Van headlight bulbs

[tonto33]

anyone used xenon bulbs on there van or do you stick to normal ones? if so are they any good
H4 100W XENON WHITE HEADLIGHT BULBS VAUXHALL VIVARO | eBay

 

[Guest111]

anyone used xenon bulbs on there van or do you stick to normal ones? if so are they any good
H4 100W XENON WHITE HEADLIGHT BULBS VAUXHALL VIVARO | eBay

personally I'd stick to the normal one's the blackrats are cracking down at the moment and while there is no stated maximum wattage for headlights in the road traffic lighting regs it can give them an excuse to give your motor a free mot,and fines if you're unlucky.

 

[Robotstar5]

Just fit some +90% etc type bulbs, examples here

Modern vehicle electrics are built down to price so higher wattage bulbs can damage wiring, switches etc. as well as the headlight reflector is not designed to cope with the extra heat produced. On top of that 100W bulbs are illegal for on-road use!

 

[Guest111]

Just fit some +90% etc type bulbs, examples here

Modern vehicle electrics are built down to price so higher wattage bulbs can damage wiring, switches etc. as well as the headlight reflector is not designed to cope with the extra heat produced. On top of that 100W bulbs are illegal for on-road use!

believe it or not they aren't the only reference to lamp wattages in the lighting regs refers to rear lamps which states"no lamp fitted to the rear of a vehicle may exceed 21watts.Valid point about the wiring though,it's about half what it used to be.

 

[shanky887614]

Ive got some osram nightbrakers. There lower wattage than that though in my car and £14 for the pair

 

[guest119]

believe it or not they aren't the only reference to lamp wattages in the lighting regs refers to rear lamps which states"no lamp fitted to the rear of a vehicle may exceed 21watts.Valid point about the wiring though,it's about half what it used to be.

Dunno about that Phil, did you ever see the wiring ribbons in Morris Marinas and Austin Alergics, good old BLMC.

Boydy

 

[Guest55]

did the full HID conversion on my astra van for the ( slightly not MOT compliant ) win !
lol.
2 Ballasts , wiring harnesses and lamps around 50 notes
theyre around 300% brighter than the equivolent halogens , would never go back now - the standard lights were woeful.

 

[PEG]

Ditto,Biff,did the conversion on my old Patrol and considering repeat on latest. As long as kit is decent quality,it is a vast upgrade. Also,have replaced ALL the interior lights in EVERY vehicle i have had in last 20 years,to LED,1.2w swopped for rubbish battery killing dull 10w,plus,door switches function even if mangy...

 

[shanky887614]

did the full HID conversion on my astra van for the ( slightly not MOT compliant ) win !
lol.
2 Ballasts , wiring harnesses and lamps around 50 notes
theyre around 300% brighter than the equivolent halogens , would never go back now - the standard lights were woeful.

Have a look at the osram nightbreakers.

There about the best you can get without a hid kit etc

Cheap as well

 

[dan86]

Have a look at the osram nightbreakers.

There about the best you can get without a hid kit etc

Cheap as well

YES! replaced my van and all my cars with them just before xmas. excellent bulbs and in sure I've save a seller on eBay that do them cheap if you want...
I did phone the guy though because I bought several sets at once.managed to screw a pretty good deal out of him.

 

[shanky887614]

How much were they if you don't mind me asking?

 

[telectrix]

about £12 a pair. just ordered some for the nissan.

 

[shanky887614]

about £12 a pair. just ordered some for the nissan.

Thanks ill order from ebay next time a little more on amazon

 

[dan86]

where did you order hours from Tel?

 

[shanky887614]

where did you order hours from Tel?

He got them from ebay.

(I got mine for £13.50 from amazon imc sidelights)