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XENON in the Scirocco - was : euro lights + protectors + heat =cracked euro lights

Subject: XENON in the Scirocco - was : euro lights + protectors + heat =cracked euro lights
From: amalventano1@comcast.net (Allyn)
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 07:17:13 -0400
References: <20020920033600.93105.qmail@web14608.mail.yahoo.com><016a01c26342$ddc2d5c0$5996e3d9@pentium4> <0d3401c26346$cc9dcf30$0200a8c0@al><OE60sSmz6UuEhjJ8uT600002a9a@hotmail.com><5.1.1.6.2.20020925110730.03aaf080@mail.eth.ericsson.se>

im talking about in the us we have alot of places selling normal h4 bulbs that
are called xenon. i know you have the real thing in there :)
Al

----- Original Message -----
From: "macsek" <scirocco@bora.eth.ericsson.se>
To: "Allyn" <amalventano1@comcast.net>; "Brian Wagner"
<scirocco_88_16v@hotmail.com>; "Dirk Schneider" <Scirocco@t-online.de>;
"Benjamin Harder" <vwtype53@yahoo.com>; "T. Reed" <treed2@u.washington.edu>;
<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>; <peter@scirocco.hu>
Cc: "Macsek" <macsek@scirocco.hu>
Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 5:37 AM
Subject: Re: XENON in the Scirocco - was : euro lights + protectors + heat =
cracked euro lights


> This light IS a xenon light. Came from an audi
> It does have the ignition unit but not the (mandatory) automatic level
> control. It does blink a bit when you swith it on and somewhat later (half
> a minute, minute?) it will become as bight as it is in normal.
> And it is a HID of course.
>
>
>
> At 12:29 AM 9/24/2002, Allyn wrote:
> >dont let those 'xenon' h4 lights fool you, as they are not hid bulbs. hid
> >lighting involves a steady 70 vdc continuous arc drawn across xenon gas,
> >resulting in some badass lighting.
> >Al
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Brian Wagner" <scirocco_88_16v@hotmail.com>
> >To: "Allyn" <amalventano1@comcast.net>; "Dirk Schneider"
> ><Scirocco@t-online.de>;
> >"Benjamin Harder" <vwtype53@yahoo.com>; "T. Reed" <treed2@u.washington.edu>;
> ><scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> >Cc: "Macsek" <macsek@scirocco.hu>
> >Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 7:56 PM
> >Subject: Re: XENON in the Scirocco - was : euro lights + protectors + heat =
> >cracked euro lights
> >
> >
> > > Isn't it a form of HID lighting?
> > >
> > > I thought Xenon gas was used in all HID lights. There are conversion
> > from H4
> > > to Xenon on the web, just need to look.
> > >
> > > Brian
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Allyn" <amalventano1@comcast.net>
> > > To: "Dirk Schneider" <Scirocco@t-online.de>; "Benjamin Harder"
> > > <vwtype53@yahoo.com>; "T. Reed" <treed2@u.washington.edu>;
> > > <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > > Cc: "Macsek" <macsek@scirocco.hu>
> > > Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 2:18 PM
> > > Subject: Re: XENON in the Scirocco - was : euro lights + protectors +
> > heat =
> > > cracked euro lights
> > >
> > >
> > > > how much is that? i think its available in the us. hrm, i smell an order
> > > fron
> > > > dirk coming.
> > > > Al
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Dirk Schneider" <SCIROCCO2@t-online.de>
> > > > To: "Benjamin Harder" <vwtype53@yahoo.com>; "T. Reed"
> > > <treed2@u.washington.edu>;
> > > > <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > > > Cc: "Macsek" <macsek@scirocco.hu>
> > > > Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 4:50 PM
> > > > Subject: XENON in the Scirocco - was : euro lights + protectors + heat =
> > > cracked
> > > > euro lights
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Hello Toby,
> > > > >
> > > > > sorry to hear this !
> > > > >
> > > > > I can suggest to use Philips Blue vision instead,
> > > > > and I also have them on my GT-II,
> > > > > they emit a cold white light that is *NOT* blueish.
> > > > >
> > > > > Peter who is a friend of mine from Scirocco Club Hungary
> > > > > has installed Xenon-Lights into his Euro-beams.
> > > > >
> > > > > Very good light output....
> > > > >
> > > > > here a few pics that I have made while being there :
> > > > > http://www.Scirocco2.de/xenon1.jpg
> > > > > http://www.Scirocco2.de/xenon2.jpg
> > > > > http://www.Scirocco2.de/xenon3.jpg
> > > > > http://www.Scirocco2.de/xenon4.jpg
> > > > >
> > > > > friendly Greetings !
> > > > > Dirk
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Benjamin Harder" <vwtype53@yahoo.com>
> > > > > To: "T. Reed" <treed2@u.washington.edu>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > > > > Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 5:36 AM
> > > > > Subject: Re: euro lights + protectors + heat = cracked euro lights
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Sorry to hear this... cause it happened to me too!
> > > > > I also have 80/100's
> > > > >
> > > > > I only noticed my crack after I had needed the high beams
> > > > > one night...next day is when I saw the crack...
> > > > > no chips in the lens so it must have been from the heat.
> > > > >
> > > > > No good...those 80/100's are sooo nice, but obviously a better
> > > > > solution is needed.
> > > > >
> > > > > Any ideas?
> > > > >
> > > > > Ben
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --- "T. Reed" <treed2@u.washington.edu> wrote:
> > > > > > Dammit!!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I *just* bought a replacement high beam lens from Dirk so I would
> > have
> > > a
> > > > > > perfect, undinged set of euro lights. Well, not any more. When I put
> > > the
> > > > > > replacement lens on, I installed the 'impact light savers' that I
> > > > > > got from potterman..
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Three or four days after installing them (yesterday) I noticed
> > that my
> > > > > > driver side main beam has a huge, very visible horizontal crack
> > > through
> > > > > > the glass. No scratches or dings on the protectors so it wasn't
> > impact
> > > > > > related.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > It must be the 80/100W bulbs.. which I'm not willing to give up
> > > because
> > > > > > they kick ass like no other..
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I'm too broke to buy a new mainbeam lens so for now I'll just live
> > > with
> > > > > > crappy, broken euro lights.. which are still better than US lights.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > *sigh*
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -Toby
> > > > >
> > > > >
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References:
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- XENON in the Scirocco - was : euro lights + protectors + heat = cracked euro lights
  - From: Dirk Schneider" <Scirocco@t-online.de (Dirk Schneider)
- XENON in the Scirocco - was : euro lights + protectors + heat =cracked euro lights
  - From: amalventano1@comcast.net (Allyn)
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  - From: scirocco_88_16v@hotmail.com (Brian Wagner)
- XENON in the Scirocco - was : euro lights + protectors +heat = cracked euro lights
  - From: scirocco@bora.eth.ericsson.se (macsek)

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