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Re: [Healeys] NSFP (Not Safe For Purist)

To: Al Fuller <al@bighealey.org>, Healey <Healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] NSFP (Not Safe For Purist)
From: Oudesluys <coudesluijs@chello.nl>
Date: Tue, 02 Jun 2015 15:24:54 +0200
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Oudesluys schreef op 31-5-2015 om 12:49:
> Hello Al,
>
> Are H4 lights/lamps legal in the US or is it sealed beam only?
> In Europe most cars used H4 head lights from the late 1960's apart 
> from the UK where they used sealed beams (RHD) for a long time after 
> that. Even today some cars use H4.
> H4 was superseded with H7 systems during the 90's. These systems were 
> inferior to the H4 system as reflector design was not precise enough 
> and the cut of was poor often causing blinding of oncoming traffic. 
> Most upmarket cars are now equipped with bespoke HID systems.
>
> If H4 is legal in the USA it is a matter of purchasing fitting H4 head 
> lamp units (Hella, Cibier, Lucas etc. as fitted to Land Rover, 
> Triumph, classic Mini etc.) and fitting HID bi-xenon H4 light sets. 
> You can check Ebay where to find them in your place of the world.
>
> Cheers,
> Kees
>

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