Date:         Thu, 25 Feb 1999 09:30:17 -0800
Reply-To:     Davidson <wdavidson@THEGRID.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Davidson <wdavidson@THEGRID.NET>
Subject:      Re: Fw: Re: E-Code Lights - another alternative
Comments: To: Michael Townsend <townsend@RTP.ERICSSON.SE>
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Well,
My headlight switch is 9 years old and still working.
Seems like the list can create fear frenzies about things that seldom go
bad.
I don't think I will be doing much planning for things that go wrong every 9
or more years. If I did that I would be carrying a van full of spare
parts... perhaps a spare vanagon would do then it would all be covered.
Bill
90 Westy Syncro

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Townsend <townsend@RTP.ERICSSON.SE>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Thursday, February 25, 1999 9:14 AM
Subject: Fw: Re: E-Code Lights - another alternative


>Don't forget,
>
>When your headlight switch melts in the off position, at least the
auxillary
>lights would be good enough to get you home :-)
>
>Michael
>
>>You mentioned some good points in your note that someone considering these
>>various options should consider.  I did have to drill holes in my bumper,
>>run wiring, and I spent several hours installing these lights.  I would
>>have
>>loved to have just put in a replacement light instead.  However, a big
item
>>that I forgot to mention that lead me to deciding to use the Hella XLs was
>>that these lights are DOT-approved and street legal in all 50 states,
which
>>I don't think is the situation with E-code lights.  I wanted to improve my
>>lighting without having to worry about some cop somewhere using my lights
>>as
>>an excuse to pull over that strange looking hippy van or being unable to
>>pass inspection in some state that I might move to some day.  I would have
>>paid the extra money for the $200 E-code lights to save the hassle of
>>installing the auxillary lights and tracking down a factory switch if the
>>legality of these lights wasn't an issue.
>>
>>Steve
>