My lonely dark trail

[Cant Write]

On day shift this time of year, I drive to work in the dark, and I drove home in the dark.

2 days ago coming past “Double RL” Ranch (one of Ralph Lauren’s Tax Evasion strategies) I dang near plowed a big-bodied 4-point Muley deer. Had to come to a complete stop.

A year ago I worked with Daniel Stern lighting to get better and SAFE lighting. He complimented VW Passat’s factory lighting. I got new OEM housings and 65w bulbs to replace the factory installed 55w’s. Housings and bulbs came from Germany.

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH STOP the procrastination

Well at first I was wet sanding the original housings and then remembered so it turned to this

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And the comparison....(old is wet sanded with 600)

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And how I left it last night. The passenger side is how bad my housings were.

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[Cant Write]

The original bulbs were OSRAM H7’s in 55w flavor. The new ones in 65w flavor.....

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Mr Stern made mention that the increased wattage would be fine with factory wiring. But time will tell.

 

[Cant Write]

And fixing previous owners doing’s....

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Not done as I will prolly use some wire to reinforce it. Unfortunately I cannot from the back side as it lays flat on the bumper cover.

 

[Jesus Freak]

And fixing previous owners doing’s....

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Not done as I will prolly use some wire to reinforce it. Unfortunately I cannot from the back side as it lays flat on the bumper cover.

Put some drywall screws in it.

 

[Jesus Freak]

And that sounds like it was a big deer. Your little car would only clip it's legs and it's meat would be fine. You could have bled it and disemboweled it on the road, thrown it in the trunk and finished up when you got home. Bringing home the beef.

 

[Rdnck84_03]

And that sounds like it was a big deer. Your little car would only clip it's legs and it's meat would be fine. You could have bled it and disemboweled it on the road, thrown it in the trunk and finished up when you got home. Bringing home the beef.

Probably wouldn't have had to throw it in the trunk, would have probably already been in the front seat. That's part of the reason I don't like driving a car.

James

 

[Jesus Freak]

Probably wouldn't have had to throw it in the trunk, would have probably already been in the front seat. That's part of the reason I don't like driving a car.

James

Since he has decent headlights he should have been able to tactfully hit it so as to cripple it, then it could have bled out well since the heart was pumping. No need to get the interior dirty.

 

[Cant Write]

Since he has decent headlights

Oh no, they are pretty poor....until NOW!!!

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I did hit a deer once at 75 and put a hole in the windshield the size of a bowling ball. Whitetail doe came flying out of a deep ditch in SD.

 

[Cant Write]

My grill is still curing. No screws but a metal coat hanger

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[Jesus Freak]

My grill is still curing. No screws but a metal coat hanger

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Looks great.

 

[Cant Write]

On my “dark both ways commute” yesterday. All I can say is “WOW” what a difference.

I roughly aimed them and was only flashed once. So they are okay, still low I think.

This is a great way to aim them.

Daniel Stern Lighting Consultancy and Supply

Which I plan to do on Thursday.

 

[rreegg]

My grill is still curing. No screws but a metal coat hanger

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That's a good idea, I've used fiberglass for things like this in the past but this seems better and stronger

 

[Cant Write]

@rreegg I’m a big fan of the E600. My old 2003 ALH Jetta wagon lost its passenger mirror. Somehow did not break, and E6000 held it on for another 3 years before I sold it