Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2016 06:49:28 -0800
Reply-To: Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Headlight upgrades
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Please if you install brighter headlights, at least take care to be certain
you are NOT blinding other drivers. Driving mostly rural unlighted two
lane highways, I encounter a couple of over-brightly lit vehicles on each
outing...nasty rude and dangerous....leaves your eyes dazzled after you
pass these dorks. It's difficult to tell, from behind the wheel, just how
bright your headlights may be to approaching traffic...Be aware...Don't
just count on others "flashing" you to tell you you are blinding them....
On Sat, Jan 16, 2016 at 6:12 AM, <jondvo@gmail.com> wrote:
> I would expect the beam pattern is determined by the lenses and bulb type.
> Thus if the NA bulbs are the same as Euro, which I believe is the case,
> only the connectors need to change.
>
> Sent from a rotary phone
>
> > On Jan 16, 2016, at 12:20 AM, Jeffrey Vickers <jeffrey@VICKERSDESIGN.COM>
> wrote:
> >
> > Looks like the headlight connectors on these lights only work on Euro
> spec vans for now. I assume their U.S. lights will come with U.S.
> connectors. Another issue will be lenses. Are these LEDs designed to work
> with e-code (euro) lenses and not the DOT lenses on U.S. vans? E-code
> lenses throw an entirely different beam than DOT lenses.
> >
> >
> >> On Jan 15, 2016, at 7:30 PM, Automatic digest processor <
> LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> wrote:
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
> Behalf Of
> >> Alistair Bel
> >> Sent: Friday, January 15, 2016 1:23 AM
> >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >> Subject: Re: Headlight upgrades
> >>
> >> Sounds like a drop in led bulb for stock lamps. Will be interesting to
> see
> >> how well that works. Pics on site showing beam pattern not conclusive.
> >>
> >> I wonder if the led drop in has heat sink and fins sticking out at the
> back.
> >> I didn't see any pics of the actual bulb on the site. Did I over look
> it?
> >>
> >> Plenty of choices for drop in led bulbs already out there. What makes
> camper
> >> van culture version different would be interesting to know.
> >>
> >> Hers an example from bangood. Philips copy? Has fan on rear fins. Not
> sure
> >> if van has space behind lamp for this model
> >>
> >>
> http://www.banggood.com/1Pair-90W-9000LM-6000K-H4-H7-H11-Philips-LED-Headlig
> >> ht-Bulbs-Conversion-Kit-p-995456.html
> >>
> >> Alistair
>
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