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Looks like a cost effective mod to me. Similar parts must be available in Europe?

Not having to trim the grille is a bonus.

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Now, that is an interesting thread. Looks to have solved the eternal square headlight problem - if only in the US. But the vehicles/parts he mentions should be available over here...

It says 2 hours to trim the grill.

There's a later amendment to make them fit without trimming the grille.

Ah yes just seen page 4 , looks much better.

I used to drive an 'M" reg Nissan vanette for work and have often if grille and all 4 rectangular lights could be made to fit,have not seen one for a while though

Nice find!


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Would look better with four. Way too much modding though.

A crystal Cherokee headlamp is available through powerful uk.
The mountings aka "buckets" should be easy to find.
Hardly a load of mods required!

Ich fahre einen Bulli. Ich hilfe mir selbst...meistens!

I think there was a post on the samba about someone that used new LHD lights and removed the rear reflector part and fitted them to RHD glass by heating them up in the oven to soften the adhesive that held the glass to the reflector as his RHD reflectors were no good,unless I imagined it as it was quite a while ago

The reflector isnt handed afaik and its the glass that always gets broken!
The US seem to boast about the European square lights being so much better than the DOT ones; how bad must they be?!!

Ich fahre einen Bulli. Ich hilfe mir selbst...meistens!

silverbullet wrote: The US seem to boast about the European square lights being so much better than the DOT ones; how bad must they be?!!

I've long since forgotten how poor my square lamps were.....mine have been fully relay'd and equipt with Nighbreakers for 3 years now ... like night and day. so it's not the lamps.. really.


Martin

scottbott wrote:I think there was a post on the samba about someone that used new LHD lights and removed the rear reflector part and fitted them to RHD glass by heating them up in the oven to soften the adhesive that held the glass to the reflector as his RHD reflectors were no good,unless I imagined it as it was quite a while ago

That was me - the thread is in the Bodywork Seats and Glass section, I think. "Fixing my square headlight" or something like that. My reflector was shot, so I swapped the glass on to a good one.

California Dreamin wrote:

silverbullet wrote: The US seem to boast about the European square lights being so much better than the DOT ones; how bad must they be?!!

I've long since forgotten how poor my square lamps were.....mine have been fully relay'd and equipt with Nighbreakers for 3 years now ... like night and day. so it's not the lamps.. really.


Martin

Is there a how to thread anywhere?

WIKI - plus several threads on headlamps