Bulbs for head lights?

[Jaco Versfeld]

Hi There,

The Hilux's headlights is not that bright anymore. Which bulbs works best, and where can I find them?

(Will it help to use braso to clean the inside of the headlight's glass...)

Kind Regards,
Jaco

[george]

Hi Jaco

There where some lights discusses on this topic.Hope this help
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=6076&view=next

[CasKru]

Osram Nighbreaker is best :)

I am busy building myself a harness with relays etc to power my headlights from the battery. I have done a test run on the one headlight and my guess is that it increase light by about 20% - 40%

[3RZ]

Osram Nightbreakers or Silverstars

Cassie ek dink jy het dalk iets beet met die harnas, ek het nog altyd gedink die drade lyk bietjie dun. Kyk bietjie na die silicon drade wat die sparkies gebruik om die stowe ens te bedraad - maklik om mee te werk, lekker dik, soldeer maklik en baie flexable (die kern het 'n klomp dun draadjies nie soos die gewone kabels vir die plugs nie)

Meet die spanning op die battery and dan die spanning oor die gloeilamp om te sien wat die spanningsverlies is oor die draad.

[Family_Dog]

Osram Nighbreaker is best :)

I am busy building myself a harness with relays etc to power my headlights from the battery. I have done a test run on the one headlight and my guess is that it increase light by about 20% - 40%

Cassie, I have been thinking along the same lines. Please build TWO of them, I will supply the red/black (either 2.5mm or 4mm, your choice). My idea was to make it "Plug 'n Play", apparently Midas sells the necessary plugs.

FYI: http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech ... elays.html


-F_D

[Dadz Toy BFI]

Hi There,

The Hilux's headlights is not that bright anymore. Which bulbs works best, and where can I find them?

(Will it help to use braso to clean the inside of the headlight's glass...)

Kind Regards,
Jaco

Jaco

Is it not rather a case of coroded/sand scored headlight lenses

That was the case with mine so I replaced them with Clear H4 lenses, approx. R300 a pair.

I re-used the old bulbs and the headlights are plenty plenty bright now.

One serious benefit of the clear H4 units is that the beam is more accurately concentrated and you do not get the annoying "leakage" which reflects off the bull bars etc

[Mud Dog]

Hi Rich! Lenses definitely make a difference and even more so do the reflectors, in concentrating the beams with as little light spillage as possible. Both must be clean and the reflector bright (not discoloured).

However, the actual voltage getting to the lamps with the factory harnass is a bit less than it would be directly off the battery, and this voltage drop makes a big difference to the lamp achieving it's rated output.

[Family_Dog]

... as you can see from that url I posted. A voltage drop of 1.5v makes an immense difference to the headlight illumination.


-F_D

[Dadz Toy BFI]

We did a full re-wire when we fitted the EFi

My headlights are wired with 3mm auto wire with a dedicated relay for side lights, low beam and high beam

They are lekker bright nou

[Mud Dog]

They are lekker bright nou

Just don't fit the "Night Breaker" bulbs now, or you'll be burning up the tarmac (and maybe a few retinas)

[CasKru]

Osram Nighbreaker is best :)

I am busy building myself a harness with relays etc to power my headlights from the battery. I have done a test run on the one headlight and my guess is that it increase light by about 20% - 40%

Cassie, I have been thinking along the same lines. Please build TWO of them, I will supply the red/black (either 2.5mm or 4mm, your choice). My idea was to make it "Plug 'n Play", apparently Midas sells the necessary plugs.

FYI: http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech ... elays.html


-F_D

Eric... I ordered some H4 male plugs from the states. My idea is basically a plug and play system. All you will need to do is bolt the "little black box" onto the body. This will have a fly lead that has the H4 male plug. It will also have another two fly leads with H4 female connectors and two lekka thick wires to be connected to the battery terminals.

