[V8] WAAAAAAAY off subject: NAC! not even close to Audi content, but....

[Nicholas Miller]

Where do you source the hir bulbs from exactly and what is the JD part
number?  Also what is a good source for the 200mm euro sealed beams?  Those
look like they'd go into a blazer fairly simply.
On Dec 31, 2011 9:36 AM, "Scott Justusson" <qshipq at aol.com> wrote:

>  Ok, a couple of thoughts from 30 years of automotive lighting, and 2
> months of trying to solve exactly what Roger is speaking to on the polyC
> chebby lighting.  First, the easy solution Roger =  ******If you can
> retrofit the 200mm rectangulars, do it!*****  When I looked at doing this
> exact retrofit to my parents recently acquired 2002 Roadtrek RV with the
> crappy PC headlights, the whole front end needed to be changed for this.
> Bummer.  IMO, the simple 200mm euro conversion is absolutely the best
> lighting I've done on any vehicle.  I did the conversion on my old 4Runner
> turbo and my old GLH turbo, and have compared every lighting mod to them
> since:
> http://forums.audiworld.com/picture.php?albumid=165400&pictureid=234545
> http://forums.audiworld.com/picture.php?albumid=37342&pictureid=233719
>
> For P-C chebby lenses, there is no upgrade to the crappy lenses IMO.
> Either convert to 200mm or just buy aux drivings.  I'm partial to the 195's
> over the 175's, pic'd here in my 81 open class rally car...
> http://forums.audiworld.com/picture.php?albumid=37342&pictureid=234546
> The bi-oscars or the piaa hi/lo are good too.  For sourcing, I like to
> give the business to either Daniel Stern, or for a more comprehensive
> offering, try these guys:
> www.rallylights.com
>
> To HID.  I install a lot of them for folks that insist....  But I find
> them to be over-rated, and the 'current' answer to freeing up alternator
> capacity for more interior amp sucking gizmos.  Euro-conversions with HIR
> bulbs gives a better depth perception and better light output than most
> HID.  And btw, I buy HIR bulbs from a John Deere tractor dealer for less
> than I can get them online.  For more on the 'dark side' of HID I speak to,
> Nick's Daniel Stern reference is a good read, and might save a few from
> jumping on HID so quickly:
> http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech/bulbs/Hid/HID.html
>
> IMO/E, halogen gets a bad rap because of the crappy US DOT lense, more
> than it does the bulb or the gas burned.  A 30 year old Hella Rallye 2000
> with a 100w bulb will stand up to any HID driving light even today.  Back
> to v8 content:  IMO, the v8 headlights are the best of the crappy DOT
> lenses of the day, and the high beam is actually quite good.  However, when
> I installed the euros in my v8 with 55/65 H4 and 100w h3 (inner highs), the
> light pattern on low or high was significantly better than the US lights.
> And some 200/v8 trivia:  The internals to the v8 and 200 euros are
> identical/interchangeable, the only difference is the housing and lense.
>
> HTH, IMO/E, and my .02 arbitraged thru a xenon charged sabre
>
> Scott J
> 92 v8 Euro HIR
>
>
>
>  -----Original Message-----
> From: NIck Miller <chance9121 at gmail.com>
> To: dsaad <dsaad at icehouse.net>
> Cc: v8 <v8 at audifans.com>
> Sent: Sat, Dec 31, 2011 12:58 am
> Subject: Re: [V8] WAAAAAAAY off subject: NAC! not even close to Audi
> content, but....
>
>  Anybody interested in reading up, here are a number of usefull sites, some
> cover the same stuff.  Daniel sterns is a good one for sure.  The hir
> website is about the best source for getting the bulbs (nissan sells them
> for 120 or so a pop (:  ) and has a few links showing output comparisons.
>
> Driving lights with 3000k hids or selective yellow bulbs may be kinda nice
> on a truck going through hills for cheap honestly.  But for oem I would
> just clean the housings up and throw good bulbs and a harness kit in and be
> done with it.
> http://www.HIDRetrofits.com/http://faqlight.shopower.comWww.hidplanet.comhttp://www.danielsternlighting.com/home.htmlhttp://www.hidplanet.com/forums/showthread.php?41334-Read-First-FAQ-and-Useful-Links-(Work-In-Progress)http://hirheadlights.com/demo.htmhttp://hirheadlights.com/
> On Dec 30, 2011 6:47 PM, "NIck Miller" <chance9121 at gmail.com> wrote:
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