wiltshire landyman

I’m back

• Sep 19, 2008

• #1

just got some ring sportzblue headlight bulbs that are 100w(yes i know they is illegal on the road)
does anyone else run them?
will i get people flashing me (lights) even when on dipped beam or will it not be that bad,dont wanna wax them if if im gonna get probs

 

Trewey

Cockernee, Pasty munchin bastid.

• Sep 19, 2008

• #2

yes and yes

but they're fookin great on unlit country lanes

and when rabbitin.

 

landy10

New Member

• Sep 19, 2008

• #3

I used to have a set in my scirroco a few years ago and people did flash, But they didnt do it twice after i flashed back

 

wiltshire landyman

I’m back

• Sep 19, 2008

• #4

good point..they dont like it upem..

 

madfrank

New Member

• Sep 19, 2008

• #5

but any body coming towards you in a country lane will think your a right twot

 

BOOMER

Bloke from Dorset

• Sep 19, 2008

• #6

madfrank said:

but any body coming towards you in a country lane will think your a right twot

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I dunno madfrank, the locals round here get out me fookin way when I'm lit up - all 740 watts of it

 

landy10

New Member

• Sep 19, 2008

• #7

madfrank said:

but any body coming towards me in a country lane will thinks i'm a right twot

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How right they are

 

G-man

BBQ king

• Sep 19, 2008

• #8

by the time i have put me roof lights on me series i wil have 710

 

wiltshire landyman

I’m back

• Sep 19, 2008

• #9

i will only have the 2x 100w headlights and 2x100w wipacs on the bar and 4x 55w on the roof so i aint no where near the 710 you have

 

G-man

BBQ king

• Sep 19, 2008

• #10

well i have 2X 60w headlights (60/55wH4) 2X 100w spots on the bumper and 4X 100w rooflights to be fitted when i make a bar good for shooting at night and for revenge on the people who like to play mainbeam wars i am thinkign about getting 2 small lights to fit to the ends on the light bar that point down at the front wheels for offroading at night

 

BOOMER

Bloke from Dorset

• Sep 19, 2008

• #11

I cant add up;

8 x 55w on the roofbar, 2 x 100w spots plus normal headlight bulbs 2 x 55w

Erm - that's 750 WATTS!!!!

 

BOOMER

Bloke from Dorset

• Sep 19, 2008

• #12

G-man said:

i am thinkign about getting 2 small lights to fit to the ends on the light bar that point down at the front wheels for offroading at night

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Now thats a novel idea....

 

G-man

BBQ king

• Sep 19, 2008

• #13

i seem to remember seing it on camel vehicles

 

Adz

New Member

• Sep 19, 2008

• #14

Watts is a really poor way to measure the brightness of a bulb... 1000W infra-red bulb isn't very bright at all, you could look at that for hours, whereas a 1000W Carbon arc lamp will take your eyeballs back to the sockets at a 1/4 mile range in about a second and a half

I wish they'd put the luminocity of the bulb on 'em instead of the power it uses... we'd have a clue about actually how bright the light is instead of just how quick the battery will be flat if you forget to turn 'em off.

 

G-man

BBQ king

• Sep 19, 2008

• #15

right i will get a lux meter and i will find out for you

 

Davec

New Member

• Sep 19, 2008

• #16

I ran them for years in the 70s & 80s in a variety of vehicles. So long as the beams are set correctly and you're prompt to dip, I had few people flash me.

 

tacr2man

Well-Known Member

• Sep 20, 2008

• #17

The high wattage headlamp bulbs are OK if you want a flood light effect , not much good for anything else,(thats why people flash at you) as modern headlights are designed for the filament position of a standard 60/55 you therefore find that the size and position of the 100 or 130 filaments are wrong and you so get a lot more light scatter. you also sometimes get a drop in brightness unless the wiring is heavy enough to cope,relays etc due voltage drop. "power is nothing without control"