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US no longer mandates. I used to joke that the law would change when
Sylvania and Gze ran out of sealed beam inventory. I have original 1970s
Cibe H4 lights in boxes in my garage. You could by them after market back
in the day.
Ira Erbs
Portland, OR
typos and artifacts are the fault of my phone
On Tue, Feb 19, 2019, 9:48 PM Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net wrote:
> So ... all the talk of just plugging in an H4 bulb in an existing
> reflector won't work for us/US? No intentional snark--for once--I really
> don't know the rules for headlamps. Everything I've got--going back to
> 1946, I think--is sealed beam. Not something I've paid much attention to
> (until now).
>
> No comparison between HID and LED; my old Mustang had HID, which I thought
> were good, but the new one has LED. When I turned the HIDs on, there was a
> momentary burst of very bright light, then they 'settled down.' I presumed
> that was because the xenon had to get an amplified charge to illuminate
> (like florescents). The LEDs illuminate everything in about a 120deg
> spread, below about 10 feet on low beams (do the new LED kits have this
> feature?). This is old news, I'm sure, for anybody who's bought a new car
> with LEDs in the last few years, but it's a revelation for me.
>
> Bob
>
> ps. Anybody know the story why the US mandates sealed beams?
>
>
> On 2/19/2019 9:37 PM, i erbs wrote:
>
> Sealed beam in USA by law
>
> Ira Erbs
> Portland, OR
> typos and artifacts are the fault of my phone
>
> On Tue, Feb 19, 2019, 9:28 PM Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net wrote:
>
>> Wow ... that is a lot better price than Moss'.
>>
>> The headlamps on my BJ8 and, I think, my BN2 are sealed beam. Anyone
>> know if sealed beam was standard, or have they been upgraded?
>>
>> Bob
>> On 2/19/2019 12:22 PM, Robert Begani wrote:
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/y4rhxzal
>>
>>
>>
>> As mentioned previously, I purchased the special offer Jeff had for the
>> sealed headlamp conversion kit @ 76.63 for the pair. Will install them
>> next week and let you know how the work in the garage. Do not know when I
>> will be driving the car as it is still on jackstands.
>>
>>
>>
>> Bob Begani
>>
>>
>>
>>
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<div dir=3D"auto">US no longer mandates. I used to joke that the law would =
change when Sylvania and Gze ran out of sealed beam inventory.=C2=A0 I have=
original 1970s Cibe H4 lights in boxes in my garage. You could by them aft=
er market back in the day.=C2=A0<br><br><div data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signat=
ure">Ira Erbs<br>Portland, OR<br>typos and artifacts are the fault of my ph=
one</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr">On Tue, Feb =
19, 2019, 9:48 PM Bob Spidell <<a href=3D"mailto:bspidell@comcast.net";>b=
spidell@comcast.net</a> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" s=
tyle=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
=20
=20
=20
<div text=3D"#000000" bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF">
<p>So ... all the talk of just plugging in an H4 bulb in an existing
reflector won't work for us/US?=C2=A0 No intentional snark--for o=
nce--I
really don't know the rules for headlamps.=C2=A0 Everything I'=
;ve
got--going back to 1946, I think--is sealed beam.=C2=A0 Not something
I've paid much attention to (until now).<br>
</p>
<p> No comparison between HID and LED; my old Mustang had HID, which
I thought were good, but the new one has LED.=C2=A0 When I turned the
HIDs on, there was a momentary burst of very bright light, then
they 'settled down.'=C2=A0 I presumed that was because the xe=
non had to
get an amplified charge to illuminate (like florescents). The LEDs
illuminate everything in about a 120deg spread,=C2=A0 below about 10
feet on low beams (do the new LED kits have this feature?).=C2=A0 Thi=
s
is old news, I'm sure, for anybody who's bought a new car wit=
h
LEDs in the last few years, but it's a revelation for me.=C2=A0 <=
br>
</p>
<p>Bob</p>
<p>ps.=C2=A0 Anybody know the story why the US mandates sealed beams?=
=C2=A0 <br>
</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<div class=3D"m_-9108754835383014743moz-cite-prefix">On 2/19/2019 9:37 =
PM, i erbs wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote type=3D"cite">
=20
<div dir=3D"auto">Sealed beam in USA by law<br>
<br>
<div data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature">Ira Erbs<br>
Portland, OR<br>
typos and artifacts are the fault of my phone</div>
</div>
<br>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">
<div dir=3D"ltr">On Tue, Feb 19, 2019, 9:28 PM Bob Spidell <<a h=
ref=3D"mailto:bspidell@comcast.net"; target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">bs=
pidell@comcast.net</a>
wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border=
-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div text=3D"#000000" bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF">
<p>Wow ... that is a lot better price than Moss'.=C2=A0 <br=
>
</p>
<p>The headlamps on my BJ8 and, I think, my BN2 are sealed
beam.=C2=A0 Anyone know if sealed beam was standard, or have
they been upgraded?</p>
<p>Bob<br>
</p>
<div class=3D"m_-9108754835383014743m_-7171708179538520031moz-c=
ite-prefix">On
2/19/2019 12:22 PM, Robert Begani wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote type=3D"cite">
<div class=3D"m_-9108754835383014743m_-7171708179538520031Wor=
dSection1">
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font=
-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href=3D"http://tinyurl.com/y4rhxza=
l" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://tinyurl.com/y4rhx=
zal</a></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font=
-family:"Arial",sans-serif">=C2=A0</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font=
-family:"Arial",sans-serif">As
mentioned previously, I purchased the special offer
Jeff had for the sealed headlamp conversion kit @
76.63 for the pair.=C2=A0 Will install them next week a=
nd
let you know how the work in the garage.=C2=A0 Do not
know when I will be driving the car as it is still
on jackstands.</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font=
-family:"Arial",sans-serif">=C2=A0</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font=
-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Bob
Begani</span></p>
</div>
<br>
</blockquote>
</div>
<br>
<br>
</blockquote>
</div>
</blockquote>
</div>
</blockquote></div>
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