Square-to-Round Headlight Grille Kit [Late Vanagon]

Square-to-Round Headlight Grille Kit [Late Vanagon]

$249.95
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Square-to-Round Headlight Grille Kit [Late Vanagon]
  • Square-to-Round Headlight Grille Kit [Late Vanagon]
  • Square-to-Round Headlight Grille Kit [Late Vanagon]
  • Square-to-Round Headlight Grille Kit [Late Vanagon]
  • Square-to-Round Headlight Grille Kit [Late Vanagon]
  • Square-to-Round Headlight Grille Kit [Late Vanagon]
  • Square-to-Round Headlight Grille Kit [Late Vanagon]
  • Square-to-Round Headlight Grille Kit [Late Vanagon]
  • Square-to-Round Headlight Grille Kit [Late Vanagon]
Square-to-Round Headlight Grille Kit [Late Vanagon]
Square-to-Round Headlight Grille Kit [Late Vanagon]
Product: SQ-RND-GRILLE
Works With: 1986-1991
Manufacturer: Quality Aftermarket
Availability: Only 2 Left in Stock!
Wrench Rating: Requires some hand & power tools and minimal mechanical knowledge.
$249.95

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Want to put round headlights on a late-model Vanagon? This kit has everything you need to do the job correctly. "Why would I want to do that?" you ask. The beam pattern of the round headlights is just better, to be honest (sorry for all you square headlight folks out there...). And, some people really prefer the look of the round headlights—enough, in fact, that we designed this kit for easy installation.

Kit includes:
• Early-model round headlight grille
• Round headlight mounting brackets
• H4 Headlight wiring adapter harness
• VW emblem-with clips
• Detailed installation instructions

Headlamp lenses sold separately. Select from LED or Halogen
  • 5 stars: 5 (42%)
  • 4 stars: 4 (33%)
  • 3 stars: 1 (8%)
  • 2 stars: 1 (8%)
  • 1 star: 1 (8%)
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Jack M.
Not the best fit, but worth the work

I have to say right up front that the round headlights are an incredible improvement over the stock. That being said, a 2 hour job became a 4 hour job as the replacement brackets did not come close to fitting. I'd like to own the Van in the videos, since everything just slides effortlessly into place. After repeated reviews of the video to see what I was doing wrong, a call to GW revealed that they know the brackets don't fit without a lot of manipulation. Also, the new grill is not of the quality I'd have expected, but will suffice. Finally, the 2 corner clips that should be removed from the old brackets to secure the grill will, in no way have the tension to work, and new ones should be in the kit. The grill currently looks wonky since I'm waiting for the new clips. I'm sure that, once they are installed, I'll be able to tighten up the fit. BUT, I do now have terriffic lighting, so it was worth the work.

Jack M. review photo

Hi Jack, our next batch of headlight buckets will be produced slightly smaller so they fit right in. We're glad you appreciate the improved lighting! Safe travels!

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David M.
TBD

I have yet to install this grill conversion kit so I cannot speak to fitment. The grille itself is plastic and the quality leaves a little to be desired. The area around the headlight opening on the passenger side has striations in it that really take away from it's appearance. The drivers side is as it should be, clear and uniformly black. The response I received from customer service was "I can assure you that's just how all the grilles arrive. That said, most customer use plasti-dip spray to coat their grilles. It holds on well enough, and has a nice look. Your other option would be to use a plastic UV stable paint like this." Be aware that you wil have to paint this.

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ahn s.

good

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R M.L.

The fitment of both the buckets and the grill are terrible. A lot of cutting and bending is required to even get the pots to go in place. Then the aiming is difficult at best. As for the grill, it is covered in flash from worn out molds used to extruded it, also the mold is off in that the geometry of the grill does not match thst of the van and it is a real struggle to get it to even lock in on the three points along the top. Replacement lock in points should be included in the kit to better secure the grill using the original 5 points. For the price, esp here in Canada with the dollar conversion, shipping and taxes, it's just not worth it. Look for a SA van ro get parts from or proper aftermarket OEM if possible, otherwise just do your best with alternative lamps for your square headlights.

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Anonymous

Two hour job. Headlight buckets are solid, grille a little flimsy, but overall I’m pleased with the product.

