Jeanne,
I think the point was that the 'city light' option stands out in that it
looks different than anything on the road in the U.S. The rectangular Hella
E-Code headlights look exactly like the stock rectangular Dot-Code
headlights. But they do have a different marking on the glass face. This
should not be a problem in California... first, we do not have mandatory
vehicle inspections like some other states... second, from what I've seen on
the road in California the Hella E-Code headlights look pretty tame at night
compared to some of the other headlights on the road... I mean people drive
with off road lights on and everything... no one seems to get stopped by the
C.H.P.

Bill
-----Original Message-----
From: JeanneMaly <jeannemaly@EMAIL.MSN.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Saturday, November 13, 1999 11:43 AM
Subject: Re: Bosch and Hella H4 Lights - Group Purchace (All Model Years)

>The H4s that "stand out" are the round ones, right?  Is it correct that the
>rectangular ones look just like the originals but give a better lighting
>pattern, but that the round ones look different than the originals?
>
>Even so, I'm sure you're right that we should hang on to the old ones just
in
>case.
>
>Jeanne
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Steve Lashley <ThingGuy@AOL.COM>
>To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>Sent: Saturday, November 13, 1999 11:23 AM
>Subject: Re: Bosch and Hella H4 Lights - Group Purchace (All Model Years)
>
>
>> In a message dated 11/13/99 11:42:07 AM, vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG wrote:
>>
>> <<These lights works quite well, but they are not European spec lights
with
>> the built in park light.  No, it is not necessary to have the European
spec
>> lights but it is neat to be unique!>>
>>
>> The motorcycle 7" H4s are sold by Hella USA, the European lamps with city
>> lights are being imported directly from Europe.  According to my contact
at
>> Hella, the NHTSA has been going after retailers selling the European head
>> lamps, tail lamps and other non DOT approved lighting.  Now if you're in
>> Canada, I don't know what the Canadian laws are.
>>
>> Hella USA gets away with selling the 7" H4s as they have a legitimate use
for
>> off road vehicles.  According to Hella, any retailer selling the European
>> lights won't be safe even if they mark them "for off road use"
>>
>> I'm not trying to discourage anyone here, just letting you know that it
is
>> possible that you can get a fine for using non approved head lamps.  I
have
>> the 7" H4s in my '74, and I am also taking a small risk.  The good thing
>> about my Hella H4s is that they don't stand out.  They look very similar
to
>> the stock lamps.  The European H4
>> "unique" lamps with the city lights really stand out.  I would recommend
that
>> you don't throw out the originals in case you ever need to go back to
legal
>> lamps.
>>
>> Steve Lashley
>> '66 Westy
>> '74 Campmobile
>> '93 EV MV
>> <A HREF="http://eurocampers.com/">http://EuroCampers.com</A>
>> 314-614-0750
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for
>> Bus, Vanagon and EuroVan
>