fullpint
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| posted on 20/10/11 at 05:09 PM |
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Moving H-Lights forward?
Having driven in the dark a few times now I'm finding that my current postion of the H-Lights are not giving me very good vision!! Just
don't feel safe driving in the dark at speed...
Would moving them forward increase the lighting? I reckon they are set too far back hence the beam is being masked by the nose cone!!
Does anyone have there's mounted forward still have this issue? Would it work having them mounted on the cycle wings??? Don't laff now,
just a thought...
If you look in my photo archive you can see where they are mounted at present..
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Steve Hignett
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| posted on 20/10/11 at 05:12 PM |
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Standard bowl headlights are useless. I would consider upgrading to ANY of the better light options out there...
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steve m
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| posted on 20/10/11 at 05:30 PM |
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Having looked at your pics, i would say your lights are to small, and to low
mine, will probably never be like my tin top, but seem fine at night for what i want !
regards
steve
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austin man
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| posted on 20/10/11 at 07:35 PM |
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Lights do look miniscule
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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KJK
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| posted on 20/10/11 at 08:34 PM |
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i have the same lights on my car and can confirm they are not very good .
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Chippy
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| posted on 20/10/11 at 09:50 PM |
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Lights are far too small to be of much use, IMHO, I would fit a decent set of 7" ones fitted with H4 lamps, thats what I have and have no
problem driving at night, and at speed. HTH Ray
To make a car go faster, just add lightness. Colin Chapman - OR - fit a bigger engine. Chippy
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fullpint
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| posted on 21/10/11 at 04:54 AM |
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Cheers guys. That saves me time in moving them only to find out they not that good....
Best I look out for a set of 7" 
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www.tpcs-magnesium-refurbs.co.uk
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tul214
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| posted on 21/10/11 at 07:35 AM |
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I disagree, I had those 'Dominator' lights and they were fine.
Are they wired correctly?
Can you put in a better bulb?
Russbost on here sells them, speak to him.
1.6 Raw Super6 sold
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foskid
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| posted on 21/10/11 at 07:46 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by tul214
I disagree, I had those 'Dominator' lights and they were fine.
"I had those 'Dominator' lights" Have you replaced them then and if so what with?
I was a bit disconcerted to find this thread as I was just getting ready to purchase some "Dominator" lights, now I'm a bit
dubious.
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adithorp
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| posted on 21/10/11 at 07:51 AM |
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They do look small but thats no indication of power; Look at the size of "projector" lamps. Having said that, if you do want small/neat
lamps then I'd be looking at projector style ones (russbost has some as do SVC).
The position won't be helping though as the nose is obscuring a lot of light from areas which would mormally be illuminated by both lamps.
Moving up or forward will help (changing lamps won't). I don't think the front wings are going to work as there'd be too much
vibration and they break the brackets easy enough without that extra weight.
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
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fullpint
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| posted on 21/10/11 at 07:58 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by tul214
I disagree, I had those 'Dominator' lights and they were fine.
Are they wired correctly?
Can you put in a better bulb?
Russbost on here sells them, speak to him.
I will check tomorrow. High and low beam do work but Im not sure what the bulb ratings are..
I've over 28 years in dealing with magnesium wheels. Refurbishment and can powder coat most metal parts. Visit my web site if you wish..
www.tpcs-magnesium-refurbs.co.uk
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James
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| posted on 21/10/11 at 08:30 AM |
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I have 7" lights from the same place David Jenkins bought his (ie. I can't remember where!  ) and they were only about £70.
They're *much* brighter than my Golf I was driving at the time and were fine for night driving.
After 4 years in a damp garage the chrome's started to get a few rust spots but if I'd known I was leaving the car so long I'd have
vaseline'd them over the damp/winter months and they'd be ok now!
One bulb has now blown so I'll look for some decent quality replacement bulbs.
Cheers,
James
ETA. Note how high the lamps on Caterhams are- look almost comical. But I bet they're up there for a reason!
[Edited on 21/10/11 by James]
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"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
- Muhammad Ali
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steve m
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| posted on 21/10/11 at 08:31 AM |
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"One bulb has now blown so I'll look for some decent quality replacement bulbs. "
add that to you list m8!!
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tul214
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| posted on 21/10/11 at 02:12 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by foskid
quote:
Originally posted by tul214
I disagree, I had those 'Dominator' lights and they were fine.
"I had those 'Dominator' lights" Have you replaced them then and if so what with?
I was a bit disconcerted to find this thread as I was just getting ready to purchase some "Dominator" lights, now I'm a bit
dubious.
No, not replaced, just sold the car
When I fitted them there were a few threads, maybe on the Westfield forum, about low output. IIRC they do work even if they are wired incorrectly. I
will have a look for the thread.
However, they do look to be placed well back!
1.6 Raw Super6 sold
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franky
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| posted on 21/10/11 at 02:16 PM |
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I had 5 3/4 inch ones on a 'caterham' style headlight bar/mount.
No issues at all with night driving bar bug splats
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