[urq] HIDS

[Louis-Alain Richard]

With 90/130W bulbs, I can assure you there is no ice buildup on the 
165x100 mm square lamps :-)

But then, they are still opaque from the accumulation of dried dirt... 
:-(

I am still playing with the idea of installing some headlight washers, 
of the high pressure variety. For us in the snowbelt, (well, salt belt 
is more accurate this winter), it's not the bulbs that are most 
important, it's the cleanliness of the lamps. Our Saab has only 55W 
H7s, but with the little wipers, its amazing how much light is produced 
compared to the other cars...

Louis-Alain



Le 07-02-01, à 11:44, Ingo Rautenberg a écrit :

> Well, I guess I'm in the minority (sorta).  While the quad lights may
> LOOK cool, the real reason (IMO) for using the later H4/H1 double
> reflector glass housings has to do with winter driving.  I'll never
> forget a few years back driving through a snowstorm to Chicago from
> Detroit (first leg of Steamboat trip) and having to pull over to the
> side of the road every half hour because the snow would melt and then
> freeze into a dangerous light-dimming sludge.  Never been a problem
> with the aero lights.
>
> Ingo
>