Halogen Hi Beams

[101RRS]

Has anyone upgraded their Halogen Hi Beams with one on the newer brighter, higher temp and higher wattage H7 globes.

What is the max wattage you can go without the Canbus having a hissie fit.

Thanks

Garry

[101RRS]

Bumptity bump bump bump

[RichardK]

I upgraded to BiXenons so I can't help

[101RRS]

I upgraded to BiXenons so I can't help

But you still have Halogens in your Hi Beam spot so that the dark spots in your hi beam Xenons get filled in.

Garry

[gghaggis]

I swapped for Phillips CrystalVision 100W - no issues in 2 years.

Cheers,

Gordon

[101RRS]

Thanks Gordon - did you run them via a relay direct from the battery or just plug them in? If just plugged in, I take it that the canbus did not have a hissy fit.

I have been looking these newer brand name halogens and some are claiming up to 150% more light but still on 55w while other light yours are raising the wattage.

I have 55w HIDs in my high beams at the moment and the light is great but they do take a little while to light up - not an issue on country roads but when you live in a big country town like Canberra - even out of town there are too many cars and hi beams that take a while to light up are next to useless - especially when you think you have spotted a roo on the side of the road outside Julia's place.

Cheers

Garry

[RichardK]

But you still have Halogens in your Hi Beam spot so that the dark spots in your hi beam Xenons get filled in.

Garry

No, I replaced the whole light assembly with the BiXenon unit

[jonesy63]

As Garry said, bixenons units still have a halogen high beam as "fill" lights. Read the thread about "possum spotters" in D4's and you'll get the idea. The D3 bixenon was a great design, whereas the D4 one was designed by Stevie Wonder. :wasntme:

[101RRS]

No, I replaced the whole light assembly with the BiXenon unit

It is as I indicated - the BiXenons (HID globe) are in the outer light fitting (the projector one). It is a single H7 HID globe and Hi/Low beam is achieved by the use of a shutter in the housing that moves to change the beam from Hi to lo and vice versa. Hence no delay when switching from lo to hi as the globe is already lit. In addition there is a H7 Halogen globe on the inner (non projector) position which fills in the Hi beam HID pattern from the other light.

On the standard Halogen light fittings, the same housing is used at the BiXenons but it does not have the shutter mechanism. The basic system there is a low beam single H7 halogen in the projector and the same halogen globe as used in the BiXenon system in the other no projector lamp is the high beam.

Garry

[Graeme]

the BiXenons (HID globe) are in the outer light fitting (the projector one). It is a single H7 HID globe ...The principle is correct but the HID globe is not H7.

[101RRS]

The principle is correct but the HID globe is not H7.

Oh - Ok - I suppose it is something really special so that you can only fit Landrover globes.

Garry

[discotwinturbo]

I swapped for Phillips CrystalVision 100W - no issues in 2 years.

Cheers,

Gordon

Gordon, is there a significant improvement with your globes....if you can recall the difference it made 2 years ago ?

Thanks.

Brett....

[Graeme]

Oh - Ok - I suppose it is something really special so that you can only fit Landrover globes.No, I've seen them advertised although the D4's are different again and I didn't see those when looking a year or two ago.

[mikel]

My 2012 d4 has the bizenon upgrade and is it possible to use the upgraded globes in the "inner" lights to get rid of the "possom spotter" effect? If so, what is the best globe option and can you fit them with an ARB winch bar fitted? These little poblems are annoying but i still have my "perma grin", cheers.

[gghaggis]

Gordon, is there a significant improvement with your globes....if you can recall the difference it made 2 years ago ?

Thanks.

Brett....

Brett, Gary,

Straight fit, no hissy fit. I recall it being much better and not needing to worry about the "possum" effect others complained about. However the RRS reflector may be a little different.

Cheers,

Gordon

[mikel]

Has anybody upgraded their D4's inner globes with better globes and did it solve the "possum spotter" effect? If so what globes did you use?

Thanks
Mike L

[baldivistribe]

Not yet im waiting for someone else to do it first. :):)

[Graeme]

Has anybody upgraded their D4's inner globes with better globes and did it solve the "possum spotter" effect? If so what globes did you use?Fitting HID globes with their vastly increased light output improves the situation but I've also slanted the bi-xenon assembly using spacers under the 2 top mounting screws to align the beams.

[mikel]

Hi Graeme

Do you remember what globes you used?

Cheers
Mike L

[Graeme]

My HID high beam is an ebay cheapie kit - 55w 4500K H7.