best bulbs??
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Just bought a my97 wagon and its got those blue bulbs in which are pretty but hopeless in terms of lighting up the road.
I want the brightest bulbs I can lay my hands on, any recommendations?
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I want the brightest bulbs I can lay my hands on, any recommendations?
ta
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I tried PIAA Superwhites, which were literally brilliant. Problem is they were fearsomely expensive and very fragile. I'm now using Phillips VisionPlus which are about £20/pair and almost as good.
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someone told me to go for 100/80s whatever, they're 100watt jobbies
illegal, not that that is a worry
illegal, not that that is a worry
TBH one of the biggest improvements you can make is adding your own relays and loom straight from the battery. That'll reduce voltage drop, thus making your existing bulbs work better, and also give you the freedom to run higher wattages if you really want to.
As the underlying problem with the Impreza's headlamps has always been a p*ss-poor reflector design, I'm amazed that none of the aftermarket lampmakers has come up with a replacement reflector that actually directs all the available light to where it's wanted. Now that would sell...
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These Megalite G.E. +60% are awesome. Have tried both Phillips and Osram + 50s, two lots of PIAAs including 100/80 and a more expensive set rated at 130w equivalent. Also uprated the wiring to the headlights and fitted a relay and used 130/90w but settled on the GE + 60% which came mail order from Andy Batters. 01943 608892.
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anyone know how much these megalite bulbs cost?? I bought a set of super white xeneon's and they are sh1te, had to put my blue visions back in
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Found this on ebay: H4 XENON BULBS Headlamps SUBARU IMPREZA 94-01 ........
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If you're after Phillips or Osram +50% try Powerbulbs - Osram are less than £20 per pair, plus you get a set of Phillips sidelight lamps thrown in for free.
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Greg
Edited to add the cost of the sidelight lamps!
[Edited by GregK - 2/2/2004 10:02:34 AM]
Cheers
Greg
Edited to add the cost of the sidelight lamps!
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Are the Philips blue vision H4 any good, do they really give a decent xenon effect, or am i better off going with the Philips Vision Plus H4 ???
Also has anyone tried any of the 6000k xenon effect bulbs, again any good ???
Also has anyone tried any of the 6000k xenon effect bulbs, again any good ???
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I would first check the voltages between your battery & Alternator, then Battery and lamps - I saw almost a 4v drop. No wonder my headlights look ****
No point spending extra dosh on some fancy PIAA superwhites when they may only run at 10 or 11v anyway.
Check the wiring and if you do see a significant drop (2v+), then as Greasemonkey suggests, you'll get a big improvement by adding relays and feeding them properly.
Then you can add some better quality lamps and bingo, you'll be able to see again
Once I get my head around the lecky bits, I'm going to upgrade the wiring before trying any new bulbs myself.
Stefan
No point spending extra dosh on some fancy PIAA superwhites when they may only run at 10 or 11v anyway.
Check the wiring and if you do see a significant drop (2v+), then as Greasemonkey suggests, you'll get a big improvement by adding relays and feeding them properly.
Then you can add some better quality lamps and bingo, you'll be able to see again
Once I get my head around the lecky bits, I'm going to upgrade the wiring before trying any new bulbs myself.
Stefan
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I always found the brighter the lamp the less time they lasted.
Deffo fitting an AutoLamps hid kit to the new car, just so clear and last forever (pretty much).
Deffo fitting an AutoLamps hid kit to the new car, just so clear and last forever (pretty much).
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Greasemonkey et al,
I like the idea of relaying the headlamps and powering straight of the battery. However as I understand it's not just the wiring loom that isn't up to the job of running high wattage lamps, I'm sure I heard that the headlamp reflectors were also plastic (to save weight ) and also prone to melt if high wattage and hence hotter lamps were used.
Anyone care to comment
I like the idea of relaying the headlamps and powering straight of the battery. However as I understand it's not just the wiring loom that isn't up to the job of running high wattage lamps, I'm sure I heard that the headlamp reflectors were also plastic (to save weight ) and also prone to melt if high wattage and hence hotter lamps were used.
Anyone care to comment
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Quite a few people use 100/80W bulbs, at least in classic reflectors, and seem to have no trouble.
Personally, I'm not a fan of high wattage bulbs for a couple of reasons on top of the problems with wiring:
They are NOT all the same.......some are very poor design/manufacture, and actually put LESS light where you want it than a good standard bulb,
They only give the same light output as 50/60% uprated bulbs, and often cost more, and last less time.
The above comments apply to 100/80's..........You CAN go to 160/130's IIRC, but you'll pay a lot for them.
Alcazar
Personally, I'm not a fan of high wattage bulbs for a couple of reasons on top of the problems with wiring:
They are NOT all the same.......some are very poor design/manufacture, and actually put LESS light where you want it than a good standard bulb,
They only give the same light output as 50/60% uprated bulbs, and often cost more, and last less time.
The above comments apply to 100/80's..........You CAN go to 160/130's IIRC, but you'll pay a lot for them.
Alcazar
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me and my mates have been running 100watt bulbs in our scoobys for about a year now
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97uk and a 99/00 uk (cant rember the year but its got crystal headlamps )
we have had no problems apart from all of us has had a bulb go, and they allw ent around the same time
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97uk and a 99/00 uk (cant rember the year but its got crystal headlamps )
we have had no problems apart from all of us has had a bulb go, and they allw ent around the same time
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