Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site decwrl.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!prls!amdimage!amdcad!decwrl!burden@cheers.DEC (Dave Burden - ZKO2-2/Q21 - 381-2559) From: burden@cheers.DEC (Dave Burden - ZKO2-2/Q21 - 381-2559) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: re: Halogen headlights -- ARGH! Message-ID: <170@decwrl.UUCP> Date: Tue, 27-Aug-85 09:33:00 EDT Article-I.D.: decwrl.170 Posted: Tue Aug 27 09:33:00 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 30-Aug-85 00:21:47 EDT Sender: daemon@decwrl.UUCP Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation Lines: 29 May I offer a slight correction on the reason Q-H replaceable-bulb lights are illegal in the US. After WWII the European countries made great strides in improving their headlights, mainly, Q-H replaceable bulbs. The American makers of headlights only made sealed beams. When the government got a bunch of 'experts' together to look at the European Q-H alternative they decided that the sealed beams were better. Guess which compaines the 'experts' came from? Needless to say it wasn't the fairest of decisions. The NHTSA has since not allowed replaceable bulb headlights to be legal in the US. Looking at the way the NHTSA is *supposed* to work, they are allowed to make performance rulings, they could say no bulbs over 55 watts but they aren't supposed to set design standards which is what they've done by saying replaceable bulb headlights are illegal. Luckily the state of headlights in the US are getting better. Most new cars have halogen seal beams, at least as options and Cibie has come up with the sealed beam replaceable bulb headlight. Now to my original reason for responding. I happen to have replaceable bulb non-sealed beam headlights on my car, 90-100 bulbs to boot. They are aimed correctly but I still get some people who flash their high beams at me. No problem, flash mine back. They put theirs on, I flip mine on, then turn on my 100 watt driving lights and maybe my 100 watt pencil beams if I feel real mad. I also carry my sunglasses in case they come back with more.. :-) Dave Burden decvax!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-cheers!burden 42 42' 48.8'' N 71 27' 23.7'' W [insert normal disclaimer here]