[s-cars] HID lights group buy - $185/set delivered

[LL - NY]

I diabled my DRL's on the Saabaru. They drove me nuts. I want the control
over when I feel the need to have DRL's. It's kind of the same way I feel
over
many Microsoft applications.

LL - NY - fighting assimilation whenever possible

On 12/7/05, Robert Rossato <r0ssat0_987 at att.net> wrote:
>
> It's not a requirement to have DRLs.  They don't give you discounts for
> DRLs like they do ABS.  Are insurance companies going to not cover
> people that have cars without them?  It would be no different.  I
> wouldn't worry about it and would have no qualms with removing them on
> any car I owned that had them.  But that's just my opinion.
>
> Bob
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Taka Mizutani [mailto:t44tqtro at gmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 6:27 PM
> To: Robert Rossato
> Cc: Bruce Mendel; s-car-list at audifans.com; RM
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] HID lights group buy - $185/set delivered
>
>
> Bob-
> My concern with losing stock DRLs is insurance- I wouldn't want to be in
> an accident and be
> blamed by the insurance company for "disabling a safety device," or some
> stupid nonsense
> like that.
>
> I guess the Valeo ballasts that Volvo uses are slow to light off,
> because they're useless to flash.
>
> Taka
>
>
> On 12/7/05, Robert Rossato <r0ssat0_987 at att.net> wrote:
>
> > If I had to drive the car all
> > the time, I would invest in euro-spec V70R headlamps to gain the
> dedicated
> > flash-to-pass halogen high beam, even if I lose the stupid DRL.
>
> I would view that as another positive.  I can not stand technology that
> thinks it is smarter than I am and is geared towards the lowest common
> denominator.  Just say no to DRLs.  Plus DRLs tend to defeat the purpose
> of flash to pass.  Not as much contrast between on and brighter on
> during the day.
>
> bob
>
>
>
>
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