lights

[corknose]

hey i wasnt sure where this should go eith here or tech discussion so,, move if u want..

I am thinking about purchacing a quad lights front,it has the grill, light surroundings and idicators but no lights,, so i was wondering what lights fit iwth minimum cuttting and grinding?
Cheers Callum

[ke70dave]

the actual globes are either sealed or semi sealed items

sealed being they got a built in bulb, semi sealed being they hold a standard H4 bulb.

the lights are standard 6" items available through hella, supercheap stock them or autobahn. any decent shop.

you need to define "lights"

here is an example

http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/graphics/geLightbulb.jpg

[corknose]

yeh like that... so just 6" ? anyone have a clue roughly how much?

[todd]

u can pay as much or as little as suits your budget really.

i got a pair of narva h4 semi sealed items which cost me 120 (very good quality lights) and some 90/100w h4 bulbs.
and then for ultra high beam i got a pair of air craft landing lights (150watt sealed beams) for 60 the pair.again fairly good quality items.

i can see africa when i turn my high beams on.

[quadeyquade]

i can see africa when i turn my high beams on.

Bet your regretting getting them now aren't you?

[todd]

no? wtf is wrong with africa?

[corknose]

haha i went to supercheap today and was loking at some 6inch driving lights and they looked massive are u sure its 6"?

[dunga70]

they TODD did you have to change your wiring to suit te quads? or just double the hibeam plug? did u upgrade the relays or anything? info would be good. also were did u get the landing lights thats a mad idea

[todd]

yeah there was a bit of midification, just spliced in a new relay for the inside lights to only come on when i flick the high beam on. im not all that down with wiring (im shit at electrics) so basicly i owe all the help to matt. but if u have a clue about wiring and lights n shit im sure u would be able to figure it out.

[dunga70]

yeh i been looking at doin the hella or narva upgrade.. the standard light are quite dim.. i only have the outside hooked up so i dont have a hight beam atm

[Whip]

no? wtf is wrong with africa?

fucking lol

[todd]

yeah u can always be a stinge and get supercheap h4 replacements, but i doubt the lenses/mirror would be too efficient. say no to generic. mind u it would only cost about 30 bucks all up lol

[corknose]

i went to supercheap and they had some 6" lights are they the ones i want they were drivinig lights? ( i know that they are are crap but just is that the size and tyype?)

[dunga70]

im pretty sure u want 5 inch light.. i could be wrong.. but from memory they are 5inch or 125mm and look on the lense on the edge it willl have 2 or 3 indents in the glass which need to be there to mate with the chrome rings that hold them in.. i also noticed when i had a look at the cheaper ones they didnt have those indents in the endge of the glass so im unsure how well they sit in there..

[corknose]

yeh well these had like mounts that were to bolt onto a bull bar so i was thinking maybe just ripp that off but now i know a bit more i will look for that,,anyone know anywhere i can get these in sydney ?

[todd]

the ones you want are 5" or 145mm.
very widely available.

[dunga70]

theey had the cheap ones in stock at supercheap at meni. and i asked at repco at tarren point about hella they said they only deal with narva. so i asked how much they said about 120 or so.. and they order them and they be in the next day. if u wanted to llok around for 2nd hand ones.. i know old troop carriers had them. and also old coaster busses..

[corknose]

hahah i was at supercheap at menai today:P i didnt check but how much are they?

[dunga70]

i think for the h4 cheap ones they are around 20 bucks each... they are down te bottom shelf/. bit of a bitch to find.. they cheap ones r in black n yellow boxes..

[corknose]

how would they go like if u put new bulbs in?

[todd]

try it out urself its only 20 bucks!

[corknose]

yeh ok lol i have to get the quads first

[dunga70]

thats what u r buying. the h4 inserts take the new xenon or what eva bulb u wanna put in u then have a choice or wattage.. the standard ones are sealed beam.. u cannot change the brightness..

[corknose]

huh??

[dunga70]

i will be investing in a set when i get my new car., they are good.

[corknose]

so does the super cheap ones come with all that stuff?

[Roollla.83]

so does the super cheap ones come with all that stuff?


Hey cullam, Your best bet would be to get the quadlights then take them
into SuperCheap and find the one's that fit.. Even ask them too help?


Steven.

[corknose]

ohk yeh

[focus_7]

What the fuck, Theres a super cheap at menai now!?

[corknose]

yeh i dont lnow how long its been there for but yeh couple of years but yeh,, what lights were they shown in the picture?

[dunga70]

the light shown in the picture is what u buy. u buy that then u put whateva watt globe u want in it.

[todd]

the light shown in the picture is what u buy. u buy that then u put whateva watt globe u want in it.

the lights in that picture are actually a sealed beam unit :hehe:
and the clear glass on the lense is illegal unless used as a spotlight only.
i use the clear glass lenses as highbeam only (which is still illegal) but how are they going to know.

[corknose]

yeh its not like they are gunna be like"ahh sir can i ask u to please remove your headlights from my police car i could clearly see that they were sealed lights and that is illegal"

should be able to get away with it:hehe::hehe:

[todd]

sealed beams are perfectly legal.
the clear glass on the lense however is not, unless of course it is a projector headlight of which doesnt really apply to us.

[corknose]

yeh tru,, well if they are 20 each times 4 80 bucks plus like how much for globes? anyone recomend any?