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Subject:Re: WARNING: SOUTH AFRICAN QUAD LIGHT GRILLES INCITE ROAD RAGE...
From:Andrew Grebneff
Date:Wed, 27 Nov 2002 21:26:49 +1300

>In a message dated 11/26/02 5:31:31 AM Eastern Standard Time,
>andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ writes:
>
>
>>
>>  Nope- they're high beams. A normal 4-round-light setup. I can send an
>>  image of mine if anyone's interested.
>
>so, what are you saying..i have four high beams?

Just the normal complement for a 4-light car. All 4 lights will work
on high; only the outers on low.

>  >   those are FOG lights, NOT driving lights.
>>
>
>no, actually theyre driving lights.  thats what it says in the brochure

Brochure??

>.. and
>theyre the pencil beam variety.

Whatever yours are, they will act as high beams. For interest, do
they have smooth or ribbed (like mine) lenses?

>  > I a sorry, but you are wrong... the inner lights are HIGH BEAMS - take a
>>  look at a VW Cabriolet or a 16V Golf the inner lights ONLY come on during
>>  highbeams.
>>
>>
>
>its not a stock application !

If you have the stock RSA lights, then of COURSE it is stock.

>theyre whatever you wire them as.. so if you
>wire them as high beams then you have four "high beams" which is overkill.

No, it is normal.

>in SA when you flip on the high beam does the stock 7" outer headlight get
>brighter too?

Of course, just as they would in a 2-light bus.
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Andrew Grebneff
165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut