

| Subject: | Re: adjustable headlights was.Re: rare LLE vanagon for sale on samba |
| From: | Andrew Grebneff |
| Date: | Sun, 18 Sep 2005 18:42:58 +1200 |
>Yeah I'm all for the slow down a little for some of us slower folks, and >even slower for me. I've rented cars in Europe with the adjustable headlights, >but can't quite remember the deal. The lights or reflectors can be >adjusted to >do what? They allow you to focus more light on the road right in front of you > or down the road a bit, is that ? They are for adjusting the lights for a load. Loat the back of the van, the rear squats, beams go up. Push button to bribng beams back down to where they should be. I have a pair of old Scirocco adjusters, just need to figure out how to adapt them to stock base T3 headlights... >What's the downside: You have the potential to blind on-coming drivers if >you're not conscientious? Thay are there to allow you to NOT do this. >Why are the illegal in the USA? >And Why are the hella H4 without sealed beams illegal? Because of moronic legislators. >What could the beam >being sealed possibly matter?? The ONLY advantage sealed beams have is that they don't have rustable reflectors. But optical quality of the glass is rock-bottom. >I've gotta say my H4s are far less offensive >than a Benz with halogens or whatever the bluish beam is, as the >Benz pops over >a speed bump blinding every on-coming driver for 100 miles. Those will be xenon lights (though boy-wonders and fools will fit blue-tinted halogen bulbs too, which are often sold falsely as "xenon"). Good halogens are just as bad for this. -- Regards Andrew
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