ANYONE TRIED LED 7" HEADLAMP UNITS?
Discussion
Has anyone fitted the 7" led headlamp units to their classic?With the nights drawing in it would be nice to see where I am going.
Something along these lines.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=se...
I know they don't have the aesthetic appeal of the traditional but I own a TR7 which most seem to dislike and you won't see the headlight unlit anyway.
What I would like to know is are they any good?
Are they difficult to fit?
Most importantly,are they legal?
I would not entertain fitting led bulbs to the existing lamps.
Thanks in advance.
Something along these lines.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=se...
I know they don't have the aesthetic appeal of the traditional but I own a TR7 which most seem to dislike and you won't see the headlight unlit anyway.
What I would like to know is are they any good?
Are they difficult to fit?
Most importantly,are they legal?
I would not entertain fitting led bulbs to the existing lamps.
Thanks in advance.
Need to be 'E' marked don't they? The only one I've found that is is far more expensive: https://www.bowerspartsonline.co.uk/lighting/front...
TRIUMPHBULLET said:
Has anyone fitted the 7" led headlamp units to their classic?
Legality...The FBHVC had a comprehensive article on it in a recent Newsletter.
http://www.fbhvc.co.uk/members-pages/newsletter-ar...
TRIUMPHBULLET said:
With the nights drawing in it would be nice to see where I am going.
H4s in a good-condition round reflector are bloody good, if the wiring is up to scratch. Start with the basics.I know a lot of folk who have fitted "daymaker" type headlights to Harleys - normally bought via Amazon. The general consensus is how much of an improvement they are, but the quality seems to be massively variable with lots of reported failures and bad fits etc.
I find with my TR7, like so many of my cars, that one of the main causes of problem night driving is that the car is so low slung and there is not a lot you can do about that.
I find with my TR7, like so many of my cars, that one of the main causes of problem night driving is that the car is so low slung and there is not a lot you can do about that.
TRIUMPHBULLET said:
Has anyone fitted the 7" led headlamp units to their classic?With the nights drawing in it would be nice to see where I am going.
Something along these lines.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=se...
I know they don't have the aesthetic appeal of the traditional but I own a TR7 which most seem to dislike and you won't see the headlight unlit anyway.
What I would like to know is are they any good?
Are they difficult to fit?
Most importantly,are they legal?
I would not entertain fitting led bulbs to the existing lamps.
Thanks in advance.
Do it properly....do it period.Something along these lines.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=se...
I know they don't have the aesthetic appeal of the traditional but I own a TR7 which most seem to dislike and you won't see the headlight unlit anyway.
What I would like to know is are they any good?
Are they difficult to fit?
Most importantly,are they legal?
I would not entertain fitting led bulbs to the existing lamps.
Thanks in advance.
Fit these...
https://www.demon-tweeks.com/uk/cibie-7-inch-e-app...
Used to fit these in my Mk1 Escort's.........and if IIRC, these are what were used in the works TR7 V8 rallycars.
Edited by aeropilot on Monday 3rd September 08:17
TRIUMPHBULLET said:
Has anyone fitted the 7" led headlamp units to their classic?With the nights drawing in it would be nice to see where I am going.
Something along these lines.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=se...
I know they don't have the aesthetic appeal of the traditional but I own a TR7 which most seem to dislike and you won't see the headlight unlit anyway.
What I would like to know is are they any good?
Are they difficult to fit?
Most importantly,are they legal?
I would not entertain fitting led bulbs to the existing lamps.
Thanks in advance.
I have a set of E marked ones from Amazon fitted to my MX5. I think they were about £120 last summer.Something along these lines.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=se...
I know they don't have the aesthetic appeal of the traditional but I own a TR7 which most seem to dislike and you won't see the headlight unlit anyway.
What I would like to know is are they any good?
Are they difficult to fit?
Most importantly,are they legal?
I would not entertain fitting led bulbs to the existing lamps.
Thanks in advance.
They are very easy to fit, they come with a wire with a connector shaped like the 3 prongs on the back of a halogen bulb, so the car's connector attaches straight to the headlamp's connector. The LED headlamp unit itself fits in the same bowl, in the same way as a halogen reflector headlamp, and uses the standard chrome retaining ring to be held in.
They are very, very good. About as good as the "Litronics" on my dad's 996 911, and as good as the LED headlights on my mum's 2015 A4.
I don't know if they're legal, but unlike HIDs in reflector headlamps, these are sealed units with the correct beam pattern, so there's no continuous dazzle, however there might be slight dazzle to oncoming traffic when going over bumps as you won't have self levelling. However, I don't believe that modern self levelling is that quick so on short sharp bumps they won't dazzle any more than a car that came with LED lamps new.
Not so relavent if you go LED but if you stay halogen I can't imagine Triumph's wiring ability moved on my between my Spitfire and the TR7 so worth fitting one of the "H4 Headlight Relay Wiring Harness" kits you can get on eBay, e.g. item 202346321025. These have a pair of H4 male connectors, a pair of H4 female connectors and a pair of relays. You plug them in between the car loom's H4 plug and the bulb and then give it a direct (inline fused) battery feed. The original car circuit's (and 40yr old wiring's) now just a low current switching circuit to trigger the relays to pump electrons direct from the battery to the bulbs. Takes out years of built-up resistance, and so voltage loss in the loom, to get as much out of the bulbs as possible.
A kit like that is sub £9 and I doubt you could by the individual parts for that!
A kit like that is sub £9 and I doubt you could by the individual parts for that!
//j17 said:
Not so relavent if you go LED but if you stay halogen I can't imagine Triumph's wiring ability moved on my between my Spitfire and the TR7 so worth fitting one of the "H4 Headlight Relay Wiring Harness" kits you can get on eBay, e.g. item 202346321025. These have a pair of H4 male connectors, a pair of H4 female connectors and a pair of relays. You plug them in between the car loom's H4 plug and the bulb and then give it a direct (inline fused) battery feed. The original car circuit's (and 40yr old wiring's) now just a low current switching circuit to trigger the relays to pump electrons direct from the battery to the bulbs. Takes out years of built-up resistance, and so voltage loss in the loom, to get as much out of the bulbs as possible.
A kit like that is sub £9 and I doubt you could by the individual parts for that!
Yes, but don't forget to upgrade the earth, too.A kit like that is sub £9 and I doubt you could by the individual parts for that!
It is not just the wiring upgraded to relay.required. LED's run extremely hot and the Light unit 7" whole lamp needs to be LED suitable with correct cooling. This is why basic aftermarket units will fail the MOT. Significant chance of melting or catching fire of items around the lamp.
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