head lights

[exmod90]

I drive a 86 LR110 [ exmod90 ] . I replaced the existing bulbs with H4 halogen bulbs . A minor improvement but not good enough [ my opinion ] especially when I was driving down the Cassiar highway last week . Yikes ! Any ideas for improvement would be appreciated .

thx . Gerry [ Prince George ]

[John]

Check your voltage drop at the headlights and determine if you have a problem there. Do your lights get power directly from the switch or is there a relay in the system?

http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech ... elays.html

[PaavScan]

This is what is in my 04 disco.

HID 35w H7 6000 low, & 35w H7 5000 high.

Ballasts does interfere with CB radio only on AM not on upper & lower side band.

I've just back from the Naches pass trail, kits have been in use for 3 months.

http://www.ddmtuning.com/Products/Apexc ... or-HID-Kit

@ $45. for H4 Hi/Lo with life time on the kit might be worth a try.

[exmod90]

thx for the input guys .... time for analysis now . Regards Gerry

[red90]

Hella or IPF ecodes or pretty cheap and make much better light. Relays and bigger wiring also help.

http://www.expeditionexchange.com/ipf/
http://www.rallylights.com/detail.aspx?ID=350

I'm running Hella with high quality normal wattage bulbs and the light is as good as any normal new car.

There are also these: http://www.roundeyes.com/Jeep_Headlamps ... lamps.html which appear to be sealed. No experience with them.

These are definitely sealed: http://www.detroitspeed.com/productpage ... s_prod.htm The price is a lot more, but they use the 9007 bulbs which last 10 times longer than an H4.

[red90]

I was just checking my records. With stock wiring and 55/60 watt H4 bulbs, I was getting 13% voltage loss in low and 18% on high. Adding relays and suitable wire, dropped this to 2%.

[exmod90]

Upon examination ... I have no relays in either the 110 & the 90 .
Based on the input here , adding relays and improved wiring will be the immediate solution i will pursue . again thx for insight / information to my problem . Most helpful . Gerry

[DaveB]

You bet, Gerry! The relays make a huge difference. I'd do that first. I did that on my Series IIa and even with Halogen sealed beams the light output made a night and day difference.

Dave

[exmod90]

added improved wiring and relays on the 110 . A significant diiference !!!! Now proceeding to do the same with the 90 .

Again thx for sharing solutions .

Gerry , PG