buddy
02-07-2003, 12:29 AM
Well, the headlight upgrade is finally done.
After HID retrofit kits, Sylvania Silver Stars, and drilling adjustment holes, I still needed more light on the road at night. Especially on rainy nights.
The HID kit was bright, good white light, but had too many hot spots. The HID's just made a scattered pattern more pronounced. Tiring to look at. Good bright light, bad optics.
After some Silverstars with not much luck, it was time for the stock assemblys to go, in come the Cibie's.
The optics of the Cibie's are far better than the stock headlamps, giving good even lighting. No dark areas in front, no need for fogs, and that's on low beam. Brights are excellent, putting good light far down the road. Now, that's a lot better, so I start thinking, maybe higher wattage bulbs would be even better.
To use higher wattage bulbs, the headlight wiring harness needs upgrading to a heavier gauge. I did an overkill, using 12g, where as 14g would have been sufficient. Without the heavier gauge, higher wattage bulbs would be little improvement, and might overheat the stock wiring. The upgrade is simple using relays, 12-14 wire and a little time.
The Cibie's, the Philips 90/100w H4 Rally bulbs, and the upgraded wiring, definitely make the diffence. A big diffence. The lights are not white like the HID's, but you won't care, unless you just like looking at white lights.
The Cibie E-Code's are $46-49 each, depending on where you get them. Bulbs somewhere around $15-18. You can even buy a wiring harness kit too.
Bottom Line: Good Lights http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif
Buddy
After HID retrofit kits, Sylvania Silver Stars, and drilling adjustment holes, I still needed more light on the road at night. Especially on rainy nights.
The HID kit was bright, good white light, but had too many hot spots. The HID's just made a scattered pattern more pronounced. Tiring to look at. Good bright light, bad optics.
After some Silverstars with not much luck, it was time for the stock assemblys to go, in come the Cibie's.
The optics of the Cibie's are far better than the stock headlamps, giving good even lighting. No dark areas in front, no need for fogs, and that's on low beam. Brights are excellent, putting good light far down the road. Now, that's a lot better, so I start thinking, maybe higher wattage bulbs would be even better.
To use higher wattage bulbs, the headlight wiring harness needs upgrading to a heavier gauge. I did an overkill, using 12g, where as 14g would have been sufficient. Without the heavier gauge, higher wattage bulbs would be little improvement, and might overheat the stock wiring. The upgrade is simple using relays, 12-14 wire and a little time.
The Cibie's, the Philips 90/100w H4 Rally bulbs, and the upgraded wiring, definitely make the diffence. A big diffence. The lights are not white like the HID's, but you won't care, unless you just like looking at white lights.
The Cibie E-Code's are $46-49 each, depending on where you get them. Bulbs somewhere around $15-18. You can even buy a wiring harness kit too.
Bottom Line: Good Lights http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif
Buddy