5kcstq eurolight first impressions

[Todd Phenneger]

I have two observations to this thread.  Well, Three, the first
is obvious though.
1)  Euro's Rule.  They are unmatched by all factory lights
except the new HID's on Low beam only.  (And of course, relays
are very necessary)
2)  The Hella 4x6 H4's and H1's  (the quad setup drop in
replacements people are speaking of in this thread) have a much
better beam pattern than the JC Whitney units.  However, for $20
each with bulbs, if you have standard DOT units then the JC
Whitney units are a BIG improvement.  Maybe %80 of they way to
where the Hellas are.  (Thats a seat of the pants observation.)

3)  THe euro's in the newer 4kq and 5ktq cars are VERY superior
to the Drop in Replacements.  This is comparing Hella to Hella. 
On High beam its not as noticable but on low beam my friends
Newer 4kq (with Aeros) has more light with 55w lows than mine
with 100w lows.  Wiring is the same (I wired both cars), but his
are slightly better.  I attribute this to the larger reflector
area on the newer 4kq and 5ktq cars.  ANd a better beam pattern.
 With 100w H4 lows, the 5ktq and 4kq aero's are way better. :-)

Light up the NIght guys
   TOdd


--- Lawrence C Leung <l.leung at juno.com> wrote:
> 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.  

> >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


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