Date:         Sun, 22 May 2016 13:17:59 -0500
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         John Rodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Brighter headlights - 91 Westy
Comments: To: Steve Williams <steve@williamsitconsulting.com>
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I nstalled a SA Grille on my '88 Volksiebus and changed the grounds from
the ground stars to local grounding for each side. Just grounded them with
new ground screws anchored in the vehicle sheet mrtal. Made sure I had a
good clean contact surface. Never had any problems and I think it made some
difference. This was recommened by Jay Brown who supplied my relays and new
light connectors.

John
On May 22, 2016 12:37, "Steve Williams" <steve@williamsitconsulting.com>
wrote:

Hi,


I posted this on Facebook as well...

I have a 91 Westfalia and am trying to get the headlights brighter. I
have installed relays which did help but they are still not as bright as
I'd like.

I have read that doing a ground local to the headlights will help also.
Is there a "preferred" ground close to the headlights or do I just drill
into the metal someplace appropriate? Should I leave the existing ground
in place and supplement it with a new one, or should I snip the existing
ground wire and just use a new ground? Is this a case where "more is
better"?

I want to wash the inside of the headlight unit and try to get the
reflectors as bright and shiny as possible. I don't want to make
anything worse, so am looking for how other people might have done this.

Finally, I've bought new higher powered bulbs, so I am hoping a
combination of these things will make my van safer to drive in heavy
rain at night on a 2 line highway... which is pretty scary right now.
High beams are OK, but when I have to go low beams in heavy rain on a 2
lane road, it's outright dangerous.

Thanks for any information!

Cheers,
Steve