Halogen Headlight upgrade?? ea81

SuBaRiNo · Post by **SuBaRiNo** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 6:31 pm

I have not done the wiring yet... just working out how it should be... then i will make it so.

Dave

SuBaRiNo · Post by **SuBaRiNo** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 10:40 pm

I now have more or less finised this modification and WOW am i impressed. This would have to be one of my top 5 modifications for an MY subi. I can do a drawing up of the wiring if anyone is interested... including how the relays need to go...etc etc

Dave

subanator · Post by **subanator** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 12:45 am

SuBaRiNo wrote:I now have more or less finised this modification and WOW am i impressed. This would have to be one of my top 5 modifications for an MY subi. I can do a drawing up of the wiring if anyone is interested... including how the relays need to go...etc etc

Dave

Congrats Dave, like new car headlights? I thought the same, gives confidence driving at night too.

90brumby · Post by **90brumby** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 12:55 am

SuBaRiNo wrote:I now have more or less finised this modification and WOW am i impressed. This would have to be one of my top 5 modifications for an MY subi. I can do a drawing up of the wiring if anyone is interested... including how the relays need to go...etc etc

Dave

if ya dont mind dave it will save me a bit of time when i get mine
there at the wrk i just gotta pick em up

wat globes u runnin in them now

SuBaRiNo · Post by **SuBaRiNo** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 10:43 pm

Running just the normal H4 globes i think they are 55watt low and 100 watt high.

The things really make me realise how crappy my spot lights are.

Dave

90brumby · Post by **90brumby** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 11:18 pm

yer i new they made a difference but didnt think it was that much
im gonna ave to do it then

Subafury · Post by **Subafury** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 12:11 am

SuBaRiNo wrote:Running just the normal H4 globes i think they are 55watt low and 100 watt high.

The things really make me realise how crappy my spot lights are.

Dave

sounds good
how does the low beam compare to standard?

and are your high beams that much better than the spotlights? (im just tryin to gauge the brightness as i have the same spotties as u.)

SuBaRiNo · Post by **SuBaRiNo** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 12:22 am

Low beam is HEAPS better than before... But im sure my 20 year old wiring was partly to blaim.

I basically don't need spot lights now. And i can't really tell when the spot lights are on... i either have a small voltage drop problem with the spot lights or the high beam are infact better than my spot lights.

Can't wait to go offroad at night to test them.

Dave

90brumby · Post by **90brumby** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 12:23 am

u keep talkin them up is makin me want them more n more

Matatak · Post by **Matatak** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 12:26 am

tristan if u got as kit to get rid of the quad lights u got dus that mean i cna do the same??
i wuld prefer to keep my dual headlights but (looks better)

90brumby · Post by **90brumby** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 12:28 am

yer im keepin the dual lights puttin these new lights on place semi sealed beams

not sealed beams n up gradin the wirnin as well

SuBaRiNo · Post by **SuBaRiNo** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 12:30 am

i assume there is a similar kit for the dual head lights... i would guess they would cost more though.

Im not saying everyone would get the same results, just saying mine were MAJOR bad before and i now have the best headlights i have ever had one of my subies.

Dave

subaruby · Post by **subaruby** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 6:02 pm

SuBaRiNo wrote:I now have more or less finised this modification and WOW am i impressed. This would have to be one of my top 5 modifications for an MY subi. I can do a drawing up of the wiring if anyone is interested... including how the relays need to go...etc etc

Dave

I would appreciate some wiring diagrams if you don't mind, hope to do mine in the next few weeks

SuBaRiNo · Post by **SuBaRiNo** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 7:58 pm

no problem... when im not being soo lazy i will bust one out. maybe later tonight infacr.

Dave

SuBaRiNo · Post by **SuBaRiNo** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 9:36 pm

ok... this should help.

subaruby · Post by **subaruby** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 9:33 am

Excellent diagram, thanks for that

SuBaRiNo · Post by **SuBaRiNo** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 1:13 pm

No worries... i can change anything if something is un-clear... let me know.

Dave

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 8:03 pm

Might have to investigate this myself. Gotta admit never thought headlights switched earth, which would explain theory application did not match what I've found in the past ! Great drawing.

Not being picky , just a trivia share, but recently learned from an auto elec tech teacher that 85 is regarded as the earth on the coil of a relay even though they work OK sdrawkcab, unless you use the diode protected relays.

And $ you guys paying for the conversion kits ?

SuBaRiNo · Post by **SuBaRiNo** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 8:28 pm

I have done a lot with relays... never worried about mixing terminals 85 and 86 around. I work in the automotive electrical field too.

The official standard for the wiring is pin 85 for earth because of some relays containing components.... i belive most don't.

Conversion kit was around $140 from memory... only contains the replacement head lights and globes.

Note that i belive it's only 83 MYs and later that are negative triggered. Before 83 i think are positive triggered so the wiring would be different to the diagram shown.

Dave

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 11:46 pm

OK, thanks. Could never work out why some relays "stick" on for a moment after switch off, blinding oncoming traffic - thought it may have been the 85,86 thing.