Quote Originally Posted by BillsGU View Post
Yep - exactly the issues I came up against some time ago. I converted my lights to HID (a lot of mucking around as you have to put your headlights in an oven to be able to separate the glass from the backing) and then drill holes in the reflector and install the projector inside the light, rewire the whole thing, find somewhere to mount the inverters and the control unit, etc. The result was a bit more light - but an unroadworthy Patrol. When one of the projectors fell apart due to off road work I dithched the entire expensive mess and went back to new headlights with legal upgraded globes.
Yep.
I just bought aftermarket unsealed lenses to replace the factory sealed lenses(with globes).
You can use 100w globes to improve the brightness, as oppose to 60w standard h4 globe, but may need to wire up a
relay to be able to handle the extra current.
For extra light on long country stretches, you can simply install drive lights and wire them up with the high beam with a relay.
I upgraded to factory 60w alternator to a 110w one, using an EF Falcon alternator to handle the extra current(if necessary).
All in all, it's been a cheap upgrade with good results.