Cheap H4 light conversion

[dan at angband.org (Dan)]

On Mon, May 26, 2003 at 10:38:05PM -0700, Jeffrey Lowe wrote:
> Well gee, of course Cibie beats a no name brand hands
> down. But finding real Cibie Z-beams is pretty tuff,
> and most places that sell the 165mm e-code's are
> selling for average $75 each. And you notice the title
> was "cheap", not "quality." I would say that a glass
> lens H4 conversion for all four lights at $80 is a
> pretty good deal.

I would say that replacing crap with more crap and paying for the privlege
is a pretty poor deal.  Just because it uses a H4 bulb doesn't mean that
the optics are any better.  I fact, I know offhand of two name brand swaps
where the light pattern is no better than a standard sealed beam.  Both
the Cibie Bobi and Hella Xtravision conform to the same lame DOT standards
as a normal sealed beam.

> Now if you have a link to a place
> that sells the Cibie e-code 165mm for $35 each then
> post it up. 

Bought mine (200 mms, for the Suburban) from www.euroserviceinc.com ,  but
it appears that they are having server troubles at the moment.  

Dan


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