So all you will have to do is, disconnect the current plugs from the bulbs, plug one of these onto the H4 male and then plug the two H4 females onto the globes. The only spanners necessary would be to connect the positive and negative wires to the battery and to mount the "little black box". Oja... and it will have an additional output already wired, where you can connect one set of spots and another output which will be able to switch relays should you want to connect more than on set of spots. :)

[Mud Dog]

Sounds like a plan, Cassie

[Family_Dog]

Cassie, that is the idea I have been tossing around as well - strange how great minds think alike!


Have you already ordered the H4 male connectors? I should have spoken about this earlier. Actually, I did, but verbally to Gertc. But this is the way to go, simple and quick DIY jobbie.


-F_D

[Mud Dog]

That's the way I would have done it. A lot of guys fit the relays for direct live to the lights from the battery but forget about the thinner old earth (negative) connection. That would improve the brightness, but not to full potential. The H4 plugs eliminate the need for soldering.

[CasKru]

Cassie, that is the idea I have been tossing around as well - strange how great minds think alike!


Have you already ordered the H4 male connectors? I should have spoken about this earlier. Actually, I did, but verbally to Gertc. But this is the way to go, simple and quick DIY jobbie.


-F_D

Yup... have the connectors already. I did order one or two extra though

[ToyX4]

Cassie, that is the idea I have been tossing around as well - strange how great minds think alike!


Have you already ordered the H4 male connectors? I should have spoken about this earlier. Actually, I did, but verbally to Gertc. But this is the way to go, simple and quick DIY jobbie.


-F_D

Yup... have the connectors already. I did order one or two extra though

Nou as jy genoeg ekstra bestel het, sit maar my naam ook op so harnas asseblief meneer kruger

[BenHur]

Osram Nightbreakers or Silverstars

Cassie ek dink jy het dalk iets beet met die harnas, ek het nog altyd gedink die drade lyk bietjie dun. Kyk bietjie na die silicon drade wat die sparkies gebruik om die stowe ens te bedraad - maklik om mee te werk, lekker dik, soldeer maklik en baie flexable (die kern het 'n klomp dun draadjies nie soos die gewone kabels vir die plugs nie)

Meet die spanning op die battery and dan die spanning oor die gloeilamp om te sien wat die spanningsverlies is oor die draad.

Willem

House wire in 'n Kar? Nee boet jy behoort van beter te weet. Vir low voltage high current het jy baie klein veseltjies nodig in jou draad, 2.5mm house wire gaan nie naastenby so goed werk soos 2.5mm auto wire nie. Koop eerder 2.5mm auto wire by die spareshop.

Ons het Rich se wa ook so gedoen toe ons hom geEFI het. Sommer VW plugs vir die globes gekoop by die scrapyard (hulle gebruik nie sulke flimsy dun draatjies soos Toyota nie) en die drade daaraan gesoldeer. Mens behoort oordentlike plugs by CALEX te kry. Dit maak 'n hengse verskil as jy genoeg stroom kan lewer aan die globes sonder voltage drop. Die feit dat Hiluxe se stroombaan deur die dim/bright switch loop help ook nie baie nie.

[3RZ]

Nee man , ek sal seker vir jou 'n prentjie moet stuur. Jy sal hou van die draad, dit het baie dun draadjies, hitte maak dit niks, baie flexable, baie dik en klaar ge-tin.

[BenHur]

Ek ken dit maar die beste draad se are is dunner as die hare op jou ...ehm... bors

[Family_Dog]

Bennie, Silicon Stoof draad is net so goed, eintlik beter, as Auto-Wire! Min of meer dieselfde ding maar met Silicon Heat-Proof insulasie ipv plastiek.


-F_D

[Mud Dog]

That's lekker stuff Eric, I use it often, nice and supple as well, never gets stiff .... aw geez! .... Now I've left the post open to mis-interpretation!

[3RZ]

We will let the picture tell the story (Bennie hulle is dunner as my borshare )

4mm drill for scale.

[BenHur]

Jong ek weet nie so mooi nie ek ken die goet waarvan julle praat, ek het nouriedag daarvan gekoop om my clorinator te fix maar sal nog steeds nie in automotive setup gebruik nie, maar ek net te vol nonsies.

