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Date:         Sat, 27 Dec 2008 23:28:52 -0800
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: E-Code Headlights
Comments: To: M'obeechi <obeechi@runbox.com>
In-Reply-To:  <E1LGlmE-0006qr-Di@fenris.runbox.com>
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This is really not the place for your racist remarks. Please don't do that again. Thanks

On Sat, Dec 27, 2008 at 6:53 PM, M'obeechi <obeechi@runbox.com> wrote:

> Okay, thanks, when I get a chance I'll have to get both... you do mean H4 > lenses... I assume... > > We don't have inspections in California... haven't in a long time... though > I remember them stopping us randomly when I was a kid... and giving a > sticker that went on the windshield... This is why there are so many > illegals in California. The owners replace their worn out V-8's with 16 guys > from in front of the local Home Depot. > > From: Ken Wilford <kenwilfy@comcast.net> > To: M'obeechi <obeechi@RUNBOX.COM> > Subject: Re: E-Code Headlights > > > We have both the headlight lenses available and also the headlight > > protectors which I encourage all square headlight Vanagon owners to > > purchase. Mine do not stick to the glass. They are made of clear Lexan > > and just snap into the grille leaving a gap between themselves and the > > lens. So if a rock or a bird hits it you not only have the protection > > of a Lexan shield but also a cushion of distance before you actually get > > to the glass itself. I have had a set of these on my Vanagon for the > > past four years. They haven't discolored at all and I have never had > > any headlight damage even though we live near several sand mining > > operations and sand trucks are either in front of us or passing us > > coming the other direction on a daily basis (got a rock to the > > windshield that way once). They are $59 for a set and the part number > > in my webstore is AS2117* where you can see a picture of them installed. > > > > As far as fixing stone hits goes, I know here in NJ that this type of > > repair will not pass inspection. If they see a hole in the lens they > > will fail the vehicle (they love to do that). > > > > Hope this helps, > > Ken Wilford > > John 3:16 > > www.vanagain.com > > > > > > M'obeechi wrote: > > > Who sells replacement glass for the H4 in the rectangle shape? One of > mine has a small hole in it... should have used that protectorant sold for > them... > > > > > > From: David Marshall <mailinglist@FASTFORWARD.CA> > > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > > Subject: Re: E-Code Headlights > > > > > > > > >> Just because a light is halogen, doesn't mean that it is an e-code > > >> light! > > >> > > >> The sealed beam POS lights that were in my > > >> Diahatsu Hijet when I purchased it were DOT lights [needed to pass > > >> inspection during import process] and they had the word halogen on > them - > > >> they made a very satisfying noise when I threw them into a metal dust > bin > > >> as even they couldn't see where they were going. Now I have some H4 > > >> lights that are e-code and DOT approved. Literal night and day > > >> difference. > > >> > > >> David Marshall > > >> VW Adventure Driver and BMW > > >> Adventure Rider > > >> > > >> http://www.hasenwerk.ca > > >> > > >> On Wed, > > >> December 10, 2008 22:49, BenT Syncro wrote: > > >> > > >>> On Wed, > > >>> > > >> Dec 10, 2008 at 10:22 PM, Andrew Grebneff > > >> > > >> <goose1047@gmail.com>wrote: > > >> > > >>>>> As David > > >>>>> > > >> said... Canadians got DOT lights. Both my Canadian Dokas and > > >> > > >>> Canadian Panel all had DOT > > >>> > > >>>>> lights when I got them. > > >>>>> > > >> That's 3 out of 3 strikes. > > >> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >> Odd... all of the American cars I've looked closely at here (including > > >> > > >>>> 80s Chryslers) had halogens... > > >>>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> I have one word for you today. Substitution. All my T3's & > > >>> > > >> Porsches have > > >> > > >>> e-codes now. > > >>> They did not come to the US > > >>> > > >> market that way. > > >> > > >>> BenT > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >> ------------------------------------------------------------ > > >> > > >>> + > > >>> > > >> To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e-mail to > > >> > > >>> + > > >>> > > >> listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON > > >> > > >>> + in the body > > >>> > > >> of the message. > > >> > > >> ------------------------------------------------------------ > > >> > > >> ------------------------------------------------------------ > > >> + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e-mail to > > >> + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON > > >> + in the body of the message. > > >> ------------------------------------------------------------ > > >> > > >> > > > > > > ----- End Original Message ----- > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e-mail to > > > + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON > > > + in the body of the message. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > > > ----- End Original Message ----- >

-- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" Crescent Beach, BC www.crescentbeachguitar.com http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27


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