>see what I can do to aquire some.
>>
>>At 14:55 20/02/1999 -0800, Davidson wrote:
>>>Steve,
>>>Appears that the lack of a rubber boot was an oversight on David's
>>part.
>>>I had read a post in the archives that related how PUMA had not
>>included the
>>>rubber boots on an order. So when David gave us a price of $270 I
>>>specifically asked if that included the rubber boot. He said that it
>>did.
>>>But David emailed me this morning saying that the rubber boots did
>>not come
>>>with the headlights. I don't know weather that means that they were
>>left out
>>>in error and we just have to wait for them, or weather they have to
>>be
>>>ordered separately. Or weather we will have to pay extra for them.
>>I'm
>>>hoping David will clarify all this as it was my understanding that we
>>would
>>>get a complete package for the $270.
>>>Bill
>>>90 Westy Syncro
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Steve <Steve@Schwenk-Law.com>
>>>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>>>Date: Saturday, February 20, 1999 1:32 PM
>>>Subject: E-Code Light Question
>>>
>>>
>>>>I am in the process of installing the E-code lights.  Does
>>>>anyone know what VW uses on these to seal the back of the
>>>>light fixture, where you insert the bulb...it looks like it
>>>>may be a rubber boot or a plastic cap or something.
>>>>
>>>>If anyone else has installed these, how did you seal the
>>>>back to protect it from the weather, moisature,
>>>>condensation, etc.
>>>>Thanks for any info.
>>>>steve
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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>
>

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