Don't forget,

When your headlight switch melts in the off position, at least the auxillary
lights would be good enough to get you home :-)

Michael

>You mentioned some good points in your note that someone considering these
>various options should consider.  I did have to drill holes in my bumper,
>run wiring, and I spent several hours installing these lights.  I would
>have
>loved to have just put in a replacement light instead.  However, a big item
>that I forgot to mention that lead me to deciding to use the Hella XLs was
>that these lights are DOT-approved and street legal in all 50 states, which
>I don't think is the situation with E-code lights.  I wanted to improve my
>lighting without having to worry about some cop somewhere using my lights
>as
>an excuse to pull over that strange looking hippy van or being unable to
>pass inspection in some state that I might move to some day.  I would have
>paid the extra money for the $200 E-code lights to save the hassle of
>installing the auxillary lights and tracking down a factory switch if the
>legality of these lights wasn't an issue.
>
>Steve