On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 5:45 AM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote: > At 01:22 AM 12/11/2008, Andrew Grebneff wrote: >> >> Odd... all of the American cars I've looked closely at here (including >> 80s Chryslers) had halogens... > > Halogens will give just as crappy light as anything else if you put them in > a DOT-spec headlamp...the DOT lights are the way they are because the DOT > wants them that way, not because they couldn't do any better technically. > Aside from that, US RHD cars would have had their headlights replaced for > LHD New Zealand use, no? Sorry; I'm in Calgary right now, so I'm talking Canadian cars. Halogen hi/lo headlight refelectors have small holes below the main bulb hole. None of my cars have has parking lights in the headlights, and I just seal the holes. -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin, New Zealand Fossil preparator Mollusc, Toyota & VW van nut Temporarily in Calgary, AB, Canada <goose1047@gmail.com> ------------------------------------------------------------ + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e-mail to + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON + in the body of the message. ------------------------------------------------------------ |
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