Abstract: A headlight has a housing accommodating a gas discharge lamp and opening is closeable by a closing part. The gas discharge lamp is connectable by an electrical conductor with a voltage source, which is provided with a plug connection. The first plug part is arranged on the housing while the second plug part is releasable from outside of the housing. The releasable plug part blocks the cover in its position in which it closes the opening so that a removal of the cover for releasing the opening can be performed only after removal of the plug part. It is therefore guaranteed that no voltage applies to the parts of the headlight.

Abstract: A headlight for a vehicle has a housing, a gas discharge lamp arranged in the housing and having an opening, a closing part arranged to close the opening of the housing, a voltage source with which the gas discharge lamp is connectable, a plug connection provided for connecting the gas discharge lamp with the voltage source and including a stationary plug part arranged on the housing and a releasable plug part arranged outside of the housing. The closing part is releasable from outside of the housing for releasing the opening and has an extremity which in a position in which the closing part closes the opening, extends in the plug connection. The releasable plug part is elastically deformable at least in a region and, in an initial condition before its mounting, has a shape in which it is not electrically conductively connectable with the stationary plug part.

Abstract: A headlight for motor vehicles has a reflector, a lamp support, a gas discharge lamp arranged in the reflector on the lamp support and including a region extending in the reflector and a glass cylinder which at least partially absorbs light in UV-wavelength range and surrounds the region of the gas discharge lamp, and a light stop which at least partially screens a light emitted by the gas discharge lamp. The light stop is at least indirectly mounted on the reflector, the glass cylinder is held on the light stop at least in its end region facing a light direction, the glass cylinder adjoins the lamp support, and the lamp support and the gas cylinder are arranged so that an opening leading to an interior of the glass cylinder remains between the lamp support and the glass cylinder.