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From: herbie@polaris.UUCP (Herb Chong)
Newsgroups: net.auto.tech
Subject: tire inflation pressure and headlamps
Message-ID: <461@polaris.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 28-Feb-86 19:34:10 EST
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Posted: Fri Feb 28 19:34:10 1986
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1) my Prelude has Michelin MXV radials that Honda recommends be
inflated to 28 on the front and 26 on the rear.  i keep them inflated
to 32 on the front and 30 on the rear.  aside from the harsher ride,
what are the other effects of doing this?

2) a Prelude has hidden headlamps.  i have replaced the sealed beam
units with halogen bulb lamp housings so that i could take advantage of
the better light pattern provided by bulbs.  whenever i wash my car,
water gets into the lamp housing so that in cold weather i get frost
and ice inside my headlights and just plain condensation when it's
warmer.  aside from ruining the pattern, it also reduces the amount of
light.  has this kind of thing happened to any other people?  i know of
at least one other person this has happened to without having to wash
their car first.  it seems that when my headlights are down, the a pool
of water forms in the rubber boot covering the bulb and slowly leaks
in.  ordinary sealants can't be used because the bulb gets very hot.  i
am thinking of drilling a hole in the bottom of each housing (the
reflector is coated fibreglas).  taking the headlamps out after washing
to drain them is a pain, taking about an hour to remove, drain, and
reinstall the housings, not to mention the re-alignment time.  can
anyone help with this?

Herb Chong...

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