So, I've been driving my car at night more and more, and have begun to become annoyed at the relatively low levels of light being projected onto the road by the headlights of my car. Do any of you have suggestions as to which lights would be the best, and also how I should go about realigning the ones I have to make sure that its the lights, and not just poor alignment? In addition, do any of you run secondary driving lights? If so, which ones do you use, and how do you like them?

 

ahh, you have the same problem with lack of light

I had the same problem, adjusted with the three screws around the light until I got the best illumination.

but still not happy, so Im thinking of installing fixed headlights to my car, as a fully custom setup...

or I just stop driving at night?

 

Get HELLA H4's. I have those with PIAA Super White bulbs in them. No lighting problems whatsoever. Now I also have installed Hella Optilux projector fog lamps mounted under the bumper and 3 1/2" round driving lamps in the air dam.. overkill? nahh..it tells drivers of slower cars to GET THE HELL OUTTA MY WAY!!! to see is to be safe look up under Lighting @ www.jcwhitney.com

 

Hella Makes more than one series of 7" lights. The Vision PLus series found at jcwhitney are dot legal, which usually means less light. I've been looking into getting the euro spec Hella lights. You can find them at:

http://autobulbdepot.com/fr_prodinde...19731101402436

or

http://www.rapidparts.com/new/Pages/lights.html

Oh and those no-name Off Road specials look like a POS setup. In this case, you get what you pay for.

 

I have Hella 55/60 (low beam/high beam) halogen headlights, and at speeds of 65+ with no traffic ahead I'm "outdriving" the high beams.. I can't see as far ahead as I need to see. I'm switching back to the 55/100 halogen bulbs like I used to have.. no problems with them.

Reminder: NEVER touch halogen bulbs with your bare hands.

 

On my 85 GSL, the lighting sucked...Then I adjusted the headlights and it got a little better, but nothing spectacular. I was thinking about getting those conversions so you can use the H4 bulbs and then getting the brightest bulbs I can find, lol .

~T.J.

 

Anything but the cheap sealed beams.

 

I just looked at the JcWhitney catalog and I think I dig the idea of the "Off-Road" 130/90 watt bulbs .

~T.J.

 

http://lighting.mbz.org/

Try this site

 

I don't suppose anyone has gone to HID's, have they? And no, I don't mean the HID-like bulbs. I would like to know if the increase in performance is worth the price of admission. If they saved me from hitting just one deer, they'd be worth it.

 

Are yours the e-specs or the US dot legals? Where did you get them from? The e-specs include 70476 in the part number, where the US versions use 70477.

 

GenRex, I suspect your high beams need adjustment.

I'm running Bosch H4 conversions (basically you take out the sealed beam lamp and replace it with a reflector and lens along with an H4 halogen bulb)

cost me about $45 USD, the lights will still work even if the lens gets cracked or shattered, and the beam pattern is brighter in the middle horizontal band without blinding oncoming drivers.

I thought about switching to the 'superwhite' bulb styles, but any increase in light performance is an illusion; the yellowish light from a halogen actually travels farther than halogen forced through a blue tint filter.

HIDs, on the other hand, are a whole other matter as they are, by definition, high intensity...

 

I got a set of no name h4 conversions lenses off ebay for like $40 and then work pretty good. I think I have 60/55 watt bulbs in, and they have that bluish tint, I'm very happy with them.

 

I just use the stock H6024 halogen sealed beams. I took considerable time adjusting them so the high beam and low beam are optimized to work with my driving lights. My driving lights are this really small (2 inch diameter) 60 watt sorta yellow fog lights that serve to illuminate the road directly ahead of my car for about 20-30 feet. The low beam comes in over that, and the high beam gives me max distance. They might be a tad higher than they should, but only by a very slight amount, and the fog lights don't blind oncoming traftic as that light is indirect and tinted.

Here is a tip for driving at night that I found really improves my vision: Dim the dashlights! It sounds simple, but try it and you'll see. I adjust them to where I can just barely see them.

 

Where'd you find that Bosche Kit?

 

Sylvania's new Silverstar light are great. I just put them in mine and it made a huge difference. I was going to use the Cool Blue ones, because I had them in my B2000 but they just came out with the Silverstar in sealed beam and I like them better.

 

[QUOTE] Where'd you find that Bosch kit?

I think he means replacing the headlights: with H4-compatible Bosch headlights + H4 bulbs.

 

As I said, it replaces the sealed beam with a reflector/lens unit and H4 bulbs. Plugs right into the stock wiring.

I bought it at a store called Canadian Tire (which, for obvious reasons, is in Canada only) but you should be able to find or order it through any automotive parts store worth their salt.

 

Manntis - was it $45 USD total, or per side? Would you say that it was worth the $45 (or $90) that you spent?

 

I got the same as mazdaspeedrex...sylvania silver...they are 26.00 each bulb ( little pricey) bt they are brighter...bt I still need to aim them better...theyare definitely brighter...cjf

 

My cost was total, both reflectors/lenses in one box, along with rubber seals to keep moisture out and two bulbs. Very happy with them, and they look almost stock (except the lenses are flatter than the sealed halogen units, which need a curve to withstand the vacuum within, and the beam pattern is better)

 

I've been doing some research over the days, and have heard good things about Cibie lights kits. They supposively have the best beam pattern, especially on how the aiming is with the highs vs. lows. The Hellas also have excellent ratings, with the exception of how their high beams are too "high". Above all, it's important that you DON'T get US (dot) spec lights, they have too many light pattern restrictions.

Here are a couple more good links:

http://www.seriousauto.com/lighting/.../headlamps.htm

http://www.land-rover.team.net/piper...18/005554.html