Date:         Thu, 27 Jun 2002 14:11:29 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Plasma Blue Headlights on EBAY for $11.99?
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At 01:48 PM 6/27/2002, developtrust wrote:
>My understanding on these bulbs is that they are th kind that blind you when
>a car is approaching you and this is very irritating if you are looking at
>them.\

They are brighter than usual -- physically about twice as bright, but they
won't appear twice as bright because of the way your eye responds to
light.  Assuming the filaments are correctly positioned and they are
correctly aimed, they shouldn't blind you on low beams any more than any
other headlight.  On high beams any headlight is blinding; these will be
somewhat more so.


>I think Xenon - Krypton gas charged bulbs should be outlawed.

Um...these are minor variations on other halogen headlamp bulbs.  They are
more powerful than standard, and they're painted blue to appeal to the
rice-boy set.  I'm sure they're not street-legal because they're too
powerful, but the xenon-krypton stuff is just market-speak about how modern
headlamps are made.  You might as well outlaw efficiency... <g>

david


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