At 3:07 AM -0500 1/15/99, Robert A. Alexander wrote:
>Otmar - I've picked up some US Navy surplus handheld searchlights that
>should be the answer for folks who are tired of "overdriving" their
>headlights.  These are new, smeared in cosmolene, 12" diameter, 12vdc
>mercury-vapor, 4.3MCP search lights which are guaranteed to totally
>blind folks who are bearing down upon you with their hi-beams on OR, if
>held low, provide 1,000 yard vision in dense fog/rain/snow!

I was just hoping for a nice stock looking replacement that gave out good
light.

This sounds a bit like my buddy John's setup with 300 watt aircraft landing
lights. He's a bit nuts about lighting, here's a exerpt of his:

>    Years ago, I reworked the quad 5 inch light setup in my tricked-out
>turbocharged Datsun 510. Back then, I used Cibie' 5 inch lo/hi inserts
>for the outside lights with 80/100 watt H4s, and replaced the two inside
>high beams with a pair of bad & nasty aircraft landing lights (ACLs).
>Crude in comparison to the sophisticated Cibie' lights, the sealed beam
>(yes, you heard me right) non-quartz and oh-so-primitive ACLs added a
>rude amount of light output, especially when wired-up with thick 10
>gauge power wires! A pair of Cibie' model 95 bow tie pattern high speed
>driving lights were also included and fitted with 100 watt H1 bulbs. To
>keep the juice flowing , I also replaced the stock alternator with a
>Nissan Maxima 90 amp unit....it was an unreal amount of light!

I think I'll tell him about your light options :-)

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