Eurolights, slush and blizzards

[Avi Meron]

Brother Doyt,
Think about it this way: if you are starting with such a low level of light
(stock lights) how much is it going to take to obstruct them? Not much?
Right?

If you are trying to penetrate through the fog with candle, how much are you
going to see?
Use the same fog analogy and use a powerful Mag light, how much more you are
going to see?
The above is about the difference between the two systems, DOT vs Euro, I
know, I know, it is hard to believe, but it is the truth.............
If you still don't have the money or don't want to spend it on a car with
such a low value (face it, that is the sad truth), go for a GOOD set of aux
lights, your world will brighten up!

It is been a while since I drove in the kind of weather you are describing,
but I have spent a long time doing it, always with the most powerful lights
I could possibly get! Cibie, Marshal, Hella, Bosch, Tenzo, Pia, KC and a few
more I can't remember...........

My suggestion for Aux lights is "Cibie Airport series clear fogs", they will
bit anything out there, trust me I tried..............

Take care, and have a great new year, and Please get yourself a decent set
of lights, we are not ready to lose you yet!
Avi
And yes, ice dirt and a few other dirty things will reduce the effectiveness
of ANY light, but remember where you are starting from on each system.

-----Original Message-----
From: quattro-admin at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-admin at audifans.com]On
Behalf Of Doyt W. Echelberger
Sent: Friday, December 29, 2000 10:14 PM
To: quattro at audifans.com
Subject: Eurolights, slush and blizzards

Huw's comment about headlights clicked my relays, and now I have a
question: First, let's set the scene......... We have a snow storm going
here in Ohio, and it is about 6 PM and pitch black, and about 20 degrees F.
I am driving the 87 5ktq in heavy traffic in a suburban area with malls and
stores and service stations. The wind is blowing fine snow and sleet in
great horizontal sheets, and the slush is spraying up all over and the
traffic turns it into a fine mist that is like a cloud on the highway. I
have on my stock headlights but I can't see my beams or really see that
they are lighting anything up ahead of me. The thought crosses my mind that
they have burned out, because I can't tell if they are on.

The street lights and other cars are providing all the illumination
available for my navigation. I seriously consider stopping and seeing if my
lights have gone out, but the dash is illuminated, and if I switch off my
headlights maybe I'll see a difference. No, that's the same.....They must
have gone out.......I stop at a service station and wash the headlights
with the stations's brush and fluid. They are on.   Anyhow, I finally get
out onto a freeway, and can just barely see that the headlights are dimly
making the wet slush and blowing sleet look a little different. I wonder if
other cars can see me.

I had gotten accustomed to driving in good weather with my stock lights.
But tonight I very pointedly became aware that they are almost useless
under these conditions.

So, to my question: Do people with the $600 Eurolights have any better
results under these conditions? Or, do those expensive lights just get
coated over and dimmed down by icy slush and calcium chloride/salt like my
stock lights?  I suspect that they get dumbed down also. I have read a
hundred great stories about the way Eurolights have made night driving
something less than a nightmare, but, how do they work under the conditions
I just described? Seems like a reasonable question, and appropriate for the
season.

Doyt Echelberger


 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
At 12:33 AM 12/30/00 -0500, you wrote:
>Wait! Wait!  I gotta finish installing my headlights :-)
>
>Lee Levitt wrote:
> >
> > 12 inches of snow forecast for northeast Saturday...
> >
> > Gentlemen, start your engines!
> >
> > :)
> >
> > Lee
>
>--
>Huw Powell