Re: [DML] Headlight Conversions

["doctor who" <ohwrd@xxxx>]

You can find aftermarket sealed beam conversion kits. I think the web addy 
is european lights.com or something like that, I dont get an endorsement fee 
from anyone, but a simple search will turn up the kits that you can buy to 
replace the sealed beam headlights.

The HID conversion can be added to these replaced sealed beam ports at an 
additional cost of as little as $400, but can run as high as $2000. This is 
because the headlights will have to be custom made to fit the conversion 
headlights to be DOT and street legal as far as focus pattern in your state. 
(Basically so you arent flooding the entire highway w/high intensity UV 
light)

The HID system runs at extremely high voltage, and is the same as if you 
were to have a strobe light mounted on the front of your vehicle.
You would keep your standard halogen bulbs if you wanted to have high beams. 
The HID bulbs work by maintaining a electrical arc that produces hundreds of 
arcs per second, thus your light source. If your really interested I can get 
into the complexities of focusing a carbon arc electrical source using 
magnetic fields and the amount of time it is going to to take you to get it 
just right. Or you can trust me when I say this is a project that you really 
want to have custom-professionally done. (They have computers that can 
figure out the exact placement of the bulb and magnetic field in a matter of 
minutes.)

The upgrade to HID is not cheap by any means, the bulbs alone can run upto 
$400 a piece. (depending on wattage and manufucturer). But if you want the 
nightime to look like day, then there is no better lighting system on the 
road.

hope this helps,
dr c?

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> From: "Robert Rooney" <dmcvegas@xxxx>
> Reply-To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx
> To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [DML] Headlight Conversions
> Date: Fri, 05 May 2000 18:04:21 -0000
>
> I know that the headlight conversion thread has been discussed
> before, but I wanted to ask everyone here for both your opinions, &
> your ideas. 
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