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William D.
Bill

The kit and instructions are straightforward. One glitch not on the video, or in the instructions is that only three of the five top fasteners are used to attach the grill. All five attached to the old grill. I used zip ties to reinforce the installation.

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Travis G.
If I could get my money back I would.

If I could get a refund I would. Find another shop to get a kit from. Shipping is super slow comparatively to other online shops(I know it says it in a banner at the top, but it is still incredibly slow to actually ship) and now on to this kit.

This kit is cheaply made, does not fit well, and the QR codes for instructions do not work.(I was installing on the weekend tried the QR code and needed "approval" which never came, ended up watching you tube videos) The grill is incredibly flimsy! Feels like someone made it with a low end 3D printer in their garage, they don't include the screw inserts for the light buckets, you have to use your old ones. Mine were old and rusted and ended up breaking getting out of the old square buckets. Luckily Small Car Performance has them in stock and I could stop by to get them on the way home. The buckets were decently made, but a little too large and does not fit correctly, the VW emblem is about the only thing that was great! The harness was well made. I will be finding and upgraded to better products and I would return if I didn't pre-paint the round buckets black before installing. This kit is INCREDIBLY low quality minus the vw emblem and the harness. I will slowly upgrade every piece of this kit as i find quality replacements elsewhere. I will buy electrical things from here, however if it is a kit of parts put together by gowesty I will go somewhere else. Even if these are sourced and not made by them, to put their name on this quality of product is not a good idea. I was considering their big brake kit for the price, however after seeing the quality of this kit, I will be going with Burley for the extra money and quick shipping. Don't waste your money or time with this kit, shop elsewhere.

Hi Travis, we are bummed to hear of your experience with the installation and the overall quality of the grill. You are absolutely correct in that the grille could be much higher quality. Sadly, this is the one and only round headlight grille on the market. At least it is affordable! If super-quality is what you are after, check out the South Tacoma Grille by Small Car Performance. You may have seen it when you were there. A great product, but of course considerably more expensive. As far as our big brake kit is concerned, we'll go toe-to-toe with Burley on that product any day of the week! We are 100% confident you'll be impressed with the quality, performance and price. We do appreciate you giving GoWesty a try even if you decide to shop elsewhere from here forward. Wishing you all the best, and safe travels. GW

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Dominique L.
Solid upgrade.

Hard to line it up. Should have bought the south Africa verson.

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David G.
Grille Kit

Easy to install and looks great!

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Evan C.
Decent grille, but necessary piece not included!

Brackets, wiring, everything is great. However, for the price, you would expect probably two things that are not the case with this kit:
1. Better build quality. The brackets logo everything are great, but the way the grill is molded looks cheap and a bit crappy on close inspection. The plastic has lots of rugged deformities and is not smooth like the original grilles. It looks 3d printed in certain parts. I took a file to mine for about 15 minutes to smooth out many obvious imperfections. A good conversation with current manufacturer about quality might be good.
2. DOES NOT INCLUDE FASTENERS for logo...
If you are going from square to round, you'd think they would include some fasteners to fasten the logo onto your new grille! Nope! The title says square to round headlight kit, yet they expect you to have a fastener that is only present if you ALREADY have round headlights, which, if you are buying this kit, you obviously don't! :| For that, I would not consider this really a full kit. It is 60 cents worth of fasteners that should definitely be thrown in. Plan a trip to ACE hardware.

That being said, when I called customer support they were extremely helpful. Chris was very understanding on the phone, and sent an email with several images of fasteners that could work. He mentioned he would put in a good word to inventory to add the necessary fasteners to the kit.

If the fasteners were to be included and the production quality of the grille improved, this would be an easy 5 stars. Improvements are needed, but overall glad this is an option from GoWesty.

Hi Evan! Thank you for the feedback. You are correct that the grille lacks the quality of the original part. Unfortunately, that grille is all that is currently available to us. I have added notes to the web page to alert future buyers. Additionally, please accept our apologies for not including the emblem fasteners. That was an oversight that will be fixed. Cheers!

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Heather

My van had been altered to have square headlights but I changed it back to it’s original aesthetic. This kit was affordable and easy to install. I love it!