Date:         Tue, 19 Dec 2006 23:48:08 -0500
Reply-To:     Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
Subject:      Re: SA grills available again
In-Reply-To:  <cd6.4a92902.32ba0456@aol.com>
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In the rest of the world there are MAINS which you DIP when there is
on coming traffic. The US uses Low Beams and High Beams. Driving
lights are MAINs, and hence the equivalent of HIGH BEAMS, and the
other drivers are DAMN RIGHT to flash you if you drive around with
your mains on. You are blinding them.

Eurospec headlights have a VERY sharp cut off which means you don't
blind on coming drivers. US low beams scatter the light much more. US
high beams scatter a fair amount too. Main beams in European spec
direct the light straight out and are very bright to on coming
drivers, which is why they dip them (i.e switch to low beams.)

And you don't need 100 watt bulbs to get bright light. 55 watt bulbs
more than handle the job.


On Dec 19, 2006, at 10:13 PM, JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:

> In a message dated 12/19/06 9:51:35 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> vanagon@FRONTLEFTSPEAKERPOSSE.COM writes:
>
>
>> They call those lights in the middle 'driving lights' - but aren't
>> they
>> just brights?
>>
>> Aka, its just for looks really, you cant actually use the center
>> lights
>> as driving lights unless your on the road by yourself?
>>
>
> theyre driving lights, not high beams.
>
> but your right, people have it psychologically burned into their
> minds, that
> four lights on at the same time, horizontally, the inners must be
> high beams..
> and therefore you'll get 'flashed"...
>
> chris