Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2002 14:01:42 +1200
Reply-To: Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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From: Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject: Re: SA Grill questions, addendum
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<div>Hi Cary</div>
<div><br></div>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Thank you very much for your replies and
pictures. As before, some of the pics wouldn't open, but enought did
so that I could see what you have. </blockquote>
<div><br></div>
<div>I don't know what the problem is; someone else I sent other
images to had this problem. Nobody can understand the cause. It's not
this Mac, which is just fine; perhaps it's my copy of Graphic
Converter PPC? Maybe I should convert all my GC jpegs to JPEGView
jpegs, as I've never had problems reported with receipt of
those.</div>
<div><br></div>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>I wonder if your inability to open Bill's
site has something to do with your Mac? </blockquote>
<div><br>
Quite possible; the other Mac, which I use only for internet, has huge
problems, and I will eventually be replacing it.<br>
</div>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>I am going to forward your info to
Bill, and maybe he will correct his site to indicate that the
inner lights are just high beams, instead of more desirable
driving lights. </blockquote>
<div><br></div>
<div>Depends what you want. Pencil-beam drivinglights throw no side
light, so don't help with closer-up vision. They may not give better
distance either, unless you go for something top-of-the-range by a
reputable manufacturer.</div>
<div><br></div>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>I presume that the design of the buckets
is such that it is not easy to mount lights with different beam
patterns?</blockquote>
<div><br></div>
<div>You could fit ordinary sealed-beam hi/lo or hi-beams! Just
joking, though they should fit. You'd need to peruse an auto-supply
outfit to see what's available to fit, or look up a Hella or Bosch
catalog.</div>
<div><br></div>
<blockquote type="cite" cite> I am still deciding between simply
mounting the Hella E-code round headlights and regular grill
and perhaps seperate fog/driving lights to my '86 van with square
lights, or splurging with the SA grill setup (with maybe the lower
grill, too!). I like the look of the SA grill(s), but I'm more
of a practical, cheapskate kind of guy, and the thought of having my
expensive lights / plastic broken by an animal or car wreck! makes me
think hard about this! </blockquote>
<div><br></div>
<div>The upper SA grill appears to be a more flexible plastic, and
should far better resist rocks than the old german one. The lower SA
grill SEEMS to be more brittle styrene, like the old German
grills.</div>
<div><br></div>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>I forgot to ask, are your inner lights
adjustable for height and side-to-side? </blockquote>
<div><br></div>
<div>I haven't lloked (don't really want to pull the grill again
again), but they would HAVE to be. Though VW's headlight-adjusters are
often ridiculous designs, making adjustment really difficult.</div>
<div><br></div>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>I found these lights on Ebay. <a
href=
"http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1809818078&r=0&t=0&showTutorial=0&ed=1015735951&indexURL=0&rd=1"><span
></span
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=18<span
></span
>09818078&r=0&t=0&showTutorial=0&ed=1015735951&in<span
></span>dexURL=0&rd=1</a><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>They are from a Swiss
Golf. The seller says they are approx. 5 1/2 inches,
thought I guess they are the 5 1/4 inch ones like you have. Do
the mounting tabs look like they will fit the SA Vanagon grill inner
light buckets? And have you ever heard of anyone selling
just these buckets without the lights, in case I am able to get these
lights cheaply? Thanks.</blockquote>
<div><br></div>
<div>If they fit the Golf I'd say they'd fit the van. But then, any
small-diameter standard light SHOULD fit too, I don't know for sure.
I'm not reelly keen to battle with my netMac to check!</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>I don't know of anyone selling the mounts alone, though VW SA
surely does. Bus Depot has a new pricing regime starting soon, maybe
Ron could bring you in a set?</div>
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<div>Regards<br>
Andrew</div>
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