Automotive Terms Dictionary
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Quarter Panel
A sheet metal panel that covers the area from the rear-door opening to the
taillight area, and from the bottom of the surface to the base of the roof,
or from the headlamp area to the front-door opening, and from the bottom
of the surface to the base of the hood.
Quartz Halogen Headlamps
A headlamp bulb having a quartz envelope holding the tungsten filament and
filled with an inert gas containing iodine or another of the five halogen
gases. The gas serves to remove the tungsten deposits from the bulb wall
and redeposit them on the filament, preventing blackening of the bulb surface
and reduction of light output. This kind of cycle requires very high filament
operation temperatures which necessitates the use of quartz instead of glass.
These lamps produce more lighting power per watt of electrical power than
standard sealed beam headlamps.
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