A2 Golf - cheapest Euro lights?

Can anyone tell me the cheapest place to get a Euro light conversion for
an A2 Golf? Looks like I'll be inheriting an '86 (square sealed beam
headlights) Golf and I've become spoiled by the Cibies in my 944.
Must... have... light...

I can't use the Cibies (7" round sealed beam replacements) on the Golf,
can I? They weren't cheap... but ISTR that the headlights for the
round headlight Golf weren't sealed beams even though they looked like
them...

Can I mount the aero style euro lights and grille on an '86 without
swapping the rad support? Or do I have to swap no matter what I do?

thanks,

nate

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Nate Nagel wrote:
>
> Can anyone tell me the cheapest place to get a Euro light conversion for
> an A2 Golf? Looks like I'll be inheriting an '86 (square sealed beam
> headlights) Golf and I've become spoiled by the Cibies in my 944.
> Must... have... light...
>
> I can't use the Cibies (7" round sealed beam replacements) on the Golf,
> can I? They weren't cheap... but ISTR that the headlights for the
> round headlight Golf weren't sealed beams even though they looked like
> them...
>
> Can I mount the aero style euro lights and grille on an '86 without
> swapping the rad support? Or do I have to swap no matter what I do?


Sylvania makes (or used to make?) HID replacements for several sealed
beam sizes. Check http://www.suvlights.com/, click on "HID Headlights"
in the menu at the left and scroll down to "All sealed beam sizes
(X4656, X5006, X6024, & X 6054)"

Nate Nagel wrote:
>
> Can anyone tell me the cheapest place to get a Euro light conversion for
> an A2 Golf? Looks like I'll be inheriting an '86 (square sealed beam
> headlights) Golf and I've become spoiled by the Cibies in my 944.
> Must... have... light...
>
> I can't use the Cibies (7" round sealed beam replacements) on the Golf,
> can I? They weren't cheap... but ISTR that the headlights for the
> round headlight Golf weren't sealed beams even though they looked like
> them...
>
> Can I mount the aero style euro lights and grille on an '86 without
> swapping the rad support? Or do I have to swap no matter what I do?


Sylvania makes (or used to make?) HID replacements for several sealed
beam sizes. Check http://www.suvlights.com/, click on "HID Headlights"
in the menu at the left and scroll down to "All sealed beam sizes
(X4656, X5006, X6024, & X 6054)"

"Nate Nagel" > wrote in message
...
> Can anyone tell me the cheapest place to get a Euro light conversion for
> an A2 Golf? Looks like I'll be inheriting an '86 (square sealed beam
> headlights) Golf and I've become spoiled by the Cibies in my 944.
> Must... have... light...
>
> I can't use the Cibies (7" round sealed beam replacements) on the Golf,
> can I? They weren't cheap... but ISTR that the headlights for the
> round headlight Golf weren't sealed beams even though they looked like
> them...
>
> Can I mount the aero style euro lights and grille on an '86 without
> swapping the rad support? Or do I have to swap no matter what I do?

you will need the euro style rad support as well, you'll also need to check
wiring/fuses to make sure they can provide the extra juice to the euro light
kit.

Check The Parts Place for a Euro kit....

"Nate Nagel" > wrote in message
...
> Can anyone tell me the cheapest place to get a Euro light conversion for
> an A2 Golf? Looks like I'll be inheriting an '86 (square sealed beam
> headlights) Golf and I've become spoiled by the Cibies in my 944.
> Must... have... light...
>
> I can't use the Cibies (7" round sealed beam replacements) on the Golf,
> can I? They weren't cheap... but ISTR that the headlights for the
> round headlight Golf weren't sealed beams even though they looked like
> them...
>
> Can I mount the aero style euro lights and grille on an '86 without
> swapping the rad support? Or do I have to swap no matter what I do?

you will need the euro style rad support as well, you'll also need to check
wiring/fuses to make sure they can provide the extra juice to the euro light
kit.

Check The Parts Place for a Euro kit....

"Nate Nagel" > wrote in message
...
> Can anyone tell me the cheapest place to get a Euro light conversion for
> an A2 Golf? Looks like I'll be inheriting an '86 (square sealed beam
> headlights) Golf and I've become spoiled by the Cibies in my 944. Must...
> have... light...

If you have the sealed beams, I'd just get a pair of 200mm Cibies from
http://www.danielsternlighting.com and some good H4 Plus 50 high efficiency
Osram bulbs and a wiring harness.

