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Subject:Re: Hella Driving Lights: Was:Bosch fog lights. No, no, no.
From:Leon Korkin
Date:Wed, 4 Dec 2002 16:54:28 -0800

I never thought about driving lights but this discussion cought my attention
because i was planning to upgrade to H4 lamps. Just learning
about driving lights and curious if those can be used instead of H4 upgrades?
Will they improve lighting performance of low-beam lamps and are they used
all the time or only in certain conditions?
TIA
Leon
85 Subwagen Cruiseship

12/4/02 8:10:07 AM, Max Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET> wrote:

>I'm extremely happy with my Hella Aux kit and it's going on 2 yrs old.  90
>vs. 300?  Uhhhh... yeah that was my thought too.  Doing the relay kit
>really helped the original lights too, but not like the Aux kit.  No
>experience with driving or fogs though.
>
>Dimwitted Moose and Flying Squirrel.
>
>At 07:01 AM 12/4/2002 -0500, Barry E. Muller wrote:
>>George,
>>
>>Thanks for the tip to check this site.  They seem to sell several Hella
>>"Driving "ight" kits that appear to bolt on or otherwise.  Has anyone used
>>these as opposed to going with the more expensive upgrade kits that are
>>available for the later rectangular headlights?  I mean $90 for aux driving
>>lights that will improve visibility (hell they're closer to the road so it
>>has to help) seems like a good deal compared to $300+ for an upgrade.
>>
>>tx,
>>
>>bem-stem
>>
>>George Goff wrote:
>>
>> > Brian,
>> >
>> > Even if I knew where to buy Bosch fog lights, I wouldn't tell you.  I have
>> > had Bosch, Hella and Cibie auxillary lights; over the long haul, the Bosch
>> > are junk compared to the others.  For one thing, the Bosch reflectors are
>> > metal which is the hallmark of a cheap light because it will eventually it
>> > will leak and rust.  Go with Hella and you will be happy.  As I have
>> > recommended before, all things Hella can be bought from Susquehanna
>> > Motorsports (http://catalog.com/susq/index.htm).  Susquehanna's prices are
>> > hands-down the best, they really have all they offer in stock, and their
>> > packaging cannot be faulted.
>> >
>> > George
>
>