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<x-rich>You are outraged by the connection design. Get a watercooled Vanagon and you will be convinced that VW is a den of many very mediocre engineers. The whole organization is filled with arrogance and will display unparalleled vengeance going after anyone who criticizes designs. Audi with self- jumping cars lost not long ago millions and Continental did trashed me when I complained about very premature cracking of made by them tires on my 1987 Westi. Three Westies in the row leaked coolant after 30-40, 000 miles, and 1987 needed repairs 20 times in the first year. When I visit local VW dealer I see technicians close to nervous breakdown and hear the worst language and curses which can be heard for a mile even in a hot air! The cars are designed to be serviced by people with a foot long snake like fingers. As for the customers, they are getting pale and mumbled like lobotomized after hearing the service prices. No wonder cars made in Japan and Korea are making heavy inroads in Germany. <fontfamily><param>Helvetica</param>Ark Mirvis </fontfamily> On Sep 11, 2006, at 8:41 PM, Keith Park wrote: <excerpt>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!!! Who let the Lucas engineer in the VW R&D department?? This idea cant last long especially in the Rust belt, I think Ill eather replace it with a modern unit or solder the wires on... WOW! Now I understand the Flashlight look of many of the early 6V lights Keith Top Notch Restorations topnotch@nycap.rr.com 71 Squareback 65 Notchback "El Baja Rojo" 65 Squareback "Eggcrate" 87 golf "Winterat" 93 RX7 "Redstur" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ </excerpt> </x-rich>