RE: Stongard group purchase

["Bruce Bell" <bbell04@ibm.net>]

Hmmm.... driving back from Wyo. last winter I stopped in Craig, Co. to wash
the ice build up off my car. 45 min. later in Steamboat I noticed my right
front H1/H4 lens was severely cracked. At the time, I assumed it had taken a
hit from the large black gravel they "sand" the roads with in that area.
Now, I wonder......

I use the 55 & 65 watt bulbs and stonegard.


> Daniel Hussey wrote:
> > Not sure if anyone got my first warning.  Stonguard not
> > reccomended for use with euro-lights.  Keeps in too much heat
> > and causes the lenses to crack in cold weather.
>
> I've got some BTDT on this... cracked both of mine one winter
> morn when I accidentally triggered the headlight washers while
> sitting at a stop light.
>
> IMHO, it's got nothing to do with Eurolights or DOTs, it's the
> bulbs you use. I was using 80/100 H4s at the time. Most people
> who upgrade to Euros also upgrade the wiring and run higher
> wattage bulbs, so that's why you see this phenomenon more with
> the Euros. Your warning should be to anyone running higher than
> standard wattage bulbs.
>
> I'm now running standard 55/60 H4s (but I didn't replace the
> StonGard because I'm lazy). The higher wattage low beams only
> served to reflect too much light back from signs--I'm perfectly
> happy with 55W lows. I might try 55/100 sometime, though.
>
> I don't really miss the StonGard on the headlights, but it's an
> absolute _must_ for the fog lights on the CQ.
>
> Eric Renneisen
> '90 CQ 20V  -  my 'racing-iron'  ;^)
> Chattanooga, TN
>
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