pistol pete
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| posted on 14/4/16 at 04:32 PM |
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making headlights better.. recomendations please
I have a MK indy..
And i like to use it as much as possible.. but i work shifts so either to work at 5am or home at 10pm..
i used it yesterday.. on the way home i think i would have been better with a candle..
so how do i make them better is the main question?
replace whole headlight? if so for what?
or change the bulbs, again for what?
or is it generally kit car lights are bad..
If it makes a difference it has a hayabusa engine
thanks
pete
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sdh2903
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| posted on 14/4/16 at 04:35 PM |
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What headlights are they? I've found the 4 in dominator s to be hopeless. I swapped to 5 in headlights with decent bulbs and lenses and the
difference was massive
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pistol pete
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| posted on 14/4/16 at 04:40 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by sdh2903
What headlights are they? I've found the 4 in dominator s to be hopeless. I swapped to 5 in headlights with decent bulbs and lenses and the
difference was massive
No idea what they are.. whats dominator?
will they have some markings ill have a look when home.
heres a pic
thanks
pete
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sdh2903
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| posted on 14/4/16 at 04:43 PM |
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Yup they're dominator headlights. Unfortunately they're crap. If you want to seriously use the car in the dark get some 5 3/4 or 7 inch
headlights.
They would be a but better perhaps with some osram night breaker bulbs or equivalent.
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russbost
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| posted on 14/4/16 at 04:46 PM |
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If you have 5 & 3/4" or 7" lights then LED replacements are available,
link
these have something like 4 times the lumens light output that traditional halogens have.
Alternatively you could go for single or twin projector lights either of which can have HID kits fitted (tho' tbh they are so good just with a
halogen I doubt you'd need to go to the expense of HID)
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Talk to Oliver at Furore Products & I'm sure he can fix you up with a discount  07905 879407
I no longer run Furore Products or Furore Cars Ltd, but would still highly recommend them for Acewell dashes, projector headlights, dominator
headlights, indicators, mirrors etc, best prices in the UK! Take a look at http://www.furoreproducts.co.uk/ or find more parts on Ebay, user names
furoreltd & furoreproducts, discounts available for LCB users.
Don't forget Stainless Steel Braided brake hoses, made to your exact requirements in any of around 16 colours.
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/furoreproducts/m.html?_dmd=1&_ipg=50&_sop=12&_rdc=1
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pistol pete
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| posted on 14/4/16 at 04:47 PM |
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thanks guys.. that gives me some direction to start looking..
exactly what i was after...
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pistol pete
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| posted on 14/4/16 at 04:49 PM |
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Love those 2nd set of headlights you posted..
2 for each side?? that would look cool and be bright
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russbost
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| posted on 14/4/16 at 05:00 PM |
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There are a few guys on here that have had the twins from us & fitted them, we use the same style of light on the Furore, but it has both dip
& main within the one housing, link
on our car we wanted the lights to disappear rather than be a statement!
 
Red Bull new pods 1
It obviously depends what sort of look you're going for, either will give you a similar amount of light.
I no longer run Furore Products or Furore Cars Ltd, but would still highly recommend them for Acewell dashes, projector headlights, dominator
headlights, indicators, mirrors etc, best prices in the UK! Take a look at http://www.furoreproducts.co.uk/ or find more parts on Ebay, user names
furoreltd & furoreproducts, discounts available for LCB users.
Don't forget Stainless Steel Braided brake hoses, made to your exact requirements in any of around 16 colours.
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/furoreproducts/m.html?_dmd=1&_ipg=50&_sop=12&_rdc=1
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big-vee-twin
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| posted on 14/4/16 at 05:56 PM |
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I have some 5 3\4 inch chrome headlamps for sale never been used on the road.
Message me if you are interested.
Duratec Engine is fitted, MS2 Extra V3 is assembled and tested, engine running, car now built. IVA passed 26/02/2016
http://www.triangleltd.com
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DJT
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| posted on 15/4/16 at 11:51 AM |
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I've just fitted the 5.75" LED headlights. They are outstanding. Almost as good as the bi-xenons on my Volvo. The colour temperature is
better on the LED.
Oh, and I upgraded from the Dominators, so a particularly stark difference!
[Edited on 15-4-2016 by DJT]
[Edited on 15-4-2016 by DJT]
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loggyboy
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| posted on 15/4/16 at 01:11 PM |
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HID upgrade kit?
Mistral Motorsport
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DJT
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| posted on 15/4/16 at 01:46 PM |
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But then you'd just dazzle the other road users. Unless the headlight units have good control of the beam pattern, which most chav-mobiles
don't seem to have.
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Texan
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| posted on 15/4/16 at 02:13 PM |
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Have a look at these
LED lights
I drive therefore I am.
