Dodge Caravan Euro Headlights

Has anyone used the Euro Headlights on a 96 to 2000 Dodge Caravan?
I am thinking of retrofitting my 2000 Caravan to these lights and
putting HID bulbs in. I am hoping the Euro headlights have less glare
and a more sharp beam pattern.
Any thoughts?

Tim Mackinlay

 

The euro headlamps would give less glare and a sharper (more useful, my
opinion) beam pattern than the DOT-compliant "fuzzlights", but also
doing an HID retro into the euro light fixtures with just bulbs &
ballasts would most likely create excessive glare to other drivers and
attract unwanted (police) attention.

 

The Euro headlights with H4 bulbs will be enough on their own.. you will,of
course have to change the connectors..

 

They sure seem sweet - but the price... OUCH Close to $900 USD
www.vmaxx.de BTW, the 96 and 00 are not the same units. The 96 lamps
were truly a POS. The latest have improved a bit. I am adding Osram
Xtravision halogens in hopes of cranking them up a bit more on my 03
GC AWD.

 

No such thing ahs HID bulbs.

 

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Technically correct but
http://www.vmaxx.de/titel/titel_voyager_gs_1.jpg Yup -them's HID I
wish I had $900 USD for them

 

Nope, "them's" not HID. Those are very good projector headlamps with
Hella modular 90mm optics. They take H7 halogen bulbs. Hella does make
90mm modular HID optics, which could be swapped into this headlamp set,
but as pictured they're not HIDs.

DS

 

Or this one?

http://www.startech.de/homee.htm

 

My German is too sketchy to see if they provide HID. Anyone know?

 

Geeze louise, guy...READ THE THREAD! Asked and answered REPEATEDLY.

No, they are NOT HIDs!

DS

 

On Fri, 19 Dec 2003 00:36:10 -0500, Daniel Stern Lighting

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Actually NO WHERE In this thread are the Startechs mentioned. The
Vmaxx lights are HID; I was merely curious about Startech. No need to
blow a breaker Danny.

 

Sure they are, this past Wednesday:

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Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 14:42:03 -0500
From: Daniel Stern Lighting <[email protected]>
Newsgroups: rec.autos.makers.chrysler
Subject: Re: Dodge Caravan Euro Headlights

Yep, same deal -- same optics in a different housing. Hella modular 90mm
optic units, halogen H7 bulbs. Very much better than the factory
headlamps, US *or* European.

DS

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No, once again, the Vmaxx lights are *not* HID. That was covered this past
Tuesday:

Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 09:41:20 -0500
From: Daniel Stern Lighting <[email protected]>
Newsgroups: rec.autos.makers.chrysler
Subject: Re: Dodge Caravan Euro Headlights

Nope, "them's" not HID. Those are very good projector headlamps with
Hella modular 90mm optics. They take H7 halogen bulbs. Hella does make
90mm modular HID optics, which could be swapped into this headlamp set,
but as pictured they're not HIDs.

DS

 

Sorry - was not on my news server. I stand corrected.

 

And I retract my claws.

DS

 

Thank you BTW< Dan has Daniel Stern LIghting ever considered
becoming an importer for Vmaxx? The one off costs are ugly, but in
bulk there might be a prize for all in it. I'd LOVE a set of the rear
LED tail lights

 

Totally not feasible. There's an importer in Canada, don't think they
stock the Chrysler units but could theoretically add them to incoming
stock orders.

They're not all-LED units -- just the standardized Hella modular bulb-type
units with the accessory Hella LED taillamp ring around one of them. You'd
be way better off with a set of the European stock-standard taillamps.

DS

 

On Sat, 20 Dec 2003 12:29:05 -0500, Daniel Stern Lighting

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Got a name or contact info?

 

Around here somewhere, I'll try to dig for it.

DS