At 02:37 PM 3/27/2001, James T. wrote:
>Howdy!
>I need some advice - anybody know the output of the H4 euro style round
>halogen
>headlights offered at places like the Bus Depot versus the light output from
>regular halogens like sylvania?

The E-code headlights are miles ahead of SAE headlights.  They have good
illumination on high beams, but the really outstanding part is the light
pattern of the low beams.  US-spec lights are literally thirty years behind
here.  Get the E-code lights, and my suggestion would be to get
recognizable ones (Hella/Bosch/Cibie) and expect to pay around $50 apiece
including standard 55/60W bulbs.

If you want to use more powerful bulbs (note: I'm *not* recommending this
unless you have special needs) you will need to upgrade your switching and
wiring first.  In fact you will get a noticeable increase in output simply
by beefing up the wiring for the standard bulbs, at the expense of some
bulb life, of course.

david

>I want the best lighting I can get but don't
>want to spend money for something that's just different and not any better
>than
>regular halogens.
>
>Thanks in advance!
>
>Tom Boldway
>'85 Westy
>"Panzerkampingwagen"
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