100/130 h4 headlight globes

[Hobbsy]

Hi all The info you have all given is really great .I do have one quick question though.I am told the "new era "brand are great relays for headlights and I noticed they come in 15,20 & 30 amp units .My spotties have the 30 amp unit. I am thinking they are the one to go for if upgrading the feed wires to the relay and the 15 amp units would be fine if just using +50 and not going up to the 100/130's...is this correct.Thanks for the advice

[kevin07]

Hi buddy.
Hid in hi/low best steer clear, forget turning down not the answere as you come over a hill you will still blind the oncoming vechile. and still illegal.
Put hids in spotties is the go, when you turn on, wired with relay correctly "legaly" they come on.
And presto "let there be light" and lots of it.
get yourself some 55w version and some where 4300-6000 kelvin.
stay away from above 6k as on wet rd no good.
the yellow-ish to white ligh spectrum is what your after "more light".
above 6k blue-ish which dosen't reflect so well on dry rd and forget it in the wet. may as well be holding onto a dolphine torch.
hope this helps.

got to agree with the color I have 6000k hids and they are to white ill be going back to 5000k or 4300k before next big trip and with the headlights don't do hids even the factory ones when they go over speed humps they belt you im a bus driver and its a killer.kev

[tezzza88]

are HIDs illegal with hi, and or hi and low? or is every state different?

[threedogs]

They are illegal unless they are fitted STD or maybe has Wipers.
I'm going to change back to 110/90 Halogen , Found that range to
give a great white beam, and don't think hot enough to melt lens,
My driving lights are 100watt HID ac, them plus my 240 watt light bar
means I have more than enough light at night time. Over the W$nk factor.
highest speed in Vic is 110kph and pretty sure I couldn't "out drive" my lights

@ Tezza88 its the intensity of the colour you really need to be 4500K or lower
8000K up they start turning blue then green ,Purple, pink etc
Check Kelvan colour chart

[liftlid]

I've just changed my head lights from HID , to 90/140w Halogen and then to 55w Narva intense Halogen and put in better driving lights to compensate.
If HID were legal (mine's a daily driver) I would run them they were terrific 35w per globe draw.
The 90/140w globes draw too much current, so battery doesn't get a good charge when on a night drive.
So its back to candle's for the time being until somebody makes an decent approved round headlight.

[Brisat]

Mate , I have used 100/130 for the last 3 years, they actually over-ride the driving lights, as for relays Superthief or Repco have just standard relays , which cost stuff-all and are normally 20 amps

[liftlid]

Mate , I have used 100/130 for the last 3 years, they actually over-ride the driving lights, as for relays Superthief or Repco have just standard relays , which cost stuff-all and are normally 20 amps

Driving lights are HID, the 140w globes didn't over ride them. They also take too much out of the battery when going slow.

[threedogs]

You will also find with those 130/100 that the filament breaks too easy, 110/90 I found better than some hid kits I fitted.
I didn't use them as I have plastic lens's. For off road use you can't go past sealed beams but they are slowly becoming a thing
of the past,

[liftlid]

It scares me to even think about going back to sealed beam headlights in a GQ ! , I haven't had issues with blown globes, I do get a cracked lens about 1 a year which I don't mind. The round headlights are cheap and it doesn't matter if dirt gets in them i just accept it as one of the costs of putting my car where I do. the GU lights would be a different matter though $$

[catchinjack]

Sorry to wake up old thread BUT do you have to upgrade loom or put relay in for the sealed beam 90/100 lights or will they run ok without any changes?