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Yours sounds like a better design, fortunately Im sure the Crate will never see Salt again :) Top Notch Restorations topnotch@nycap.rr.com 71 Squareback 65 Notchback "El Baja Rojo" 65 Squareback "Eggcrate" 87 golf "Winterat" 93 RX7 "Redstur" -----Original Message----- From: Dave Hall [mailto:dave@hallvw.clara.co.uk] Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 5:39 AM To: type3@vwtype3.org Subject: Re: [T3] 6V headlight plugs I was thinking of the original, not the USA spec. We have completely disassembleable units (with a U-section circular gasket around the glass/reflector join) rather than sealed beam headlights, so you don't get that blast between the trim ring and the glass. I wonder if that can be fitted to a sealed beam unit - I'll take a look at the one from Jim A. 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: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 1:57 AM Subject: RE: [T3] 6V headlight plugs > > Problem is that there isnt any seal between the headlamp and its trim ring > correct? Just between the trim ring and the fender. > > A 70MPH blast of salty water spray is NASTY and gets just about anywhere, > even between the adjusting screw and the ring. > > Keith ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~