Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: notesfiles Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!ihnp4!zehntel!hplabs!hp-pcd!hpcnoe!barrett From: barrett@hpcnoe.UUCP (barrett) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: Quartz-Halogen 4-headlight sets: Re Message-ID: <5900002@hpcnoe.UUCP> Date: Fri, 12-Oct-84 16:04:00 EDT Article-I.D.: hpcnoe.5900002 Posted: Fri Oct 12 16:04:00 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 16-Oct-84 05:54:16 EDT References: <1466@wateng.UUCP> Organization: Hewlett-Packard - Fort Collins, CO Lines: 34 Nf-ID: #R:wateng:-146600:hpcnoe:5900002:000:1324 Nf-From: hpcnoe!barrett Oct 12 12:04:00 1984 With regard to halogan headlights. I have a set of hella lights with 60/100 bulbs and I prefer the beam pattern of the Hella's. Instead of having the low beam project uniformly as normal lights do thus: ..... ..... ......... ......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ......... ......... ..... ...... They project a beam the looks like this (low beam) * * The dispersion pattern ******* ******* is significantly wider *************** *************** so more of the sides of ************* ************* the road are lit up. ******** ********* (brighter too) Also, you can see that the pattern is somewhat truncated. This allows you to have the beams aimed higher without having it in the oncomming driver's eyes. I believe that the lights robert were referring to (cbi's?) have a truncation pattern like a ruler, instead. Also those lights were 90/100 instead of 60/100 which means that they really were brighter. These bulbs could also be used in the HELLA's but cost $20 each, instead of $10. In any case, ANY lamp that is not sealed beam is likely to be better. Dave Barret hplabs!hp-dcd!barrett