On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 6:32 PM, Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" <
camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:

> My 84 has round headlights. I want to get better lighting without
> joining the Purple Death Ray Headlights club and being obnoxious. I just
> put in headlight relays. Snazzy.
>
> The existing lamps are sealed beam* size type 2D1 lenses with halogen
> bulbs behind them.
>
> I'm wondering if something like Bus Depot's Euro H4 headlights** would
> be worth getting. At $44 a pair they seem a deal.
>
> I understand they are not DOT approved.
>
> If aimed correctly, are they obnoxious to oncoming drivers? Would they
> be significantly better than what I now have?
>
> ================
> * But they have moisture condensed behind the front glass, so how are
> these sealed?
>
> ** http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=0301600118
>
> --
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
> Bend, OR
> KG6RCR
>

Mike.
Take a look at
http://dastern.torque.net/Photometry/Isocomparo.html

The H4 will be way better than the sealed beam stockers.

John Meeks
'91 Multivan
Northern Michigan

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www.vanagonauts.com