Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:13:21 -0800
Reply-To: David Marshall <mailinglist@FASTFORWARD.CA>
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From: David Marshall <mailinglist@FASTFORWARD.CA>
Subject: Re: H-4 Euro headlights question
In-Reply-To: <4921DB9B.30502@gmx.de>
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Cool!
Think there might be a difference between 2WD and Syncro
due to height differences?
David Marshall
VW Adventure
Driver and BMW Adventure Rider
http://www.hasenwerk.ca
On Mon, November 17, 2008 13:01, Raimund Feussner wrote:
>
> My LLE has the 1,5 sticker on the lower A-pillar
>
> Am 17.11.2008 21:52, David Marshall schrieb:
>> My
TriStar has 2% on the door (Swedish) and I can't remember what my
>> German Westfalia has. I know the 2006 Touareg says "2%
ECE
>> Only" - 1.5% is better - see that one little bit
further!
>> ;-)
>>
>> David Marshall
>> VW Adventure Driver and BMW Adventure
>> Rider
>>
>> http://www.hasenwerk.ca
>>
>> On Mon, November 17,
>> 2008 12:00, Raimund Feussner
wrote:
>>
>>>> Official VW
>>>>
>> measurement for the Euro H4 Vanagon
headlights is 1,5%
>>
>> downwards.
>>
>>>> That means: 10 meter distance to a
>>>>
>> wall. The beam must aim 15cm lower
>>
>>>> than the lens.
>>>>
Well, for 10 feet this should work, too (if i recall
>>>>
>> correctly...)
>>
>>>> ;-)
>>>>
>>>>
Regards
>>>> Raimund
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>> Am 17.11.2008 20:49, Andrew Grebneff
schrieb:
>>
>>>>> Try
>>>>>
>> this:
>>
>>>>> Find a level area (such as a
>>>>>
>> supermarket parkinglot). Park about
3-4
>>
>>>>> carlengths
>>>>>
>> directly behind a parked car and set
your low beams. Adjust
>>
>>>>> until the
lights are pointing straight ahead (NOT off to
>>>>>
>> the right)
>>
>>>>> and raise them until the low-beam cutoff is
>>>>>
>> just below the rear window
>>
>>>>> of the car ahead. Just make
>>>>>
>> sure it's not a car with an unusually
high
>>
>>>>> trunklid
>>>>>
>> level!
>>
>>>>> I have used this trick with
>>>>>
>> various Hella H4s, and it works
fine.
>>
>>>>>
>> --
>>
>>>>> Andrew Grebneff
>>>>> Dunedin, New
>>>>>
>> Zealand
>>
>>>>> Fossil
preparator
>>>>> Mollusc,
>>>>>
>> Toyota & VW van nut
>>
>>>>>
Temporarily in Calgary, AB,
>>>>>
>>
Canada
>>
>>>>>
<goose1047@gmail.com>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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