More Cibie headlights

5-3/4 inch Cibie in a cheapo Bates style shell. 1st run down some back
roads this evening. "Oh Yes" most illuminating. I shall buy the second
one now. Cheap solution, about £50 all in per side. Just need to run
some heavy duty wire up and splice in a relay.

What are regarded as the best focussed 60/55W H4 bulbs available now?

It is still tempting to add a couple of small H2 spots under the main
units for truly horrible wet dark journeys. Would a Bandit genny cope
with 240 watts of high beam?? IIRC the output is around 400w total but
not sure.

 

Osram Silverstar or Philips Vision Plus. Accept *no* alternatives.

It's not the alternator's output that matters unless you leave them on for
hours. The battery will deliver enough current; it will just lose 'charge'
the longer you leave them on. Don't forget your coils (especially) and other
lights use a fair bit of current too.

JB

 

Ok, TVM

Well my question was whether the alternator is beefy enough to feed them
full time as well as all the other electronics plus battery charging

 

Philips Silver Star or somesuch. I've got a pair of them in and they
really do put out extra light for the wattage, unlike the blue-tinted
bollocks. I'd say they are on a par with the 100/80s I've got in the
van.
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Look here, 2005 Bulb Test

http://www.powerbulbs.co.uk/

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Hog

On a related topic, is it just me or are there more wankers driving
around with overbright and / or badly adjusted dip beams these days?

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I was thinking both these thoughts not so long ago. The Audi has Xenons
which are almost offensively bright - there surely has to come a point
where lights are too bright for road use?





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Even worse just side lights

 

I've found the Philips "Vision Plus" to be good. Other makers are also
selling bulbs with similar claims. I don't know whether the VP are indeed
50% brighter (than what?) but they make a nice light.

 

Not just you. Fuckers are everywhere.

I think, however, that it's just that you notice it more now headlamps
are better designed, IYSWIM.

I saw some twat the other day with 'rainbow' sidelights (they must have
had some LED cluster that changed colour in them), blue washer jets and
yellow tint fogs driving around in pitch black, snowy conditions the
other day.

 

They actually are indeed 50% brighter than the standard halogens they
replace.
Check out http://www.danielsternlighting.com/

JB

 

Wot 'e said. I used to use 100/80W bulbs until I melted the RF's
headlight plug. I got more and better focused light from a 60/55
Osram Silverstar. Elly was astonished at the difference in light
output when I slipped a couple of Silverstars into her Clio.

Stay well away from anything with a 'blue tint'.

 

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Oh, that's OK then.

But it was! Z1's for goalposts...

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Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha GTS1000

 

Yeah, too right. It wasn't like that five or ten years ago.

 

I manfully resisted a similar comment here. I hope you appreciate .. !

P.

 

I've been thinking this for some time and have come to three conclusions:-

1. 30 years ago cars had useless headlights
2. Too many twats fit over bright lights
3. Age reduces light sensitivity making it harder to see in the dark.

Conclusion: It's your age.

 

I'm not sure my lights can be too bright for me but they need to be
correctly adjusted and have good focus. The porker has projector HID's
which are utterly amazing with perfect cut off but they self level every
ignition key cycle. I've seen several Omega/Ford type things which were
high and "somewhat" distracting

 

I choked on my Earl Grey reading that one!

 

Hog wrote:
ound with overbright and / or badly adjusted dip beams these days?

well no, I love the Audi Xenons, and hate getting back into the missus's
Pug306 in the dark for this reason alone.

Yup, same on the audi, but you can imagine the roads over here. Local
roads are littered with speed bumps and drempels, major roads whilst not
hilly, are far from flat with ripples and crests all over the shop.



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Unfortunately so true see:
http://www.escrs.org/eurotimes/April2003/high.asp
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