Re: [Chrysler300] Lefty's "BRIGHT" idea

["Johnl" <john@xxxx>]

Roger and all,

I also should state that I currently have all of these in stock. Pricing is
as follows:

7" $40.01 each complete
5 3/4" $ 38.38 each complete for either low or hi/low beam.

We also accept all major credit cards. Anyone needing further info please
e-mail me privately at john@xxxx

John Lazenby

----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger Schaaf" <obiwan10@xxxx>
To: <chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <dan300f@xxxx>; "Johnl"
<john@xxxx>
Cc: "Rick ROYZE" <royze@xxxx>
Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 1:42 PM
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Lefty's "BRIGHT" idea


> I too have a couple of newer autos(Jaguar and Lexus) with "HID" headlites
> and I totally agree with you on their value. This however only makes it
> worse for me when I drive my old Corvette or 300.
>
> The question that I ask and I am not sure that was answered in your very
> informative missive, was what to install in my B(large seal beamed light)
> and my Corvette(smaller dual light system) to at least get a somewhat step
> up in lighting performance.
>
> Were the old "bulls eye" lights any better? At least they would look
> somewhat appropriate in the B and look cool. Do not know how readily
> available they are today however.
>
> Roger
> 300 B Calif.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Johnl" <john@xxxx>
> To: <chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <dan300f@xxxx>
> Cc: "Rick ROYZE" <royze@xxxx>
> Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 12:06 PM
> Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Lefty's "BRIGHT" idea
>
>
> Some further info regarding headlight replacements. First to qualify
myself
> I've been in this business for 33 years and have sold lighting for that
> entire time period.
>
> There have been two versions of the sealed beam headlight. After the
first
> one was introduced there was one improvement made in about 1958. That
> improvement actually raised the driving speed to 35 mph before you started
> to over run your lights capabilities. The main reason that nothing went
> further than that is major manufacturers in the USA didn't want to pay
> royalties to the Europeans who had developed far better lighting to go
with
> the performance of their vehicles. Remember the Autobahn where there is
no
> speed limit, well a lot of technology came from areas just like that where
> things such a lighting, braking and overall handling had to be better to
> accommodate the higher driving speeds. In Larry Jetts original e-mail he
> mentioned Hella. For those of you who are not familiar they are a very
> large European company and do a good portion of the OE lighting for cars
> from that part of the world. They also do lenses, so next time you look
at
> a German cars tail lights read the stamp on them and you will see HELLA.
> They also supply the big three with some lighting in this country.
>
> Back in the 70's there was actually one state in the USA that went
against
> the Federal Government and would not enforce the sealed beam lamp only.
The
> reasoning for this was that state felt that it was such a "safety issue"
> they were correct. Finally there was enough pressure put on the Feds that
> they backed off. That is when you started to see rectangle lights and
then
> Halogen sealed beams being offered by the big three. The American light
> manufactures were trying to by some time.
>
> Today sealed beams have become a thing of the past. Look at any new car
and
> you will see a much higher tec lighting system. Now you see the major USA
> companies offering upgraded bulbs just for these application. I will
grant
> you see some companies bring not so great stuff in from the orient and I
> personally don't recommend most of these.
>
> Also you see on primarily high end cars the (HID) High Intensity Discharge
> lighting. I've owned a couple of cars with these and I can tell you they
> are phenomenal in performance. One car we purchased had this as a $500
> option and I went for it when the car was ordered as I'm such a believer.
> Currently it is the closest thing to natural sun light you can get and
that
> is what the human eye works best with. Trust me, drive a car with them
and
> you won't believe the difference.
>
> Now the issue of blinding on coming cars. If any of these lights are
aimed
> properly you won't have that problem. You will also find they are very
easy
> to align without a machine. All you need is a level area, a wall and
about
> 20 feet. A good quality halogen or HID light has very definite lines for
> cut offs. In fact, some HID set ups actually have a self leveling within
> about 5 seconds after they are turned on. Also they run on very high
> voltage and will kill you if you put your hands in the wrong spot.
Factory
> cars with this option are clearly marked under the hood with a stern
> warning.
>
> At this time I don't recommend purchasing any HID system for a car that
> didn't come from the factory with it. There is an enormous amount of
> engineering that goes into those systems. On the other had the halogen
> (separate bulb) replacements are easy to install, aim and you will be
amazed
> and the performance and safety difference.
>
> I've run this type of lighting in my daily drivers for years and have
never
> been sited and have never blinded anyone either. Also I've even installed
> this type of lighting in some of my collector cars that I drive a lot,
> simply because my eyes aren't what they use to be and I want to be as safe
> as possible for others and myself.
>
> John Lazenby
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <dan300f@xxxx>
> To: <chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 3:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Lefty's "BRIGHT" idea
>
>
> Hi all:
>
> Not being approved by DOT does not surprise me, BUT, for which
applications?
> Apparently, if John Lazenby's company handles them, they are approved for
> something. Why not adapt them for our uses. If aimed properly, they
should
> bother no one and provide additional lighting on our side of the road..
If
> we use
> them on our 300's, how many of us drive them at night on mountainous roads
> anyway? Come to think of it, they would have come in handy in Montana
when
> there was no speed limit! Maybe we could not have out driven our
> headlights.
>
> It took years for them to approve Halogen headlamps when they were in use
in
> Europe many years before we could use them. Now how many cars on the road
> have them?
>
> By the way, I purchased some Halogen tail light bulbs for my 300F from
John
> and they make a BIG difference in the lights from the rear.
>
> Dan Reitz
> Northridge, CA
>
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