Date:         Thu, 6 Aug 1998 07:49:17 -0700
Reply-To:     Mark McCulley <raven@HALCYON.COM>
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From:         Mark McCulley <raven@HALCYON.COM>
Subject:      comments on SA grilles
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I received my 4-headlight grille (South Africa import) from Kyle this week
and thought I would update the list on the details of this accessory. The
grille is all black (flat not shiny) with no chrome detail and comes with a
shiny black VW logo badge. You reuse the center keeper screw from your old
grill--fixed snap-in posts replace the other four screws. There are fewer
louvers in the center of the grill and they are spaced a bit further apart
than on the stock grille. The part number and country of manufacture were
removed from my grille. The logo badge has a VW part number and was made in
Germany.

The inner lights do not attach to the grille as I had expected but instead
mount directly to the van. You have to drill 2 holes for each light in the
horizontal lip that runs across the bottom of the grille opening. Templates
are provided for locating the holes and it looks like it should be an easy
installation. The lights are housed in a chrome enclosure which is only a
couple of inches deep. Anyone know whether these are fogs or driving lights?
I hope they are driving lights... The lights themselves seem to be of good
quality although I don't see any VW part numbers on them. The 55W halogen
bulbs are German so I suppose the lights were also made in Germany. "MAXTEL"
and "JF" are stamped on the glass lenses.

I'll try to post some pictures when I get this installed.

MM