Review: US H4 Eurolite Conversion Kit

[Larry" <rocco16v@netzero.com (Larry)]

Interesting thread, PB.
I bought four H4-bulbed head lights ( 4 x 6 quad ) from (ahem...) JCWhitney.
Cost  $15.95 each, on sale.  Came with 80/100W no-name bulbs.   Lenses had
improperly-placed locating tabs and would not fit in stock frames at all.
Some work with a hacksaw took care of the problem.  The no-name bulbs lasted
about 3 hours running time.  Replaced them with Philips 90/100W H4's and
they work fine.
I'd rate them a 4 out of possible 10, because of the modifications required
to fit them and the fact that not being Hella's or Cibie's makes them
something of an embarrassment.  (maybe that's why I tinted them.....?)
(When I find an extra $175, I'll get some Hella's...)

Larry  sandiego16v


>
> 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.
>
>
>
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> ==========================================
> 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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