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| posted on January 24th, 2012 at 09:09 PM |
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Ghia headlights
Hey veedubbers,
I'm looking for headlights for my 71 ghia., are they just a standard size headlight or are they a specific size for the ghia?
Thanks in advance
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| posted on January 25th, 2012 at 07:33 PM |
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No one?
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| posted on January 25th, 2012 at 07:55 PM |
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| posted on January 26th, 2012 at 06:13 AM |
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Ghia headlight assemblies are specific to the ghia, they are a different size to all the other VW headlights ( ie beetle, bus, type 3 ).
US spec ghias came with sealed beam units, which I suspect your 71 would have had, and the sealed beam can be bought aftermarket ( ?? 7 inch
diameter) but the holding unit and chrome dress ring are ghia specific ( but easy to find in the US).
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| posted on January 26th, 2012 at 07:53 AM |
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can use Mk1 golf sealed beams, had some in my ghia when i first got it
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| posted on January 27th, 2012 at 05:52 PM |
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Thanks guys..I'll see if I can find some based on your recommendations
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| posted on January 28th, 2012 at 01:24 PM |
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If your not hung up on originality or have been scared off by the price of original KG headlights, you can use Mini headlights with sealed beams. They
look much better than a H4 Golf/beetle lense as they are curved and flat. Best of all they can be gotten new for very little. I had them on my old 61
Ghia whilst I was sourcing a RHD cracked original headlight lense.
Cheers
Steve
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| posted on January 28th, 2012 at 01:39 PM |
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posted by rickp
Hey veedubbers,
I'm looking for headlights for my 71 ghia., are they just a standard size headlight or are they a specific size for the ghia?
Thanks in advance
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Hi
they are common variety sealed beams [curved convex glass]
7 inch size...
You can get Hella H4 sealed Beams that are also rounded
with convex glass...
Semi sealed beams normally are flat glass or nearly flat whereas sealed beams are convex like genuine Karmann Ghia headlamps...
whatever You get, You will need two the same...
Lee
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| posted on January 30th, 2012 at 09:19 PM |
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Thankks guys I appreciate the help.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/200630210964?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=...
These seem like a good deal as they have a replaceable h4globe and also have a curved glass surface, what do you think?
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| posted on January 30th, 2012 at 10:34 PM |
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They look OK..
not sure what the lens looks like...
but cheap at that price...
similar one in Hella are probably about that much Each or more
plus bulbs..
cheers
LEE
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