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adafish:
do me bleeding head in this is....spent a fortune on different sets of headlights, and still the latest purchase from Craddocks, the new Wipac ones are pants...I can't see bugga all on dip beam...main is not a problem,with me light bar on...Just round the country roads where i am, its nice to be able to see some bloody distance.I'm running 60/55w H4's with the brighter lite...a ickle side light bulb in blue (which look nice from the front, bloody useless when drivin).....I've got 100/80's around but don't really want to over-load the electrics....What you guys using...? :

V8MoneyPit:
I've always used the Wipac Quadoptics. Never had a problem with them myself. I guess if you are used to 'modern car' lights, they may still seem poor.

Personally, I think the problem lies with the other cars coming towards you. Modern lights seem to be far brighter and make it more difficult for the oncoming traffic. Also, they tend to have a far shaper top cut off point which makes them flash traffic on bumpy roads. If you know what I mean!

Porny:
Are you still running you light protector things??  If so, they don't help.

Bulb wise, the best standard wattage bulbs I've found are Phillips Vision Plus... made a difference to my 90 and to my parents Disco.

However, I'm technically limited to only being able to use standard manufactures wattages....

But as your 110 is pre 1st August 1986 (99% sure that’s the right date) you can run any wattage in the headlamps... so legally you could run 80/100w for example....

However, if you do run anything higher than 55/60w then you need to uprated the wiring - which isn't actually a bad thing!!
By running separate relays and a supply from direct from the battery, you lights will improve even using lower wattage bulbs.

The other option, although technically not 100% legal unless you have self leveling headlamps and a wash facility.... is to run a HID setup.  You can get H4 spec ones that have the two wattages - and offer a much better light output that standard halogeon bulbs - and they're not that expensive now.


As to which headlamps are the best...

In theory some of the new headlamps with the clear lens, and newer reflector technology should be good... but then I'm not sure, some of them aren't just designed for atheistic appearance, rather than performance.

Wipac aren't that bad... neither are genuine Hella 7" units....  I haven’t really tried any of the newer, clear lens type.


Ian

Guardian.:
I JUST HAD SOME UPGRADED HEADLIGHT FITTED TO MY 110, AND THEY ARE JUST AS CRAP AS STANDARD,PUT THE 80/100W BULBS IN, OK ON FULL BEAM WITH THE 400W ON THE LIGHTBAR AS WELL, BUT DIP BEAM IS STILL CRAP, I DONT THINK THERE IS A GOOD 7" ROUND UNIT AS I TRIED EVERY AVAILABLE TYPE ON THE 90, AND THERE WAS NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A £6 UNIT AND A £45 UNIT, SO JUST GET SOME BRIGHTER BULBS AS I FOUND THIS IS THE ONLY THING THAT DOES HELP A BIT.

Chris Putt:
Just put some halfrauds 'Brilliance' bulbs in my disco, well impressed i have to say, have made a huge difference to both the brightness and the definition, headlights now VERY white.

Chris

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