Date: Sat, 27 Feb 1999 06:31:42 -0500
Reply-To: Frank Condelli <ad793@FREENET.CARLETON.CA>
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From: Frank Condelli <ad793@FREENET.CARLETON.CA>
Subject: Re: GE High Output Bulbs
In-Reply-To: <199902270758.CAA05396@freenet.carleton.ca> from "Automatic
digest processor" at Feb 27, 99 00:00:20 am
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Now to get back to the original subject.................The GE High Out
put Bulbs that "were" on sale at Canadian Tire, AKA Crappy Tire. Sorry
about your missing the sale and no stock at your CTS Mark, better luck next
time. Anyways, it turns out that after my investigation which I tried to
write you all about yesterday but got snafued by local computer bugs, The
GE High Output Bulbs (yes Bulbs the lite emitting kind not the planting
kind) and GE High Output sealed beam light are not exactly the same. The
"Bulbs" will fit the later model Vanagons with the rectangular head lamps
and the sealed beam units will not. After reading the information on GE's
website about the sealed beam units with no mention of the "Bulbs" and
after seeing the "Bulbs" the "Bulbs" filiments are not made the same
supposedly superior way as the sealed beam units but much like any other
ordinary automotive halogen light bulb. The "Bulbs" are rated
12v 65/45w which I noted were about the same an H4 bulb which was next to
the GE's on the shelf. The H4's were rated at 12v 65/55w, 10w more on
the low beam and the filiment was made in the same manner as the
supposedly superior GE's High Output sealed beam units. The H4's at
Crappy Tire will not fit in the late model Vanagon's headlamp shell and
the maker I could not tell as they were labeled "Motomaster", Crappy
Tire"s house brand. Seems to me that it would be a simple task to make
the H4's to fit the late model Vanagon ! Anyways, I did buy a pair of
the GE High Output "Bulbs" and will report back on my findings after I
check my wiring for proper voltage at the headlamp end and get them
properly installed and tested. Never thought that a simple headlight
bulb could be so complicated did you ? Ha ! Think again ! And, I don't
think I'm gonna go out and blind the oncoming traffic with these things. I
just want to be able to see the damn road that I'm driving on better than
I can with the two flashlights that VW originally provided !
The cost of the GE High Output "Bulbs", Canadian Tire #9004HO, $11.99
cnd. This was the sale price and I believe they are regularly $14.99 cnd.
AND on my bill from Crappy tire they are called "lamp bulb" so there !
Check out these websites for more info:
GE......> www.ge.com/lighting/auto/hoh.htm
Crappy Tire.......> www.canadiantire.ca/~e-flyer/html
Cheers
Frank
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* Frank Condelli * Almonte, Ontario, Canada *
* ad793@Freenet.carleton.ca *
'87 VW Westy, '69 MGB & Lionel Trains
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