brighter headlights

[PEAKN6]

g'day, just wondering if anyone knows how to make the headlights brighter on the old girls using relays? i came across a tutorial a while back but ya know how it is, when ya need something ya can never find it lol.

cheers heaps, Brad

[dijm8]

wot about gettin the xenon light kits of ther site or sumthing ther hell bright, but thats if u wanna spend the money, or u can just get the globes if ya want??

[craigvk]

This might be what you are looking for? WOW bright VK headlights

[vy_storm]

I'd say this was the thread that you may have been looking for. Replacing the globes is pointless if the voltage drop is too low, may as well fix it properly and re wire the sucker.

WOW bright VK headlights

[PEAKN6]

haha thanx heaps lads. wish i found this earlier. i've already bought a couple of relays but im not sure if they'll be good enuf.

they're 40amp 4 pin with resistor.

im guessing im gunna need to swap them over for some different ones?

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

I use xenon globes in my VS, 190/150w, but only drawing 60/50w.

[PEAKN6]

i did the voltage drop test just before and the voltage had dropped about a volt (measured at the connector just behind the light)

low beam - at battery was about 12.7v. at the connector was about 11.7v

high beam - at battery was about 12.3v. at the connector was about 11.3v

whenever my car is driven at night the lights are always on high beam and yet we still cant see very far ahead. i rekon i could stare into my high beams at nightime without squinting.

[nsladden]

i did the voltage drop test just before and the voltage had dropped about a volt (measured at the connector just behind the light)

low beam - at battery was about 12.7v. at the connector was about 11.7v

high beam - at battery was about 12.3v. at the connector was about 11.3v

whenever my car is driven at night the lights are always on high beam and yet we still cant see very far ahead. i rekon i could stare into my high beams at nightime without squinting.

If you can do that, either the reflectors are shot or someones put in piss weak globes.

[PEAKN6]

nah mate std globes and reflectors are good. the relay made a big difference, i just need to be able to adjust my lights coz one is pointing heaps high. it shines on house roofs haha. when my car got hit it busted the adjusters on the passenger light but i have another light waiting to go in, just havent had the time

[commsirac]

Simply replacing 20 year old globes may be enough to restore the brightness to acceptable levels. As pointed out ^ voltage drops of less than 1V are quite acceptable and use of relays isnt really warranted unless you are going to add higher power globes which will challenge the wiring and switch in your original setup. I think there are some choices in today's market, higher light output but same wattage globes are available at a premium price or one can go higher wattage conventional globes but wire up with relays. Id recommend going 100/55W in a conventional globe and just relaying high beam side of the circuit if its just high beam that is the prob. As some have mentioned above, if you go higher 140/100 or 130/90 you will most likely run into heat dissipation probs with the standard headlight lens/reflector which can result in damage to the fitting as well as short globe life. There is a 100/80 option, which Ive tried, however, while they produce a brighter light on low beam, it is perhaps too bright and can be distracting for other drivers. Ive also found that these also burn out too quickly due to the heat developed and relatively no cooling due to the vehicle not moving quickly.

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

My globes have no heat issues as they are Xenon.