<VV> Need an interpreter, please

[JVHRoberts at aol.com]

E code headlights often have a 'city bulb', which is a small bulb wired  like 
a parking light. It's not focussed like the main bulb, but it does light up  
the headlight housing. Wire 'em up to the parking light circuit, or ignore it  
and connect the main headlight bulb normally. 
 
In a message dated 1/20/2006 8:17:23 PM Eastern Standard Time,  
dreamwoodck at yahoo.com writes:

Hey  gang,
I got curious about the "crystal" headlamps you might
have seen on  eBay. I started by asking what the extra
red and black leads were for,  figuring they powered
the small blue bulb on the edge of the  lamp.
Apparently they do, but check out the responses
(below) that I got  back. Does anyone know what the
hell he's talking  about???????



Chuck

--- kai zhao  <xrayperformance at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006  19:35:43 -0800 (PST)
> From: kai zhao  <xrayperformance at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: Question for item  #8029413193 - S 58-69
> CHEVY CORVAIR EURO CRYSTAL HEADLIGHTS  W/BULBS
> To: Chuck Kubin <dreamwoodck at yahoo.com>
> 
>  Dear Chuck,
>   It is an build in mini lightbulb, you can  design
> to connect it to represent as part of headlight or
>  corner.
>   That's our fix rate shipping and handling  charges.
>   If your stock one is 6 x 4 inches, this  auction
> will fit.
> 
> Chuck Kubin  <dreamwoodck at yahoo.com> wrote:
>     Hi  Kai,
>   Not sure what you mean by "city lights." Most  cars
> I'm familiar with have one headlight incorporating
> high  and low beams, or a a second set of high beams.
> You can also add fog  lights as separate units, but
> nothing manufactured in the U.S. during  that period
> had them as a factory installation. What's the
>  intended use for "city lights," and how are they
>  switched?
>   Another question: why is shipping so high on  these
> lamps?
>   The dimmer switch turned on both the  high beams in
> the three-prong T3 headlamps and the separate  high
> beam lamps. 
>   Also, so your advertising will  be correct, the
> Corvair ran from 1960-1969. These weren't any  in
> 1958 or 1959. They all used the same headlamps.
>   
>   kai zhao <xrayperformance at yahoo.com>  wrote:
>     Dear Customer,
> 
> They are for  the city lights.