Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2003 00:34:28 -0700
Reply-To: Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From: Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: round > square headlight conversion
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I dared to be different and changed to square lights. Going to the square
lights I noticed as you have they weren't as bright, so I installed my own
relays for the headlights and this made them brighter.
And I really like the inner high beams -the light is more than enough. I had
H-4 bulbs before. I like the H-4 bulbs, but now the square lights are
acceptable since the relays alllow the bulbs to burn brighter.
It seems like too many cars have low beams that are as bright as high beams
and it's apparent after adding the relays that the dimness is a relay
problem more than bulb wattage. The 45 watt low beam is a DOT bulb, and many
cars use them.The Jetta has them- no dimness problem that I can see.
Now that there is an explosion of imported high wattage bulbs be sold in the
US,night driving has become glaringly uncomfortable in the city. This
coupled with not having headlight relays makes one think that his low beams
are too low. The relays really do change this.
Everybody has to have brighter lights- it's a craze. Who can out-blind you.
Driving with fog lights when there is no fog.
Did you know that your night vision improves the more you go out in the
dark?
So, in making our lights bright as day, we are not making the roads safer
but more dangerous as you may blind someone and they might crash, perhaps
into you. Do I sound square yet?
How often do you have to commit the road ahead of you to memory as a
oncoming car with blinding low beams passes you? That point at which you
can't see is getting more common if you live where people are installing
high wattage bulbs.
The problem is huge enough now for the local government to pass legislation
to restrict the use of these bulbs.
Super brights make high speed night driving possible- no wonder I see so
many dead deer along the roads. You don't want to drive too fast at night in
some places.
Not every thing is an upgrade in my humble opinion.
I do have a pair of fog lights that I occasionally use when driving in
remote areas, and I tend to drive on dirt roads on low beam -there is less
glare from road signs and it shows the pot holes better.
Square lights for a square car .
Robert
1982 Westfalia
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From: Richmond Mike <keepongrowin@HOTMAIL.COM>
Reply-To: Richmond Mike <keepongrowin@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: round > square headlight conversion
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2003 02:32:56 -0400
Hi guys n gals-
Thanks for the help.
I appreciate the warnings on becoming a square.
One small question now, what do you mean by relay my lights??
buenos tardes,
-Mike
>
>its easy enough to do, but do you like to see where you're going at night?
>the DOT square headlights suck, and the euro's (e-code square) are way
>expensive. keep your rounds and put in a pair of H4's and relay your
>headlights.
>
>chris
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Robert
1982 Westfalia 1987 Wolfsburg
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