Aftermarket headlights for Defender

Depends what you like I guess. I prefer a sharply defined cutoff on low beam.

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Originally Posted by BigJon

Depends what you like I guess. I prefer a sharply defined cutoff on low beam.

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Ditto. Adjusted correctly they are safer for other road users and safe to drive with. My pet hate is FOG LAMPS on when there is NO FOG :mad::mad: :angrylock: and Bloody HID converted poorly diffused non self levelling lamps.
I prefer the Factory Wipac lamps by the way, cheap and very good lenses.

JC

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im with them 2 fela's

Anyone with HID fitted to standard reflectors should be pulled over and bashed:mad:, they are dazzling and terrible for every other road user

I just have Hella reflectors and 100/130W I find excellent

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Originally Posted by Lionel

No, I checked that. Had quite an argument with the dealer about it, as a I think this extremely sharply defined cut-off is a stupid idea, typical of the Euro-Brussels nanny-state. It is quite possible to have a more diffuse cut-off area which gives much safer illumination without any fear of dazzling other drivers; needless to say, the alignment has to be correct.

Cheers,

Lionel

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Amen to that ! - it exists already, as the Japanese standard... On low beam its a slightly droopy 'straight' line across, more even, and much less dazzle for the poor unfortunate in the kerb-side lane is you're in the RH lane(s).

- The Wife's imported Mazda has this beam, and yes, its easier on other folk- plus I prefer the more gentle gradation to darkness...

Don't start me on drivers who insist on lighting up their "Onanistic" lamps, night OR day...

Grumpy James rants again!

I was driving behind an Audi tongiht obviously had its fog lights on because it had it's high intensity tail lights on too and they were bloody distracting and annoying !


Back to Deefer headlamps...

Just want basic glass lights with rubber seal that I can put some Phillips bulbs in.
What, how much and where ?

HELLA pair 7" 178mm Headlight insert upgrades (1056 x2) | eBay

I stuck with Wipac after all and they seem OK.

Anyway the 2 hour instal took me all weekend becuase i first had to decipher and gradually remove the spider web of doom that was the previous owners doing!

Instructions were easy to follow even for someone as hopeless as me.