Re: Light Retrofit

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In a message dated 96-01-09 11:47:56 EST, you write:

>Actually, if I can get a 4x round headlight setup for my '90 200, I 
>will probably go direct to Cibie, (do not even pass Hella) for the lights.
>
>

Doubt you will find a difference is quality of light or assembly in the
Cibie/Marshall and the Hella apps in Euro "H" bulb trim.  BTW, the
Cibie/Marshall company no longer has a US dealer network, Hella does.  C/M of
the "euro" variety are a specialty source item for US sales.  I ran Cibie
Driving for years (prorally sponser), but switched to Hella when I switched
to street driving becuz of cost.....   Just about all true Hi performance
market lites today are Hella's.  In fact, the Rallye 2000 is a 15year old
design that still has little competition in the driving lite market.  I
found, comparing the two, that the build quality is the same between the two
vendors, and that the light quality is top notch for either.  

The only lite that C/M has hand over fist to the Hella's is the Oscar 190
series lites.  I have yet to find a better light for the buck, my R2000
excluded course.  But at 7" vs 10" a much easier lite to add to the qship
factor.....

Scott