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does anyone know where i can obtain the factory fog lamps for my '93 ev mv ?
i really feel that my van could use some more lumens and i would rather use
the
originals thanks

In a message dated 2/15/00 12:41:51 PM Central Standard Time,
erolz@... writes:

<< I have been monitoring the German counterpart to our list, the T-4 Forum.
Recently there was a discussion on fog lights. It was the consensus that the
original are very expensive. In Germany the dealers say that one has to
change
the bumper and install one that has some sort of support for the lights. I
am not
sure how true that is. The price they quoted was DM1800 for fog light
installation, which is about $900. I opted for a cheap set of fog lights, >>

Somewhere I have the part numbers and pricing for the factory fog lights.
I'll look around at home tonight. The pricing wasn't that bad, but still
somewhere around $300.

You don't need a new bumper, but you need to cut holes in the one you have.
This isn't a big issue if you have the black bumpers, but the painted bumpers
can be easily chipped around the cut opening.

There are also fog light kits available from Hella, but not here in the US.
I've been trying to import these for the past few months and hope to have
some good news soon.

Steve Lashley
'66 Westy
'74 Campmobile
'93 EV MV
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Tag3636@... wrote:

does anyone know where i can obtain the factory fog lamps for my '93 ev mv ?
i really feel that my van could use some more lumens and i would rather use
the
originals thanks

I have been monitoring the German counterpart to our list, the T-4 Forum.
Recently there was a discussion on fog lights. It was the consensus that the
original are very expensive. In Germany the dealers say that one has to change
the bumper and install one that has some sort of support for the lights. I am not
sure how true that is. The price they quoted was DM1800 for fog light
installation, which is about $900. I opted for a cheap set of fog lights,
drilled 2 holes on the bumper where the original fog lights would be, and
installed the lights. I also got the original switch last time I was in Germany.
I wired them as day-time-running-lighs. Fog lights, however, do not light up the
road much. They give you a wider field of vision, but almost directly in front of
the vehicle. I leave them on at night but they don't make much of a difference.
The German T-4 group has also been discussing 100W bulbs, since even German
owners are not happy with the light output of the EV (even though euro-headlights
are much better in my opinion). Several members of the group use these stronger
bulbs with no problems thus far. One member has been using them for 2 years and
he claims that the reflectors have not been damaged by the excessive heat. He
even claims that neither the German police nor the German TV (inspection
station) has noticed the upgrade. J.C. Whitney sells a number of different
(illegal) bulbs. Another way to go would be to upgrade to Euro-specs headlights
available at Europarts for $150 each.
Good luck
Eckhard