John, the problem seems to be that without the shield you changed the part itself. So many parts on a bike are "unchangeable" without loosing the permission to ride it in public traffic in Germany - brakes, sprockets, gearbox, tires, lights...new parts have to bee evaluated and get a number for the bike you use it on. But Headlights will fail evaluation without shield :))
Joerg -----Ursprungliche Nachricht----- Von: GTS-1000 Owners List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Im Auftrag von John Dreuning Gesendet: Mittwoch, 17. April 2002 11:01 An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Betreff: Re: AW: GTS Dual headlight evaluation Joerg, My brother and me, both GTS/sidecar lunatics, had both loosed that stupid shield. Lucky for us there is no TUV here in the Netherlands (Not yet). I think a sticker on the lens in front of the bulb is not allright with the TUV? Such solution is used when bikes/cars from England rides in the other part of Europe or the other way around to correct the light patterns. May be instead of a sticker you can etching a dot on the glass as an permanent solution. There is etching stuff for sale to decorate housedoor windows (I hope "etching" is the right word). John Dreuning "Sidecarmaniac" The Netherlands http://home.planet.nl/~dreuning Also webmaster of the Dutch sidecarclub "Het Derde Wiel" (Sorry only in the Dutch language); http://hdw.vinden.nl Joerg Alschwee wrote: > >2. I removed the internal metal shield in the low beam reflector. The > >larger low beam with the shielded HID bulb throws a different beam pattern. > >It has a more concentrated direction and a distinct horizontal line. It I > >great for distance..... > > OH NOOOOOOO !!!!! > > If have my Headlight damaged - the metal shield has gone with vibration or > things...but we NEED it in Germany to get clearance from traffic safty > department ! > > Now I have to buy a BRANDNEW Headlight to get it... > > If I heared of that before we could make a deal about my old Headlight - you > could have had it for 50 $ without that shield ! > > SH(two additonal letters) > > Joerg
