GE Nighthawk Headlight Bulbs

Related to headlights, 1990 Honda CRX. All manner of water droplets on inside
of headlight lenses. Got to be rusting everything. What to do? Drill
ventilation holes someplace?

Quent

On Sun, 10 Jan 2005, QDurham wrote:

> Related to headlights

Yes, anyone visiting my office or home wouldn't be out of line guessing
that I am related to headlights.

> 1990 Honda CRX. All manner of water droplets on inside of headlight
> lenses. Got to be rusting everything. What to do? Drill ventilation
> holes someplace?

This headlamp was designed when the US DOT was still pretending the UK
hadn't tried the dumb "semi-sealed headlamp" idea in the '70s and found it
to be a dumb idea. You can try drilling ventillation holes (remove the
headlamp assembly and drill close to the front of the reflector, just
behind the lens, on the BOTTOM, preferably in an area protected but not
blocked by a lip seal). You can also try removing the O-rings from the
bulbs. If the bulbs will still fit securely without the O-rings, their
removal will aid in breathing. You're fighting an uphill battle; the
'80s-early '90s Honda North American-market composite headlamps are rather
notorious rusters.

DS

On Sun, 10 Jan 2005, QDurham wrote:

> Related to headlights

Yes, anyone visiting my office or home wouldn't be out of line guessing
that I am related to headlights.

> 1990 Honda CRX. All manner of water droplets on inside of headlight
> lenses. Got to be rusting everything. What to do? Drill ventilation
> holes someplace?

This headlamp was designed when the US DOT was still pretending the UK
hadn't tried the dumb "semi-sealed headlamp" idea in the '70s and found it
to be a dumb idea. You can try drilling ventillation holes (remove the
headlamp assembly and drill close to the front of the reflector, just
behind the lens, on the BOTTOM, preferably in an area protected but not
blocked by a lip seal). You can also try removing the O-rings from the
bulbs. If the bulbs will still fit securely without the O-rings, their
removal will aid in breathing. You're fighting an uphill battle; the
'80s-early '90s Honda North American-market composite headlamps are rather
notorious rusters.

DS

"Daniel J. Stern" > wrote in message
n.umich.edu...
> On Sun, 9 Jan 2005, Daniel J. Stern wrote:
>
>> Sylvania XtraVision, GE HO, GE SUV, Philips High Visibility are
>> high-efficacy bulbs.
>
> For completeness, this list should also include Wagner BriteLite,
> Candlepower BL and Narva Rangepower.

Dan, Narva (Brown & Watson International downunder) are in the US??



>> GE NightHawk, Philips VisionPlus, Narva Rangepower+50, Candlepower SBL
>> are
>> ultra-high-efficacy bulbs.

"Daniel J. Stern" > wrote in message
n.umich.edu...
> On Sun, 9 Jan 2005, Daniel J. Stern wrote:
>
>> Sylvania XtraVision, GE HO, GE SUV, Philips High Visibility are
>> high-efficacy bulbs.
>
> For completeness, this list should also include Wagner BriteLite,
> Candlepower BL and Narva Rangepower.

Dan, Narva (Brown & Watson International downunder) are in the US??



>> GE NightHawk, Philips VisionPlus, Narva Rangepower+50, Candlepower SBL
>> are
>> ultra-high-efficacy bulbs.

On Fri, 14 Jan 2005, Mot Adv-NSW wrote:

> > For completeness, this list should also include Wagner BriteLite,
> > Candlepower BL and Narva Rangepower.
>
> Dan, Narva (Brown & Watson International downunder) are in the US??

Brown & Watson International is an Australian firm that licence the
"Narva" name from Narva Speziallampen (Plauen) AG, in Germany -- a very
old bulb company acquired by Philips when the Berlin Wall came down.

Brown & Watson's product range includes some bulbs made by Narva in
Germany, some bulbs sourced elsewhere in Germany, some bulbs sourced
elsewhere in the world, and a fair amount of related items (auxiliary
lamps made in Asia, electrical tape, terminals, wire, etc.)

Candlepower, Inc. is an American firm that is the North American sales
branch of Narva Speziallampen (Plauen) AG.

So no, Narva Australia (Brown & Watson) are not in the US, and a bulb sold
in Australia under the "Narva" name is not necessarily a Narva-made bulb.

DS

On Fri, 14 Jan 2005, Mot Adv-NSW wrote:

> > For completeness, this list should also include Wagner BriteLite,
> > Candlepower BL and Narva Rangepower.
>
> Dan, Narva (Brown & Watson International downunder) are in the US??

Brown & Watson International is an Australian firm that licence the
"Narva" name from Narva Speziallampen (Plauen) AG, in Germany -- a very
old bulb company acquired by Philips when the Berlin Wall came down.

Brown & Watson's product range includes some bulbs made by Narva in
Germany, some bulbs sourced elsewhere in Germany, some bulbs sourced
elsewhere in the world, and a fair amount of related items (auxiliary
lamps made in Asia, electrical tape, terminals, wire, etc.)

Candlepower, Inc. is an American firm that is the North American sales
branch of Narva Speziallampen (Plauen) AG.

So no, Narva Australia (Brown & Watson) are not in the US, and a bulb sold
in Australia under the "Narva" name is not necessarily a Narva-made bulb.

DS