RE: xenon projector beam headlights

[esw5@cornell.edu (Ernest Wong)]

[the illuminated observations from Peter Henriksen]

>The sharp cutoff is the same on my new Euro headlights on the 200qw. I
>was out at night in it this weekend for the first time and kept on
>feeling like I was blinding oncoming traffic, but only until I got a
>good look at the cutoff. It angles up sharply on the inside to
>illuminate signs and what-not a looooong way down the road and then is
>just cut off right above the hood (just below the windshield/rear
>windows on oncoming/same direction vehicles. Amazing difference from the
>OE candle sticks.

I've noticed the 9007 converted 5000 non-turbo lights have a nice forward
beam with 2 'blips' higher up off to the right to light up signs a mile
away.

I did crank both lights down after running the bulbs in fear of blinding
traffic. But hadn't been flashed (by oncoming traffic) before cranking down
the lights. Might nudge 'em back up a bit to light up them foolish deer
fawns playing on the roadways.

I've noticed my lights reflecting off traffic signs waaaay far away. Even
before  cars in front of me light up the signs. Maybe it's just the
reflection angle of the signs.


But them nice thick reading glasses (aka Bosch Murican headlight lens) on
the 5000 still smear the beam pattern all over the road. It just is now
smeared much further away.

Don't go making road-kills out there.

Contemplating getting them Schroth 4 point belts . . .