Date:         Fri, 10 Nov 2000 16:33:10 -0800
Reply-To:     Bill Davidson <wdavidson@THEGRID.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Bill Davidson <wdavidson@THEGRID.NET>
Subject:      Re: Xenon headlight bulbs... any opinions?
Comments: To: "K. Taylor" <res07cqd@GTE.NET>
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Save your money...
the problem with vanagon headlights is not so much the bulb as it is the
reflector....

Bill

----- Original Message -----
From: "K. Taylor" <res07cqd@GTE.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, November 10, 2000 2:11 PM
Subject: Xenon headlight bulbs... any opinions?


> Anyone on the list have opinions about the new (to me, at least) Xenon
> headling bulbs, such as the many being auctioned on eBay?  They're the
bulbs
> that you may have seen on other vehicles at night with the color of the
> light being almost a blue cast when compared with traditional headlights.
> (It's not a blue light, but appears to be blue tinted when compared with
> traditional headlights that have a slight yellowing cast to them.)  Here's
a
> link to one of the vendors:
>
>
<http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/ebayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=491428465
> &r=0&t=0>
>
> My son mentioned that he had heard that the amount of light they put out
> might be illegal.
>
> Ken
>