Re: vw lighting (with additions)

[Slim <falzsf@home.com>]

<x-charset iso-8859-1>Geeez I will have to add that driving light switch. Hmm where did you put it too
make it look good? All my switching around the gauges are takin up (fog lights,
defroster, hazards, headlight)?

Brad Sterling wrote:

> I'm running this set up you're talking about.  Original US spec (4x6's all
> around) but with Hellas.  The low beams are 75/100s and the highs are 100s.
> I also added a driving light switch (a mod that was talked about on this
> list) so I can run both filaments in the low beam lights when I put my
> brights on.  Total possible output = 550 watts.  Plenty bright without
> relays, although I'm eventually going to do install them.  For now, the
> setup is more than enough, seeing as the only time you can use your high
> beams in LA is when some clueless a**hole talking on his cell phone while
> drinking his double heat, extra foam, tall and skinny cafÈ mocha comes at
> you with his SUVs high beams on.  But I digress...
>
> Being on the Left Coast, I bought everything from the Potterpeople.  If
> memory serves, I spent about $50 per light, $8 per low beam upgrade, and $15
> per high beam upgrade.
>
> -Brad
> '86.5 Scirocco 16V
> '76 International Scout II
> '86 Yamaha Radian (RIP)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org [mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On
> Behalf Of Foxx (in a box)
> Sent: Thursday, October 28, 1999 2:07 AM
> To: scirocco list
> Subject: vw lighting (with additions)
>
>   has anybody changed their light setup to something brighter. here, on
> most nights, things are gloomy and the deer are quick (though,
> thankfully, my scirocco stops almost immediately) and i'd like a little
> more light. i read that the outer lights (the dual filaments) could be
> upgraded to a 55/100 watt bulb and the high beams could be upgraded to
> 100 watt bulbs. has anyone tried this or is familiar with this setup?
> my car is an mkii with the standard sealed beam lights. no euro lights,
> no circular lights. just 4x6 (or something like that) sqaures of glass
> that are incadescent. thanx.
>
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