Thanks for that Mark. I had done some checks and the units are CE marked but I had not come across that aspect.
Ken Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 23:25:07 +0000 From: taxim...@yahoo.co.uk Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: H4 rear brake pipes To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com I was chatting to an mot tester a couple of weeks back about fitting hid lamps on my 2+2. His response was an immediate and definite no. Apparently HID lamps can only be fitted to vehicles with self levelling headlamps. A few minutes research found the following: 'Vehicles equipped with HID headlamps are required by ECE regulation 48 also to be equipped with headlamp lens cleaning systems and automatic beam levelling control. Both of these measures are intended to reduce the tendency for high-output headlamps to cause high levels of glare to other road users.' Mark From: Ken Needham <fixit-wo...@hotmail.co.uk> To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com Sent: Sat, 28 August, 2010 15:30:38 Subject: RE: [Quantum Owners] Re: H4 rear brake pipes Hi, Aluminium under the wheel arch is very likely to corrode due to salt. Much better to use stainless pop rivets. They are easy to get these days especialy through marine outlets and frequently advertised on ebay. Flowing through on the LED discussion, I have fitted a multi LED bulb and would agree that the overall illumination is a tad down when on sidelamps but the stop light is great. I've only ran it for a month now but I would hope the reliability is improved. One change I have made is that of the headlamps on my saloon. The 35 watt HID bulb sets give much better road illumination although the dip cutoff on the H4 version is not quite as good as conventional. I have also fitted the H1 bulb set to my wife's Alfa and that is an amazing difference Imported from HK through ebay, I have now bought three sets. I had a ballast pop after a week on the Alfa. I mailed the supplier and by return they offered to replace the unit if I returned it or for 20$ they would send one imediately with no further requirement. I paid the 20 through paypal and had the new unit within a few days. The H4 units took about 40 mins to fit due to a relay required for the dip function and the bulb units are a bit fiddly to position but the H1s just replace the standard bulb plus require the ballasts to be mounted near to the headlamp units. They were fitted in 10 mins. We have been running them fo a year now without any problems. regards Ken > Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 14:50:50 +0100 > From: russ...@quantum54.freeserve.co.uk > To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: H4 rear brake pipes > > Dave is spot on, and if my aged brain remebers chemistry correctly from > 30 years ago the series is: > > Magnesium > Aluminium > Zinc > Iron > Tin > Lead > Copper > Silver > > As aluminium is above iron it corrodes in preference to the steel. > > Russell > > On 28/08/2010 12:04, Dave English wrote: > > Hi Pete. > > > > Although I can't answer your problem about how to reattach the > > bracket, if it was originally riveted (one of Jim's options), I can > > tell you why it came off. > > When aluminium rivets are used through steel they suffer from > > 'dissimilar metal corrosion'. In this case, the steel will cause the > > aluminium to corrode. > > A better method to fix the bracket to GRP may be to use a couple of > > suitable sized self tappers and some araldite in the holes. > > I have used this method myself and it does work, but as always, my > > ideas are open to comment and suggestion. > > > > Dave > > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Quantum Owners Group" group. > To post to this group, send email to quantumowners@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > quantumowners-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/quantumowners?hl=en > > IMPORTANT NOTE: All information presented herewith is provided on an "As Is" > basis, without warranty or the implication thereof. 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