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[Phil@sievers.com (Phil Payne)]

In message <199701182015.MAA21184@cosmoslink.net> "Meron" writes:

>>and they now have 130/100 watt outers with stock inners.  I don't have

> I have been reading continuously from all of you "high wattage fans" and do
> not yet understand this infatuation with high watt bulbs, the effectiveness
> of the light in much more connected to the >SHAPE< of the prism and it's
> >LOCATIO< than it is to high wattage, you are not improving the light (by
> much), you are mostly causing discomfort to other drivers on the road
> (using those ungodly powerful bulbs!!!!!), regardless of how well you
> lights are aimed!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes and no.  We're not talking about "no expense, effort and appearance
spared" rallying or racing systems.  If you're into forest roads and
closed circuits and you don't care what the car looks like - I
absolutely agree with you.  You never see rally cars fitted with high
power bulbs in stock lights.

However - under the compromise that I'm working under - fitting high
wattage bulbs to clean and well-adjusted lights is a useful improvement.

I will comment that I don't think we are talking about the same thing
when we discuss "Euros".  Descriptions such as "left side will fit in
right" and "the beam shapes are the same left and right" do _NOT_
tally with the lights fitted to my car.

> Why not just do a side by side comparison 55-60 versos 130-100 and maybe
> you will see that it is NOT much of an improvement!!!!

We have.  We did a side-by-side comparison between John Coughtrie's
car fitted with stock bulbs and mine fitted with the extra harness and
170/100s.  A dozen members of the UK Club witnessed and commented on the
comparison.  We drove around the (pitch black) country lanes near the
Area "E" meeting, and parked up side by side in the (also pitch black)
field behind the pub.  I've already posted that we did this - the
photographs were not much good for comparison purposes, but if it's
simply a question of you not believing that I got out of my chair then
I will cheerfully snailmail you a photograph of our cars sitting side
by side with their engines running and noticably brighter lights on
one vehicle.  Send me an address - I'll drop it in the mail tomorrow.

Believe me - we've done all this.

I drove for 60+ miles two weeks ago with a set of of modified lights
(130/100) in my rear view mirror - no problem at all.

It's a _staggering_ improvement.  This is no armchair theory, I assure
you.  As for blinding oncoming motorists - I can also assure you that
other motorists in the UK are not slow to let you know if your lights
are too bright!  They don't - I haven't been flashed for months.

I just can't understand everyone telling me it's not an improvement,
when well over two dozen urq drivers have now seen the results with
their own eyes and the approval is unanimous!

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