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Norseman 02-18-2004 05:44 PM

I am almost positive I have seen GE lamps in Europe that fits Euro lightss. Maybe they make more money on the sealed beam lamps??:rolleyes:

sbourg 02-18-2004 07:18 PM

I had an '88 Acura Integra (Honda to you), and now a '90 Honda Accord I mostly drive. The Integra lites were pretty good, the Accord ones are excellent. All US-spec. The lamps on the 190E are pathetic. The problem lies with the design Mercedes chose, not gov't regulations.

Steve

Pete Geither 02-18-2004 07:30 PM

Boy I am going to be in the minority here, but the lights on my 400E and E320TE are as good as I want them to be. The SL could be brighter, but will suffice. At my age, 58, it gets harder to see at night anyway, but the 2, 124's do an excellent job. The new Ram pickup positively sucks for illumination.

yhliem 02-19-2004 04:13 AM

Re: Point to remember:
 
Quote:

Originally posted by Fimum Fit
a lot of what has been passed off on the public as safety legislation, especially during the Carter administration, was really a form of trade barrier to protect UAW jobs by making it more expensive for foreign automakers to certify a model for the USA market. Lighting systems are the most obvious example -- General Electric, especially, regularly proclaimed that the obsolete USA lights were superior, but backed that up by pointing out to the local congressman that their sealed beam plant in our area would be likely to close if those evil aerodynamic European lights were allowed in.
This is precisely why earlier MBs had such crappy lighting.

Let's not forget that the US government isn't above creating trade barriers for superior products in order to protect US manufacturers of inferior products. ie. Harley Davidson in the '80s.

Fimum Fit 02-19-2004 08:41 AM

Norman:
 
Vi talar om saker fron 70 talet. Nufortiden har GE gick in i halogenlamp marknaden ochso

Norseman 02-19-2004 10:50 AM

Fimum Fit.

HE He. I hear you . :D
But I seem to remember that my old Volvo Amazon from 1966 had H4 lamps. Probably aftermarket

Howcome you type Swedish so well??

Steinar


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