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a914622 Samba Member
Joined: July 29, 2004 Posts: 840 Location: Westend of HWY2 , Wash
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 8:09 pm Post subject: H4 lights in a Vanagon |
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Iv come up with an almost easy way to upgrade the lighting problems on the later model vanagon.
So here are a few pics. Im loking for an intrest level?? Is it worth the space to post? This set up can use the square sealed beams form almost any auto parts store .
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Waldemar Sikorski Samba Member
Joined: June 24, 2005 Posts: 573 Location: EU
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 8:13 pm Post subject: |
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I'm interested. |
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larrytrk Samba Member
Joined: July 22, 2007 Posts: 377 Location: Central NJ & MA
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:06 pm Post subject: |
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+1 _________________ It's all in your mind.
I Hate BAMBI!
87 Westy full camper "Bluie" aka-"busturd"
JUST SOLD HER, WESTYLESS!
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brooklynvanagon Samba Member
Joined: September 05, 2007 Posts: 177
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:16 pm Post subject: |
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yes! |
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allsierra123 Samba Member
Joined: August 19, 2006 Posts: 1462 Location: Tecate, Baja California MX
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:52 pm Post subject: |
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So are you making a kit or are we about to pay for information?im interested as well. _________________ 95 GMC Yukon 6.5 TD 2 Door Tow pig/ Daily driver.
91 Vanagon GL. 1.9TD Conversion Sold
81 Vw rabbit 1.6 Diesel. Sold |
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a914622 Samba Member
Joined: July 29, 2004 Posts: 840 Location: Westend of HWY2 , Wash
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:01 pm Post subject: |
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No pay or kit.
Ill go to the junkyard and take pics of how i did it, what i used , and were to trim. More of a step by step how to. Not in including the h4 lights i only had 20 or 25 bucks into it. |
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allsierra123 Samba Member
Joined: August 19, 2006 Posts: 1462 Location: Tecate, Baja California MX
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:02 pm Post subject: |
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Good to know. It would save tons of money on pricey lights. _________________ 95 GMC Yukon 6.5 TD 2 Door Tow pig/ Daily driver.
91 Vanagon GL. 1.9TD Conversion Sold
81 Vw rabbit 1.6 Diesel. Sold |
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K58 Samba Member
Joined: July 01, 2006 Posts: 1173 Location: Santa Barbara
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:04 pm Post subject: |
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absoloutely
I'd like to use Cibie's in there |
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Paintedbus Samba Member
Joined: September 14, 2003 Posts: 679 Location: salem, ma
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:52 pm Post subject: |
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i am also interested. please share! _________________ Champagne Edition Roadtrip monster "Juakali"
~"Paintedbus" Ken~
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big swifty Samba Member
Joined: August 21, 2007 Posts: 246 Location: Formally in Republic of VT; now in Hollywood, FL
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Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 7:42 am Post subject: |
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Do Tell! _________________ Evan
1987 Vanagon Syncro // Westfalia pop-top graft // Factory new ALH. 11mm IP. AFN 110 RC 2,3,4 // S7 turbo// Titan P502's
2013 Golf 4d TDI. No mods. Yet.
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kevinbassplayer Samba Member
Joined: June 15, 2006 Posts: 1041 Location: Nor-Cal
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Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 8:15 am Post subject: |
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Hell yes! |
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Tank83 Samba Member
Joined: October 13, 2006 Posts: 115 Location: Germany - near Heilbronn
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Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 8:32 am Post subject: |
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what type has these lights been before? i also have h4, but original vw. |
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Waldemar Sikorski Samba Member
Joined: June 24, 2005 Posts: 573 Location: EU
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Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 9:54 am Post subject: |
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Tank83 wrote: |
what type has these lights been before? i also have h4, but original vw. |
You're lucky. European spec lenses are much better. At $150.00 per light this is a bargain. |
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K58 Samba Member
Joined: July 01, 2006 Posts: 1173 Location: Santa Barbara
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Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 5:58 pm Post subject: |
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Tank83 wrote: |
what type has these lights been before? i also have h4, but original vw. |
I have them too...nothing to brag about and definitely not worth paying more for
They have an average beam pattern which is typical of Hella H4's
If only VW had used sealed beams in a normal style headlight bucket that could be easily swapped out for real H4's
NO, they had to be their eccentric Euroselves and give us some whacky configuration that requires special expensive plastic mounts that break at will
I'm guessing that's what a914622 has come up with...
Headlight buckets from another vehicle that fit the Vanagon |
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a914622 Samba Member
Joined: July 29, 2004 Posts: 840 Location: Westend of HWY2 , Wash
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Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 9:16 pm Post subject: |
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Ok its on..
Ill go to the juck yard and get the goods. There is no welding. Look back on sunday and Ill try to have one done with pics and all. The last one only took 30 min.
fyi
I did see a set of vanagon h4s when i was in Canada, but didnt see a hole lot of improvment over the stockers. The light setup im running will light up a good 300 yards on high.
see ya sunday |
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a914622 Samba Member
Joined: July 29, 2004 Posts: 840 Location: Westend of HWY2 , Wash
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Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 11:52 pm Post subject: |
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Ok I couldn’t find a saab 900 in the pick-a-part yard . GO figure. I pulled the passenger side off to get some pics. When I was looking to do this I wanted to be able to go back to the stockers if It didn’t work, so no welding or cutting the stock vw stuff.
These little gems are what makes it all posable. The one on the right is the way you will find it on the saab,the one on the left is how im using them.
You can see the bucket looks like it was made for the vanagon. You need to drill 3 holes for each adjuster, 1 a little bigger than the adjuster screw and 2 small to screw the screws thru.
The adjuster on the outside is in the middle (up down) and against the fold .
This is the bottom adjuster, I tried to line it up with the rivet.
The bucket needs to have the ears trimmed off to fit the vw carrier.
Sealed beam from any auto parts under 20.00
The spring keeps tension on the bucket.
You do need to trim the stock plastic. I used a sheetrock knife and a file. Go slow.
The inside also needs to be trimmed to fit the out side adjuster. The pen is just to get it to take.
This is from about 2 van lengths back low beam.55w/60w bulbs(same w as stock) The sign is about 4 feet high.
And high beam.
Good luck and thanks for looking jcl |
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K58 Samba Member
Joined: July 01, 2006 Posts: 1173 Location: Santa Barbara
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Boogievan Samba Member
Joined: October 15, 2007 Posts: 152 Location: Port Orchard, WA.
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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 1:22 am Post subject: |
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Oh man, that is so rad!
I'm really pissed of at my headlights right now, (mostly because the adjusters disintegrated when i tried to re-aim them to compensate for the crappiness of available replacement bulbs) so this is perfect!
Nice work! |
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Christopher Schimke Samba Member
Joined: August 03, 2005 Posts: 5390 Location: PNW
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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 10:26 am Post subject: |
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That really is a great mod. Good job!
For anyone considering this modification, Ford used headlight adjusters that are similar to the SAAB's and you can buy them brand new from autobody aftermarket clip companies.
http://autobodyclips.com/index.php?Search=headlight&PageNo=3
The corosponding headlight buckets that Ford used are very similar to the SAAB versions so they should work just as well. Many Ford trucks used the same 6054 based headlights. _________________ "Sometimes you have to build a box to think outside of." - Bruce (not Springsteen)
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brooklynvanagon Samba Member
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