yellow headlight film

[mambodave]

http://www.headlightarmor.com/index.asp?PageAction=MFGSEARCH&ManfID=38&Page=1

anyone seen any lens protecion film in yellow thet goes on the H4 euro lights?

like the yellow euro look, but dont want yellow lenses

[Early_S_Man]

Dave,

The yellow lenses were never available for Bosch H4 assemblies from Porsche or Bosch. For the French market Porsche offered yellow-tinted H4 bulbs -- only!

edit ... Aftermarket yellow lenses of poor-quality plastic have been available for a few years for both H1 and H4 assemblies from the 'other' PP paper catalog.

[mambodave]

opps..my bad...Ive seen a few...they must have been home grown

[Dave Nordhoff]

I painted the inside of my H4's with Krylon stained glass paint.
Dave

[TRE Cup]

little pricey at $60-70. i like Dave Nordhoff's idea plus add some clear stoneguard film on your own to protect the glass

[Zeke]

Originally posted by mambodave
opps..my bad...Ive seen a few...they must have been home grown

I think you've seen H1's or the plastic ones. I've had all 3: OEM French H1's, glass repros and the plastic ones. They all differ from each other in a few ways. I don't know about thin covers, just the lenses themselves.

[mambodave]

I was thinking of finding some film..and fitting it up so I can remove it if i drive at night.. police here are kind of a PITA about that stuff.

[juicersr]

Very cool shot Dave.... was that you doing the burnouts?

[pmajka]

evil bay has it....

get blanks for 69-94 911s

cut your own

[spinner]

I have yellow film from lamin-x on my H4s. Works well..

[kees]

Originally posted by Early_S_Man
Dave,

The yellow lenses were never available for Bosch H4 assemblies from Porsche or Bosch. For the French market Porsche offered yellow-tinted H4 bulbs -- only!

edit ... Aftermarket yellow lenses of poor-quality plastic have been available for a few years for both H1 and H4 assemblies from the 'other' PP paper catalog.

I found a picture of what I think are Bosch H4 yellow lenses. Correct me if I'm wrong.



Kees.

[304065]

Zoot alors! Eet ees a Fransh Neuf-Onze! (eet used to be ze Neuf-Zero-Un, but Messrs. Peugeot put a stop to ZETT!)

[Howard M]

I also installed lamin-x on my H4's. The sharp compound curves are a challenge and, of course, the film cannot be easily removed. So far, I have not been stopped by any police. The nighttime headlight intensity is fine.

[rfn026]

I have a set of Hella H-4 yellow lenses on my '73. If you're going to do it do it right.

Richard

[mambodave]

Originally posted by rfn026
I have a set of Hella H-4 yellow lenses on my '73. If you're going to do it do it right.

Richard

and where would someone purchase these from?

[rfn026]

I found mine several years ago on eBay. A guy in Europe had a bunch of them. they came in brand new Hella boxes and everything.

Richard

[paul b]

try this guy:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=006&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=160049320154&rd=1,1

alternatively I have H4 halogen yellow bulbs which look faintly yellow when lights are off and increase in intensity as you get closer to the lens , then with the lights on they are a great euro look yellow....sorry car away in garage so cant post a pic !

___________

Paul

[pieterk]

Stupid question I've never seen asked nor answered: do the yellow lights actually functionally improve contrast to aid in night-time vision, or is it just an aesthetic thing? I have to imagine it's functional, given its presence in racing. And if it is, is there an actual optical color temperature that is required, or will anything in the yellow ballpark work?

Dave, you mentioned Stone Guard film to me yesterday for the brace; where can I buy some locally?

[skinnerd]

yellow is better at cutting through fog and haze....

[CurtEgerer]

There are numerous threads on Pelican regarding yellow lights.

Yellow lights in California..

This is probably the best current source of information:

http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech/lights/light_color/light_color.html