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Review: US H4 Eurolite Conversion Kit
how did you mod the lip spoiler for the install over u.s. style light assemblies?
Al
----- Original Message -----
From: <pbureau@attbi.com>
To: "Allyn" <amalventano1@comcast.net>
Cc: "_Scirocco Mailing List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>; "_TST com" <TST@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 11:15 PM
Subject: Re: Review: US H4 Eurolite Conversion Kit
> Oh btw I have installed tonight the UK Rally 130/100 H3
> with 100w H3's Hot diggididamn!.. and I put my set of
> 100w H3's into my driving light.... 460w low beam sure
> lights up the road..hehehe
>
> The high beam rally is extremely white.. and wow was fun
> driving 80mph in a highway section whitout road
> lights... I felt like a rally guy in the wood.. Broad
> sweep area, high bright light very far on the horizon..
> before I realizxed it The car was doing 110.. Whoops..
> thank gawd I was alone on the highway..
>
> Rally Uk Lights.. get'em... best I have seen yet!
>
> on a scirocco content (versus headlight subject) I
> installed my Kamei Lip spoiler (pictures to come) and
> finally changed the leaking rear trunk lock seal...
> --
> ====
> ATS - Patrick Bureau
> 1985 8v Euro GTX 3A/JH Project
> 1988 16v (project car!!)
> > 2 others that can comment on this are myself and Jan Folkston. Jan picked up
> > a set (someone
> > other than hella, dont remember who), at cincy this year. As for myself i got
> > the true hella 4x6
> > assemblies as i wanted the reiger back to its 'original' looks as far as
> > lighting goes. I wouldnt
> > have gotten the 4x6's unless i could find the hellas.
> > I put these assemblies in last week. These assemblies had never been altered
> > for city lights. I
> > didnt have much of a problem with it since the rieger didnt have city lights
> > back in 95 either. I
> > swapped over my h4 bulbs from the old assemblies, and despite the fact that the
> > lenses/reflectors
> > are in better shape, they do seem to light the road a bit less than the euro
> > lenses. The intensity
> > is a bit lower due to the large 180 degree dome between the light and the lens,
> > forcing the light
> > emission to be purely reflective. Since the reflectors/lenses are only 6" wide,
> > you dont get as much
> > of a light 'sweep' across the road. the smaller reflector must work to get more
> > of the light
> > directly in front as opposed to the sides.
> > I will probably put in some 100/130 h4's from patricks source overseas. With
> > some luck they wont
> > melt the hella housings.
> > Al
> >
> > Allyn Malventano, ETC(SS), USN
> > 87 Rieger GTO Scirocco 16v (daily driver, 180k, rocco #6)
> > 86 Kamei Twin 16V Turbo Scirocco GTX ('it has begun', rocco #7)
> > 86.5 Occo 16v Trailer (dotting 'i's across the country, rocco #8)
> > 87 Jetta 8v Wolfsburg 2dr (daily driver, 260k, 0 rattles, original clutch,
> > driveshafts, wheels :)
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "ATS - Patrick Bureau" <pbureau@attbi.com>
> > To: "_Scirocco Mailing List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > Cc: "_TST com" <TST@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 4:15 PM
> > Subject: Review: US H4 Eurolite Conversion Kit
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Being a person that constantly tries new items for the scirocco (when there
> > > is a new item to be found), once I discovered H4 bulbs lights into an US
> > > format (4x6" quad lights front) headlight, I decided to order a pair to see,
> > > the cost was minimal 38.99 + shipping and I knew the H4 bulbs even at 55w
> > > was going to be much superior to the US Sealed beam rated at 35w.
> > >
> > > Eurolite, H4 50/60w 12v Head Lamp Conversion kit from Toucan Industries, is
> > > composed of 2 Headlights, 2 H4 "blue bulbs", 2 wiring looms and rubber
> > > capping seals. Now the big thing about these headlights (and there are
> > > other manufacturers that have a similar set of headlights) is that they went
> > > ahead and got DOT approval and the product code us WF-D4658.