[CasKru]

Jong ek weet nie so mooi nie ek ken die goet waarvan julle praat, ek het nouriedag daarvan gekoop om my clorinator te fix maar sal nog steeds nie in automotive setup gebruik nie, maar miskien is ek net te vol nonsies.

Wel... as ons na daai laaste foto van jou signature so kyk dan weet ons jy is!

[3RZ]

Bennie ek dink in jou geval sal iets soos Monster Cable die beste werk LOL

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Bennie ek dink nog steeds jou installasies is die beste wat ek nog gesien het - so moenie dat ons jou standaarde afbring nie ons is amateurs in vergelyking met jou (En dit is nou nie sarkasties bedoel nie)

[BenHur]

Willem

Nee wat dit is weer overkill (prys enol) vir headlights, Autozone of Midas se gewone 2-2.5 auto wire is vrylik beskikbaar in al die kleure van die Reenboog of ten minste die Nuwe SA vlag. EK het ook toe ek nog jonk en djeukkerig was monstercable gebruik vir my audio installasies, maar wonder net hoe die hitte onder die bonnet die isolasie van monster kable sal affekteer? Weet nie of dit ge design is om in sulke situasies te operate nie. Die omstandighede binne in jou voertuig se kajuit is mos nie so extreme nie :? Maar wie weet miskien is hul isolasie wel goed genoeg en sal dit nie oor tyd hard word en kraak nie.

[leonbrink]

Ek het die conversion op my bakkkie gedoen:
http://go.jeep-xj.info/HowtoHeadlightLoom.htm

Hel, dit maak 'n GROOT verskil! Die enigste ding waarmee ek gesukkel het was dat my IPF's nie reg wou switch nie. Op die einde van die dag moes ek 'n globe koppel op die ou harnas om die switching reg te laat werk. soos ek verstaan kort mens nogsteeds weerstand om die "negative switching" te laat werk.

[BenHur]

Ek het die conversion op my bakkkie gedoen:
http://go.jeep-xj.info/HowtoHeadlightLoom.htm

Hel, dit maak 'n GROOT verskil! Die enigste ding waarmee ek gesukkel het was dat my IPF's nie reg wou switch nie. Op die einde van die dag moes ek 'n globe koppel op die ou harnas om die switching reg te laat werk. soos ek verstaan kort mens nogsteeds weerstand om die "negative switching" te laat werk.

Nope gaan lees hier Leon

http://www.hilux4x4.co.za/wire_spotlights/index.php

[Hi-Hilux]

Cassie hoe ver is die black box van jou? Kan mens al bestellings insit??? Sien ek sit nou op die plaas heel ontspanne en lees baie ou topics wat ek gewoonlik nie kans kry voor nie.... het nou vir my ook nagbrekers gekoop, was op n special gewees, N$117

[Traveler]

Which H? bulb does the Vigo use?

[CasKru]

Cassie hoe ver is die black box van jou? Kan mens al bestellings insit??? Sien ek sit nou op die plaas heel ontspanne en lees baie ou topics wat ek gewoonlik nie kans kry voor nie.... het nou vir my ook nagbrekers gekoop, was op n special gewees, N$117

Ek het daai projek bietjie geshelve omdat ek HID gaan insit. Maar oorweeg dit sterk om die projek ook te revive want ek het op 'n handy device af gekom wat die hele probleem met die Toyota se negative switching te hanteer en dat jy nogsteeds die brights liggie op die dash kan gebruik. Want huidiglik as mens die ligte direk kopel op die battery en die relays dan wil die dashboard se blou liggie nie aankom nie. Ek weet julle dink julle het verstaan wat ek nou gesê het maar is julle seker julle het gehoor wat ek bedoel het?

[Hi-Hilux]

Cassie maak net wat jy wil, sorg net dat ons binnekort kan bestel asb. Oja, posgeld ingesluit