Date:         Thu, 5 Dec 2002 14:06:43 -0500
Reply-To:     Isaac Taylor <itaylor@ATTBI.COM>
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From:         Isaac Taylor <itaylor@ATTBI.COM>
Subject:      Re: Hella Driving Lights:
Comments: cc: Dan Barrett <dan@OFFTHEHILL.ORG>
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> I use them to supplement the low beams

Me too. And here in Mass., too.

> the key is to take your time aiming them.

Agreed.

I've got a pair of 6" Cibies in the grille on my daily Golf, in
addition to a set of Hella fogs mounted on the bumper. While the
Cibies are really bright, if you aim low, and/or cross the beams,
and/or use a pencil beam on the driver's side, there's no
appreciable flare into oncoming traffic, or rear view mirrors. Good
lighting makes night driving *so* much safer, less stressful, and
less tiring. I have both pairs of aux lights on separate poles of a
single switch on the dash, and can turn them all on and off with one
tromp on a foot switch. It's the way of the future!

Ken Beard at Susquehanna Motorsports sells everything one could ever
want/need, including wiring harnesses, and helpful installation
instructions. Highly recommend: http://catalog.com/susq.

He's also got some great odometer / rally computers for folks who
like to know *exactly* where they are, or are out in the sticks with
just a map, their odo, and a wrong turn between them and say...
Alaska.

-Isaac in Cambridge

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Barrett" <dan@OFFTHEHILL.ORG>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 1:33 PM
Subject: Re: Hella Driving Lights: