Date:         Tue, 6 Nov 2001 14:16:00 -0800
Reply-To:     Matthew Pollard <poll7356@UIDAHO.EDU>
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From:         Matthew Pollard <poll7356@UIDAHO.EDU>
Subject:      Re: ebay plasma blue headlights
Comments: To: gary hradek <hradek@YAHOO.COM>
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this has been discussed here (a year+ ago i think). Basicially, these are
just halogen lights that have some coating on them to look white (they add
blue to the light).  I'd stick away from them as they are missing
important parts of the visable spectrum to see well. The military did a
bunch of research on them...Unless you get the power supplies and
stuff from a high end rig (audi, benz, caddy...) then these are better for
sitting back and avoiding...


_matthew

Matthew Pollard          "Racing with the wind and flirting with death
Dept. Of Chemistry        So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath"
University of Idaho
www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356



On Tue, 6 Nov 2001, gary hradek wrote:

> I am having more problems seeing these days "hears but
> does not see".   Can anyone give my feedback on the
> plasma blue headlights that I see on ebay from time to
> time.   Are they any better than just replacing my
> aging stock low beam with a new bulb?   Has anyone
> purchased from ron or ken an upgrade?   It is just the
> low beams that give me problems.   thanks gary
>
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