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From: mayer@rochester.UUCP (Jim Mayer)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: What are these new headlights?
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Date: Thu, 24-Jan-85 13:40:36 EST
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Posted: Thu Jan 24 13:40:36 1985
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Reply-To: mayer@rochester.UUCP (Jim Mayer)
Organization: U. of Rochester, CS Dept.
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I haven't seen them, but they are discussed in the 1984 edition of "The
Car Book" (Jack Gillis, Tilden Press, 1984).  Instead of being sealed
beam headlights they have a replacable bulb and a separate lens cover.
He basically doesn't like them, but lists the following points:

Good points:
	o They will allow more aerodynamic cars -> better fuel efficiency.

	o The individual bulbs will be cheaper to replace than a sealed
	  beam unit.

Bad points:
	o The lenses will cost more then $80 to replace according to the
	  Moror Vehicle Manufactures Association.

	o Given the new (junk) 2.5 mph bumpers the lenses are likely to
	  break a lot.
	
	o They may not be necessary to improve fuel economy.


-- Jim Mayer					Computer Science Department
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