5kcstq eurolight first impressions

[Lawrence C Leung]

Get a proper set (Hella, Cibie, Marchal, Bosch) and the Euro replacement
lamps are legitimate. In fact, they were normal Euro lights before aero
lights became popular. The lights in my GTi (7" round H4/5.75" round H1,
standard Euro GTi grille) are essentially these types of units, with a
different mechanical mounting. And the lights in my ex '84 4KQ (quad
rectangular) and my ex '75 Saab 99 (quad round) were exactly the type of
lights you speak of. Performance was the same in all cases (though I
thought (think?) the Hellas slightly outperform the Boschs I've had). 

LL - NY

On Mon, 26 Feb 2001 10:08:21 -0700 "Ken Keith" <auditude at neta.com>
writes:
>On my previous vehicle, I was thinking that headlights that are 
>made take H4's would have the correct reflector and lens design, 
>for the filament orientation and such.  
>
>The headlights would have been replacements for the sealed beam, 
>rectangular units, the type which is common on car with popup 
>headlights.  Are these known to be wanna-be's?  I've seen them 
>advertised in JCW forever, long before all the HID/Xenon hype of 
>late.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Ken
>
>On 26 Feb 2001, at 11:45, Paul Meyers wrote:
>
>> H4s don't get you any more light. It's the reflectors and glass
>> lenses, and the european (vs. DOT) pattern.
>> 
>> After a couple of trips (including many hours at night) in the 87
>> Avant, my wife now wants me to get her eurolights for her Chrysler
>> Town & Country minivan (sigh).
>> 
>> IMHO, Stongard is a waste of money (at least with the Bosch lights 
>for
>> turbo cars), since replacement lenses are only about $25 from RPI 
>or
>> Metrix. Also, numerous listers have reported lens cracking in the 
>cold
>> with Stongard.
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: auditude at neta.com [mailto:auditude at neta.com]
>> (Snip)
>> The fact that these lights are available bolt-on makes these and 
>other
>> european cars appealing over other cars for that reason alone, 
>besides
>> all that road performance or safety stuff.
>> 
>> If I'd known about H4's in high school, I would have had them on my
>> Toyota truck.
>> 
>> I have to followup on getting some Stongard now.  I wasn't going to
>> put them on the car without it, but just did it.  I was a bit 
>paranoid
>> on the freeway last night. (Snip) Ken