[urq] HIDS

[Mike Del Tergo]

My quads would accumulate snow on the bezels and even hot bulbs 80w weren't enough to keep ahead of the snow, they'd get totally iced over.  Of course hwy speeds in that weather cools the glass quite a bit.  Still manage lots of build up on typ 85 and typ 44 euros when weather is really made for a quattro.> > Message: 7> Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 11:44:19 -0500> From: Ingo Rautenberg <ingo.rautenberg at gmail.com>> Subject: Re: [urq] HIDS> > 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> >
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