RE: plasma/hid/xenon suggestions?

[Tim Ebling <tim@surreal.com>]

There was a big write-up in the latest EC about a company called HIDS4LESS
(http:/www.hids4less.com), they have H1 and H4 conversions you may want to
consider.  The EC write-up had a tech procedure for putting one of these
conversions in a New Beetle - seems like they make quality components.

-tim

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Allyn [mailto:amalventano1@home.com]
> Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 2:27 PM
> To: Fry, Larry; Patrick Bureau; _Scirocco List
> Subject: Re: plasma/hid/xenon suggestions?
> 
> 
> well, the color temp (read - hue) of the light from the ones 
> ive seen is in
> the 4100K to 4300K range.
> Normal halogen bulbs are in the 3000K to 3500K range. The 
> plasma guys get
> away with saying their bulbs output 100 watts of 'light 
> energy', they mean
> their 55 watt plasma bulb can output the equivalent light of 
> a 100 watt
> halogen bulb. Thats mainly due to the wider spectrum of light 
> that it puts
> out.
> 
> As soon as i can find a company that has a decent set in both 
> h4 and h3,
> i'll get them most likely. the cost adds up, so naturally im 
> shopping around
> a bit before i do it.
> Thanks for the replies so far.
> Al
> 
> Allyn Malventano, ETC(SS), USN
> 87 Rieger GTO Scirocco 16v (daily driver, 170k, rocco #6) 
> running - for now
> 87 Jetta 8v Wolfsburg 2dr (daily driver, 260k, 0 rattles, 
> original clutch,
> driveshafts, wheels :)
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Fry, Larry" <LEF@chem-tronics.com>
> To: "Patrick Bureau" <pbureau@home.com>; "_Scirocco List"
> <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>; "Fry, Larry" <LEF@chem-tronics.com>
> Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 5:00 PM
> Subject: RE: plasma/hid/xenon suggestions?
> 
> 
> > Does PIAA actually manufacture their own bulbs? They do 
> make good stuff.
> > Except....light isn't measured in watts, it's measured in 
> candlepower or
> > lumens.  Be cautious of advertising, the ad people are masters of
> > spin......if PIAA's lights can put out 100 watts of 
> electrical energy (not
> > light energy) with an input of only 55 watts, why, that 
> would constitute a
> > perpetual motion machine!!! I want one!  :)
> >
> > Larry  sandiego16V
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Patrick Bureau [mailto:pbureau@home.com]
> > Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 2:49 PM
> > To: _Scirocco List; Fry, Larry
> > Subject: RE: plasma/hid/xenon suggestions?
> >
> >
> > you forgot to mention PIAA, they don't do "blue" HID lights... and
> > their lights produce more output than wattage required to do it
> > (i.e./: they have a 55w/60w H4 that produces 100/110w of light
> > (3800K).
> >
> > www.piaa.com
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > > [mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Fry, Larry
> > > Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 1:01 PM
> > > To: Allyn; scirocco list
> > > Subject: RE: plasma/hid/xenon suggestions?
> > >
> > >
> > > My two cents worth: buy only top brand bulbs; Philips,
> > > Sylvania, GE, Osram.
> > >
> > >
> > > Larry  sandiego16V
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Allyn [mailto:amalventano1@home.com]
> > > Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2001 6:11 PM
> > > To: scirocco list
> > > Subject: plasma/hid/xenon suggestions?
> > >
> > >
> > > ok, its new light time, i plan to get hid-type bulbs for
> > > the scirocco and
> > > jetta. who should i buy them from? there seem to be
> > > about 30 different
> > > brands and even more distributors out there selling em.
> > > so, who has got these bulbs already, what type were
> > > they, was the price
> > > decent, and whered you get em?
> > > also, did you replace the h4 and h3, or just the h4.
> > > I really hope the plasma h4's help the jetta, cause its
> > > lights completely
> > > suck right now.
> > > Thanks in advance for any replies
> > > Al
> > >
> > > Allyn Malventano, ETC(SS), USN
> > > 87 Rieger GTO Scirocco 16v (daily driver, 170k, rocco
> > > #6) running - for now
> > > 87 Jetta 8v Wolfsburg 2dr (daily driver, 260k, 0
> > > rattles, original clutch,
> > > driveshafts, wheels :)
> > >
> > >
> > >
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