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XENON in the Scirocco - was : euro lights + protectors + heat = cracked euro lights
Allyn try here www.hids4less.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Allyn" <amalventano1@comcast.net>
To: "Brian Wagner" <scirocco_88_16v@hotmail.com>; "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 3:29 PM
Subject: Re: XENON in the Scirocco - was : euro lights + protectors + heat =
cracked euro lights
> dont let those 'xenon' h4 lights fool you, as they are not hid bulbs. hid
> lighting involves a steady 70 vdc continuous arc drawn across xenon gas,
> resulting in some badass lighting.
> Al
>
> ----- 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: Monday, September 23, 2002 7:56 PM
> 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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