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Date:         Thu, 20 Feb 2003 19:52:40 +1300
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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From:         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject:      Re: Those blue xenon HID headlight bulbs all over ebay
In-Reply-To:  <7101-3E538666-41@storefull-2356.public.lawson.webtv.net>
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They are ordinary QH bulbs, I believe, with a blue coating.
Gas-discharge headlight bulbs (xenon) are not a plug-in option. They
use a very high voltage.


If you've made the mistake of buying some & the shop won't refund
your money, try cleaning the blue off with acetone... then you'll
have decent bulbs.


I can't be sure that acetone (2-propenone) will dissolve the coating,
but it is most likely that it will. Clean them well.
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