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Re: Outrageous Headlights

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From: Todd Palino
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 1997 00:00
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John R Cambron <connie@mail.drsystems.com> wrote:
> ---Halogen headlamps---There not out of adjustment there just to damm
> bright I will Not put them on my 86 Blaser or any other car that I have
owned.

No, this is false.  I have Hella H4 halogen headlights on my car, and they
are brighter than most headlights out there (80 watt low beams).  As they
are adjusted properly, I *never* get flashed by oncoming traffic.  Why is
this?  It is because the halogen headlights, unlike incandescents, have a
sharper cutoff.  My headlights are adjust so that the do not come above the
trunk of any car in front of me, no matter what the distance.  Adjusted
this way, I can see the road perfectly, and a lot more safely than anyone
with incandescent lights.  With incandescents, you should not be driving
over 40 mph, as you can't see any further than that with those kinds of
headlights.

Just because you choose not to use a product, this doesn't make it bad. 
And nor are halogens bad because half the people out there don't know how
to adjust them.  When used properly, they are safer both for the driver and
the other people on the road who are not blinded by lights improperly
adjusted (and this happens even with incandescents.

-Todd Palino
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From: "Todd Palino" <palino@worldnet.att.net>
Subject: Re: Outrageous Headlights
Date: 1997/02/18
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