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Who is happy or unhappy with the standard H4 headlights?
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As long as passers by don't think your doggers
I had to explain that episode to my mother
I will take a few more next week with the fogs off . If it wasn't such a pain I would put the standards back in to compare .
I have finally got a set of rear t30 springs to fit to my t32 so that should drop the rear and lift the lights so will see how that helps before adjusting them.
I will get a full beam shot as I could not drive with mine on and cars coming the other way even with them dropped down.
I have put these up before you can see how brown the standard bulbs are. Don't think I have ever had car with lights like this before. My ford anglia has whiter lights.
I have finally got a set of rear t30 springs to fit to my t32 so that should drop the rear and lift the lights so will see how that helps before adjusting them.
I will get a full beam shot as I could not drive with mine on and cars coming the other way even with them dropped down.
I have put these up before you can see how brown the standard bulbs are. Don't think I have ever had car with lights like this before. My ford anglia has whiter lights.
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Yeah yeah, rub it in why don't you!
If it wasn't for this forum I would be driving around in the dark squinting.
Stueyhants
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Is that photo the B3055 towards Sway. My lights on my Skoda Octavia aren't much better on that stretch. I've tried to upgrade my forthcoming T6 to either H7 or LEDs but it's too late in the process. I'm ordering 6 metric tonnes of carrots as mitigation
Picked up my Kombi this morning and drove in the dark for the first time late afternoon, and yes they are pants lights!
I had a 50cc moped in '79 that may have just been worse, but not by much.
There has to be a way to upgrade them, I have seen some great projector conversions to Audi A3 and A4's so will investigate what might be possible with a contact from the Audi-Sport forum.
Surely the designers at VW understand that vans are driven in the dark?
I had a 50cc moped in '79 that may have just been worse, but not by much.
There has to be a way to upgrade them, I have seen some great projector conversions to Audi A3 and A4's so will investigate what might be possible with a contact from the Audi-Sport forum.
Surely the designers at VW understand that vans are driven in the dark?
Not been affected by the H4 issue too much as I don't drive that much at night these days. However, I'm currently sitting outside my wife's work to pick her up having driven a few miles in the dark, light rain with lots of standing water. F@&£ me, they're crap to the point of being dangerous. Needed to check to see if the switch was still on auto! Had to light the front up with my fogs to get any sense of forward illumination.
May need a man with a red flag for the return journey !
May need a man with a red flag for the return journey !
Anyone tried something like this? Beam pattern looks quite good and 'responsible'. And with the adjustments we have on dial on the H4 setup I can't see why you wouldn't be able to ensure a good level is set to prevent oncoming drivers getting blinded.
NIGHTEYE H4 HB2 8000LM LED Headlight Car Light Bulbs High/Low Beam 6500K White | eBay
NIGHTEYE H4 HB2 8000LM LED Headlight Car Light Bulbs High/Low Beam 6500K White | eBay
A problem as I see it with LED bulbs in our application (other than potential dazzling issues) is the large heat sink at the rear. Having this prevents the lamp housing cover going back on which would, I'd have thought, risk a build up of condensation on the inside of the light assembly.
I will give LED bulbs a try if some shallow depth ones can be found which allows the access cover to go back on.
I will give LED bulbs a try if some shallow depth ones can be found which allows the access cover to go back on.
Stueyhants
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I was a bit puzzled why I couldn't add them as well. I haven't got a formal build date yet but it's ordered through happynewvan so I suspect they don't want the hassle of changing the order. Oh well, it's £1600 I can spend on something else. It's only really dark for 6 months of a year.....what could possibly go wrong.
I've ordered these, just waiting for them to arrive, they can't be any worse than halogen bulbs that's in just now, I tried the predecessor to these on my last van and the were good, hopefully the decoder will be small enough to squeeze in behind the cover as well
http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/2pcs-Philip...%3Aa955372e1590a357f24c7fd5ffb6a7e7%7Ciid%3A1
http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/2pcs-Philip...%3Aa955372e1590a357f24c7fd5ffb6a7e7%7Ciid%3A1
By all means give them a go, but think it'll be tight to get the cover back on. Might also get the 'bulb out' light on the dash
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