Date:         Fri, 30 Jan 2004 23:58:01 -0500
Reply-To:     tabe johnson <xtabe@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         tabe johnson <xtabe@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Ultimate Cheapo Headlight Upgrade
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Good Eeeeevening,

I took the advice of another lister to whom I
regrettably cannot give credit because I forgot
who you are (sorry!) and bought some Sylvania
9004 XV headlight bulbs.  $11 each at Crappy
Tire. (That's Canadian Tire, for those outside
the Great White North)

To see the difference, I only changed the right
side bulb.  I took out the headlight assembly,
pulled the bulbs, swished some alcohol around
inside to clean the reflector and the glass,
and put in the XV bulb.  Took me 15
minutes, including a pee break.

There is a noticeable difference between the left
and right sides now.  Admittedly, it isn't as
bright as a $200 (or whatever) conversion, and
also, the difference may only be  because I cleaned
the lens and glass.  I have taken some pictures of
the amount of light the low beams put out and will
put them on the web sometime.

This weekend's experiment will be to JUST clean the
left side lens and see how the brightness on that
side improves.  It may have nothing to do with the
bulb...

Happy motoring,

--tabe johnson
xtabe@yahoo.com
87 Westy




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