Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2004 11:51:21 -0600 From: "Walt Kienzle" <wkienzlenopsam.net> Subject: Re: '90 9000T Headlight?
There are a couple of answers to these questions. Some people (in the US) have replaced the factory lamps with units from Hella or Cibe that take the H4 bulb. Technically, these are illegal, but the difference is often missed by law enforcement. While I'm not very familiar with the Canadian laws, I know that many car manufacturers design their products so that they are compliant with both US and Canadian laws. For example, GM touts that all its cars are equipped with Daytime Running Lights (DRLs) and hype this as a safety feature. DRLs are not required in the US, but they are in Canada. The US actually modified their laws to adapt somewhat to Canadian standards and allow DRLs, which, technically, were illegal 15 years ago. For the headlights, Canada may have made their regulations flexible to accommodate both US and European standards. Walt Kienzle 1991 9000T "Huibuh" <no.spamnopsamline.de> wrote in message news:bth7sm$csh$02$1nopsam.t-online.com... > I wonder what the Canadians have. I remember using H 4 bulbs for different > cars when living there. Have they adapted to US-standards or mainly to > european-standards? > > Dieter > > > No, they don't. A US 1990 model would use a 9004 bulb. They also have > two > > filaments, like the H4 bulb, so all the other information previously > > provided applies. In the US I have only seen H4 bulbs used in > motorcycles. > > Automobiles use a different bulb to meet Federal requirements for light > > distribution patterns (IIRC). > > > > Walt Kienzle > > 1991 9000T > > > > > >
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