Isn't it funny. I clearly remember my dad replacing the old bulb and reflector on our 31 Chevy with what he called sealed beams. Now we have gone back to bulb and reflector. We have come full circle and are likely to make the round again. Just think. In 30 years we will be going back to analog television.
Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Boyce" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2008 11:54 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Replacement Headlight Bulbs: PIAA Extreme White Plus; Sylvania Silver Star Ultra; GE Night Hawk > It's a well known fact that new vehicles today have much better headlights > than their older counterparts of just ten years ago. Most new cars use a > composite headlight, with halogen bulb, which basically allows the > headlight > to conform to the curves of the vehicle for better aerodynamics. > Unfortunately, some of these composite designs don't always project the > light as well as they should due to their design within the vehicle's > shape. > > > For the past few years, many original equipment bulb manufacturers and > aftermarket companies have been offering brighter bulbs to improve the > intensity of vehicle lighting. These include better-designed bulbs, > special > coatings on the glass to enhance the colour or just better filaments in > the > bulbs to enhance light output. All this technology comes with a higher > price, so I decided to find out what you get for your money. > > > > The first bulbs I tested were from PIAA, a company that specializes in top > quality aftermarket lighting for all types of vehicles. I used a Jeep > Liberty for the testing as it has bulbs that are fairly easy to reach and > install. The bulbs were PIAA Extreme White Plus series. Compared to the > factory bulbs there was a noticeable difference in illumination > (white/blue > light). On the road on a clear night using low beams, I could see well to > about 100 metres. On high beams, that distance increased about another 30 > to > 40 metres of clean white light. PIAA claims that their bulbs put out > almost > double the light that a standard bulb produces. Most of the people who > drove > the Liberty before and after the bulb replacement had to admit there was a > significant improvement in the visibility at night. > > The next set of bulbs we tested were the Silver Star Ultra from Sylvania. > Like the Extreme White Plus, the Silver Stars projected a nice real > white/blue light that gave a good 100 metre view on a clear night. On high > beams, we found a gain of another 20 to 30 metres as well as some > sidelight > as well. The Sylvania bulbs also had the blue coating on the bulb to > enhance > the real white light. All of us that used the Silver Stars agreed that > they > were much better than stock bulbs, but just not as bright as the PIAA > bulbs. > > > > GE Nighthawk headlight. > > The last set we tested was GE's new Night Hawk bulbs. Unlike the other > two, > the Night Hawks do not have the blue coating on the bulbs. This makes the > light coming from these bulbs just white and more like your original stock > bulb. At night we found that the bulb worked well up until the 100-metre > mark on low beams, but only marginally better visibility on high beams. > One > thing about these bulbs is that they provide slightly less glare in wet > and > misty conditions which, depending on where you live, can be a benefit. > > One thing I found a little perplexing is that these High Output bulbs > don't > last as long as the standard bulbs that came with the vehicle. I found > that > on average, they only lasted two years, and generally burned out within > weeks of each other. > > It goes without saying that these improved bulbs will give you better > light > at night especially if you drive on country or cottage roads. All the > bulbs > tested are approved for road use and will not harm your vehicles wiring. > > Prices for the PIAA bulbs start at abound $75 a pair and up, while the > Silver Stars and Night Hawks start at around $45 and go up from there. > > PIAA bulbs are generally found at automotive specialty shops while the > other > two can be found at most automotive parts stores. > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > ------------------------------------ > > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > Or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > Visit the archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following > address for more information: > http://www.jaws-users.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Groups Links > > > >
