XENON in the Scirocco - was : euro lights + protectors + heat =cracked euro lights

[amalventano1@comcast.net (Allyn)]

how much is that? i think its available in the us. hrm, i smell an order fron
dirk coming.
Al

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dirk Schneider" <SCIROCCO2@t-online.de>
To: "Benjamin Harder" <vwtype53@yahoo.com>; "T. Reed" <treed2@u.washington.edu>;
<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Cc: "Macsek" <macsek@scirocco.hu>
Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 4:50 PM
Subject: XENON in the Scirocco - was : euro lights + protectors + heat = cracked
euro lights


> Hello Toby,
>
> sorry to hear this !
>
> I can suggest to use Philips Blue vision instead,
> and I also have them on my GT-II,
> they emit a cold white light that is *NOT* blueish.
>
> Peter who is a friend of mine from Scirocco Club Hungary
> has installed Xenon-Lights into his Euro-beams.
>
> Very good light output....
>
> here a few pics that I have made while being there :
> http://www.Scirocco2.de/xenon1.jpg
> http://www.Scirocco2.de/xenon2.jpg
> http://www.Scirocco2.de/xenon3.jpg
> http://www.Scirocco2.de/xenon4.jpg
>
> friendly Greetings !
> Dirk
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Benjamin Harder" <vwtype53@yahoo.com>
> To: "T. Reed" <treed2@u.washington.edu>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 5:36 AM
> Subject: Re: euro lights + protectors + heat = cracked euro lights
>
>
> 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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