Modern Headlights for 2002 tii

[ray_]

15 hours ago, WhoIsSea10 said:

I bought Hella H4 lenses and installed LED bulbs in them. Looks period just brighter at night

http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech/bulbs/Hid/conversions/conversions.html

[gary32]

If you want led or xenon lamps you have to install the correct projector to see any benefit from more light being produced.

You install a brighter or higher lumen lamp in a halogen reflector housing and you have become an uncontrolled light source hazard ready to cause harm to yourself and others. 

Ray posted some great information from a well respected lighting expert.

Toby is also right halogen with the right lamp in a good reflector housing can be very effective.

[WhoIsSea10]

It’s really not that serious. I installed Hella lenses with led bulbs and the visibility before and after is (pun intended) night and day. I read the article but it’s seems as though the “enthusiasts” are making it a bigger deal than it is. For anyone doing the same, just make sure you angle them correctly. 

Edited March 10, 2021 by WhoIsSea10

[Son of Marty]

On a related subject, many people here are converting their dash lights to led's to make them brighter, nothing cuts down the effectiveness of your headlights more than bright lights in the cockpit, even when you dim them, most led are heavy in the blue light spectrum which is a bad color for night vision.

Edited March 10, 2021 by Son of Marty

[jp5Touring]

15 hours ago, Teelinger said:

Check these out:

https://vintagecarleds.com/

 

I find these interesting. I have Cibie with H4 bulb and I'm not overly impressed so far. I need to add a relay and align better but don't know if that will be enough.  The vintage lights look pretty correct and not off a spaceship. Anyone ever seen these in action ?

 

I have LED's in my dash and love them. Lights are dimmable and give a nice white modern light. No complaints.

[irdave]

I've got LED bulbs right now, but picked up some JW Speaker lights last year.  Pro'ly ought to get to installing those guys.

 

And notice the Saiga FTE at about 21:00 in the video?  That's a semi-auto 12 gauge shotgun, magazine fed.  Really silly.  I do not own one.

[Schnellvintage]

Honestly we have enough lighting with the 2 good halogen bulbs.  the key is to aim them properly.  Most everyone,  even with the newer vehicles, just eyeball it.   If properly aimed for your car's wheelbase, you'll have plenty of light even with he old school sealed beams.. I use the proper tool for the job.

 

FWIW,

 

[ray_]

If Mr. Schnell's kit has been lent out to someone, there are analogue instructions here:

 

http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech/aim/aim.html

 

;-)

[xavier296]

I have dapper lighting OE7s. Nice and bright, installed pretty easily. With the OE glass option, they look pretty good too.

 

[Gordon]

Aftermarket LED lights are the worse for blinding oncoming drivers. Highly recommend Hella or Cibie E-code H4 lights. If you have a roundie, you'll need to install relays for the headlights. It's plug and play for square tail lights. This is a great deal. 

 https://www.busdepot.com/0301600118

Edited March 11, 2021 by Gordon

[Chris_B]

Mis-aimed headlights are just that. In my part of the woods, the biggest headlight problem is the jacked-up pickup with the headlamps 4' off the ground. They could be adjusted to not blind oncoming traffic but usually aren't. Why not? Ignorance, obnoxiousness, who knows. I am running properly adjusted HID bulbs in Cibie headlamps in my 02 and 325iX. They have a sharp cutoff on the low beam and don't run people off the road.

[gary32]

I thought the title of this thread was modern headlights.

Real Affordable Hi Performance Upgrades better than these stock headlights?

Try a quality xenon projector with a sliding curtain and pure white lamp 4k-5k the distance of projected light and crisp cut off are not achievable in a reflector housing. High beam output with the curtain up color and light quality is night and day. The lighting really is beautiful.

If done correctly it's really hard to see the projector in your 02.

 

Projector vs Reflector

Edited March 11, 2021 by gary32

[tech71]

3 hours ago, gary32 said:

I thought the title of this thread was modern headlights.

It is, but no harm in a little good natured button pushing is there?

Careful, this thread is in danger of falling victim to the much feared and dreaded "Pizza"syndrome.

I do have an LED third brake light that would be really cool if the 2 sided tape thats supposed to hold it didn't fail whenever I leave the car in the sun. Clunk, there it goes again.

Edited March 11, 2021 by tech71

[TobyB]

I have a pair of 35w HeNe lasers.

 

Is that modern?

 

t

retaliatory 

[tech71]

1 hour ago, TobyB said:

I have a pair of 35w HeNe lasers.

 

Is that modern?

 

t

retaliatory 

Whoa, shades of "Along the scenic route" Watch out for drivers equipped with coded optics.