Date:         Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:16:53 -0700
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <goose1047@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Andrew Grebneff <goose1047@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: HIDs on a Vanagon?
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On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 7:24 AM, David Marshall
<mailinglist@fastforward.ca> wrote:
> I don't think that would be a great idea either - if good lighting is all
> about correct focus and distribution of light, then the offset from center
> high beam would result in poor light as well...


It would probably form no beam at all. The bulb HAS to be at the focal
point (center) of the lens.

From what I have seen on the web, the so-called "HID" (which are just
filamented halogen-type bulbs with xenon instead of iodide gas) are
designed for boy-racer types wanting blue lights.

True HID lights don't have filaments, which is why they are also
called gas-discharge lights... the gas itself is what gives off light,
not a hot glowing tungsten element. This is also why they don't come
in little boxes... they need really high voltages and current to work.

--
Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin, New Zealand
Fossil preparator
Mollusc, Toyota & VW van nut
Temporarily in Calgary, AB, Canada
<goose1047@gmail.com>

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