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pseudoXenon lamps explained
Posted by Rafe (more from Rafe) on Sun, 17 Nov 2002 15:55:44
In Reply to: Xenon - blue headlights on a '99 9-5 sw, Matt, Sat, 16 Nov 2002 22:21:52
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If it's too good to be true then it probably is! The inexpensive "xenon" lamps are, and at the same time are not, truly xenon lamps. They are not xenon arc lamps, which is what you want, and which as others have pointed out are complex and very costly to try to retrofit. What they are is ordinary tungsten halogen lamps that include some xenon. That's how the sellers can get away with calling them "xenon" lamps. But you will note they are not advertised as "xenon arc" or "xenon HID" lamps.
Have you ever seen an advertisement for a $49.99 "solar clothes dryer?" It's a clothesline. Same deal here.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Xenon - blue headlights on a '99 9-5 sw, Matt, Sat, 16 Nov 2002 22:21:52
- Aftermarket HID's on my '02 Aero, bRAD, Mon, 18 Nov 2002 12:58:11
- pseudoXenon lamps explained, Rafe, Sun, 17 Nov 2002 15:55:44 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: Xenon - blue headlights on a '99 9-5 sw, Fred, Sun, 17 Nov 2002 02:21:13
- Yep - ebay "specials" are NOT HID!, Pete 9-5 Saab, Sun, 17 Nov 2002 00:08:30
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