Re: What are these MBenz Lights?

["Fred Munro" <munrof@isys.ca>]

-----Original Message-----
From: Huw Powell <human@nh.ultranet.com>
To: Whitson <whitson2@gte.net>; quattro group <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
Date: Sunday, February 28, 1999 11:54 PM
Subject: Re: What are these MBenz Lights?


>> > Rally lights are the inevitable answer.  My plan is to mount somewhere
between
>> > 4 and 6 120 watt lights on the hood, grill, and bumper of my car.
Screw them.
>> > Screw em all!
>>
>> Don't forget the most important one, mounted on
>> the hood. Just to show the guy with the brights
>> on _behind_ you that you REALLY mean business.
>
>I actually had an opportunity to use the reverse/loading lights mounted
>above the rear window of my F250 once to get someone to back off...
>though why anyone would tailgate a rattletrap of an old truck trailing a
>cloud of rust, remnants and trash on its way to the dump is beyond me.
>
>oh, and they did back off.  fast!
>
>--
>Huw Powell


    I had this happen to me just the other night. A transport driver flipped
his back-up/loading lights on to show he did not appreciate my Eurolight
high beams. Odd thing is, I was 1 km behind him at the time on a long flat
stretch. I did notice the Euro's were illuminating the reflective strips on
the back of the trailer even at that distance. The only problem was,
courteous guy that I am, it seemed a long time on low beam before I passed
him - takes a while to make up the 1 km difference on a stern-chase even at
Audi cruising speed.
    Those Euro's do throw a lot of light. I'm running standard bulbs in
mine - pray you never get flashed (headlights, that is :o) by Phil!

Fred Munro
'91 200q  269k km