euro lights + protectors + heat = cracked euro lights

[flaatr@yahoo.com (Euroroc II)]

I think Larry subscribes to the theory "Why pay $10 for something when you 
can spend $25 to build it your self"

;-)

-R-

At 09:21 PM 9/21/02 -0400, you wrote:
>hah!
>'Allyn heads down to the lab...'
>     Theres a guy down the street here that has cracked euros with the plastic
>protector thingies on them. As far as the heat issue, i think its caused not
>only by the bulbs heat, but by the heat that the light itself produces when
>bouncing off of the dirty/foggy reflectors/lens. Gluing on that plastic thing
>may add to the internal reflectiveness of the light, adding even more heat to
>the point where there is a big temperature difference across the glass. enough
>to crack it.
>
>     As for Larrys water cooled h4's... hrm... i think an hid conversion 
> might be
>cheaper :).
>Al
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Larry" <rocco16v@netzero.com>
>To: "Benjamin Harder" <vwtype53@yahoo.com>; "T. Reed" 
><treed2@u.washington.edu>;
><scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 6:01 PM
>Subject: Re: euro lights + protectors + heat = cracked euro lights
>
>
> > I am working on water-cooled 80/100W H4 bulbs!  There are a few stumbling
> > blocks, but I am confident that, given enough time and cash, those problems
> > will be solved.  To that end, I have retained Allyn as a consultant and am
> > expecting break-through developments at any moment!!
> >
> > Larry
> > mad old crock and his rad old 'roc
> >
> >
> >
> > > Sorry to hear this... cause it happened to me too!
> > > I also have 80/100's
> > >
> > > I only noticed my crack after I had needed the high beams
> > > one night...next day is when I saw the crack...
> > > no chips in the lens so it must have been from the heat.
> > >
> > > No good...those 80/100's are sooo nice, but obviously a better
> > > solution is needed.
> > >
> > > Any ideas?
> > >
> > > Ben
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- "T. Reed" <treed2@u.washington.edu> wrote:
> > > > Dammit!!
> > > >
> > > > I *just* bought a replacement high beam lens from Dirk so I would 
> have a
> > > > perfect, undinged set of euro lights. Well, not any more. When I 
> put the
> > > > replacement lens on, I installed the 'impact light savers' that I
> > > > got from potterman..
> > > >
> > > > Three or four days after installing them (yesterday) I noticed that my
> > > > driver side main beam has a huge, very visible horizontal crack through
> > > > the glass. No scratches or dings on the protectors so it wasn't impact
> > > > related.
> > > >
> > > > It must be the 80/100W bulbs.. which I'm not willing to give up because
> > > > they kick ass like no other..
> > > >
> > > > I'm too broke to buy a new mainbeam lens so for now I'll just live with
> > > > crappy, broken euro lights.. which are still better than US lights.
> > > >
> > > > *sigh*
> > > >
> > > > -Toby
> > >
> > >
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