Bi-xenon E-code?
03-12-2004, 07:28 AM
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Bi-xenon E-code?
Is this for real, the bi-xenon part? I can't seem to see a flap that could open or close in the picture they show at www.vagparts.com. Could anybody who have these post a picture of the high-beam?
Another question: what happens to the E-code city light in Canadian-spec cars? Unless I'm truly mistaken, our blinkers are not on all the time stock: we have our fogs on all the time instead.
Another question: what happens to the E-code city light in Canadian-spec cars? Unless I'm truly mistaken, our blinkers are not on all the time stock: we have our fogs on all the time instead.
03-12-2004, 07:30 AM
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Flap?
I didn't know there was a flap...I assumed Bi-Xenon is just low and high beam Xenons...and the high beam would physically look the same as the halogen high beams...except with Xenon bulbs/ballasts.
03-12-2004, 07:38 AM
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needs to have a flap to keep them covered. Xenon gas takes a little longer to fire up than halogen
so the bi-xenon lights actually keep the high beam on all the time and covered by the "flap" in order to keep them covered. when you flash someone the flap retracts or opens up kind of like a photo lens aperture and allows the high beams to shine thru.
03-12-2004, 07:40 AM
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take longer to fire up and would not work in a flashing situation as well as the fact that
xenon bulbs burn out faster if you turn them on and off in a quick flashing fashion, this causes excessive wear on them
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03-12-2004, 07:42 AM
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basically when you turn on the low beams they take a second or so
to actually ignite and reach the desired level of illumination, they start out very blue then turn more white as they warm up, they do essentially work like that. the high beams would just bnot be good to flash anyone if the took a second to fire up
