I recently bought a set of hi/low beam E-Code Headlights from David
Marshall. As I understand it, these are the Hella E-Code Headlights that
came stock on the later year vanagons (rectangular headlights) in Europe.
The rubber boots that cover the H-4 bulb and hole were a problem for David
to get. They took a lot longer to get and were ordered separately from the
headlights themselves. But looking closely at how the boots fit, it appears
that they do not completely seal the back of the headlight. I asked David if
this was right and he thinks that these are the correct boots. I'm not so
sure so I am asking the list. (This is not a complaint against David. I feel
that he put in a lot of work and patience to secure a difficult item to get.
But none of us knows everything, and I just want to make sure I'm getting
the right boots.)  So here is a description of the problem as I see it:

On the back of the boots is the following: (Hella Logo), "9GH 116 966-01
GRAU f. H4-Lampe, 9GH 116 966-00 SCHWARTZ f.A-Lampe".

The problem I see is that on the back of the headlight reflector there is a
silver donut shaped ring. The H-4 bulbs fit into the hole in the back of
this ring. The boots fit snuggly to the back of the bulb and to the outside
of the silver ring. But they only go about halfway up on the length of the
silver ring and do not cover three rectangular holes in the ring. With the
boots mounted I can blow air through these rectangular holes into the
headlight. This doesn't seem right to me. It seems to me that water and
moisture will enter the headlight and cause problems.

Thanks for your answers.
Bill Davidson
90 Westy Syncro