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Date:         Sat, 25 Apr 1998 10:11:25 -0700
Reply-To:     David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Subject:      Re: Rectangular Headlights -- HiPo Possibility
Comments: To: CAnderson@VINES.COLOSTATE.EDU, Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
In-Reply-To:  <vines.iPi8+8iKEpB@vines.ColoState.EDU>
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These lights have a shade of yellow to them for improved visibility in rain and snow. I use French H4s in my winter car for seeing ice on the road better. They work great.

At 19:02 4/24/98 -0600, CAnderson@VINES.COLOSTATE.EDU wrote: >Comments by: Chuck Anderson@Info@AdvanceServ >Forwarded to: XMAIL[vanagon@vanagon.com] > >Comments: > >Could someone explain what Hella "yellow star" bulbs are? >Thanks! >Chuck Anderson, CO >'86 Vanagon GL > > > -------------------------- [Original Message] ------------------------- >I have bought lights from PG performance. Their service was pretty good, >nothing to complain about. I bought the Philips "All Weather" bulbs. They >are great in the snow and rain but the same as stock H4s in dry weather. >The next set I will get are the Hella "Yellow Star" bulbs they are >available from 45/50W to 110/150W for those really insane people.... like me! > >At 08:48 4/24/98 -0400, Gary Stearns wrote: >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Ed McLean <mcleans@EARTHLINK.NET> >>To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM <Vanagon@VANAGON.COM> >>Date: Thursday, April 23, 1998 9:57 PM >>Subject: Rectangular Headlights -- US only??? >> >> >>>Maybe everyone else knows this but I'm going to ask it anyway. >>> >>>After reading the round quad SA Vanagon headlight thread I began to >>>wonder if Vanagons supplied to all countries got rectangular headlights >>>after 1986? Did everyone with rectangular headlights get the same US >>>DOT specification reflector with a 9004 bulb or did some countries get a >>>better reflector with a H4 bulb? The "world specification bulb" might >>>be an alternative for better headlights for people in the US that don't >>>want to do the upgrade to quad round lights. >>--------cut-------- >> >>I was pursuing this question not too long ago and did get a hopeful >>response. I had found a firm in Canada called PG Performance that seems to >>do alot with high performance lighting. I e-mailed them asking if there was >>an "e-code" H-4 direct replacement for the square hi-low beams on Vanagons. >>I got a response saying yes there was, and that it would cost $350(!!) >>Canadian. The response was very brief with no detail so I e-mailed back >>asking for specifics. That was more than a month ago and I have not heard >>back. >> >>So, anyone interested in this possibility contact PG Performance at >>info@pgperformance.com. Maybe if alot of us do this we can get there >>attention and get a meaningful response. >> >>Gary >> >> > >-- David Marshall, Quesnel BC, david@volkswagen.org -- >-- 78 1.8L VW Rabbit, 80 2.0L VW Caddy, 87 Audi 5KQ -- >-- 85 1.8L VW Cabrio, 88 1.6L VW Syncro Double Cab -- >-- Volkswagen Homepage http://www.volkswagen.org -- >-- USE DAVID@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG WHEN SENDIGN EMAIL -- > >

-- David Marshall, Quesnel BC, david@volkswagen.org -- -- 78 1.8L VW Rabbit, 80 2.0L VW Caddy, 87 Audi 5KQ -- -- 85 1.8L VW Cabrio, 88 1.6L VW Syncro Double Cab -- -- Volkswagen Homepage http://www.volkswagen.org -- -- USE DAVID@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG WHEN SENDIGN EMAIL --


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