Re: euro light curiosity

[Max Schulte <max.schulte@cityweb.de>]

Didn't follow the whole discussion but just one thing: I think the very last Scirocco models had the
electronic headlight levelling. You know, when the trunk is full you just aim them lower. At least such a
system is on my '92 model. Now I dunno whether it's an extra or if it was on all late Scirocco models...

Regards,
-Max

Ewan Hopkins schrieb:

> You will find, in fact, that very few euro cars have headlight levelling, at
> least not the average, run of the mill models. I've never seen them on a
> Scirocco, or in fact any VW older than a year or two. I suppose most MBs,
> BMWs and high-end VW/audis have them these days but your average
> Ford/Vauxhall(GM)/etc... pretty rare.
>
> Ewan Hopkins.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 16v Jason [mailto:jason@scirocco.org]
> Sent: 29 July 1999 22:24
> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: euro light curiosity
>
> Alan,
>         My Mercedes has a similar system, although vacuum-activated.
> Actually,
> most (if not all) H4-equipped cars in Europe have a similar system.
>         You know how the H4s have a distinct cut-off?  Well, when the rear
> of your
> car is loaded, the front will be aimed higher, thus blinding everyone in
> front of you.  Through whatever system (be it electric or vacuum), the
> headlights can be adjusted to slant down further so that you preserve
> lighting, but don't blind oncoming traffic.  It's a great thing.
>         Of course, my Mercedes, with 90/100 H4s, is set up so that it's on
> the
> lowest setting during normal driving.... and if someone pisses me off, I
> just raise it with the dial on the dash--- and VOILA! Payback with 180
> watts of low beams. :)  And if they gesture at me, well, then the
> high-beams flash on as if to innocently say "Hey! These are my low beams."
> :) Muhahah!!
>
> Jason
>
> At 07:41 AM 7/28/99 , Doolbnroht@aol.com wrote:
> >ok i was looking at the schematic of the euro lights compared to the
> vanagon
> >lights, and apparently there is an electric beam distance control. could
> >someone please elaborate, and where can i get this stuff at?
> >-alan
> >
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