> > >
> > > Impressions;
> > >
> > > The packaging is good, the good arrived quickly and very well packed.
> > > Excited, I unpacked and loaded the head lights with the H4 Bulbs, I am no
> > > fan of colored lenses, but I decided that I was going to try the kit as
> > > sold. Now the first thing I noticed about the head light unit itself
> > > (housing) is that the front is tempered glass, but the housing itself seems
> > > like a heavy duty plastic/polymer of sorts, and the BIG warning sticker atop
> > > the headlight " Only use 50/60w H4 bulbs" did caution me right away ( and I
> > > am a big fan of German Euro lights with 100/130w rally H4 bulbs) that
> > > upgrading the bulbs to something "hotter" will cause some severe melting of
> > > the casing itself. This I found to be a Major drawback on the design itself.
> > > Aside from this point everything is very good quality the lens is a Clear
> > > lens and not the usual frosty US Sealed beam headlight and by the looks
> > > promised to be fairly bright none the less once installed.
> > >
> > > Installation;
> > >
> > > Removing Sealed beams was a quick and easy thing, the looms with adapter is
> > > not required for the scirocco has the H4's are wired the same way has the
> > > sealed beams (if converting the high beams with this type of headlight you
> > > will have to relocate the connectors to adapt to the new headlight.) First
> > > thing I noticed, the headlight is not exactly the proper size, it is about
> > > 1/8" smaller all around than the mounting bracket on my 88 Scirocco. Annoyed
> > > at seeing my first mounted headlight floating in the casing, I pop it back
> > > out and stick some foam tape (3m) around the edge of the headlight to
> > > compensate for the "space" and refit the lens in place, happy it no longer
> > > moved, and a small concern about "melting" came to mind again, I will follow
> > > up on this once I have drive 3K miles with them to tell you how they held
> > > out. Once both headlights are mounted, I turn on the lights, right away I am
> > > pleased with this change, the clear lens let all the 50w bulbs brightly
> > > light the parking lot, with a slight "hid" blue light (I will be changing
> > > the bulbs for Phillips Clear 50/60w bulbs, the blue haze is just not my
> > > thing. I drove to work and was very much happy with the clarity of the road
> > > being brought to me once again.
> > >
> > > Personal comments;
> > >
> > > I would like to have other people comment on the other H4 conversion kits
> > > out there (I have found 7 companies building these now) to see if there are
> > > better ones for the $$.
> > >
> > > All in all, I am please of my 40$ expense, it is a cheaper way to have H4's,
> > > but if you were to convert all 4 headlights, (implementing H3 or H1 head
> > > lamp conversion from same companies you find yourself at a cost of over 90$
> > > for bright lights in US Spec headlights size. is it worth it? considering
> > > that a little effort and patience can produce you with complete German Spec
> > > or Uk Spec Euro light for as little as 100$ through Ebay, I would say it all
> > > depends on a personal taste, especially if you are trying to keep your car
> > > looking stock This mod would not change the look of the car, all in all it
> > > becomes a personal choice.
> > >
> > > Other kits are a little more expensive, note the casing are usually in
> > > aluminum, and I have seen some, even come out with a "city light" bulb in
> > > them to fully convert the look like of the European counterparts, shopping
> > > wisely as to what you want to be done with your headlights on your car will
> > > become you guiding point in your purchase.
> > >
> > > I rate this kit a 7/10, the polymer casing and size differential, being the
> > > points for a lower mark than would be expected, but I suspect other kits
> > > would rate at a higher mark, especially ones with metal casing with city
> > > lights incorporated in the headlight.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ==========================================
> > > ATS - Patrick Bureau
> > > 1985 8v **Planning 3A/JH Upgrade**
> > > 1988 16v ** Euro Project/maybe 8v **
> > > Web Site : http://longcoeur.com/scirocco
> > >
> > >
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