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Article #1849Re: Outrageous Headlights
From: Brett Anderson
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 1997 00:00
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 1997 00:00
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Tony Rae <tonyrae@netspace.net.au> wrote in article <330e1c95.453725@news.netspace.net.au>... > On Sun, 16 Feb 1997 22:21:47 -0700, sony@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca (Kyle > L. McNabb) wrote: > > >In article <33066ADE.69AE@jps.net>, Jim <jbg4@jps.net> wrote: > > > >> Unfortunately I have to commute during the hours of darkness. Why is it > >> everyone needs to use their driving lights or fog lights when they are > >> not really needed. Also within the last 10 years most vehicles with the > >> halogen/composite headlamps are set wrong from the factory. Someone will > >> come up from behind and there's enough light to read perfectly inside my > > >Um this is the Australian news group, Chrysler Corp doesn't exist in Aus > >like in North America. > > > >Ford trucks aren't the same as well... they're what we call Ranger size > >and compact pickups, not like OUR (north American) F-150's. > > It does apply to a lot of cars here in Aust too. > I've seen many cars that have there headlights set wrong from the > factory. Instead of pointing towards the road they point straight > ahead. Nearly as bad as high beam. > > Tony > > > OK I lost the thread and the original message quoted above about the Australian news group and Chrysler corp. Sorry to disappoint you mate, but Chrysler corp is well and truly in Australia. Queensland to be precise. Who do you suppose owns Jeep. And I though f150's were still available in Australia. Oh I get it, these quotes were from an article that must have been written by an American. The yanks are all stupid anyway -- Brett Anderson BMW and ASE master technician
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1011e5,965af7b8ade2284e X-Google-Attributes: gid1011e5,public X-Google-Thread: 10001a,965af7b8ade2284e X-Google-Attributes: gid10001a,public X-Google-Thread: 108659,965af7b8ade2284e X-Google-Attributes: gid108659,public From: "Brett Anderson" <Bretta@webspan.net> Subject: Re: Outrageous Headlights Date: 1997/02/28 Message-ID: <01bc2519$5c765400$25589ace@bretta.webspan.net> X-Deja-AN: 221959077 References: <33066ADE.69AE@jps.net> <sony-1602972221470001@remote217.compusmart.ab.ca> <330e1c95.453725@news.netspace.net.au> Organization: WebSpan Inc., New Jersey Newsgroups: dc.driving,ca.driving,aus.cars