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Originally Posted by anToNIcHeN  |
Brilliant throw and spread of light. This I saw on an unlit back road with no street lighting. But in such conditions your headlight aiming is a very important factors. My Indica's headlights were aimed too high, I adjusted them and now I get perfect performance.
The problem with white light is that on well lit streets with sodium lighting they appear to be "less powerful". But if you are talking about ability to illuminate cyclists etc,. they are amazing.
One disadvantage is fog. In fog the normal lights which have yellow tint will do better than the white ones.
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And for my second question in the link...
The person whom I have interacted with said this...."Accent already comes with Relays and cut outs. I have fitted quite a few 90/100 bulbs on Accent without any problems"
TSK, From what you have said, could this be a case where the lights are not giving its full output and are ok if high+ low beam are used for shorter periods of time?
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No Idea about accent. But I am wondering why would a car which is fitted with 60/55W as stock come with a 100W relay? Maybe some other accent owners can specify.
From hyundai stable, the Getz does not come with 100W relay, thats why we got 60/55W Vision+
If a relay is not there, you can blow a fuse if it reaches tolerance limit, and blowing fuses on dark unlit highways is not fun. I think there need not be so much hesitation to get a rs 300 part which will save you from such incidents
As for high+ low beam thing, some gyan.
Halogen H4 technology is not some rocket science. Its more to do with glass technology. Basically, the higher the gas pressure, the better the light output, as it increases filament temperature which gives better light.
So your high performance bulbs, which claim to give 30%, 50%, 80% more light at same wattage do this by increasing gas pressure and increasing filament temperature. For this they use special glass which is resistant, but such high pressures, esp for the 100/90W high performance bulbs means that glass is at its tolerance limit.
So when you do high+low you have 2 filaments active at same time. Double the pressure almost. Sustain it for long time, and your halogen will go pop. So avoid it.
Another disadvantage which is inherent is sensitivity to your electrical system. As nitrous told me in another thread, an indigo blew headlights because of over voltage due to alternator regulator fault.
Therefore before you go for high performance 100/90W(not regular 100/90W with older tech) make sure
1. You have a relay to bypass the current from your electrical system
2. Do not use high low beam together
3. Make sure even while revving the voltage at your battery terminals does no exceed 12.8 volts with headlights on. IF you have stock wiring, it will give a voltage drop which will mask your regulator problem. But with wiring harness where there is no significant drop, you have to be careful.