[Quantum Owners] Re: xron headlights

2011-12-27 Thread barnacle
Strictly, none of the above unless you have type-approved your quantum with automatic level sensing and aim adjustment and headlight washers. If you must, the 4300 will provide the perceived brightest light, in spite of the boy-racer 'blue blue blue' look and will be least likely to attract the at

Re: [Quantum Owners] xron headlights

2011-12-27 Thread Matthew Wastell
K is for kelvin. This is the colour temp of the light. Nothing to do with power as such. I use 6500k lighting in my office, this is like sunlight very bright and some would say harsh light. I honestly think these HID lights factory fitted or otherwise should be banned. They are blinding comi

Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: Quantum Coupe - CV Joint Problem

2011-12-27 Thread MichaelHughes7A
The build manual I have was current when my former coupe was built, it was no 99 This implies that no change is needed if you are using Fiesta Mkll XR2 driveshafts. Michael -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Quantum Owners Group" group. To post

[Quantum Owners] Re: xron headlights

2011-12-27 Thread barnacle
Indeed; I forgot to mention this. There's an odd optical effect that the bluer light *looks* brighter but the eye is less sensitive to blue light. 4300K isn't much bluer than the standard 2700K incandescent or 3-3500K halogen lamps, but it is a noticeable difference. Neil On Dec 27, 3:26 pm, Matt

Re: [Quantum Owners] xron headlights

2011-12-27 Thread Ian Harrison
The main issue for non OEM fit HIDs even if the height is set correctly is the massive amount of glare caused by the lack of good clean lenses and no washer system to sort them out. I looked at getting some myself but decided the side effects and the border line legality made it not worthwhile

[Quantum Owners] xron headlights

2011-12-27 Thread forestboy
hi firstly a merry xmas and a happy new year to you all, just a quick question has anyone ever fitted or thought about fitting xeron headlamps to their quantums as i would like to fit some to my H4. The only concern i have is the plastic cover that fits over the headlamp on the bonnet with the poss

[Quantum Owners] New email

2011-12-27 Thread Derek Clews
Hi - Hope you had a good Christmas. I want to change my email for the group - how can I do that? I have had a look on google and nothing obvious for me to do. Is it changed centrally by the group? Derek -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Quantum

RE: [Quantum Owners] Re: xron headlights

2011-12-27 Thread Ken Needham
Hi, Neil and Mathew have said all the important stuff but having kicked off a similar discussion some time ago, Ive been doing some testing of the "new" extra efficient normal bulbs which claim to use Xenon rather than other gases. These are onsale everywhere now and I believe are totally legal

Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: xron headlights

2011-12-27 Thread Susan and Martin Scott
Even some H4 bulbs can cause plastics in headlight covers to go opaque - as we found with our old Mondeo. Non-UV bulbs need to be used. - Original Message - From: Ken Needham To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2011 6:03 PM Subject: RE: [Quantum Owne