RE: Headlight Hype? or Facts

["Browning David (TVCS)" <BrowningD@tce.com>]

I have 55/100W bulbs in my 944 (w/o relays--I did have to clean my "brights"
switch once.) and there was a noticeable difference going from the 60W to
100W highs.  The 55W lows seem to be adequate in the city.

dB

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Eric Renneisen [SMTP:renneie@hlthsrc.com]
> Sent:	Friday, March 12, 1999 4:42 PM
> To:	epotter@abraxis.com; quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> Subject:	Re: Headlight Hype? or Facts
> 
> Elliot Potter wrote:
> > Despite any irrefutable scientific evidence, I'm going to add a
> > dissenting opinion-- when I replaced the 55/60W bulbs in my 90 
> > with 80/100W bulbs, I got a noticeable difference.  It still 
> > lights up the same tiny patch of road, but it does a much better 
> > job--it also does a better job of lighting up the side of the 
> > road.
> 
> I also have a real-world example. When one of my 80/100 H4 bulbs 
> went out, I replaced both with 55/60W (all I could find locally). 
> I couldn't really tell much of a difference on low beam. The most 
> noticeable change was in the amount of light reflected back from 
> road signs. The 80W bulbs, combined with the Euro upsweep, made 
> the glare from reflective signs almost uncomfortable. I like the 
> 55W lows, but I miss the drama of the 100W highs, so I think I'll 
> mail order some 55/100W'ers.
> 
> Eric Renneisen
> '90 CQ 20V  -  my 'racing-iron'  ;^)
> Chattanooga, TN