L series headlights... bulbs?

timmo · Post by **timmo** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 7:17 pm

I finally got round to having a look at some jdm headlights, supposedly superior to aust spec. Just to look at them the reflectors look like brand new compared to the blistered & dirty reflectors in my normal lights. The jdm ones also have a different pattern on the lense.

I've found that the performance is heaps better, even with standard bulbs compared to my old lights with 100W bulbs. Heaps brighter, crisper.

I dont want to burn the reflectors with high watt bulbs so what are some good upgrade ones?

timmo

JET-6 · Post by **JET-6** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 9:35 pm

Put some HID's it them!

Wilbur · Post by **Wilbur** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 9:23 am

Keeping in mind they aren't legal you could HID them. Other wise I've found the Phillips +50 bulbs to be good.

Suby Wan Kenobi · Post by **Suby Wan Kenobi** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 12:10 pm

I have the phillips ones in mine with the jdm lights

90brumby · Post by **90brumby** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 1:00 pm

narva do globes called plus 50 meant to b 50% brighter but still draw the same amount of wattage

Post by **Alex** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 2:37 pm

HID's. Best headlight upgrade you can do. Makes halogen's look stupid. They also draw a fair bit less current.

alex

JET-6 · Post by **JET-6** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 3:04 pm

Yer, i have 35w bi-xenon sliders in my Gu patrol with 50w H3's in my Lightforce XGT's, its like daytime compared to an other normal light

timmo · Post by **timmo** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 5:58 pm

these any good?

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/H4-BI-XENON-HI-L ... dZViewItem

timmo · Post by **timmo** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:21 pm

6000 or 8000k?

JET-6 · Post by **JET-6** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 7:28 pm

There the better of the chinese ones, i had the cheaper ones, then those now $$$$ ones(fussy) and there not bad at all, i wouldnt go any higher that 6000k, i have 4300k in my headlights and 5000k in my driving lights

JET-6 · Post by **JET-6** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 7:29 pm

And i see your in the CREEK, im in Bairnsdale if you need any help, im good mates with Jerry Toperwhine(speeling)

timmo · Post by **timmo** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 8:11 pm

so what is 'k' and why is higher not better?

timmo · Post by **timmo** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 8:23 pm

JET-6 wrote:And i see your in the CREEK, im in Bairnsdale if you need any help, im good mates with Jerry Toperwhine(speeling)

oh yeah, small world eh

Matatak · Post by **Matatak** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 9:46 pm

timmo wrote:so what is 'k' and why is higher not better?

refers to the colour they are
cant remember but the higher u go is the more blue they get or something.

JET-6 · Post by **JET-6** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:00 pm

"K" is for Kelvin, ah stuff it, read this, this will tell you all you need to know

http://www.h-i-d.co.uk/

Post by **Alex** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:57 pm

ive got 6000k in my liberty and in the l-series. Absolutely beautiful. Dont go any higher than 6000k, they go really blue, and up towards 10000k they start to turn purple, and get really rice boy like, cop attractors.

alex

wagonist · Post by **wagonist** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 10:14 am

Have you also done the wiring conversion with relays such that the headlight draws power straight from the battery instead of all the way into the car via the headlight switch?

This makes a big improvement on its own by losing the current drop from the 4m or more of wiring that is bypassed.

timmo · Post by **timmo** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 5:20 pm

yeah its either the independant relays & +50s or the HID kit, cant decide which way to go yet

timmo

timmo · Post by **timmo** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 10:58 am

Suby Wan Kenobi wrote:I have the phillips ones in mine with the jdm lights

Ok so I finally got around to doing something about upgrading globes. Bought some h4 Phillips vison +50. Pulled the old globes out they're h6. wtf? aus spec L series has h4. Phillips doesnt list h6 globes. So what have you got in your jdm headlights subi wan???? The difference in base between h4/6 is not much i could modify the h4 to fit but its the difference in bulb that worries me

h4

h6