Defender headlamp improvement

[100SRV]

I've spent quite a bit of time in rural Staffordshire recently commuting in the dark and found that the headlamps on my 1996 Defender were very poor.
I didn't want to mess around fitting spot lamps to it so I bought a pair of 150% brighter Philips bulbs and am very impressed, the light intensity is a massive improvement over the standard bulbs. Dipped beam is now acceptable for driving around whereas before I relied on main beam wherever possible.

The Defender's headlamps are now so good that when I recently used the Bowler after dark I got the impression that I was driving around on sidelamps, this was compounded by the Bowler having a 12" LED light bar wired with main beam - the resulting drop in light when switching back to dipped beam was like I'd switched the headlamps off :-(

Time to buy another pair of these bulbs for the Bowler!

[55palfers]

Do you have a link please?

[100SRV]

http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/H4-Philips-Racing...

[Denis O]

If you now add Crystal Lamps you'll be completely set.

Something like these although there are plenty of options.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LAND-ROVER-DEFENDER-CRYS...

[BenBuzz]

+1 for changing the headlamp units over to Wipac Crystals as well as doing a bulb upgrade. Made a huge difference to my 1996 Defender.

Then I added x2 Genuine Spot lamps off a Disco 3 to the bull bar and made an even bigger difference! (High beam only).

[55palfers]

100SRV said:

http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/H4-Philips-Racing...

Thanks

[cptsideways]

BenBuzz said:

+1 for changing the headlamp units over to Wipac Crystals as well as doing a bulb upgrade. Made a huge difference to my 1996 Defender.

+2 same for Mk1 MX5's that use the same gloworm's makes a HUGE difference