Date:         Sat, 15 Jun 2002 10:30:36 -0500
Reply-To:     Marshall <mjruskin@SHAW.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Marshall <mjruskin@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Re: advice needed for '90 Weekender Carat
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Some people say that you get better low beam performance if you drive the
lamps through a relay, triggered by the headlight switch.

Apparently, the original switch causes a significant voltage drop, which
supposedly means that your headlights are dimmer than they need be.

Well, if your headlight switch gets hot, that would be true. The heat is
power that should be going to your lamps.

If you had the round headlights, I'd suggest that you switch to H4 lamps -
much better illumination all round.

Marshall Ruskin
84 Westy

----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Kriss" <carat90@LYCOS.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2002 09:48 AM
Subject: advice needed for '90 Weekender Carat


> Just bought a 1990 Carat after a long search. After three weeks of
enjoyable daily driving have a few questions:
>
> 1. Is there an easy way to improve the low beams? The high beams are
teriffic but the low beams  are as bad as the low beams on my stock '74 bug!
Checked the aiming and it's OK. Discovered a Hella conversion is avaialble
on the NET but for hundreds of dollars. Is there a reasonable solution?
>
> 2. Is there an easy way to mount fog lamps above the bumper? My Vanagon
has the grey plastic  bumpers but the clearance from the metal to the top of
the plastic bumper it too much for me to just simply mount the lamps
directly to the metal bumper frame.
>
> 3.  Any tips about keeping this van in tip top shape would be greatly
appreciated
>
> greg
>
>
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