Date:         Tue, 28 Jan 2014 16:04:45 -0500
Reply-To:     Jay Brown <badkarma@TTLC.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jay Brown <badkarma@TTLC.NET>
Subject:      Re: WTB: Round Headlight assembly from '85 and older
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I have never heard anyone say that a set of Vanagon rectangular lenses
worked anywhere near as well as a set of 7" rounds unless they were joking
or they had the European H4 rectangles.

The high vs. low beams issue that John is experiencing has nothing at all to
do with the SA Grill, since it typically doesn't come with any outer lights.
It is most likely due to using e-Code lenses that have a much different
vertical cutoff than standard US DOT lenses.  Substituting something like
the Hella Vision Plus headlight, which looks like a Euro H4 lens, but has
the cutoff of a US spec lens would probably help with this problem.  The
Vision Plus lenses will provide significantly more upward lighting (enough
of a difference that they are illegal in most of the world) and will fill in
the dark space between low and high beam better than the e-Code beam shape.

Jay Brown
'85 Zetec Westfalia
https://sites.google.com/site/vanagonheadlightrelays/


Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2014 01:02:12 -0600

From: JRodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM>

Subject: Re: WTB: Round Headlight assembly from '85 and older

I'm not wonderfully thrilled with my SA rounds either, the relationship
between the hi beams and the low beams with that severe cutoff leaves a dark
hole in the road when driving over hilly ground with the low beams on. It's
just enough that a deer could dart out and I would never seehim until I was
right on top of him. If I adjust that out - then the low beams are to high
and bright for on coming drivers.

I have the relays and higher wattage bulbs.

John

On 1/28/2014 12:45 AM, OlRivrRat wrote:

 its S'A'Grill HeadLights TrulySuck compared to mine ~