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From: neal@fear.UUCP (Neal Bedard)
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Re: Halogen headlights and Dark Ages
Message-ID: <257@fear.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 30-Aug-85 22:29:32 EDT
Article-I.D.: fear.257
Posted: Fri Aug 30 22:29:32 1985
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In article <212@pyuxii.UUCP>, tw8023@pyuxii.UUCP (T Wheeler) vomits forth:
> The obvious reason for folks using Halogen lights is to be able to go
> faster at night.

Balderdash. Speed is a matter of personal choice. Halogen headlights do
not cause more downforce on the accelerator pedal. Safety is the prime
motivation for using quartz-hals.

> blind the oncoming motorist.  Given someone with a slight case of night
> blindness (something close to 50% of all motorists) this can be a real
> problem.

I question that statistic, hardly a given. References, anyone?
Besides, you should get out of the habit of staring at oncoming headlights
anyway. Is that fun when you're on 'shrooms or something ? :-)

> Given that the alignment of headlights can change drastically when your
> Mother-in-law plops into the back seat, this can be dangerous to other
> motorists.

Vehicle loading is a problem with *all* headlights. Admittedly this is worsened
by the increased output of quartz-hals. This is a subtopic of alignment in
general, which I and others have stressed the importance of already.

>    Given that 98% of those with Halogen lights are twanks and don't give a
> damn about other drivers, everyone else on the road is in trouble.

Some drivers are unaware of alignment problems with their headlights, until
it becomes abundantly clear on a darkened two-laner. Just a matter of
education, that's all.

> As for those damn extra lights hanging off the bumper, they should be popped
> with a ball pean hammer.  I have never seen a pair which were aligned
> properly.  They usually point up into the rear view mirror.

Agreed. The aftermarket fog lights tend to have really cheesy mounting
hardware. The low mounting position tends to make them vulnerable, too.

> All you folks defending Halogen lights should have them shoved up where the
> sun don't shine.
> T. C. Wheeler

I'll keep mine on the frontend of my car, thank you. At $25 apiece, they're
a rather expensive suppository. I've a burned-out set if you'd like to give
them a try.....

Please note that this was *not* cross posted to net.auto, as T.C.'s article
was. Others can hopefully take the hint.....


-Neal B.
-- 
"whaddya mean there were bullet-holes in his mirror..."
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