Higher wattage bulbs

deaglan169

Looking for some advice i swapped back to my original filament bulbs from hids, i forgot how bad the original beam was, ive tried nightbreakers philips x-treme etc.. and no major improvement, the lights are that bad that it seems like i only have 6m of light in front of me. i dont want to use hids again as it interferes really bad with my radio, so last resort is although illegal to try slighly higher wattage bulbs not 100w rally spec something like 70w or so, will the wiring be able to handle the extra current and will the plastic take the extra heat car is a seat leon mk1

Pkiernan

deaglan169 wrote: »

, the lights are that bad that it seems like i only have 6m of light in front of me. i dont want to use hids again as it interferes really bad with my radio, so last resort is although illegal to try slighly higher wattage bulbs not 100w rally spec something like 70w or so, will the wiring be able to handle the extra current and will the plastic take the extra heat car is a seat leon mk1

It sounds like your headlights are not aimed properly.

Please don't put higher wattage lights in.

The boy racer muppets that do this just cause misery and frustration for decent road users at night.

Ardennes1944

plus it could melt your headlight casing if they're plastic

sean1141

extra watt bulbs will melt wiring and possibly the plastics in the headlights.. i have hids in the dips,main beam and fog lights on my mk1 leon with no interference..

deaglan169

lights are aligned only last week for nct that was why i removed the hids, sean what brand are you using ive used 3 different types of hids ok all ebay bought but all caused interference

sean1141

cant remember what brands they but i got them all off ebay.. is it the factory radio you have fitted??

sean1141

maybe there would be some info in this.. i didnt read much of it
http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=241817&highlight=hid+interferance

deaglan169

im a member over on scn they all recommend hids some have interference some dont i even bought hids from were the lads recommended

sean1141

did you try anyof the stuff in the link? where had you the ballets mounted??

deaglan169

yeah i made relay harnesses myself before and it did reduce the interference but not by a sufficent amount, ballasts were mounted on battery cover and washer bottle, was out for drive again tonight and the lights are soo poor, would really like to get it sorted the hids were fantastic but the interference was so bad maybe if i saved up and bought genuine philips they may be better

vectra

What sort of interferance are you getting?

sean1141

is it a factory radio?

deaglan169

no aftermarket sony and yes it has the power connected for the powered amplified antenna, the interfernece will wipe even a strong station out such as 2fm today fm to static with ocassional audio break through, i also have a pmr radio fitted and it wipes it out also which is my main concern

x in the city

have you a set up like we seen on here with 20 subwoofers in the boot and 10 giga watts of power pumpin thru the car..

if so, that could be why your headlights are f***ed...

just a thought, as its pretty weird that the lights on a car are not the way they should be, especially since your tried out osrams and the like it seems

sean1141

deaglan169 wrote: »

no aftermarket sony and yes it has the power connected for the powered amplified antenna, the interfernece will wipe even a strong station out such as 2fm today fm to static with ocassional audio break through, i also have a pmr radio fitted and it wipes it out also which is my main concern

weird i had a sony fitted with no problems.. have a pioneer double-din unit now and thats grand too.. did you try any of the slim digital balasts??

x in the city wrote: »

especially since your tried out osrams and the like it seems

i had osrams and philips bulbs in the car before i fitted the hid kit.. they dont compare at all.. i know when i get into the folks car to drive the lights seem like candles compared to my own

deaglan169

x in the city wrote: »

have you a set up like we seen on here with 20 subwoofers in the boot and 10 giga watts of power pumpin thru the car..

if so, that could be why your headlights are f***ed...

just a thought, as its pretty weird that the lights on a car are not the way they should be, especially since your tried out osrams and the like it seems

no not into that sh*te at all only thing in boot is a jack and some tools, been reading over on the seat forum that there aimed far too low but if i raise them ill blind every1, never tried the slim ballasts sean, i think best option is buy from a shop such as hidsforu so if they do interfere i can return and get some tech support unlike ebay

sean1141

i have slim ones in my dips and fogs. big ones for the heads.. if you want to try my slim ones sometime your welcome

deaglan169

i might just take you up on that offer sean, i cant understand how you can run 3 sets of hids if i did that i think the hair on the back of neck would be standing up with the interference:D its a really strange issue, i have to do some work on the car later so i might re-connect them and check for an earth problem somewere, something is definately a miss with my motor if you can 3 sets with no hassle

sean1141

no bother.. i use my radio very little... i must check if its still working lol

Matt Simis

These are near-HID output and fit in regular Halogen fittings:
http://hirheadlights.com/

projectgtr

What car is it?are your headlights oxidized? Does your car come with projector style lights??

Pkiernan wrote: »

It sounds like your headlights are not aimed properly.

Please don't put higher wattage lights in.

The boy racer muppets that do this just cause misery and frustration for decent road users at night.

its not just them "boy racer muppets" i find that most high end mercs,BMW and especially Landrovers have much worse "scattering" than a good retro fit

n97 mini

I've had slightly higher wattage than normal bulbs in my car for years. They're a worthwhile upgrade.

I tried aftermarket HIDs for a few days and the result was the same as all those Passats, Civics, etc that you see going around with HIDs from ebay etc: awful. Beam pattern was poor, and I was constantly getting flashed by oncoming drivers.

deaglan169

Matt Simis wrote: »

These are near-HID output and fit in regular Halogen fittings:
http://hirheadlights.com/

ive heard about these before but i need h7 these are h4 style