Headlights, square or round?

[TanoLococo]

I recently discovered these great vans and have fallen in love,

im just about to buy one off ebay which has the square headlight set but was wondering if you wanted to change to round lights or vice versa can you do that easily enougth?

[Cruz]

Welcome to the club

Round lights and grills are plentiful and relatively cheap both new and used

Square lights on the other hand fetch anywhere from £250 upwards for a used RHD set

[faggie]

round headlamps put out a better light plus there are loads of aftermarket round lights available ,

[TanoLococo]

thanks chaps, I like the look of the square although the double round ones also look the part.

Looks like im too late anyway hes taken a deposit off another buyer I was going to put a picture up dont know how to, its item number(ebay) 290491291118 'VW Camper T25 Surf Bus Camper 1.9 Rare Auto V Cool Van' lovely lookin van, I have told him that I would put £300 in his bank account today and the rest on collection, pray for me!

Im going to make an offer on another van, just incase, its also nice 'Item number: 110602573420', its a copper colour, im gutted though the one above has twin sliding windows(chrome trim) and air vents, square lights arhhhhhhhh.......900watts sound sytem, anyone would think I was tring to sell it, sick I am, absolutely gutted. oh well at least the copper one has a nice anwing...
Tano

ps Iwould appreciate anyones advice & input on the copper one or just in general, tx

[andisnewsyncro]

Don't buy a van on the basis of which headlamp set up it has
Have you actually been and seen / driven these vans? Be careful you don't end up with 2 vans if they both accept your offers.

Have a good read through the buyers guide in the wiki (button at the top of every page) there's a lot of good information on what to look for and how to check it out

[lloydy]

You could buy my westy poptop for that, which is now surplus to requirements. Tis rusty, but at least it's not bubbling away under shiny paintwork. Has MOT and tax
Lloyd

[TanoLococo]

Hi all, well I managed to get the one I wanted, im well pleased . 1.9watercooled auto, bronze brick.

He drives great and is solid as a rock, there is a little bubbling here n there(didnt expect a perfect van for 3k), but its generally in good shape, gutters mint, doors, sills, arches etc all sound.

Could peeps please recommend the best establishments (preferrably specialising in VDUBS) to do services etc I also would like to do a Weber twin Carb upgrade any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated as im a novice when it comes to these vehicles

thank you all God bless n good luck TanoLococo

ps very interested in adding the option of LPG

pps im in Welshpool on the border about 20 miles from Shrewsbury

[Cruz]

round headlamps put out a better light plus there are loads of aftermarket round lights available ,

I'm on the other side of th fence my round H4's were absolulutely crap, a complete waste of voltage compared to my Square H4's and that was with relays

[eatcustard]

round headlamps put out a better light plus there are loads of aftermarket round lights available ,

If round headlamps are better why do car manufactures not use round headlamps?

And why are square ones so much more to buy if they are not as good as round ones?

[Cruz]

I think the price of square lights is purely down to the lack of availability. For some reason rounds one's are manufactured aftermarket but the squares are not