Headlights

iCraig · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 Jun 2004 Karma :

Just wondering if anyone has a problem like me, I find my headlights on dipped beam are crap in my car. (Most of my bikes had this problem too)

And just wondering if there is any cheap ways of getting better lights?

I notice there are uprated bulbs like H4 +30's or are these just a gimmick?

Sparks! · Sir Tart-a-lot Joined: 30 Aug 2003 Karma :

Most uprated bulbs are gimmicks...

Your best bet is to upgrade to HID but you're looking at £150-£200 + for a half decent kit.. check ebay for kits to suit your car (depending on what car you have)...
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iCraig · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 Jun 2004 Karma :

I have an Octavia 1.6, and I though HID Kits were now illegal?

cagiva gezzer · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Mar 2003 Karma :

AutoExpress are doing their annual bulb test next week.

Just fitted some slightly tinted ones and i'm about to go out for the first time, so i'll see how they go.
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MaybeGuy · Super Spammer Joined: 12 Mar 2007 Karma :

how are they connected? i found on my SRAD 600 that if i re-wired the bulbs a certain way that they became brighter.
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Ichy · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Jul 2005 Karma :

Have a look here.

https://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=131146

To the best of my knowledge HID conversions are illegal and can fail an MOT due to the pattern. The kit needs to be CE or E marked and I think the light housing should be approved for use with HID bulbs. The lights should also be self levelling and I seem to remember that the car should have lense washers.

If you fit them and get an MOT then your laughing.

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Ichy · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Jul 2005 Karma :

I weren't far off then Wink

stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

As far as I know there is nothing stopping you fitting additional 'driving lights'.

Or here's a cheap one. Have you tried wearing those yellow tinted glasses? Those things freak me out every time I wear them, how the hell can putting tinted glasses on let you see in the dark?
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iCraig · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 Jun 2004 Karma :

Well am now £25 lighter having bought some Philips X-treme Power headlight bulbs.

I've just been reading AutoExpress and they say their good. Hopefully there gonna be an improvement but saying that anything will be better than the piss poor standard lamps!

Phoenix · Twisted Firestarter Joined: 01 Aug 2002 Karma :

My Volvo dipped beam was toss when I got the car, the bulbs are H7s rather than H4.

It had some blue "Xenon" bulbs in, so I took them out and put some bog standard Tesla Halogens in, no fancy +30% or ultra white xenon halogen HID intensity bollocks, beam was twice as good afterwards.

As for mattsprat, rewiring your lights, I cannot imagine how that could possibly alter the power of the bulbs, unless you wired in the low beam into the high beam terminals on the bulbs.... or you're low beam wiring was horrendously corroded and not getting enough current through so you rewired it...

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The Tot · World Chat Champion Joined: 11 Jun 2004 Karma :

when i fitted my power Xteremes onto the bike, i had to readjust my beam to make it lower. I guess my bike has decent enough reflectors and extra output from the bulbs might have startled some people.
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iCraig · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 Jun 2004 Karma :

iCraig · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 Jun 2004 Karma :

My new bulbs arrived today and there in and I can say is wow!
There not a gimmick, I'd say there about 5x brighter than they were. And the light it a nice white colour!

And they make the car look better too, and I even got free tinted sidelight bulbs!

Powerbulbs are highly recommended.

ken · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Oct 2006 Karma :

Seen this a bit late... but would of recommended xenon bulbs, about £15 per bulb and are the dogs gonads Thumbs Up

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Ichy · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Jul 2005 Karma :

Most of the upgrade bulbs are called xenon, filled with a xenon gas mix. These can be had from about £12 a pair. Did you mean something different?

ken · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Oct 2006 Karma :

Yeah these bad boys... https://www.xenondirect.com/home.php?cat=303

not seen them as cheap as that Ichy.
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Ichy · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Jul 2005 Karma :

https://www.autobulbsonline.co.uk/#Anchor_Osram_Silverstar

H4 Silverstars are £13

The H7 cool blue are £19 and the blue vision are £21, a good bit cheaper than the other place.

It's where I got my nightbreakers from, couldn't find them cheaper anywhere else and they delivered next day although they've gone up a fair bit, mine were only £20.50 delivered last month!

iCraig · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 Jun 2004 Karma :

These are Xenon bulbs that I got. They seem to be alot brighter and make the car look better too as the light is whiter.

Wish I'd have seen that Autobulbs site before cos they're £5 cheaper than PowerBulbs, but I did free tinted sidelight bulbs so its not all bad!