--===============1968274824703565976==
--047d7bd918e48a4819051211b44a
Possibly this is the one with hi/lo? This auction mentions that you're
supposed to tell him which bulb you want which I take to mean ask for the
H4 hi/lo bulbs.
http://tinyurl.com/phogabf
Sometimes I wonder if English is my primary language :)
On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 7:09 PM, Randall <TR3driver@ca.rr.com> wrote:
> > The thing that caught my eye about the LED H4 inserts listed
> > below is the fact that there is no HI/LO dimmer feature.
> > Apparently the bulbs are one brightness and that's it.
>
> Possibly I linked to the wrong ones. The ones I got very definitely
> change brightness and direction (and power) and have H4 plugs
> (H11 plug is different). I didn't have any smoked glass handy to check
> (no way am I going to look directly at them), but I believe
> what happens is that only the two LEDs nearest the tip operate on "low
> beam", and the third kicks in for "high beam". Keep in mind
> that each of the three LEDs puts out more light than a standard H4 bulb.
>
> Not certain, but I think the "one position" comment in the ad only applies
> to the H11/H9/H8 version of the bulb. Those bulbs were
> single filament originally, so it makes sense that the replacement would
> be the same. One of the photos makes the point that the
> H11 replacement is the same except for the mounting flange and power
> supply/plug. The seller apparently does not edit the ad to
> match the bulb being offered. (Very likely, English is not his/her
> primary language.)
>
> At any rate, I'm just reporting what I did. Caveat emptor and all that.
> If you have doubts, I recommend contacting the seller
> directly.
>
> -- Randall
>
>
> ** triumphs@autox.team.net **
>
> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
> Archive: http://www.team.net/archive
> Forums: http://www.team.net/forums
> Unsubscribe/Manage:
> http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/bkahler1@gmail.com
>
--047d7bd918e48a4819051211b44a
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Possibly this is the one with hi/lo?=C2=A0 This aucti=
on mentions that you're supposed to tell him which bulb you want which =
I take to mean ask for the H4 hi/lo bulbs.</div><div><br></div><a href=3D"h=
ttp://tinyurl.com/phogabf">http://tinyurl.com/phogabf</a><br><div><br></div=
><div>Sometimes I wonder if English is my primary language :)</div><div><br=
></div><div><br></div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gm=
ail_quote">On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 7:09 PM, Randall <span dir=3D"ltr"><<=
a href=3D"mailto:TR3driver@ca.rr.com"; target=3D"_blank">TR3driver@ca.rr.com=
</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin=
:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">> The thing tha=
t caught my eye about the LED H4 inserts listed<br>
> below is the fact that there is no HI/LO dimmer feature.<br>
> Apparently the bulbs are one brightness and that's it.<br>
<br>
Possibly I linked to the wrong ones.=C2=A0 The ones I got very definitely c=
hange brightness and direction (and power) and have H4 plugs<br>
(H11 plug is different).=C2=A0 I didn't have any smoked glass handy to =
check (no way am I going to look directly at them), but I believe<br>
what happens is that only the two LEDs nearest the tip operate on "low=
beam", and the third kicks in for "high beam".=C2=A0 Keep i=
n mind<br>
that each of the three LEDs puts out more light than a standard H4 bulb.<br=
>
<br>
Not certain, but I think the "one position" comment in the ad onl=
y applies to the H11/H9/H8 version of the bulb.=C2=A0 Those bulbs were<br>
single filament originally, so it makes sense that the replacement would be=
the same.=C2=A0 One of the photos makes the point that the<br>
H11 replacement is the same except for the mounting flange and power supply=
/plug.=C2=A0 The seller apparently does not edit the ad to<br>
match the bulb being offered.=C2=A0 (Very likely, English is not his/her pr=
imary language.)<br>
<br>
At any rate, I'm just reporting what I did.=C2=A0 Caveat emptor and all=
that.=C2=A0 If you have doubts, I recommend contacting the seller<br>
directly.<br>
<br>
-- Randall<br>
<br>
<br>
** <a href=3D"mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net";>triumphs@autox.team.net</a> *=
*<br>
<br>
//www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>
Archive: <a href=3D"http://www.team.net/archive"; target=3D"_blank">http://w=
ww.team.net/archive</a><br>
Forums: <a href=3D"http://www.team.net/forums"; target=3D"_blank">http://www=
.team.net/forums</a><br>
hs/bkahler1@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/opti=
ons/triumphs/bkahler1@gmail.com</a><br>
</blockquote></div><br></div>
--047d7bd918e48a4819051211b44a--
--===============1968274824703565976==
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Content-Disposition: inline
** triumphs@autox.team.net **
Archive: http://www.team.net/archive
--===============1968274824703565976==--
|