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

[scirocco_88_16v@hotmail.com (Brian Wagner)]

That what it is, HID = High Intensity Discharge
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dirk Schneider" <SCIROCCO2@t-online.de>
To: "Brian Wagner" <scirocco_88_16v@hotmail.com>; "Allyn"
<amalventano1@comcast.net>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Cc: "Macsek" <macsek@scirocco.hu>
Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 3:04 PM
Subject: Re: XENON in the Scirocco - was : euro lights + protectors + heat =
cracked euro lights


> I don't know what's HID in german,
> but the system uses high voltage and xenon bulbs without filament.
>
> I havn't seen it on the web but in Hungary.
>
> Greets
> Dirk
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brian Wagner" <scirocco_88_16v@hotmail.com>
> To: "Allyn" <amalventano1@comcast.net>; "Dirk Schneider"
<Scirocco@t-online.de>; "Benjamin Harder" <vwtype53@yahoo.com>;
> "T. Reed" <treed2@u.washington.edu>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Cc: "Macsek" <macsek@scirocco.hu>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2002 1:56 AM
> Subject: Re: XENON in the Scirocco - was : euro lights + protectors + heat
= cracked euro lights
>
>
> Isn't it a form of HID lighting?
>
> I thought Xenon gas was used in all HID lights. There are conversion from
H4
> to Xenon on the web, just need to look.
>
> Brian
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Allyn" <amalventano1@comcast.net>
> To: "Dirk Schneider" <Scirocco@t-online.de>; "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 2:18 PM
> Subject: Re: XENON in the Scirocco - was : euro lights + protectors + heat
=
> cracked euro lights
>
>
> > 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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