Re: Ion blue lights

[ejfluhr@austin.ibm.com (Fluhr)]

>Now please somebody correct me if I am wrong, but why would anyone in his/her
>right mind go ahead and put blue light bulbs on their car's headlamps - except
>maybe they think they look "cool"?

My brother put a pair of these dichroic bulbs in his '87.5 Coupe GT.  He
did it because he thinks they look cool (young kids now-a-days...sheesh!!).
He will be removing them within 30 days, as he received a ticket because
"blue light bulbs aren't allowed in the state of FL", as he was told by
the police ociffer.

>They are still incandescent, not HID, with the shortcoming that they
>only give out blue light and you won't be able to see anything that isn't blue
>too well.

I have driven the car, and the bulbs do create an interesting driving
experience.  Many objects do not show up nearly as well, but things like
reflectors and reflective tape really stand out nicely.

I wouldn't put them on my car, though.

Later,
Eric
'85 Coupe GT
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