Re: RFI: Hella Driving Lights for 5K

["Kurt Wesseling" <kwessel@enm.maine.edu>]

> Subject:       Re: RFI: Hella Driving Lights for 5K
> Cc:            quattro@coimbra.ans.net

> At 10:33 PM 01/07/97 -0700, you wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >I'm in the dark about something - as I guess most 5k drivers are after
> >sunset. Anyway, I have a 1987 5KCSTQW and was thinking about adding some
> >driving lights so I cann go out after dark. I currently always use my
> >brights and they are just barely enough.
> >
> >A friend who has the same car put on some Hella 5500 driving lights. He
> >loves them. I was wondering if you had any other thoughts, experiences or
> >suggestions. These cost about $130 locally for the pair and the kit.
> >
> >Thanks and stay bright!
> >
> 
> I'm guessing that you must have just subscribed, because the list has
> recently (within the past month or so) generated a lot of discussion on
> lighting, specifically Hella XLs (which would be a better auxiliary
> headlight choice than the 550's), Euro lights and whatever else people have
> experimented with.
> 
> Check the archives for the past month or so, and you'll "see" (pun intended)
> what everyone has had to said.
> 
> I paid $99.00 for my XLs at Pep Boys (and then some little $ at Home Depot
> for installation tidbits). Other than my CB radio set-up (i.e. Smokey
> patroller and traffic monitor....), it was the best $100.00 I've spent on my
> car. I can't imagine driving without (either of) them.
> 
> As the song goes "I can see clearly now...."
> 
Been reading this thread for a while now, and I am having the same 
"night blindness" problem with my '87 5KCSTQ. 

Is there such a thing as a higher wattage bulb replacement for the
standard 55/65 watt 9004 bulb?  Probably illegal in the states,
right?  Do any of our Q-list friends in the UK know of any such
replacement bulb?  Not that i would consider actually USING such an 
illegal bulb!  ;+ ]

--Kurt

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