Which headlamps for my 88 16v???

[xaeryan@hotmail.com (Ryan Hockenbury)]

Uh oh, I just ordered the 4651s... the dimensions and voltages are the same 
as the H4651s according to http://www.brite-lite.com/Products/Sealbm3.html, 
so might they still work?


>From: pbureau@attbi.com
>To: "Larry" <rocco16v@netzero.com>
>CC: "calimus" <calimus@techography.net>, "Ryan Hockenbury" 
><xaeryan@hotmail.com>, "Scirocco-l" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: Re: Which headlamps for my 88 16v???
>Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 04:37:50 +0000
>
>actually the headlights US models on a scirocco.
>the outside beams are low/high H4565 and the high beams
>are H4561.
>--
>====
>ATS - Patrick Bureau
>1985 8v Euro GTX 3A/JH Project
>(show car)
>1985 8v Euro GT Project (Daily Drive)
>http://www.longcoeur.com/scirocco/
>http://www.texassciroccoteam.org/
> > It sounds more plausible that the H4651 would be a halogen bulb, while 
>the
> > 4651 would not.  I've never seen highs AND lows with the same number....
> >
> > Larry
> >
> > > the H4651's are/should the low/high beams.  Most rocco's have the 4
> > > headlight sealed beam system (unless you have Euro Lights).  The low 
>beams
> > > (H4651) will also switch to high beam when you activate the switch 
>(these
> > > are the outer headlights), the (4651) high beams are for the inner set 
>of
> > > lights and are literally just a high beam that only comes one when you
> > turn
> > > the high beams on.  I hope that makes things less confusing (it's 1am 
>here
> > > and I'm running on fumes).  I cheated a bit when I replaced my lights 
>the
> > > first time and just bough 4 low/high beams since the strictly high 
>beam
> > > lights where almost twice the price of the low/high beams.
> > >
> > > However, if you want great lighting and have a little $$ to burn, get 
>a
> > set
> > > of Euro lights for your rocco and relay the lights (diagrams for this 
>can
> > be
> > > found at http://www.longcoeur.com/scirocco/  in the tech-notes 
>section)
> > and
> > > then you will have the second best lighting you can get for a rocco.  
>The
> > > best would be Tobias's lighting solution which involved the transplant 
>of
> > a
> > > real Xenon setup fromm a BMW and is about as impressive as it gets.
> > >
> > > William
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Ryan Hockenbury" <xaeryan@hotmail.com>
> > > To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > > Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 12:59 AM
> > > Subject: Which headlamps for my 88 16v???
> > >
> > >
> > > > At catalog.autosportvolkswagenparts.com, there are 2 different 
>sealed
> > high
> > > > beams for my car, part numbers H4651 and 4651... the H4651s are 
>listed
> > as
> > > > "for 4 headlamp systems" ... then I don't understand what the 4651s
> > would
> > > be
> > > > for since they are only high beams.
> > > > Which ones, 4651s or H4651s?  Thanks
> > > >
> > > >
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