Re: 80/90 headlights, what do you think?

[Andrew Duane USG/PE <duane@zk3.dec.com>]

Hairy green toads from Mars made J Kurt Bonk say:

> Hey all I hear of these crazy prices for the euro headlight set up,
> while at my local Pep Boys, I saw that the standard buld is a 45/65w set
> up.  Osram makes the same bulb for the A4 in a 55/65w set up a #9007, I
> drove a A4 and the low beam was fine.  So I checked out the
> configuration of the lamp , is very simular, Im not a headlamp designer
> ( but I know someone who is)  I am going to try the higher wattage
> bulb.  has anyone tried this.  Can any of our friends in euro get higher
> wattage bulbs,  I had some burners on a 2002 which would burn a hole in
> a deers eye........These higher watt bulbs must available somewhere.......

Having just put Euro lights on my '89 100Q, I can only say:

	"It ain't how big it is,
	 It's how you use it."

My old US lights put out more wattage, but they were a safety hazard
at night. It was like a 60W incandescent bulb: it just shone even light
in every direction. The euro lights are perfectly focussed spot lights
that put every photon exactly where it belongs. No comparison.

So, don't waste your money on higher wattage bulbs, get the Euros if
you REALLY want better light.

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