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retrowagen Samba Member
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Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2014 10:04 am Post subject: |
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akear wrote: |
Also not sure why they are marked "off road". The sharp cut off seems designed for oncoming traffic. Maybe it's just that they have not been USDOT approved. |
Precisely correct. Also, it's because the end-user can very easily put bulbs of greater wattage/brightness than allowed in the Vehicle Code. _________________ David Ruby
President, Karmann-Ghia World Club |
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TwinkyZulu Samba Member
Joined: September 10, 2011 Posts: 129 Location: Texas
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Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2015 9:40 am Post subject: |
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Okay, so as far as i can see, Pretty much any 7" headlight will work for my 65 Ghia?
I just wanna make sure before i go to O'reilley's and buy a pair. |
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glutamodo The Android
Joined: July 13, 2004 Posts: 26328 Location: Douglas, WY
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Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2015 10:31 am Post subject: |
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Yeah, as long as they match the vehicle voltage. The have O'Reilly stores in Sweden? |
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TwinkyZulu Samba Member
Joined: September 10, 2011 Posts: 129 Location: Texas
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Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2015 10:34 am Post subject: |
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I recently moved back to Texas, I guess I never changed my location on here,
But it's only the bulb that needs the right voltage? I read somewhere that they should be 55/60 or something like that right? |
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TwinkyZulu Samba Member
Joined: September 10, 2011 Posts: 129 Location: Texas
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Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2015 10:39 am Post subject: |
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or that's the watt, but the bulbs are 12v |
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glutamodo The Android
Joined: July 13, 2004 Posts: 26328 Location: Douglas, WY
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Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2015 10:54 am Post subject: |
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Yeah, but I'm thinking you'll not find anything but sealed beams at O'Reilly's. As mentioned previously in this thread, most 7" assemblies for replaceable halogen bulbs are not technically street-legal in the USA. So you only typically see sealed beams at most parts retailers.
I was surprised that the O'reilly site pulled up 12V bulbs for 1965...
http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/search/Headlight...+headlight |
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TwinkyZulu Samba Member
Joined: September 10, 2011 Posts: 129 Location: Texas
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Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2015 10:58 am Post subject: |
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worst case scenario I'll just change back to stock for inspection, I doubt that a cop could tell the difference and would be able to tell that they are illegal. |
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hopkin Samba Member
Joined: June 25, 2012 Posts: 2481 Location: Ottawa, Ontario
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Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2015 11:09 am Post subject: |
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OK, old thread and not directly related to the most recent comments but here are photos of the LHD and RHD drive H4 lens. You can see the difference in the cut of the lens.
From the previous page in this thread:
On my Beetle (that I imported from the UK):
_________________ 1971 Super Beetle (past)
1971 Super Beetle (past)
1974 SunBug (past)
1972 914 (past)
1991 Honda Civic (Original Owner)
1996 'Open Air' Mexican Beetle (current)
2015 Golf (current)
2017 Dune Edition (daughter's car) |
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TwinkyZulu Samba Member
Joined: September 10, 2011 Posts: 129 Location: Texas
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Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2015 5:48 pm Post subject: |
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Apparently the people at O'Reilleys need to have the car make to be able to find the right part, so does anyone know what headlight assembly that will work for my 65 Ghia, maybe from a super beetle?? |
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Raceace24 Samba Member
Joined: November 15, 2013 Posts: 202 Location: PA.
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Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2015 7:04 pm Post subject: |
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i just bought these Cibie Z Beam Reproductions:
Glass lens and housing made in India, German H4 bulb
Looks like a real, quality part!
They also carry the European "E-code" designation which is from what I understand, a strict code on beam direction and is required on all European automobiles
We'll see how they look hooked up ! _________________ ~ No matter where you go......there you are ~
Michael E ~ Raceace24 |
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VeloMikey Samba Member
Joined: March 19, 2012 Posts: 656 Location: So Cal
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rockerarm Samba Member
Joined: December 16, 2009 Posts: 3552 Location: Los Angeles
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Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2015 10:57 am Post subject: |
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CerveloMikey wrote: |
Can you post a link to where you bought them? What wattage are the bulbs? |
Check out the classicgarage.com. Their on the east coast. I had considered them but had previously bought a pair of the AutoPal's and were disappointed with the light pattern. They look cool, though. Having used all the major H4's over the years, I decided on the Cibie's thru Daniel Stern. This is a perfect example of you get what you pay for.
