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Subject:Re: Vanagon rear lights and the pathetic headlights
From:Larry Alofs <lalofs@GMAIL.COM>
Date:Sat, 25 Dec 2010 21:30:13 -0600

Jay,
  Are the Hella bulbs technically illegal?  In all states?
Is there any good reason for this?

Larry A.

On Sat, Dec 18, 2010 at 11:15 PM, Jay Brown <badkarma@ttlc.net> wrote:
> Don't use anything too harsh to clean the inside of the lens, you don't want
> to damage the reflector surface. �Regular Windex should do the trick pretty
> well. �Here are a �couple posts from thesamba:
>
> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=179098
> <http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=179098&highlight=lens+clea
> ning> &highlight=lens+cleaning
>
> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=378845
> <http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=378845&highlight=lens+clea
> ning> &highlight=lens+cleaning
>
>
>
> Most of the time a good cleaning and buffing with a soft terrycloth towel
> will do the trick for the outside of the lens. �If it is really bad, you
> could try a glass polishing kit:
>
> http://www.eastwood.com/professional-wind-shield-headlight-kit.html?srccode=
> ga030170
>
>
>
> Good luck,
>
> Jay
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> From: Marius Strom [mailto:marstrom@microsoft.com]
>
> Subject: RE: Vanagon rear lights and the pathetic headlights
>
>
>
> Hi Jay - what's the recommended procedure to clean the outside/inside of
> these glass lenses? �I've been struggling with that - mine have a milky
> sheen to them. �I can find 3M products to deal with plastic lenses, but I'm
> not finding anything listed for glass -- especially the inner surface.
>

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