Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2008 23:43:38 -0800
Reply-To: M'obeechi <obeechi@RUNBOX.COM>
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From: M'obeechi <obeechi@RUNBOX.COM>
Subject: Re: E-Code Headlights
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We have tons of illegals in California, is acknowledging that racist? Are we also not allowed to refer to the Vanagon as German?
From: "Jake de Villiers" <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com>
To: M'obeechi <obeechi@runbox.com>
Subject: Re: E-Code Headlights
>
> 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
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
Crescent Beach, BC
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