RE: alternative H4 bulbs

[Aleksander Mierzwa <alex@matrix.com.pl>]

I have H4 Philips Allweathers on my Audi. They have a blue tint, but
it's only noticeable when viewed at a specific angle and only when the
headlights are very clean, so certainly can't be mistaken for the real
gas discharge lamps. The best thing about Allweathers is that they give
really _white_ light, not yellowish like many cheap bulbs. They costed
me about 7 bucks each - a worthy upgrade, IMO. The xenon filled
"premium" bulbs haven't shown in the shops over here yet, but they sound
interesting.

Aleksander Mierzwa
Warsaw, Poland
mailto:alex@matrix.com.pl
87 Audi 5000CS turbo (mine)
88 Renault Medallion wagon (mom's)
91 mountain bike (just in case both cars broke at the same time :-)

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Lee Levitt [SMTP:wheelman@shore.net]
> Sent:	Wednesday, January 14, 1998 5:37 AM
> To:	quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> Subject:	alternative H4 bulbs
> 
> Someone on the Land Rover list found this web page. It's pretty devoid
> of
> any real content, but I thought it's interesting...
> 
> 	http://www.ultranet.com/~bevanrl/saab/headlamps.html
> 
> It seems to me that xenon H4s are being bandied about as alternatives
> to
> the *really* expensive xenon setups. Since absolutely nothing has
> appeared
> in any of the automotive magazines about these bulbs, I infer that
> this
> stuff is indeed snake oil.
> 
> On the Audi, I still run stock lights :( and on my other car, I run
> 90/130
> H4s in 7" Hellas. Ah, to see at night!
> 
> Lee
> Lee Levitt
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