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xenon versus euro, and a euro question
Posted by Rafe [Email] (more from Rafe) on Mon, 02 Oct 2000 23:48:50
In Reply to: 9-5 Xeon Bulbs?, Bill H, Mon, 02 Oct 2000 22:52:12
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one point, one question:
Some unscrupulous lamp manufacturers are trying to confuse us by labeling their halogen lamps "xenon." Of course these are actually not xenon arc lamps at all; they are halogen lamps with a filament, with a little bit of xenon among the halogen gases inside. The real xenon lamps like you see on M-B, Audi and Lincoln Mk VIII are xenon arc lamps which require high amperage power supplies. The lamps are expensive and so are the power supplies. Xenon lights cost >$2000/car in production quantities, and would be difficult to fit to an existing car at any cost. A better upgrade for a SAAB would be to install Euro headlamp assemblies, which are optically superior to US Gub Mint Approved units (though this wouldn't be cheap either; hundreds of $$$ from a Euro junkyard or "recycler."). Otherwise go with plain old fashioned white halogen lamps, just like the OEM.
Question: Does anyone import new Euro headlight assemblies for 91/92 9000T? Or is there a sourtce in canada? I would be interested.
Posts in this Thread:
- 9-5 Xeon Bulbs?, Bill H, Mon, 02 Oct 2000 22:52:12
- Re: 9-5 Xeon Bulbs?, StanL, Wed, 04 Oct 2000 11:36:03
- xenon versus euro, and a euro question, Rafe, Mon, 02 Oct 2000 23:48:50 <-- Viewing This Message
- Halogen Bulbs for a 92 9000S, matt, Sun, 18 Mar 2001 21:39:04
- Re: xenon versus euro, and a euro question, mark, Wed, 4 Oct 2000 20:09:04
- Back on 9-5 question, Ian Glenday
, Tue, 03 Oct 2000 21:53:58 - Re: xenon versus euro, and a euro question, flm, Tue, 03 Oct 2000 09:00:57
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