At 23:53 5/23/2000, Bill Davidson wrote:
>I suspect most people are using the phrase 'dim lighting' to mean poor
>lighting on the road; not actual dim lights as in bulbs that are not getting
>enough juice and looking dim when you look at the headlight.

Prolly so...

>On my 90 I went through the trouble of measuring the voltage and doing the
>calculations and there wasn't enough drop to justify new wiring and
>relays....

Yes -- I intend to put in a relay but that's primarily because of VW's
optimistic theory of switch design, not particularly to get more voltage up
there.  My round E-code lights are plenty bright (in both senses) -- but
the headlight switch gets perceptibly warm which is a danger sign as far as
I'm concerned.  In the meantime I carry a spare switch.

>the night and not putting them on the road... The E-Codes take about the
>same number of lumens and put them on on the road where you need the... In
>addition the sharp cut off of the E-Code design keeps light from being
>reflected back into your face by rain, snow, etc.

Prezakly.  I've been running E-code lights for fifteen years now, and I
wouldn't be without them.

david
David Beierl - Providence, RI
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