[Shotimes] Headlight bulbs

[Herman Anker]

http://www.brightheadlights-hid.com/sylvania-xenarc-x1010.htm has them for $389. Shop around or check out ebay - u might find them even cheaper.

The stock headlamps biggest problem is short lasting front lense, nothing wrong with the reflector surface quality. The desision to use 9007 over H4 application was bad from a design standpoint. It cost maybe $2 less to use a 9000 series bulb above a H4: The H4 requires a weather protectant rubber cap - 9007 has a built in rubber ring and obvoisly dont need it. Many cars uses H4 in the US, so nothing wrong with legality - Ford was just beeing cheap on lighting as usual.

BTW the number of the label E4 doesnt signify anything else than country of approval.

I am glad I don't have to look at those stockers anymore...

James White wrote:

> Under $400?  Wonder where you would get this bargin?
>
> On the '93mtx I tried a set of 60/100 bulbs at first.  After a year a
> connection on the headlight socket burned up.
>
> Got a relay set and then went to 80/100 bulbs and the bulbs would not last
> more than a week.  Went trough 3 pair in less than 3 weeks.  Someone on this
> list several years ago suggested that with the Mitsubishi alternator there
> was a voltage spike when you turned off the key and that took its toll on
> the bulbs.
>
> I really never noticed that much improvement.  In fact I drove home one
> night over 200 miles on 2-lane roads with only the 100 watt high beams on
> and no one even flashed me to dim.  Like Herman says, the problem is the
> lense and reflector.
>
> A 55/65 watt Euro spec E4 headlight would be 100% than even 200 watts in the
> crappy designed headlight of your SHOs
>
> Jim White - greensho@crown.net
> Valparaiso, Indiana
> '93  5 SPEED   276k few mods
> '95  5 SPEED   233k lots of mods
> "double clutch"  it's good for both you and your SHO