> I can't use the Cibies (7" round sealed beam replacements) on the Golf,
> can I?

Not w/o it looking silly

"Nate Nagel" > wrote in message
...
> Can anyone tell me the cheapest place to get a Euro light conversion for
> an A2 Golf? Looks like I'll be inheriting an '86 (square sealed beam
> headlights) Golf and I've become spoiled by the Cibies in my 944. Must...
> have... light...

If you have the sealed beams, I'd just get a pair of 200mm Cibies from
http://www.danielsternlighting.com and some good H4 Plus 50 high efficiency
Osram bulbs and a wiring harness.

> I can't use the Cibies (7" round sealed beam replacements) on the Golf,
> can I?

Not w/o it looking silly

Matt B. wrote:
> "Nate Nagel" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Can anyone tell me the cheapest place to get a Euro light
conversion for
> > an A2 Golf? Looks like I'll be inheriting an '86 (square sealed
beam
> > headlights) Golf and I've become spoiled by the Cibies in my 944.
Must...
> > have... light...
>
> If you have the sealed beams, I'd just get a pair of 200mm Cibies
from
> http://www.danielsternlighting.com and some good H4 Plus 50 high
efficiency
> Osram bulbs and a wiring harness.
>
> > I can't use the Cibies (7" round sealed beam replacements) on the
Golf,
> > can I?
>
> Not w/o it looking silly

Well I guess where I was going with that was, do the US-market
"4-round" grilles use sealed beams for the outboard lights, or are they
special reflectors using a H7 or something like the Euro versions?

Alternate question: are the rad supports for the "aero" lights the same
as the early sealed beam cars? If I could just swap the lights and
grille I'd be tempted to go that route instead.

Basically I commute on back roads, often after dark, so I need *some*
kind of better lighting than stock, but I'm on a, um, limited budget
(otherwise I wouldn't even be considering this, I'd just keep driving
the 944 until the wheels fell off.)

thanks,

nate

Matt B. wrote:
> "Nate Nagel" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Can anyone tell me the cheapest place to get a Euro light
conversion for
> > an A2 Golf? Looks like I'll be inheriting an '86 (square sealed
beam
> > headlights) Golf and I've become spoiled by the Cibies in my 944.
Must...
> > have... light...
>
> If you have the sealed beams, I'd just get a pair of 200mm Cibies
from
> http://www.danielsternlighting.com and some good H4 Plus 50 high
efficiency
> Osram bulbs and a wiring harness.
>
> > I can't use the Cibies (7" round sealed beam replacements) on the
Golf,
> > can I?
>
> Not w/o it looking silly

Well I guess where I was going with that was, do the US-market
"4-round" grilles use sealed beams for the outboard lights, or are they
special reflectors using a H7 or something like the Euro versions?

Alternate question: are the rad supports for the "aero" lights the same
as the early sealed beam cars? If I could just swap the lights and
grille I'd be tempted to go that route instead.

Basically I commute on back roads, often after dark, so I need *some*
kind of better lighting than stock, but I'm on a, um, limited budget
(otherwise I wouldn't even be considering this, I'd just keep driving
the 944 until the wheels fell off.)

thanks,

nate

Matt B. wrote:
> "Nate Nagel" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Can anyone tell me the cheapest place to get a Euro light
conversion for
> > an A2 Golf? Looks like I'll be inheriting an '86 (square sealed
beam
> > headlights) Golf and I've become spoiled by the Cibies in my 944.
Must...
> > have... light...
>
> If you have the sealed beams, I'd just get a pair of 200mm Cibies
from
> http://www.danielsternlighting.com and some good H4 Plus 50 high
efficiency
> Osram bulbs and a wiring harness.
>
> > I can't use the Cibies (7" round sealed beam replacements) on the
Golf,
> > can I?
>
> Not w/o it looking silly

Well I guess where I was going with that was, do the US-market
"4-round" grilles use sealed beams for the outboard lights, or are they
special reflectors using a H7 or something like the Euro versions?

Alternate question: are the rad supports for the "aero" lights the same
as the early sealed beam cars? If I could just swap the lights and
grille I'd be tempted to go that route instead.

Basically I commute on back roads, often after dark, so I need *some*
kind of better lighting than stock, but I'm on a, um, limited budget
(otherwise I wouldn't even be considering this, I'd just keep driving
the 944 until the wheels fell off.)

thanks,

nate