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Subject:Re: Headlight improvements IMHO
From:James S. Cohen
Date:Mon, 30 Oct 2000 13:20:50 -0500

>  > >  > Very true. But the stock lights aren't $330 a pair.
>>  >
>>  >No, they're $200 for a pair (busdepot).... not a huge difference....
>>  >
>>
>>  Okay, a much more reasonable price. FastForward which you were
>>  touting, is the over-price of $330.
>  >
>
>I think you misunderstand... busdepot sells stock headlights for about $100
>each... $200 for the pair.... David Marshal, FastForward has the best price
>for the Hella E-Code H-4 rectangular stock looking headlights for about
>$300...

Yeah, I did misunderstand, sorry. But the FF website says the price is $330.

>I'm just saying that the E-Codes are not all that much more than stock and
>the lighting is the difference between absolutely lousy for stock and the
>best I've ever had for the E-Codes...
>It may well be that the round H-4's that you are selling are even better,
>but the rectangular ones that David sells are way better than anything I've
>seen so far... good enough for me.... as to price, well, it's worth it for
>some people to pay more to keep the stock look... a personal choice...
>the only reason I am posting this is so that people will know what their
>choices are... many are confused by the lighting choices...

Oh, I agreee. (I'm not selling the 7" rounds, just the SA grilles and
driving lights.) But I absolutely agree that the rec H4s are much
better than the SAE stock halogens. NO argument, it's a very good
solution (and the only one) if you want better lighting AND want to
keep the rectangular look.

But I'd also recommend running relays and new, bigger wires to all
the lights for the optimum performance for any lighting system.

James