Re[2]: Xenon bulbs / U.S. spec lights

[coutinho.ka@pg.com]

You guys probably already know this but the true HID lights (as opposed to the 
fake blue rice-boy ones) are now being made by PIAA.  The PIAA 990 HID kit is 
(or will be) available for USD $2199.  Comes with a highvoltage transformer kit 
etc etc to generate the ultra high Vs required for these arc lights.

Found it on the web at http://www.overlander.com/piaa.html

They're awesome looking lights on the BMWs/Mercedes but 2G can do a lot more for
me than a pair of lights :)

Kevin.
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Subject: Re: Xenon bulbs / U.S. spec lights
Author:  (INTERNET)owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org at external 
Date:    10/9/98 9:32 PM


At 1:48 am +0000 9/10/98, Ryan Schuermann wrote:
>mustang drivers, All the shops I deal with sell the super-white 
>bulbs, much like the Mercedes and new Lexuses come with, those are 
>some amazing bulbs! driving next to a Lexus last night i stayed 1/2 
>a car length behind him becuase his whites were lightign upthe road 
>like daylight, and my sealed beams looked pale yellow in comparason. 
>For the money i'd recommed the super-whites, Xenon charged bulbs 
>are outrageous in cost..or..

No, we've gone over this before.  The HID systems on the new Lexii, MBZs, 
BMWs, Lincolns, etc *do not use bulbs*.  Here's how they work: the light 
comes from an arc of electricity between 2 electrodes in a xenon-charged 
lense.  The arc requires 20,000V which is why these systems are so 
expensive (you need the transformer that comes with them).




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