>Adding extra candlepower to a poor reflector design is like giving a drunk >several cups of coffee. He's still drunk but now he's wired in addition. Great Line! That's a quote to keep! >IMNSHO the current lens/reflector is inadequate from a beam pattern >perspective >and therefore mine will be for sale as soon as I have a suitable replacement. > >Musts are H4 lamp. Excellent beam pattern with sharp cutoff. If the E1 spec >rectangulars available at exhorbitant prices provide the right combo I >might go >with those. But if the lens/reflector design is the same as the >inadequate one >that comes stock on US Vanagons this is not an acceptable solution. > >If the Hella 200mm rectangulars can be mounted conveniently in the square >grille >using of course a modified or new mounting shell this might do. Has anyone done this? I was contemplating it myself. Nothing a MIG welder won't fix :-) But I haven't acually measured to see if they will fit, I guess they must since the rounds used to fit. >As I see it the jury is still out on the matter so I'll most likely wait for >some sort of research results. > >The vanagon does have the problem of abnormally high light position which >makes >dealing with a fixed aiming relationship for most H4 sharp cutoff lights >not an >acceptable solution. If any reader has a pair of VG to EX Marchal Ampilux for >sale at under $200US/pr I'll buy. These units have functionality that solves >this problem. What functionality is that? Would you put round lights in your syncro? or is the "VG to EX Marchal Ampilux" a rectangular light? I could have converted to the rounds from the front half of the stretch, but I stayed with the 86 lights because I like how they look (from the outside, not from the driver seat on low beam :-/.
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