Originally Posted by powertrain (Post 2703084)

I drive an Etios VD. I find the current headlamps a little too weak,especially on highways. I plan to upgrade to 100/90 bulbs. This is the quote that I got:-
Roots wiring harness - Rs.590.00
Roots relay 12V - Rs. 175.00
Lispart Halogen Bulbs 100/90 - Rs.85*2 = 170.00
Labour - 150.00

Total - Rs.1085.00

Has anybody installed Lispart bulbs on their cars? Is it reliable? I spoke to the owner of this shop & he seemed quite a imformed fellow. He quoted Philips 100/90 @ Rs.300 a pair.

So what do I go for - Lispart or Philips?

Will the warranty nullify with this installation? Do advice.

Regards,
Varun

Originally Posted by el lobo 6061 (Post 2703645)

.. I have changed the fog lamps from 51W to 55W will it cause any problems with increase of 4W?:confused:

Originally Posted by condor

51W is non-standard. Are you sure you had 51W fog lamps ? Pls check again.

Originally Posted by el lobo 6061

Yeah just checked it's 12V 51W. Will the extra 4W cause any heating issues.?

Originally Posted by sagarpadaki (Post 2704573)

51w is on a higher side for fog lamp.it will be almost as bright as the head lamp. 4 watts won't affect the wiring. No problem

Originally Posted by ssh1979

A bit of background: I changed to HIDs a few months after purchase. I went in for the P8 Bi-Xenon. 35W, color temperature 6000-8000K. It looked bling. I loved the blue haze it threw on the road. I thought, hell yeah!

And then it all came crashing down. I turned into a coward from what I once was: an ever confident night time driver. My once frequent trips of ~550 kms one way dropped in number. On a recent trip which I HAD to make since it was a case of death of a family member (where speed was of utmost importance), it left me thanking heavens for returning me safely back home.

THEY ABSOLUTELY ARE HORRENDOUS. I'm ashamed to call them "lights". On the highways, the visibility was even lower than my stock headlamps.

Lesson learnt. The hard way. 13K rupees and ~2500 kms of frightened driving later. God why did I ever do this?! Mistakes:
[*] Going in for HIDs[*] Going in for > 4300K[*] Going in for HIDs on stock reflectors

Forget rains or fogs. Anyone who regularly does night driving and if you drive on holiday trips and getaways on un-familiar roads, my humble suggestion is to not fall for bling over safety. They maybe cool within the city, but they are just like an emergency lamps' light on the dark, non-lighted highways (NH, SH and ordinary roads).

Then, started my restoration project: restoration of my confidence and proper highway lighting. I have finally arrived at a set of requirements and I think I am overdoing it. Since I refuse to listen to myself now, I thought I'd put this to the team here and let them thrash or appreciate the idea.

Current: 35W Bi-xenon for head lamps and fog, complete with ballast and relays. Stock reflectors.

Proposed (received quote from a garage):
[*]2 x 100/90 bulbs for headlamps with wiring kit and ceramic holders: bulbs from Hella and wiring kit/holder locally made. Rs. 1500.

[*]2 x Hella Rallye 3003 auxiliary lights: 12V/24V and they come with 55W, but I'd want to upgrade to 100W. Wiring kit/relays. Rs. 8000.


[*]2 x stock specification fog lamps (might use the ones they replaced originally).


[*]Labour + clamp fixing charges: Rs. 1000.


Any advice or opinions, please?

* The above criticism is from my own experience only and I have nothing against HIDs in general. Just that they didn't work for me. So please, don't jump on my back for that! Also, I did check Phillips 6000K HIDs + projector modification before going in for P8. The Phillips + projector combo would have set me back by 50K :)

EDIT: vehicle: Ford Endeavour 3.0 4x4 AT, 2011 model

Originally Posted by Kimified (Post 2706522)

Guys. I need some help. I am a complete noob when it comes to auto lighting.

I had replaced the stock bulbs with 100/90 Philips rally bulbs and added a relay in my i20 sometime back. I think its been more than a year since i did this. I recently noticed that the right side light throw had significantly reduced compared to the left side. So, I just the checked the headlights and was shocked to see this. Can someone please tell me what has gone wrong ? What do i need to do now ?

This is my right side headlight. Notice the black border , I guess that is due to over heating :Frustrati

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And, this is the left headlight for reference. This one looks clean.

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Also, although the 100/90 do a very good job on the highways, I would like to have something more. What more can i add to the current setup so that it would help highway driving. Thanks in advance.:)

Originally Posted by rider60 (Post 2700985)

instead of what you did in pic 2 you could have done this so that the first contact point in case of minor bumps, the rod would hit first in stead of the light's glass.

hey i am not photoshop expert i just did the best i could with paint just to make a point. hope this helps you, since you put the efforts to get a fabricate a bracket and pipe for the fog lamp.

i guess you can have your fabricator do this, all he would need to do is remove the bracket welds he did now and re-weld them a little behind the pipe.:)

Originally Posted by pcpranav (Post 2706667)

I understood your point and I remember once discussing this with the fabricator as well. but he missed this design part and when finally I got the delivery I didnt push further and got it fitted elsewhere since he had shortage of labor. actually, even in the other two brackets in middle (future provision), he has put the brackets facing downwards - which means the light would be fitted facing sky (or road!) - would later get a "L" bracket to solve whenever I fit the next set ! frankly speaking, I would live with it, rather than keep again chasing the guy for these changes. thanks for your PS efforts.