Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 14:07:32 -0800
Reply-To: Al Knoll <anasasi@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Al Knoll <anasasi@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: 91 Westy - SA Grill upgrade?
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Only possible with independently aimed reflectors. Marchal Ampilux from
long ago had that feature. I wonder if the motorcycle H4s available from
some vendors were designed with MC centers in mind. They're higher off the
ground than automobiles. In my application, I do the aiming with the
dipped beam/cutoff as most of my driving can be done without high beams.
Pensionerd, (not always in the dark about such things)
On Sun, Nov 16, 2014 at 5:45 AM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have some Hella (I think they are Hella, not Bosch) in the H4 euro
> light pattern in my 84 tin top, with westie interior and rather stock tires
> and wheels, etc. While these are a huge improvement over the standard
> stock round headlights, the angle between the high beam and the low beam is
> slightly wrong for our vanagons....or at least it is in my van.
> I carefully and repeatedly have followed the Stern Lighting website
> lighting aiming instructional video on how to aim your headlights, but
> there seems to be slightly too great an angle between the high and low
> beams....when you have the high beam aimed perfectly, the low beam is
> shining down too close in front of the van...If you aim the low beams
> correctly, the high beams hit too high...miles down the highway or on the
> hills behind the road surface. The beams must be aimed for vehicles with
> a much lower headlight mounting height above the road, or something..
> It's not really a bad fault, the lights not aiming properly, but it is
> irritating to not be able to aim the lights exactly right, to KNOW that
> each beam IS more effective if the lights are aimed for that beam, but the
> other beam is then going to be noticeably wrong.
> So, due to the built-in beam angles, you must slightly and carefully
> compromise the aim to get the lighting at it's best....As I said...a huge
> improvement, the Euro-lights, over the factory lights and well worth the
> slight money but don't waste your time trying to get the aim just
> perfect...it probably won't be possible...
>
> On Sat, Nov 15, 2014 at 9:25 PM, James <jk_eaton@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > We have H6054s in the rectangular grill in our '91, as installed by a
> > previous owner. He/she also put in the necessary buckets, I think out
> of a
> > Ford pickup, but the fit is loose (the lights need re-aimed regularly,
> just
> > from road vibration). The H6054 light pattern is poor, and an upgrade is
> > something I intend to do down the road, probably to Hellas or Cibies as
> > sold by Daniel Stern. Had not seen these LED light before - I wonder
> about
> > their light pattern, especially on low beam?
> >
> > The H6054s don't fit all that well in the rectangular grill - the PO
> > shaved off some of the plastic around them, and still the grill doesn't
> sit
> > quite flush - more plastic trimming/grinding is needed, and I think the
> > grill pushing on the light frames is one of the reasons the lights go out
> > of aim easily.
> >
> > James
> > '91 Weekender
> >
> > > Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 12:37:43 -0800
> > > From: sailingfc@DSLEXTREME.COM
> > > Subject: Re: 91 Westy - SA Grill upgrade?
> > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > >
> > > Semi-hijacking this thread.
> > >
> > >
> >
> http://www.truck-lite.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=10001&productId=92027&langId=-1
> > > (same as)
> > > http://tinyurl.com/lnf79t4
> > >
> > > Has anyone looked into fitting these into the square grill? A bit
> > pricey,
> > > but they probably would be the last headlights you would ever buy.
> > >
> > > -Dick-
> > > 87 Syncro (Blaze)
> > >
> > > On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 12:15 PM, The Bus Depot <vanagon@busdepot.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > > I had the same situation w/ a broken round headlight grille &
> > replaced
> > > > it w/ the
> > > > > Euro/SA style grille & lights.
> > > > > I think it looks great, BUT the grille is prone to be broken, which
> > mine
> > > > has,
> > > > > Now I need a new SA grille only, but as far as I can tell, I need
> to
> > buy
> > > > the whole kit
> > > > > again
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > We don't normally sell the grill separately, but if you originally
> > bought
> > > > the kit from us and need a replacement grill (or other replacement
> > parts),
> > > > shoot me an email and we'll see what we can arrange. (If you bought
> it
> > > > elsewhere, you may want to ask the seller if they will do the same.)
> > > >
> > > > Ron Salmon
> > > > The Bus Depot, Inc.
> > > > www.busdepot.com
> > > >
> >
> >
>
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