Headlight bulbs LED

Headlight bulbs LED

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stevoj

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798 posts

160 months

Tuesday 16th December 2014
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Apologies if I have missed a thread on this but are these any good and anyone tried them?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2X-H4-120-LED-Xenon-Whit...

superwedge

1,286 posts

147 months

Tuesday 16th December 2014
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led;s are ok for sidelights,no good for brake or tail lights,headlights I put them 50% more bright blue ones in,led;s in the headlights gives noxmas jim bean

mrzigazaga

18,534 posts

164 months

Tuesday 16th December 2014
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More of a "Wild Turkey"...Than a grouse..You can get H4 halogens that are 50% brighter which might be better...HID apparently can ignite in different points of the bulb giving an inconsistent beam.

Maybe check the voltage and clean up all the contacts..Earths...Might make a difference...

mk1fan

10,509 posts

224 months

Tuesday 16th December 2014
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Those in the link are poopoocaca.

Assuming your Wedge is an '86 or newer then these are the sort you should be looking at:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221617221551?_trksid=p20...

In order to avoid MOT issues I'd suggest these 1800lm versions (significantly brighter ones are available but imho are likely to be 'too' bright to avoid inadvertant blinding of other road users). A good quality 'normal' bulb is around 1200lm.

A few threads on this recently;

From the Wedge forum -
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
&
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

From our Chimp cousins-
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

stevoj

Original Poster:

798 posts

160 months

Tuesday 16th December 2014
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Thanks guys, I have already changed the sides to LED following a couple of the threads attached, didn't really want to bother with a conversion kit thingy me bob for the amount mine will get driven in the dark! and was after something in the headlights that are more white than yellow, so will probably look at just upgrading the standard type as some suggestions.

mk1fan

10,509 posts

224 months

Wednesday 17th December 2014
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The bulb I linked too is as easy to install as a standard bulb.

JumboBeef

3,772 posts

176 months

Wednesday 17th December 2014
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mk1fan said:
Assuming your Wedge is an '86 or newer then these are the sort you should be looking at:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221617221551?_trksid=p20...
From the link: NOTE: These bulbs are not hi/low beam

Isn't this a problem....?

mk1fan

10,509 posts

224 months

Wednesday 17th December 2014
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Good point. Depends whether the Wedge has been set up to have driving lights or fog lights up front.

Further thought. If the Wedge is a model with the 'dimdip' function that would need deactivating too.

Hhmmmm, looks like a small 'how to' guide is needed.

stevoj

Original Poster:

798 posts

160 months

Wednesday 17th December 2014
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Mine's an 87, main beam and dip.


KKson

3,395 posts

124 months

Wednesday 17th December 2014
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stevoj said:
Mine's an 87, main beam and dip.
Ditto. 88 model

adam quantrill

11,535 posts

241 months

Wednesday 17th December 2014
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I thought the chinese lights on the Chimp thread did main and dip, so those are the ones to get.

What I don't understand from that thread is the "drilling" required to alter the beam pattern - it's all a bit vague.

mk1fan

10,509 posts

224 months

Wednesday 17th December 2014
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There's several things going on in that thread.

The twin function bulbs in the thread are too bright imho to avoid 'unwanted attention'.

I'm sure a lower powered twin function bulb could be found quite readily on ebay.

I maybe looking into this [Wedge specific] in more detail over Christmas.

adam quantrill

11,535 posts

241 months

Wednesday 17th December 2014
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The same site does this one:

http://www.dx.com/p/honsco-h4-24w-1800lm-5000k-l-h...

5000k is a "less blue" colour. Tungsten halogen being about 3500k.

1800 lumens compares with a standard H4 which puts out 1100-1500 lumens so a little more but not extreme.

Looks worth a punt.

Another approach might be to put a yellow filter on the lens which will cut down the light and make it less blue.

sonnylad

1,156 posts

224 months

Friday 19th December 2014
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adam quantrill said:
I thought the chinese lights on the Chimp thread did main and dip, so those are the ones to get.

What I don't understand from that thread is the "drilling" required to alter the beam pattern - it's all a bit vague.
Ignore the drilling of reflectors in that thread, on wedges the reflectors are not the same as fitted to Chimaera or Cerbera.

mrzigazaga

18,534 posts

164 months

Friday 19th December 2014
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I was going to give these a go...Especially considering the amount of time we use our headlights...
http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/product.php?produ...

adam quantrill

11,535 posts

241 months

Friday 19th December 2014
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Looks like bullst to me - their specifications give every figure except the lumen output...

Besides if they really were twice the output, you would be dazzling every oncoming motorist!

JumboBeef

3,772 posts

176 months

Friday 19th December 2014
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adam quantrill said:
Another approach might be to put a yellow filter on the lens which will cut down the light and make it less blue.
Ah, colour temperature.

You don't need yellow, you need CTO gel, which is orange. I know a lot about colour temperature......

5,600k is approximately day light colour on a sunny day.

Fill yer boots: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_temperature