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Date:         Mon, 18 Jan 2016 16:00:51 -0500
Reply-To:     "kenneth wilford (Van-Again)" <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "kenneth wilford (Van-Again)" <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Headlight upgrades
Comments: To: James <jk_eaton@hotmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <BLU169-W1264D567986CB4AA764AC6AE0CF0@phx.gbl>
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I just bought an HID conversion kit for a customer and installed it today. It is plug and play for the 9004 (DOT) housings. The low beam is Xenon, and the high beam is halogen. It is seems very bright. I will let you know what it is like at night.

Ken

On Sun, Jan 17, 2016 at 11:33 AM, James <jk_eaton@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Ah, you're replacing the reflector housing too. That makes more sense. > > Sorry to doubt you. > > James > > ------------------------------ > Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2016 16:43:52 -0500 > Subject: RE: Headlight upgrades > From: kenwilfy@comcast.net > To: jk_eaton@hotmail.com > > > The old reflector is actually only used as a base to glue the H4 housing > too. So you get an inexpensive H4 housing that will work with the stock > Vanagon square light mounting system. I have already done it and it works > well. > > Ken > On Jan 16, 2016 3:06 PM, "James" <jk_eaton@hotmail.com> wrote: > > I would predict that you'll end up with awful beam patterns - H4 and 9004 > bulbs don't have the filaments in the same position, so the lenses and > reflectors optimised for one won't work well with the other. > > James > Ottawa, ON > > > Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2016 08:53:37 -0500 > > From: kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET > > Subject: Re: Headlight upgrades > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > > > I just bought a set of HID conversion bulbs that I am going to try in > some > > DOT spec housings. If I don't like the way it turns out I will probably > > just convert some broken DOT housings to Cibie H4 by modifying the > > reflector into a mount for the H4 light. You break out the glass and cut > > down the reflector until you can expoxy the new housing to it. Done this > > before and it looks very stock. I would then try some led bulbs from > > Amazon that are H4. Amazon has some highly rated 9004 conversion kits if > > someone wants to try a set in your DOT housings. > > > > Just some ideas. > > > > Ken > > > > On Sat, Jan 16, 2016 at 2:20 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 > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Thanks, > > Ken Wilford > > John 3:16 > > www.vanagain.com > >

-- Thanks, Ken Wilford John 3:16 www.vanagain.com


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