Bill. |
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Raceace24 Samba Member
Joined: November 15, 2013 Posts: 202 Location: PA.
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Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2015 12:04 pm Post subject: |
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CerveloMikey wrote: |
Can you post a link to where you bought them? What wattage are the bulbs? |
http://classicgarage.com/7rounheadwit.html
H4 60/55w Bulb
They are plug and play with no additional relays required _________________ ~ No matter where you go......there you are ~
Michael E ~ Raceace24 |
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swavananda Samba Member
Joined: February 14, 2009 Posts: 889 Location: Can o' Scruz
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Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2015 12:18 pm Post subject: |
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Bus depot has them too , been waiting for more reviews before i replace my flat lens bosch H4's
http://www.busdepot.com/nl910ch4/ |
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Mellow Yellow 74 Samba Member
Joined: October 14, 2014 Posts: 1615 Location: Sydney, Australia
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John Moxon wrote: |
It looks like for the RHD lens I can either buy from the Australian outlet (more expensive + shipping) or find a source here in the UK which I've failed to find so far. |
Hi John, can you please advise the details of this Australian outlet? _________________ 1962 Karmann Ghia
1974 Deluxe Microbus
1985 Caravelle (Vanagon) |
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akear Samba Member
Joined: August 18, 2013 Posts: 359 Location: Los Angeles
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John Moxon Samba Moderator
Joined: March 07, 2004 Posts: 13960 Location: Southampton U.K.
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KPTexan Samba Member
Joined: October 06, 2023 Posts: 14 Location: TX
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Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2023 9:24 am Post subject: Re: H4 headlights |
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Sorry to revive this old thread, but didn't see the need to make a new one!
Just in case anyone is looking for a smoking deal on some great H4 conversions, Toyota has been selling a retrofit kit for their old FJ40s since they stopped stocking sealed beams. The part number is 81110-60P70, and it includes a set of Japanese made Koito E-code H4 housings, bulbs, and a relay/wiring kit.
The trick is to see if your local Toyota dealer can order these in - my local dealer actually has a discount parts website so I got a slight discount and also didn't have to pay for shipping since I picked them up. I'm going to warn you though: you'll likely be waiting a number of weeks since they're almost always on backorder. It was worth the wait, because total cost for all of this was $18.54!
Yes, these are flat fronted H4 housings and they're Japanese so I don't anticipate most of the VW purists will be interested. That being said, it's hard to beat a high quality set of H4 lights for about $20, so it may be of interest to some. Not to mention, the Koito H4 is supposed to be the best - even better than Hella, Cibie, and Bosch (Daniel Stern is an expert in the field of automotive lighting):
https://www.danielsternlighting.com/products/products.html
https://www.busdepot.com/h6024k
A couple photos I took of my set:
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Rob Combs Samba Member
Joined: December 30, 2020 Posts: 89 Location: South Bay LA, California
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Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2024 3:15 pm Post subject: Re: H4 headlights |
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Thanks for posting this tip. Just ordered a set from my local toyota dealer. Looks like backorder is only to cause about a week and a half's delay.
Will let the group know how it goes if you're interested. |
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bnam Samba Member
Joined: July 02, 2006 Posts: 2936 Location: El Dorado Hills CA/ Bangalore, India
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Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2024 12:33 am Post subject: Re: H4 headlights |
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What’s the beam pattern and cut-off like? _________________ 1971 1302LS Convertible (RHD) owned since '74
Click to view image
1965 Karmann Ghia Coupe - under restoration
1966 Fiat 1500 Cabrio (with 1600 Twin cam)
1952 Citroen TA 11BL |
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