DIY: The Best Headlight Upgrade You'll Ever Do For Under $50
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Mate, I have no idea what you are saying but what we are talking about here has nothing to do with the high beam!
You're not even touching the high beam.
Simply put, think of putting the same bulb that you put in to high beam, you are putting that exact same bulb in to your low beam as well.
That's all.
You're not even touching the high beam.
Simply put, think of putting the same bulb that you put in to high beam, you are putting that exact same bulb in to your low beam as well.
That's all.
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Hey that just click, so what happen if i decided to use a higher W rating HB3 instead???ruchi wrote: The only HB4 globes that I could find that offered a similar brightness were over $100. This solution costs about $30.
Wouldn't that be brighter once again????
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I've been running Philips Rallye low/high globes for almost 4 years.
70 Watts low beam, 100 Watts high beam.
No fuse or cabling issues arose. No heat issues either.
And damn are they good! But it looks like they are no longer available. So I'll be doing the RuchiNotRushi mod.
It's worth noting that at no point in your hacking, filing, swearing frenzy of globe modification should you lay a finger on the actual glass bit. If you do, there goes any hope of the globe lasting any length of time. It has to be totally untouched, with no oily fingerprints.
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70 Watts low beam, 100 Watts high beam.
No fuse or cabling issues arose. No heat issues either.
And damn are they good! But it looks like they are no longer available. So I'll be doing the RuchiNotRushi mod.
It's worth noting that at no point in your hacking, filing, swearing frenzy of globe modification should you lay a finger on the actual glass bit. If you do, there goes any hope of the globe lasting any length of time. It has to be totally untouched, with no oily fingerprints.
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Boris, I'm glad your messages make sense to you because aside from fto12345 you are also confusing the hell out of me too
This has nothing to do with the high-beams, we're not touching them. Only the low-beams.
All we're doing is adapting a high-beam globe to fit in a low-beam socket. If you use the same bulb in both your high-beams and low-beams, then the brightness should be the same from each. The difference will be the distribution pattern of that light.
Kev, you're spot on, and for this very reason I am not making recommendations as to which globes to go for. Some people may decide to go for brighter globes, others for different colour globes. I've listed the ones I've used, but it's up to you as to which ones you use.
The key concept is simply that of using high-beam globes in the low-beam socket to improve the output of light.
I will say this however, I would be surprised if you wanted to go for higher wattage globes after seeing what the output of the 60W HB3s look like. Keep in mind that the light output is around double that of the normal headlights and is only 1/3 less bright than HIDs.
This has nothing to do with the high-beams, we're not touching them. Only the low-beams.
All we're doing is adapting a high-beam globe to fit in a low-beam socket. If you use the same bulb in both your high-beams and low-beams, then the brightness should be the same from each. The difference will be the distribution pattern of that light.
Kev, you're spot on, and for this very reason I am not making recommendations as to which globes to go for. Some people may decide to go for brighter globes, others for different colour globes. I've listed the ones I've used, but it's up to you as to which ones you use.
The key concept is simply that of using high-beam globes in the low-beam socket to improve the output of light.
I will say this however, I would be surprised if you wanted to go for higher wattage globes after seeing what the output of the 60W HB3s look like. Keep in mind that the light output is around double that of the normal headlights and is only 1/3 less bright than HIDs.
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LOL!RichardH wrote:I'll be doing the Ruchi Not Rushi mod.
really good point - take note!RichardH wrote: It's worth noting that at no point in your hacking, filing, swearing frenzy of globe modification should you lay a finger on the actual glass bit. If you do, there goes any hope of the globe lasting any length of time. It has to be totally untouched, with no oily fingerprints.
It will be pretty hard to avoid touching the globe, so get yourself some isopropal alcohol, it's the stuff they use in cleaning fluid for cassette and VCR cleaners. I bought a pack of 5 isopropal alcohol wipes from Jaycar for around $4.00. If you can't get the wipes, just get some head cleaning fluid from Dick Smith or Tandy and put it on a VERY clean cotton cloth. Use this to clean the globes and remove any traces of oils that got on the globes from your skin.
