Miata Mailing List: January 1996, Message #127
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   From: Keith Tanner 
Subject: Re: Headlamps
   Date: Wed, 3 Jan 1996 10:50:47 -0500


>The cutoff comes from the bulb design, not the
>reflector. 
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>Actually, the glass helps in the cutoff, too. 

I still think the triangle comes purely from the bulb - you may be able to
see reflections on the reflector of the shield that creates the cutoff.
When I put the 80/100W bulbs in a Honda Civic, the pattern stayed exactly
the same, and those were stock reflectors that showed absolutely no sign of
a similar beam pattern before the H4 bulbs were installed.

Taping over the glass will cut part of your beam, but I'll bet if you put UK
bulbs in your continental reflectors, you won't notice a difference from a
full UK setup.

Keith amd Baby 
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