ScoobyWhite

I would like to ask were I can find a good a cheap Driving Ligth kit for a calssic shape Impreza, I only now the old ScoobySport Kit but now I do not know what at this moment are avaiable???


Regards

ozzy

PIAA's, CIBIE's or even the P1 upgrade.

alcazar

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And as I said before, please try not to get "cheap" mixed up with "good" where driving lights are concerned:

Take into account:
1. Price, (of course)
2. Ease of installation
3. Ease of setting up and retaining settings
4. Ease of bulb change
5. Bulb life
6. Light output and spread.
7. Availability of upgraded bulbs
8. Quality of kit
9. Availability of spares, and finally
10. Are clear covers available, 'cos otherwise you'll bust one sooner or later?:

Alcazar

ScoobyWhite

And the product that you advise is???


Regards

TTZZ

http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/showthread.php?t=314793

regards, Jan-egbert

alcazar

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Hmmmmmmmmmmm, difficult one that, as I run Hella 1000FF HID's originally from Scoobysport, but no longer available:

Probably PIAA's then.

Alcazar

ozzy

Only disappointment with the PIAA's is that the reflectors are prone to rusting. Also, no clear covers. Well you can fit std Subaru clear fog ones, but they aren't a perfect fit. So far my covers have stayed on and the lights haven't rusted yet.

Other than that they are very good. Expect to pay at least £50 if you smash one of them.

alcazar

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As regards the "rusting" thing: I had a Cibie Super Oscar do the same many years ago. The replacement lens, and the original unrusted one, I sealed at the rear with a layer of Waxoyl, and ran black sticky tape round the join between the reflector and the lamp housing, to keep water out of the housing.

Neither one rusted again.

Alcazar

ScoobyWhite

Where I can buy the P1 spot lights plus cover??
Anyone know the price??

Regards

alcazar

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Do a search there was a thread on it about 2 months ago, Chelspeed? I think?


Alcazar

ScoobyWhite

I will trie!!! ;-) Thanks..............


Regards

Chelspeed

If it was P1 lights then it wasn't me.

I have got a set of Scoobysport HID Hella 1000FFF driving lights for sale though you were probably thinking of that. Was going to wait until September to advertise them as mid June doesn't seem the best time!!

They are very good but not cheap..... Would be looking for something like £300 a pair, complete with scoobysport clear covers, available with either drive or spotlight lens units, or one of each. If they're going on a blue Prodrive style MY02 STi then I've also got a pair of the appropriate subaru bumper covers with holes.

Bought for a MY01 bugeye WRX to replace the standard fogs, transferred to a MY02 STi but no longer useful to me as I've gone MY04 which has smaller fogs. I think they also fit classic shape cars in place of the fogs but someone would have to confirm that.

The best spotlights you can buy for a Subaru and no longer available new.

alcazar

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The best spotlights you can buy for a Subaru and no longer available new.


And I'll second that. At £300 they are a steal too.

Alcazar

TTZZ

Alcazar,
what is the difference between the scoobysport setup and the prodrive setup?
http://www.prodrive.com/default2.asp?M=247
Jan-egbert

alcazar

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Looking at that picture, it would seem not a lot of difference.

The Scoobysport set-up had their own brackets, which DID NOT use the standard pedastal mounting that the lights are supplied with, but had a triangular bracket with 3 bolt holes and a rectangular cut out in it, which, in turn, had the light unit fitted through and fixed in place with 4 screws.

The brackets were/are so well made that as soon as you bolted the lights into place, they were set up perfectly for throw (distance) and spread, (side to side).

On the Prodrive Halogen kit, the brackets used the single pedestal mount.
This gave rise to 3 problems:
1. Difficult initial set up.........the lights had to be REMOVED from the car to adjust throw etc, then replaced, tried out, removed again, tried out again, removed again etc, all in the dark as you can't see throw adjustments in daylight. A nightmare!

2. If/when bulb change became necessary, all adjustments would be lost and you'd be back to 1. above, again:

3. The single point fitting gave rise to vibration issues. (Strobe lighting effect), and poor bulb life.

Looking at the HID kit, there appear to be two extra brackets. If these are adjustment/steadying brackets, they WILL solve the above problems.
If they aren't, then personally, I'd stear clear:

TTZZ

I solved this, the bracket has an angle of 55 degrees, with this angle you have a lot of light in the sky.
So you have to bend the bracket a little further to 45 degrees.
The hole in the bracket is to large, it was a nice thought by hella to align the light to use a large hole so you can adjust to several directions, and of course not the correct one.
I've solved this with a washer, this washer will fill the hole in the bracket.
So the only adjustment need to align this light is to turn it between left and right until it shines straight
Easy.

No see above

Yes, you're right about this, it vibrates a little, but until now no bulb losses.

I'll think you're correct, btw maybe the hid's are heavier.
Regards, Jan-egbert
Still seeing light in the darkness with hella's, after having a lot of trouble with the cibies.