Getting what?
A dose of reality.

Sealed beams are old technology... They weren't designed for wading as you "guess" all lights used to be like that as it was the norm and the best at the time... Sure people still use horse and carts, what's your point. A modern bulb will out do most sealed beams add to that cost and the ability to replace them.
 
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That's not a sealed beam its a CONVERSION !
"These new units have replaceable halogen bulbs that will provide a better light output than old sealed beam units"

LOL .................................:D
 
A dose of reality.

Sealed beams are old technology... They weren't designed for wading as you "guess" all lights used to be like that as it was the norm and the best at the time... Sure people still use horse and carts, what's your point. A modern bulb will out do most sealed beams add to that cost and the ability to replace them.

I never said they were ''designed'' for wading, nor did I ''guess'' they were designed for wading, their just good for wading.

A 1000 watt HID light will out do any modern car bulb, why not fit those?

Your missing the point entirely, as most do who need brighter bulbs, its not about getting the brightest you possibly can, its about what your comfortable with, and what you think is comfortable for oncoming traffic.
 
Sealed beam lamps existed because of the lamp technology available. The technology came out around about the Second World War, at the time superior to attempts by vehicle manufacturers to make lights but fairly awful by today's standards. Yes there were developments but really it was an old old technology even when BL adopted it for many cars. Typical of British Leyland/Rover really to use an off the shelf unit, they didn't need anything fancy, just a holder and the optics and reflector was all taken care of.

You may have noticed that filament lamps gradually became smaller, take the original B22d/ES22 100W GLS lamp it was pretty big, then they got smaller and smaller until we now have a little capsule inside the smaller GLS shape glass bubble.

All old vehicle lamps used to be bigger too - it was to do with filament technology, evacuated bubbles or inert gas filled etc.

Sealed beam unit is the 7 inch unit, complete with reflector and the spade terminals on the rear. When it blows you toss it out.

Sealed beam conversion kits are like the Wipac Crystal unit that you have the same shape of body, with usually an H4 lamp in it, to re-lamp it you just remove the lamp from the lamp holder on the rear which resembled any other car headlight lamp renewal process - that isn't a sealed beam unit.
 
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Sealed beam lamps existed because of the lamp technology available. The technology came out around about the Second World War, at the time superior to attempts by vehicle manufacturers to make lights but fairly awful by today's standards. Yes there were developments but really it was an old old technology even when BL adopted it for many cars. Typical of British Leyland/Rover really to use an off the shelf unit, they didn't need anything fancy, just a holder and the optics and reflector was all taken care of.

You may have noticed that filament lamps gradually became smaller, take the original B22d/ES22 100W GLS lamp it was pretty big, then they got smaller and smaller until we now have a little capsule inside the smaller GLS shape glass bubble.

All old vehicle lamps used to be bigger too - it was to do with filament technology, evacuated bubbles or inert gas filled etc.

Sealed beam unit is the 7 inch unit, complete with reflector and the spade terminals on the rear. When it blows you toss it out.

Sealed beam conversion kits are like the Wipac Crystal unit that you have the same shape of body, with usually an H4 lamp in it, to re-lamp it you just remove the lamp from the lamp holder on the rear which resembled any other car headlight lamp renewal process - that isn't a sealed beam unit.

Like everything else sealed beams have evolved since the olden days, jeebus, people think sealed beams are made from candles.
 
No , my eyes are fine, if you cant see with sealed beams then my friend it could be you needing an eye test, or your sealed beams need changing, yes , you can change the bulb in sealed beams, you put in new sealed beams.
They are rubbish, no other way to slice it. Driving on a deserted road or in a well lit town they might be fine.

But actually out on the roads with other cars with much brighter lights, or when it's wet or foggy they truly are sub-par. Just because you manage or more likely don't drive in conditions were you need good lights, is no excuse to call them a good option.
 
A decent set of crystal lenses and good quality bulbs will still leave you £££ to spend on a light bar - just sayin'
 
They are rubbish, no other way to slice it. Driving on a deserted road or in a well lit town they might be fine.

But actually out on the roads with other cars with much brighter lights, or when it's wet or foggy they truly are sub-par. Just because you manage or more likely don't drive in conditions were you need good lights, is no excuse to call them a good option.

Utter bollocks, you mean night time being conditions when you need good lights? When its wet? You need good lights when its wet? Foggy? really? Bright lights in fog are the worst, you need fog lights in fog. you really have no excuse to call them a bad option have you?
 
Ooo looks like I missed a good bit of banter. I put a stupid 52" led light bar on the roof of my 90, it makes any other lights look pretty inadequate however I didn't die when I just ran standard lr headlights so they must work fine
 
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that's 52 apparently.
 

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