Isopropal alcohol is a very thin alcohol and leaves no residue, hence this is why it is used for cleaning purposes. It is however HIGHLY evaporative. If you leave the wipe alone for 2 mins it's completely dry.
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hey stephen,
Well, I got what they are trying to do, but I was just wondering what the difference between doing this mod and getting a higher wattage bulb?
Ruchi is saying that because of the price difference, but what I am saying is that no matter what you are still increasing the wattage of the bulb, as the high beam bulb that you put into your car is still higher than your low beam ones. Right?
If that's the case then why not increase the wattage a lot more and not do any mods!
Let's just forget about the price for now.....does my logic make sense to any one?
Btw, I used to us 100W low beam bulbs and they blew twice, and one of those times the actual socket fried. So I am trying all I can do avoid from increasing the wattage as much as I can....
So, I guess I'll find out on saturday but what wattage was the one from Autojoy?
Thanks,
Well, I got what they are trying to do, but I was just wondering what the difference between doing this mod and getting a higher wattage bulb?
Ruchi is saying that because of the price difference, but what I am saying is that no matter what you are still increasing the wattage of the bulb, as the high beam bulb that you put into your car is still higher than your low beam ones. Right?
If that's the case then why not increase the wattage a lot more and not do any mods!
Let's just forget about the price for now.....does my logic make sense to any one?
Btw, I used to us 100W low beam bulbs and they blew twice, and one of those times the actual socket fried. So I am trying all I can do avoid from increasing the wattage as much as I can....
So, I guess I'll find out on saturday but what wattage was the one from Autojoy?
Thanks,
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higher wattage = higher temperatures & greater power requirements.
The low-beam housing is not designed to handle the sort of heat that is generated from 100W globes, and although unsure, the wiring and fuses may also need to be upgraded if you went to those sort of wattages.
But lets put this in perspective. By using the HB3s in place of the HB4s you will be roughly doubling the light output. It will only be 1/3 less bright than a HID setup. We are talking REALLY bright!
I think the simpliest way to answer your own questions is to flick your high-beams on and ask yourself would I be happy if my low-beams were this bright? (note the pattern will be a little different). I would be very surprised if the answer was not "yes".
The low-beam housing is not designed to handle the sort of heat that is generated from 100W globes, and although unsure, the wiring and fuses may also need to be upgraded if you went to those sort of wattages.
But lets put this in perspective. By using the HB3s in place of the HB4s you will be roughly doubling the light output. It will only be 1/3 less bright than a HID setup. We are talking REALLY bright!
I think the simpliest way to answer your own questions is to flick your high-beams on and ask yourself would I be happy if my low-beams were this bright? (note the pattern will be a little different). I would be very surprised if the answer was not "yes".
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The wiring appears to be the same for the high and low beams, so I don't think that is an issue.
Wildfaye, you could replace the HB4 connector with a HB3 one, on the wiring, but I don't think you can change the plate where the globe locks into place, so you would still need to trim the flange anyway.
Personally I'd just leave the connectors standard and mod the globe. Modifying the globe would be easier than changing the plugs and plate and also means you can easily plug HB4's back in if you ever need to.
Wildfaye, you could replace the HB4 connector with a HB3 one, on the wiring, but I don't think you can change the plate where the globe locks into place, so you would still need to trim the flange anyway.
Personally I'd just leave the connectors standard and mod the globe. Modifying the globe would be easier than changing the plugs and plate and also means you can easily plug HB4's back in if you ever need to.
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Agree with you Steve, sorry my last message was in reply to wildfayes first message.
But again, why on earth is anyone considering putting 100W globes in when 60W globes double the brightness?
But again, why on earth is anyone considering putting 100W globes in when 60W globes double the brightness?
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