Re: Not so bright lights

[john graham <jgraham1@erols.com>]

Lee Levitt wrote:

> john graham <jgraham1@erols.com> wrote:
> >For those who read Quattro Quarterly, there was a write up on the new
>
> >zenon- filled #9004 Wagner brightlights. It turns out that the new
> lamps
> >are not much briighter than halogen lamps.
>
> >by D.O.T.  However, with the addition of Xenon gas these capsules
> >do produce about 16% more light than our standard capsules and are
> >indeed whiter.
>
> Hmm. So I take these 9004 brightlights, pop them into my 200T
> headlamps and
> I get 16% more light? Is light like sound, in that you have to double
> the
> energy to achieve a noticeable difference?
>
> What do the xenon bulbs cost? Are they generally available?
>  

There 80/55 watt lamps. I got them for $9.oo each.

> I know the proper answer for my 200T lighting problem is Eurolamps,
> but the
> budget committee won't allow that, and it's her car.
>  

A real bummer. ;-)

> In the meantime, she continues to scrape the sh*t out of the Bosch
> fogs
> I've got hanging under the bumper. One of these days she's gonna lose
> one...
>
> How are those small PIAAs?
>
> Lee
> Lee Levitt
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> 1990 Audi 200T, 80K
> 1995 Range Rover County LWB, 50K
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   John
1990 QC