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Nov 17, 2008 19:27:27 GMT
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About a month ago my Landie blew its side and headlight bulbs,that when I discovered that it had sealed beams and it cost me over £10 to get a new unit only to have them blow on me again last night  .I have been doing alot of off road stuff in the last few weeks,would this have affected them in anyway shock wise? A mate recons they could be getting too much power to them causing to blow,is this right?Would halogens be better? |
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Nov 17, 2008 19:34:42 GMT
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Well if anything halogens will be brighter and cheaper for bulbs. Get a voltmeter across your battery and see what it's putting out when the engine is revved - Ideally you want 13-14.5V
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Seth
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Nov 17, 2008 19:54:18 GMT
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The only time I've had trouble with sealed beams blowing was when I had particularly rusty bowls that were letting spray in past the wiring and shorting them out. Could the off-roading have done this or were they dry inside?
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Nov 17, 2008 20:13:28 GMT
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They were bone dry inside and i'm getting 13.6 volts on the battery at idle.Could it just be poor quality lamps,they came in RING boxes but had WAGNER on the lenses.
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Nov 17, 2008 20:17:49 GMT
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Sounds like a perfect time to go halogen. Brighter, whiter, probably cheaper in in the long run if you plan on hanging on to it for a while.
Do check your wiring is up to scratch, whatever you decide to use.
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Nov 18, 2008 11:43:47 GMT
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I am told UK car sealed beam units come in only two sizes, with the mini and the transit sharing the same size headlights. We have a mini kit on one of out Mk1s, it's great and was less than £30 for the kit. Check on the sizes, but I bet it's the same size. Halogens are the way forward, I am all for originality but to be honest you might as well have a couple of candles stuck to the front if you stick with the sealed beams.
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Nov 18, 2008 12:46:41 GMT
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Got Halogens in the 2CV. Much brighter than standard (though a 2CV never had sealed beams) plus the bulbs pre-date my ownership of the car, eight years and 74500 miles ago, so they can last a while!
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Nov 18, 2008 12:50:11 GMT
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Go for the halogen conversion, the kit for the Mini also fits Landies (or vice versa).
Also, as mentioned, now might be a good time to make sure your wiring is up to the job.
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Nov 18, 2008 13:28:30 GMT
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wiring, and better yet the relay conversion Stealthystylz posted a few days ago.
Halogen is whiter light but if all the power is going into light not waste then is a 55W H4 any brighter really than a 55W sealed beam? Dunno.
I have halogen dip beams on my Fury because only the dip pattern needed to be moved to RHD pattern the main beam was fine. Well now the dip is brighter than the main beam LOL. Although there could be other reasons for that.
Halogen lenses are usually a bit flatter than sealed bean units which are more domed. can look a bit odd on older cars.
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Nov 18, 2008 14:01:13 GMT
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i'd be checking for a dodgy bit of wiring before putting in any other kits tbh...
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Nov 18, 2008 16:29:33 GMT
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Your dichotomy is false, Lord.
You are really asking "incandescent v halogens", NOT sealed beam v halogens.
There are sealed beam halogens, you know....
I have them on every daily I own. And they're cheap as fook in standard sizes. Is your Landie using a standard size bulb?
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.I have been doing alot of off road stuff in the last few weeks,would this have affected them in anyway shock wise? A mate recons they could be getting too much power to them causing to blow,is this right?Would halogens be better?
