Headlight Globes

Thanks Robin,

We are not big fans of night driving or the need for extra lighting.
We stand by what we teach with regards to being set up in camp early and not to become a "victim" of the four o'clock track.

Only once have we packed up camp at night and travelled to a different location, extenuating circumstance in this case.

I have been told that normal globes with normal usage should see 10,000 hours, ours do not seem to get anywhere near that.

I will look into your suggested globes and thank you for the link.

Safe travels.

Cheers,
Wayne & Sally.

these "plus" light globes are a great solution, I got some from the UK, "plus-100" they're pretty good

Thanks Bob,

I agree that some of the cheaper brands do not last and SCA 90/130 are what I am using at the moment. One side is easy to replace, the driver's side is the tougher one with the aftermarket battery tray hold down getting in the way.

It is time to hunt down some better quality reflectors too, as one has a crack in the front glass and I seem to recall trying to teach one of the others to swim, ummmm .......... without success ;-(

Are you kidding??........ NO!!
HID was the suggested replacement :-)

Safe travels.

Cheers,
Wayne & Sally.

I found the 130/90's were very poor quality, and the one thing that's the enemy of the halogen filament is heat, and 90w all the time and 130 when you can is a fair increase in light (read heat) over the designed 60/55w that the lights would have been designed for. Had a mate who HID'd his 80 series lights, thats really the ultimate.

HID's are good alright. They're probably a bit like sex, Bonz? Once you've had it once, you'd probably like to have it again!

Was in Longreach, just before Easter looking for a set of H7 HID lights, and the well stocked auto parts shop had a kit each of H1, H3 and a Hi-Lo kit of H4s. Asked after the H7s, and he asked what I needed them for. Falcon high beam, says I. That's illegal he says. But it's only high beam, y'know, the small inner lights. But it's still illegal, he replies. Bit frustrated by this, I gave up on getting my H7's.

Not real quick on the uptake, but should have asked him if they were illegal, why was he selling the H4s...........or for that matter, the other kits as well.

Wayne,

Bonz has reminded me that when we had the 80 series, I fitted a set of 35 w HIDs to the inner, high beam lights. With the upgraded lamps, night driving was brilliant, and I rarely used the halogen driving lights. Definitely worth trying this option!

Bob

Not illegal for offroad use or in a vehicle that is correctly setup for HIDS and meets ADRs.

That's right. And you could say they're only illegal if you get caught using them, on road.

I do recall some illegality around HID retrofitting, and H4's especially as they have a different point light source that older reflectors cope poorly with.

Its a bit rough when you have to upgrade the whole vehicle as well as the light globe ....

Some HID retro headlights appear to be more "glarey" than others? Perhaps some are using higher wattage kits, or they don't bother to adjust the beam down a little.

Have mentioned this before on this site. Was pulled up just before daylight, on Thomson River, near Longreach. One sergeant asked how I liked the HID's, then walked away with a smirk on his face.

Bob

Yes Phillips and Osram seem to be the best

Thank you Nick and Alby for your comments,

I have heard that Phillips and Narva are ok, though I can't say that I have seen Osram lamps anywhere.......time to go hunting.

Safe travels.

Cheers,
Wayne & Sally.

Wayne

I bought the Osrams online from England I think it was after they were recommended to me
I think they were called crystal vision or something like that. It was a result of a comparo I read and the Osram and Phillips ones rated the best.
I have tried a few other brands as well but agree these were the best and lasted longest.

That comparo was a few years back so no doubt the game has changed again since then

Whenever I get new lamps I only change one initially and use it for a week to see if it is an improvement on the previous ones.

Ask the passenger for an opinion as well in case it is just placebo effect hahaha

Agreed Nick. No experience with the Narva but the Phillips globes in my suby are 5+ years old and the ones in the troopy are at least 4 years old. Not huge use for either vehicle at night but no failures.

Cheers
Mark