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Date:         Sat, 14 May 2005 22:40:48 -0700
Reply-To:     Daryl Christensen <aatransaxle@DIRECWAY.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Daryl Christensen <aatransaxle@DIRECWAY.COM>
Subject:      Re: ecode h4 headlights
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I just got a set of what I believe (was told) to be Pilot brand H4 bulbs from my local Carquest auto parts store. They have the small park light built in to them...Holler and I can get the real manuf. and number maybe.. Daryl of AA Transaxle Duvall, WA. (Seattle area) 1-877-377-0773 toll free 425-788-4070 aatransaxle.com 86 Syncro Westy WBXTurbo

----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Grebneff" <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2005 2:35 AM Subject: Re: ecode h4 headlights

>> > My husband would like to put the SA grill in our 87 Syncro. Do all >> the >>> H4 type lights come with city lights, or do we need to look for a >>> certain brand? It appears from a quick glance at Volkscafe's site that >>> the grill comes with lights, but my memory could be faulty. >>> >>I'm not sure what the correct usage of "city lights" is, actually. The >>SA grill comes with the two smaller inner H1 lights, which I've heard >>variously called "driving lights", "city lights", and "running >>lights". The outer 7" round lights (and their required mounting >>buckets) usually have to be procured separately when you get the SA >>grill (busdepot SA grill comes with two outer lights, but not their >>buckets). > > Mine came with the inner (H1 high-beam; these are NOT driving lights) > light, but I bought them straight from RSA. > >>Now, the thing I'M looking for is outer-type 7" lights that have a >>small bulb inset in the top part of the reflector, separate from the >>hi-lo bulb; they appear to be common in some european countries. This >>small bulb comes on with the parking lights and shines almost straight >>down and basically just makes the headlights light up about as bright >>as the parking lights. > > These ARE parking lights, so for the US market just blank them over > with heatproof rubber bungs. Your indicators already double as > parking lights, I believe. > > -- > Andrew Grebneff > Dunedin > New Zealand > Fossil preparator > <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> > Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut > > HUMANITY: THE ULTIMATE VON NEUMANN MACHINE > > DEMOCRACY: RULE BY THE LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR >


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