Poor dip beam

[gareth h]

My eyes are dim! But dip beam is dimmer, anybody elese feel that day turns to night when you switch from high to low? I think I can adjust the low beam a little, but came across this and wondered if anybody had tried it.
www.ls1gto.com/forums/showthread.php?t=47580&highlight=lights

Cheers
Gareth

[DevilYellowCV8]

I think Steven 'Swordfishcoupe' has done this and I'm about to have a go when the weather settles down and there isn't a danger of my bonnet being blown off.

[BigNige]

fnar

[DevilYellowCV8]

I could have worded that better!

[Le Sarthe]

Monkfish wound mine up to max last year and they are fine now and I do not get any complaints from on coming drivers......mind you you tend to pass them a bit quick for them to react and flash you anyway!!!!

[Well_Fans]

I've done it - ordered the h9's from consumabulbs.com - 15 quid for the 2 delivered to the door next day as I recall. 5 mins to mod the bulbs. only 10 watts brighter but nearly 2 x the lumens emitted so huge improvement on the standard bulbs.

[SS HSV]

Well_Fans said:

I've done it - ordered the h9's from consumabulbs.com - 15 quid for the 2 delivered to the door next day as I recall. 5 mins to mod the bulbs. only 10 watts brighter but nearly 2 x the lumens emitted so huge improvement on the standard bulbs.

I remember seeing this thread somewhere but couldn't find it. I have already bought the lamps from consumabulbs.com after reading the thread.. but haven't fitted them yet as I don't know what to mod!

I must say that those chaps that supplied them were everso helpful and even rang to let me know when my order was being despatched.. service in a by-gone era indeed

[Swordfishcoupe]

Hi Chaps,

PCV8 also done this mod and I think I can safely say we both think its a very good mod. These dark nights with the lovely rain it makes a huge difference.

I know PCV8 has also adjusted the height a little but I did not bother.

I also replaced the indicator bulbs with silver ones at the same time, but personal preference (don't all do it, please - LOL).

Cheers
Steven

[Well_Fans]

if you do the silver indicator bulbs its also a good idea to paint the orange plastic bulb holders toget rid of the last tinge of orange reflection in the lights.

As far as the light mod - literally all you do is take out the old bulb and compare it with the new one, the new one will have an extra plastic lug in the connector. Without touching the bulb use a sharp stanley knife to cut out the extra plastic lug. Job done - only problem is you do have to loosten the battery mount so you can slide it out the way to do the drivers side - or maybe I've just got fat hands

Edited by Well_Fans on Sunday 8th October 18:08

Edited by Well_Fans on Sunday 8th October 18:09

[Well_Fans]

Ok was out today working on the car and decided to have a go at changing the indicator bulbs. Don't bother trying to spray the orange mounts - the paint really doesnt stick too well them - buy a tin of silver Hammerite or Smoothrite and use that instead of spray paint.

While I was at it I discovered some helpful mechanic in the past has wrecked the plate that is bolted directly onto the +ve terminal, the plate everything else is then bolted to - there's a similiar part on the -ve side as well. Anyone know if these are readily available - just its so bad it turns out my +ve connector has literally been sitting on the terminal unsecured and I'd rather replace it before setting off down the M6 next weekend.

[baz7175]

Bulbs arrived today so hopefully I'll get time to change them over tonight, as the standard beams are hopeless at best...

[silentmonkey]

Great tip.

I was only thinking the other day, while driving down from Manchester in the P*ssing rain, how Cr@p the lights were. So I’ve ordered a set!

Maybe I’ll be able to do more than 100 mile then without stopping to clean the lights like I had too last winter.

[gareth h]

I've bought H9s to replace dip bulbs, would they also be an improvment for the H7s in the main beam?

[Well_Fans]

h11's are the normal dip bulb and h9's in the main beam. only place I can think there might be h7's is down in the driving lights in the front spoiler?

[monkfish1]

Regardless of bulbs you fit, huge improvements can be made by adjusting the beam alignment. They are all set very low. Better if you can get access to a beam tester, but a turn or so with a screwdriver with it against a garage door in the dark will offer an improvement.

[baz7175]

Massive improvement over the standard bulbs - excuse the pun but it's like night and day

[gareth h]

Anybody tried these? www.piaa.co.uk/bulbs/bulbshow.asp?ID=xtwhite

[Well_Fans]

gareth h said:

Anybody tried these? www.piaa.co.uk/bulbs/bulbshow.asp?ID=xtwhite

as replacements for the H7's? I'd go for a much cheaper model than that - can easily pick up high performance versions of H7's for under £30 from any motorstore. Reviews I've seen in the past reckoned piaa were overpriced for their bulb performance - paying for the brand name more than anything else.