Mud-club
Vehicle & Technical => Defender => Topic started by: snorkley on December 03, 2008, 19:06:34
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hi been a while since ive posted on hear,due to the fact my defender has been 100% reliable, but one of the bulbs on the headlight has gone,so whats the best/brightest bulb i can fit without renewing the wiring,there not sealed beam type,cheers gus
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halfords do a xenon h4 bulb that is supposed to be 90% brighter than standard h4s
you will want to change both bulbs
i run the +50% version and i gotta say they are good!
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cheers ian,yeh was going to do both,will see what halfrauds got tomorrow,the light were not the best but dont use it much at night so never bothered before
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the light off them is so much whiter than than normal bulbs
it seems to light further away as well
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got the halfrauds 90% brighter and there certainly a lot better than the originals,and £18 good value
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Poundland are doing them at £1 each, now thats value.
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At £18 that's about the same as a chinese HID kit (depending which way the wind's blowing).
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but the halfords ones will be road legal :police:
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I have been following this thread, and went and got some Halfords 90% today, you can definitely see the difference and that was in the day time, ill let you know when I use them at night.
Marked up at £18.95 each, but they have a BOGOF offer on.
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http://www3.autoexpress.co.uk/products/products/230061/lightbulb_test.html (http://www3.autoexpress.co.uk/products/products/230061/lightbulb_test.html)
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but the halfords ones will be road legal :police:
As are HIDs if you buy the right ones. That said if they are on BOGOF I'll fit some to the Micra as I can't be bothered fitting the kit to that.
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yeh they were bogof,and im more than happy with them and the blue tinge is cool lol
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I got some too :)
They look really good with the blue, and they are really bright
Well Pleased
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Is anybody else finding that blue tinted lights are useless on cold wet evenings?
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Dont know..
the light is really good on dipped main beam, about 100% better than the ones in there before.
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totaly agree,superb on dip beam,going to get some for my spot lights next
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I bought a set of HID H4's for my subaru imprezza ra and my 205 gti and tbh i would never buy a standard or uprated h4 builb again, one of my 1st jobs on the discovery will be to fit some HID's H4's, The light is so clean and not dingey.
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I am sure the HID's are a lot better for on the road, but for the cost and what they have to go though I think the Halfords bulbs are great, I run Wipac crystals (think that's the name, the plastic fronted ones) with these behind them and they are working well, I then silicone the rubber boot over the bowl and around the bulb, three and half foot of water all is well, I don't know about the electrics of the HID units, but for me less is more when it comes to H20 and 12v.
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I have a perfect solution to that problem, I don't go driving through deep water, I really can't see the point and I don't like changing wheel bearings that often anyway, Yes I know they come apart much easier when they've only been on for 6 months but I have other things to do.
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I have a perfect solution to that problem, I don't go driving through deep water, I really can't see the point and I don't like changing wheel bearings that often anyway, Yes I know they come apart much easier when they've only been on for 6 months but I have other things to do.
That's why I said they were better for on the road :roll: I dont see them as an option for off roading, Laning or Fording.
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Well that thing <------- has got them in and I havn't had any trouble. I lane, I ford, I off road. I simply don't pretend it's a submarine. Truth is if the headlights are filling up with water there are many many other bits I'd be worried about first.
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Well that thing <------- has got them in and I havn't had any trouble. I lane, I ford, I off road. I simply don't pretend it's a submarine. Truth is if the headlights are filling up with water there are many many other bits I'd be worried about first.
Your nuts getting wet I suppose :shocked: