You spoke thus: > the low beams on the vanagon are dangerously dim, its surprising that you > don't think so. recently while driving on a narrow curving road with > oncoming traffic I realized that when cars were coming my direction I > could not see the road at all. Maybe my lights are brighter because I cleaned the inside of the lenses with a home make "Q" tip made from a coat hanger & clean rag. My mechanic suggested it. There was quite a lot of white film on the insides and it made a huge difference in brightness. I'll pay more attention when I am on a dark country road to see if I need better lenses. However (now that I think about it) I did replace the stock lights with Sylvania 9004XV headlights as well. I guess that added some light to the equation. But even these lights seem not so bright to me in a well lit street. I think a good first step is cleaning the inside of the lenses with a home make "Q" tip made from a coat hanger & clean rag. The Sylvania 9004XV headlights might still be on sale for 1/2 price at your FLAPS. William |
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