Re NYC Dubbers Meeting (was last headlight question)

[William Risch <billrisch@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

If anybody who works/lives in NYC and would like to meet up for some brews and car
talk....email me with some ideas of places you might want to meet up at, and we can
get some group consensus, and with the weather cooling down this week, it might be a
nice time to do this......

Steven Micherdzinski wrote:

> Sounds good to me Bill.  I work in midtown, so Times Square or MSG is cool.
> If anyone is in NYC area, give a shout.  Might be a nice idea to get all the
> Dubbers together for brews and car talk.
> --
> Peace,
> Steve Steele
> 98 GTI-VR6
> > From: William Risch <billrisch@comcast.net>
> > Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2002 18:29:05 -0400
> > To: Steven Micherdzinski <steeleg3@westnet.com>
> > Subject: Re: [gti-vr6] The last headlight question(from me at least)...
> >
> > steve, i think maybe we should try to get some listers who work around/in NYC
> > together to maybe meet up for some brews in midtown, lets say around times
> > square or
> > near MSG....
> >
> > Steven Micherdzinski wrote:
> >
> >> Thanks guys for all the help (esp to Nate who helped me make up my mind to
> >> get the Hella kit from SF, and for the help he passed along while I
> >> installed the things).  I shouldn't have too much of a problem.  Earlier
> >> today, I pulled into an indoor parking garage and shined my lights against
> >> the wall.  Thamkfully, it looks like I will only have to lower the driver's
> >> side (thank god) a bit.  The car looks cool now, and I will pass along some
> >> pics soon to anybody that wants to see.  If anyone is in the NYC metro area,
> >> I buy us a round.
> >> --
> >> Peace,
> >> Steve Steele
> >> 98 GTI-VR6
> >>> From: Nate Engel <nate@nateengel.com>
> >>> Reply-To: nate@nateengel.com
> >>> Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2002 07:04:30 -0700 (PDT)
> >>> To: "G.A. Chaussee" <gc4n@virginia.edu>, list@gti-vr6.net
> >>> Subject: Re: [gti-vr6] The last headlight question(from me at least)...
> >>>
> >>> Steve,
> >>> You are aiming Hella Dual Rounds, right?
> >>>> From what I remember the "up and down" or adjusting the cutoff knob is the
> >>>> hardest one to get to.
> >>> If you are peering down into the pass side it would be the knob on the very
> >>> bottom of the
> >>> projector on the far (or passenger) side.
> >>> Same thing with the drivers' side.
> >>> You may need to pull your airbox to get a good handle on this b/c sometimes
> >>> it
> >>> takes a bit of
> >>> turning if it's really off.
> >>> Now, as far as the others (like horizontal aiming) just fool around with
> >>> them
> >>> while up against a
> >>> wall with the lights on.  That's what I did.
> >>> Go to "google.com" and search using these exact words, "aiming hella dual
> >>> rounds" like I did and
> >>> you should come up with some really good information on EXACTLY how to aim
> >>> them and to what specs.
> >>> I found something written by Hella on how to aim those VW lights.  Gives you
> >>> the height of the
> >>> cutoff at what distance and everything...
> >>> Pretty good stuff.  Ifyou aim those lights too high that cutoff can be
> >>> bright
> >>> if it get's anybodys
> >>> eyes.
> >>> Later dude
> >>> Nater
> >>> '98 Black VR6 Gittie
> >>> --- "G.A. Chaussee" <gc4n@virginia.edu> wrote:
> >>>> When aiming my smoked Mk4-looks, the only adjustment I had to make for
> >>>> each side was vertical adjustment. The knob for this is on the
> >>>> outside-most upper corner of each headlight. It's a toothed knob tucked
> >>>> inconveniently under some of the radiator support. I used a screw driver
> >>>> and was able to turn it a few teeth at a time.
> >>>>
> >>>> --Griff
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Steven Micherdzinski wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> OK, I got the Hella smoked quads in now, the city lights running with the
> >>>>> fogs (for ease of wiring), and the Euro HL switch in this week.  Now, I
> >>>>> got
> >>>>> to aim the suckas.  I checked the library first and came up with some
> >>>>> explicit directions on how to aim them, but I could not find anything on
> >>>>> which adjuster knobs do what.  Does anybody know which knobs control what
> >>>>> adjustments?  I plan on aiming them tomorrow, and then going out for a
> >>>>> nice
> >>>>> late night romp on the highway.
> >>>>> --
> >>>>> Peace,
> >>>>> Steve Steele
> >>>>> 98 GTI-VR6
> >>>>
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