Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2000 20:26:16 -0600
Reply-To: Marshall Ruskin <mruskin@PANGEA.CA>
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From: Marshall Ruskin <mruskin@PANGEA.CA>
Subject: Re: Headlight improvements IMHO
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I have an 84 with round headlights.
I bought a set of round Bosch H4's at Canadian Tire for about $90 bucks CDN,
maybe $55-$60 USD. Dramatic improvement in night visibility!
Bosch H4's are terrific, and the package is really a whole kit, boots and
all - very high quality.
Marshall Ruskin
84 Westy "Leader of the Pack"
>Dave-
>I've been reading this thread since it started and has a lot of good info.
But
>what do you do for an '84 with round headlights? Can you convert to double
>squares? Is there such a thing? Or should I even bother?
>
>David Marshall wrote:
>
>> Bill and the list,
>> I might also add that the $330 USD includes EVERYTHING needed to make the
>> European lights work in your Vanagon. The light shells, the weather
boots,
>> park light holders, 55/60W Hella UV Free H4 bulbs, 5W park light, H4
>> connector and installation instructions.
>>
>> David Marshall
>>
>> Fast Forward Autobahn Sport Tuning
>> 4356 Quesnel Hixon Road
>> Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3
>> mailto:info@fastforward.ca http://www.fastforward.ca
>> Phone: (250) 992 7775 FAX: (250) 992 1160
>>
>> • Vanagon Accessories and Engine Conversions
>> • Transporter, Unimog and Iltis Sales
>> • European Lighting for most Audi and Volkswagen models
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
>> Of Bill Davidson
>> Sent: October 30, 2000 8:59 AM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Re: Headlight improvements IMHO
>>
>> > > > Very true. But the stock lights aren't $330 a pair.
>> > >
>> > >No, they're $200 for a pair (busdepot).... not a huge difference....
>> > >
>> >
>> > Okay, a much more reasonable price. FastForward which you were
>> > touting, is the over-price of $330.
>> >
>>
>> I think you misunderstand... busdepot sells stock headlights for about
$100
>> each... $200 for the pair.... David Marshal, FastForward has the best
price
>> for the Hella E-Code H-4 rectangular stock looking headlights for about
>> $300...
>> I'm just saying that the E-Codes are not all that much more than stock
and
>> the lighting is the difference between absolutely lousy for stock and the
>> best I've ever had for the E-Codes...
>> It may well be that the round H-4's that you are selling are even better,
>> but the rectangular ones that David sells are way better than anything
I've
>> seen so far... good enough for me.... as to price, well, it's worth it
for
>> some people to pay more to keep the stock look... a personal choice...
>> the only reason I am posting this is so that people will know what their
>> choices are... many are confused by the lighting choices...
>>
>> Bill
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