Date:         Tue, 28 Apr 1998 22:19:06 -0400
Reply-To:     Gary Stearns <gstearns@SPRINTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Gary Stearns <gstearns@SPRINTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Scirocco lights vs Vanagon lights
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-----Original Message-----
From: Hans Roos <dudecati@YAHOO.COM>
To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM <Vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
Date: Tuesday, April 28, 1998 11:25 AM
Subject: Scirocco lights vs Vanagon lights


>Hi All,
>
>Gmbulley wrote about a friend installing Vanagon lights in his
>Scirocco, I think his friend installed the euro spec Scirocco lights.
>While they look like US spec Vanagon lights, the European spec
>Scirocco lights have a totally different light pattern from the ones
>on a Vanagon, just look at the lense itself and you can see the
>difference.  I also did this update to my '87 Scirocco when I had it
>and the difference is incredible, lots of light going down the road
>instead of lots of light going nowhere in particular!
>---------Cut-------

I posted a question about the Scirocco *euro* light swap into the Vanagon
sometime back.  I also had a 16V Scirocco with these euro lights  These are
not the H4 direct replacements for the DOT 4 light system, but lights
specific to the european Scirocco II. They look like they are the the same
basic design as the Vanagon DOT lights, but the large hi-low bulb is the H4
e-code  ( e-code means complies with european lighting standards not US.
Identified by a small "e" in a circle on the face of the lens) lens not the
junk in the Vanagon.  I also did the upgrade to the hi watt DOT bulbs in our
Vanagon. Does not play.  Checked voltage in to the bulbs while connected;
nearly 14V.  The bulbs are putting out what they should, the headlights are
not.  They are a flawed design.

Since I did not own the Scirocco at the same time as the Vanagon, I am
unable to answer the question that is the key:  will the Scirocco euro light
swap actually fit and work in the Vanagon or is the similarity an illusion?
If they do fit, I'm another that will forego the SA round lite conversion
for this one.  Anyone have access to both that can do a test fit?

Gary