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 15/4/16 at 06:41 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by loggyboy
HID upgrade kit? [/quot
Instant MOT failure , with good reason
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russbost
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| posted on 15/4/16 at 06:45 PM |
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Originally posted by loggyboy
HID upgrade kit?
HID kits (decent ones) work fine where you have a single filament bulb, however if you are replacing an H4 or similar (H4 is what you'll find in
Dominators) then I would recommend very strongly against, we use HID kits in some of our projector lights which use the H1 single filament bulb &
they work really well, but where you have a dual filament bulb there is no way to replicate that with a dual filament HID tube, some manufacturers
offer a system which shuttles the tube back & forth to simulate the 2 filament positions, but if you look at the H4 bulb the 2 filaments
aren't just at different focal lengths, they are also in different positions along the axis of the bulb, so when you try & replicate that
with a tube it simply cannot be accurate for both filament positions, hence you get loads more light, but sprayed all over the place instead of where
you want it & frequently with "black spots" within the beam pattern where you get little or no light at all! I have yet to see a dual
filament replacement HID kit that works properly!
I no longer run Furore Products or Furore Cars Ltd, but would still highly recommend them for Acewell dashes, projector headlights, dominator
headlights, indicators, mirrors etc, best prices in the UK! Take a look at http://www.furoreproducts.co.uk/ or find more parts on Ebay, user names
furoreltd & furoreproducts, discounts available for LCB users.
Don't forget Stainless Steel Braided brake hoses, made to your exact requirements in any of around 16 colours.
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/furoreproducts/m.html?_dmd=1&_ipg=50&_sop=12&_rdc=1
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pistol pete
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| posted on 20/4/16 at 05:41 AM |
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Thanks everyone.. they are all looking really good
i suspect i will got for LED lights..
Ill let you know how i get on.
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adithorp
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| posted on 20/4/16 at 08:34 AM |
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I fitted 5 3/4" LED (from Russ) and they're really good. Dip is bright, long and wide with a crisp cut-off... Main beam is like having
your own, personal Sun.
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
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loggyboy
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| posted on 20/4/16 at 08:48 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by rusty nuts
Instant MOT failure , with good reason
No its not.
Mistral Motorsport
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pistol pete
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| posted on 20/4/16 at 09:03 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by adithorp
I fitted 5 3/4" LED (from Russ) and they're really good. Dip is bright, long and wide with a crisp cut-off... Main beam is like having
your own, personal Sun.
I thins when I get paid that'll be what I get. Thanks
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Irony
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| posted on 20/4/16 at 09:36 AM |
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I have the twin photons supplied by Furore. They are quite bright and totally useable. Easily as bright as a average tiptop but not as bright as a
high end tiptop. They look cool though.
 
Description
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pistol pete
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| posted on 20/4/16 at 09:58 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Irony
I have the twin photons supplied by Furore. They are quite bright and totally useable. Easily as bright as a average tiptop but not as bright as a
high end tiptop. They look cool though.
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they do look very cool on the car.. thanks for the picture
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Chris_Xtreme
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| posted on 20/4/16 at 12:25 PM |
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A couple of things I have noticed, a single projector light from Russ, doesn't do it for me. this is where there is one bulb and the size of
the beam pattern opens up for main beam. I'd recommend the twin ones, assuming dipped and main are on at the same time, or at least main has a
brighter bulb in it. I know others have differnt experience of the single, but I wouldn't say they were better than the 4" units I had
before.
LEDs, I bought some truck-lite 7" ones a while back, before Russ started doing LEDs I haven't used them yet as they are so flipping
heavy. I need to make some brackets that I can bolt down (currently mine hang just on the nose and also I am wary of the housings I bought, will they
be strong enough!)
Think if you are happy with a flat beam pattern, or if you want uk dipping.
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nick205
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| posted on 20/4/16 at 01:44 PM |
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I replaced a set of Chrome 5 3/4" lights with a smaller black enclosure set from russbost. The early larger ones were OK light wise, but wobbly
at any speed. The smaller russbost ones were rock solid and for me fine light wise. I should state that I didn't often drive in the dark
though.
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Irony
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| posted on 20/4/16 at 02:41 PM |
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I wired my twin photons so that when mains come on the dipped beams stay on. So both light stop on adding their combined light to the road.
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terry brown
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| posted on 28/4/16 at 07:37 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by pistol pete
I have a MK indy..
And i like to use it as much as possible.. but i work shifts so either to work at 5am or home at 10pm..
i used it yesterday.. on the way home i think i would have been better with a candle..
so how do i make them better is the main question?
replace whole headlight? if so for what?
or change the bulbs, again for what?
or is it generally kit car lights are bad..
If it makes a difference it has a hayabusa engine
thanks
pete
i have a hayabusa westy and fitted a HID kit - much much brighter in the same light pod and uses less leccy - so less strain on the generator
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