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Shouldn't be any salty water inside the headlamp bowl. They use to have an O-ring seal around the outside for the trim ring to seal on. They were fine when new, as long as they were getting close to 6V. Much better than the Beetle with its sloping headlight lens (non-sealed beam). Dave. UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/ ------ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Park" <topnotch@nycap.rr.com> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 1:41 AM Subject: [T3] 6V headlight plugs > I removed the RF fender on the crate to do that side and discovered and > INTACT original headlight connector. I was wondering when I got the notch > how the heck they were supposed to be connected to the wires and was SHOCKED > to see that the wires slip in push-on connectors!, no solder, no crimp just > a weak little spring against the contact > > NO WONDER 6V cars have trouble with the lights!!! > snip ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~