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Subject:Re: headlamp upgrade
From:Andrew Grebneff
Date:Sat, 8 Nov 2003 19:52:33 +1300

>I checked the archives and must be doing something wrong since I'm
>sure this must have been covered at some point.
>
>I would like to upgrade my headlamps to halogen or xenon or
>something brighter than the stock bulbs.  I checked GoWesty's
>website but only found upgrade bulbs for older vans.
>
>I don't want anything fancy and I'm not looking for a major mod
>here, just some new bulbs.
>
>Any suggestions?

Quartz-halogen (QH) upgrade. You'll need a set of H4 units, round or
rectangular. In addition, preferably, to a relay.

Xenon lights (HID or gas-discharge) isn't a simple change, as these
use high voltages, nor is it cheap. Those blue lights you see in lots
of cars are often just blue-coated QH bulbs, which are next to
useless. And illegal in USA (not illegal here, unfortunatell).
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Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin, New Zealand
64 (3) 473-8863
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
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