[s-cars] Any interest in a 9011/9012

[Dave Forgie]

Mike:  I think you have some terminology problems.  The only part that 
you can change on the DOT headlights with available off-the-shelf
parts
 are the outer lenses. The replacements are the Euro outer lenses.
These
 are available from Blaufurnugen or PUMA (I just reconfirmed this with
Paul
 Homitz at 1-800-333-7862).  There are no replacement parts for
anything
 inside including the Hella DE projector lens.  However, following the

procedures at UrS4.com, you can clean these internal lenses for some 
noticable improvements.

The DOT lights normally use 9006 lows and 9005 highs (except the 97's
in 
Canada have H1 lows).  These 9xxx series bulbs can be replaced by 9012
 lows and 9011 highs for a much brighter light at the same (Not more) 
voltage and amperage draw as the stock bulbs.  There is no infrared 
replacement for the H1 bulbs that I know of.  When you combine the
9011
 and 9012 bulbs with Euro lenses on DOT housings, the improvement will

be significant.

The other, much more expensive options are:

- DOT housings, HID bulbs
- DOT housings, HID bulbs, Euro lenses
- Euro head lights, H-series bulbs
- Euro head lights, HID conversion bulbs

That's as "clear" as I can get.  Maybe others can chime in.  Dave F.

>>> Mike Claire <mclaire_us at yahoo.com> 08/31/04 07:59PM >>>
I read it but I still don't know if I have this straight. Are you
saying I can use these bulbs with my stock DOT headlights with good
results?

Would I get better results if I replaced the internal lens?  They cost
about $80 each.  And I'd get even better results if I replace the whole
external unit?  That would cost about $800.  Not doing that.

But no matter what, I can make these bulbs work in any
of these configurations? 

Thanks a lot.

2.  



--- Dave Forgie <forgied at ae.ca> wrote:

> Mike: The DOT lenses that you change to Euros are
> the external ones, i.e. the ones that get hit by
> rocks and such and therefore are likely pitted
> already.  The procedure to do the change is at:
> 
> http://www.urs4.com/technical/headlights.html#clean 
> 
> The 9011 high beams bulbs can be installed (after
> five minutes of trimming) in any DOT S-car headlight
> 1992 to 1997.  (Note the 97's we have in Canada -we
> have two in our Vancouver club have H1 low  beams so
> the 9012's don't work).   
> 
> Dave F. (writer of the lense conversion procedure
> and organizer of the first 9011/9012 GP)
> 
> 
> 
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