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| Author: | michael [ Sun Feb 25, 2007 2:36 am ] |
| Post subject: | All the better to see you with....headlights... |
Being completely ignorant of headlights and what is best, I thought I'd ask if there is a better type of headlight to put on my Zook. It has those 7", 3 pin sealed beam units, which are a bit dull to even read by. Can Halogen or some other flash type be installed instead? Would doing so impact on the existing wiring/circuitry? Michael |
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| Author: | steve [ Sun Feb 25, 2007 12:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: All the better to see you with....headlights... |
royce is the resident headlight expert, and he has a solution for you
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| Author: | Bruce [ Sun Feb 25, 2007 12:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: All the better to see you with....headlights... |
He sure does. Caspers lights rock 
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| Author: | royce [ Sun Feb 25, 2007 1:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: All the better to see you with....headlights... |
somebody say headlights
youll need something like these http://cgi.ebay.com.au/PAIR-OF-NEW-ALTE ... dZViewItem and a pair of these http://www.lighting.philips.com/automot ... nplus.html then make up one of these |
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| Author: | royce [ Sun Feb 25, 2007 1:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: All the better to see you with....headlights... |
the biggest problem with sierra lights is the power travels a total of 12 metres through thin wire so the voltage drop is massive the relays fix that and change it to a direct path from battery to headlight so there is no drop at all the different headlights use a different focussing method, the beam is focussed via the reflector not the lense so less light is bounced back into teh light and being wasted then the globes, ive tried all te plus 50 style globes and these were by far the best, plus being proper Quartz they done shatter of they get wet, plus they use the same power as stock, all the 90 / 130W are useless, the extra brightness isnt worth the current loss |
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| Author: | Bruce [ Sun Feb 25, 2007 2:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: All the better to see you with....headlights... |
Yep that's the same lights as Casper as got. He gets flashed sometimes while driving as they think he has hi beam on. then he flashes his hibeam on. This setup is great.
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| Author: | michael [ Mon Feb 26, 2007 3:04 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: All the better to see you with....headlights... |
Thanks guys....I have a bit to think about there.... |
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| Author: | kreecha [ Sun Oct 11, 2009 9:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: All the better to see you with....headlights... |
royce wrote: somebody say headlights
youll need something like these http://cgi.ebay.com.au/PAIR-OF-NEW-ALTE ... dZViewItem and a pair of these http://www.lighting.philips.com/automot ... nplus.html Hi Royce, Would you please update this post as the links don't work, and I would like to update my lights before I drive back to darwin. Cheers, Davo. |
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| Author: | want33s [ Sun Oct 11, 2009 9:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: All the better to see you with....headlights... |
Bruce wrote: Yep that's the same lights as Casper as got. He gets flashed sometimes while driving as they think he has hi beam on.
then he flashes his hibeam on. This setup is great.If people are flashing at you don't you think you're lights might be TOO BRIGHT or need adjustment? 
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| Author: | Saam [ Sun Oct 11, 2009 9:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: All the better to see you with....headlights... |
my coily has the halogen lamps anyways so all i would need to do is the wireing hey ? would not need to buy the new actual lights |
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| Author: | steak_knife [ Sun Oct 11, 2009 10:01 pm ] |
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[quote="Saam"]my coily has the halogen lamps anyways so all i would need to do is the wireing hey ? would not need to buy the new actual lights[/quote] The std`s with this wiring would be hugely brighter, most of the std`s lack is power supply.... |
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| Author: | Saam [ Sun Oct 11, 2009 10:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: All the better to see you with....headlights... |
yeah only thing wrong with my lights is the reflector is a bit aged.. |
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| Author: | ajsr [ Sun Oct 11, 2009 10:08 pm ] |
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hid its all good then not legal but you can see where you are going |
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| Author: | royce [ Sun Oct 11, 2009 10:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: All the better to see you with....headlights... |
chuck it all out Sam, especially if the reflectors are dull everything does its part, the loom gets you all the voltage you can to the globes, the globes make the most light they can with the available power and the reflectors point it where you want it to go, though these days HID kits are cheap as chips and smash this sort of stuff (not legal though) hehe says the guy who has stock wiring in his vit with a servo globe in one side and an old spare that was under the seat in the other side
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| Author: | Saam [ Sun Oct 11, 2009 10:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: All the better to see you with....headlights... |
well i have general electric globes in mine which are the best i have come across, doing the wiring for me would be free(including bits), so i'll just do that and if i ever got new lights then it will already be set up for it
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| Author: | sickzuk1 [ Tue Oct 26, 2010 11:09 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: All the better to see you with....headlights... |
Hey Royce the links don't work anymore.. Can you edit?
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| Author: | steak_knife [ Wed Oct 27, 2010 6:16 am ] |
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sickzuk1 wrote: Hey Royce the links don't work anymore.. Can you edit?
 Did you look at the date it was posted?? 
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| Author: | sbbunno [ Tue Nov 30, 2010 3:09 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: All the better to see you with....headlights... |
royce wrote: somebody say headlights
youll need something like these http://cgi.ebay.com.au/PAIR-OF-NEW-ALTE ... dZViewItem and a pair of these http://www.lighting.philips.com/automot ... nplus.html i know this was posted a while back is there somewhere i can look at what they are? thanks scott |
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| Author: | madmacca [ Tue Nov 30, 2010 3:43 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: All the better to see you with....headlights... |
sbbunno wrote: royce wrote: somebody say headlights youll need something like these http://cgi.ebay.com.au/PAIR-OF-NEW-ALTE ... dZViewItem and a pair of these http://www.lighting.philips.com/automot ... nplus.html i know this was posted a while back is there somewhere i can look at what they are? thanks scott if Royce could check i think these are the same http://cgi.ebay.com.au/PAIR-NEW-ALTEZZA ... _500wt_922 |
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| Author: | mnemonix [ Tue Nov 30, 2010 5:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: All the better to see you with....headlights... |
They're the same as the ones I used, same seller too. |
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