Why you shouldn't fit crappy blue lights.

[Dieselman]

Just a bit of general information on the reasons to NOT fit blue lights.

They reduce light output significantly and increase glare for other road users.

Of course, only Chavs fit these, so it won't matter to most of us.


Daniel Stern Lighting Consultancy and Supply

 

[davidjpowell]

It's nice having Flash back. It's like have an over-eager puppy around....

 

[dubsR33]

I've recently just upgraded my front headlights

always amazes me when you go to buy some and a lot of the packaging states its twice as bright etc etc but they have the exact same figures the standard bulbs do, 55/65w

i bought a pair of 100w for a tenner, only changed the lights that are on dip and what a difference! pretty much doubled what i had, i have done this with every car I've ever owned

 

[Dieselman]

i bought a pair of 100w for a tenner, only changed the lights that are on dip and what a difference! pretty much doubled what i had, i have done this with every car I've ever owned

Seems unlikely as blue tint gives up to 67% less light for a given light output from the actual lamp.
In addition, the light output isn't linear to the energy input.
It's also worth noting that as filament lamps age, they give a reduced output anyway.

 

[dubsR33]

no no no the ones i bought mate are NOT blue, would never buy blue ones

they are normal clear/white bulbs but 100w

 

[Dieselman]

There is a reason why 55W is the legal limit.

Having seen the damage done to the connector and wiring of a new Audi when 100W lamps were installed...one can hope.

Worth reading about voltage drop. I suspect your cables, in particular the earth won't be delivering full voltage now.

http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/electronics/70253-free-power-headlamp-;.html#post1631261

 

[del320]

I had no intention of even posting, but...

Couple of days ago driving home in the dark when an orange light appeared on the dashboard - immediate palpitations! Fortunately, being a switched-on type of guy, I noticed the N/S main beam had gone out.

The following day I took myself to Halfords, Galashiels where I lashed out £14.99 for a pair of 'Super Brilliance' H4s. (two for one offer)

What with the likes of this and Flash's posts and many previous discussions, I wasn't going to try to be clever, so 'up to 50% brighter' was good enough for me!

Back home, I extended my automotive DIY skills to the max and changed the bulbs all by myself . Switched on and the orange dash light came on and no N/S main beam.

I then remembered the good advice given many times on this Forum about C124 fuses and gave fuse 15 and its terminals a damn good doing with emery paper. And, Lo, there was light.

Why, you may ask, did I not check the fuses first? Well, and I tell no lie, after 17 years and 126k miles the car is still on its original bulbs, so I could hardly be surprised if one failed now. But, in fact, it hadn't.

Flash's link made me smile where it stated his new-fangled bulbs had a life of c2500 hours. Bwahahahah...

Anyhoo, the Halfords efforts are an improvement - s'pose it wouldn't be hard tho'...

 

[grober]

Just keep the old bulb------ you never know----?

 

[del320]

Don't worry, I am.

 

[Aitch55]

I had no intention of even posting, but...

The following day I took myself to Halfords, Galashiels where I lashed out £14.99 for a pair of 'Super Brilliance' H4s. (two for one offer)

Neither did I but thank you. I need to replace a blown headlight bulb in the A6 so will pop into Halfords tomorrow.

 

[BTB 500]

Legal 'upgrade' bulbs (Philips X-Treme) made a significant difference in our old A4 and my R129. They were also £15 a pair.

 

[Colin_b]

There is a reason why 55W is the legal limit.

Having seen the damage done to the connector and wiring of a new Audi when 100W lamps were installed...one can hope.

Worth reading about voltage drop. I suspect your cables, in particular the earth won't be delivering full voltage now.

http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/electronics/70253-free-power-headlamp-;.html#post1631261

Apart from that... the ecu can become confused by increased power draw, as can fuses and relays.

 

[tonyc280]

Fitted the "Philip's" jobbies to my w202 and what a difference!!!

 

[Howard]

I bought some Osram Nightbreaker Plus on the back of a thread on here ... 90% more light , blah blah blah .....

They arrived , I went to the car , all excited .....

Took the old ones out to find that they were ........ Osram Nightbreaker Plus

 

[renault12ts]

^ Made me laugh!

 

[wemorgan]

^ sell the old ones on Ebay. You never know, some fool might pay more than the price of new ones.

 

[Deadly Dave]

I cleaned the inside of the lens on my 124 and it made a big difference.

 

[Satch]

Seen a few cars in France and Germany with yellow HID's as headlamps

They are available in UK so presumably would be OK to fit to a car with existing HID's?

 

[tode]

It's nice having Flash back. It's like have an over-eager puppy around....

But would you want an over-eager puppy behind the wheel of a Mercedes ?

 

[markjay]

Seen a few cars in France and Germany with yellow HID's as headlamps

They are available in UK so presumably would be OK to fit to a car with existing HID's?

In the olden days all French cars has yellow headlamps, it supposed to be better in foggy conditions where bright white light gets diffused or something....