Those are known as HID, or High Intensity Discharge lights. Just replacing
the headlights wouldn't work, because I believe they also require a
transformer of some sort, special wiring, etc. Currently I think only the
Germans are using them (Audi and BMW are they only 2 I know of). JC Whitney
has offroad lights of this type, but they cost big bucks (like $1200). They
are brighter than aircraft landing lights! Just FYI...
-unlogic
At 12:03 PM 12/14/1998 -0800, you wrote:
>I've seen these headlights on a few cars recently (the new Audis?) which are
>bright white when seen dead-on, but are blue if looked at off axis. I assume
>that this is to help with fog and to not blind other drivers, but I thought
>they looked cool, and were much brighter than the lights on my DAK. Does
>anyone know if similar bulbs are available for the Dak? It looks like the
>lens does some focusing as well (judging from appearance), so is this actually
>needed?
>Thanks,
>
>.Geoff
>Geoffrey Hausheer
>Intel Corp.
>Hillsboro, OR
>'98 318 4x4 CC
>
>
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