d2 headlight globes ?

[johnb44]

i noticed tonight that one of my headlights is not working can i get a replacment globe and fit it ? and whats the best way to attack it

thanks
jb

[harlie]

I assume that you have an early D2 (single head light). It is a standard H4 globe - get it from servo, repco, supercheap ect.
The light is held in place by plastic clips - if you gently pull the light forward at the top the top clip should pop off and you can now get your hand down the back of the light.
Unplug the wiring loom,
remove the rubber boot,
and undo the wire spring holding the globe in the back of the light - remove globe.
refit in reverse and remember don't touch the glass section of the new globe

[trev]

Easy to replace! peel back the rubber grommet on the back of the housing and a 1/4 turn will release the bulb holder.
It is a standard 12V/60/55w QH globe.supercheap,Repco or similar will have them.

Trev.

[McDisco]

Check your car manual...there is details on how to change the globes in there. 5 minute job.

Angus

[johnb44]

thanks guys :D

[StephenF10]

While on the subject, is there a better plug-in replacement than a standard H4 globe?

Stephen.

[feral]

I have found that the Narva Arctic Blue seems to give the best lighting without spending a zillion on 'special' bulbs and such.

I have tried the Plus 50 but these tend to give off a yellow light. With the Arctic Blue they have a 4000k white light which does the job. They are still only 55/60w so no problems with the reflectors.

I also have a Traxide loom which improves it a great deal. Now, if Narva only made the Arctic bulbs in a 60/100w it would be a great package.

[georgesadlik]

I've been running Phillips Crystal Vision for a couple of years which are a 4000k light. I would not run these globes again! The light is too white / blue and I have found that even though they are better than standard they really drop the ball on dark wet nights.

I have now replaced these with the Phillips 80% more H4 and all i can say is:- I CAN SEE THE LIGHT ! These globes are great. Good throw and depth even on twilight. These also don't have a blue-ish tinge which I think is way over rated. The higher the Kelvin rating means heat output and does not always relate to brightness.


Cheers

George

[BMKal]

I've tried the "blue" globes before (admittedly not in the Disco), and found them to be a total waste of time. Might be OK for driving around the metro area where there are street lights, and they do add that "look at me" factor if you're into that - but get them out in the country on a dark night and they're useless.

The only QH H4 globes that I had any sort of success with in the Disco was the el-cheapo 90/100W H4 globes from Supercheap. While not good, they were an improvement on the original globes. However, as I have never upgraded my wiring loom to the lights, I don't know if I was getting the full benefit out of these, or any other globes.

In the end, I went for a ful HID conversion - fitted it myself - it's not difficult. Didn't have to upgrade the original wiring, as it's only used to trigger the HID lights and not to power them. Having made this conversion, I'd never consider anything else. There is simply no comparison. And the conversion kits are getting much cheaper these days - you can get them on e-bay at quite good prices. Some people say to avoid the Chinese kits - I've had no problems with them. The kit in the Disco is Chinese, as is a kit I've also got in a pair of Hella Rally 4,000's that are sitting in the shed at the moment. The only negative comment about the Chinese kits is that the instructions and wiring diagrams that come with them leave a lot to be desired, so you do need to know a little bit about 12V electrickery if you want to install them yourself.

[johnb44]

im glad i had the book as i didnt realise i had to take the grill off then the headlight but all went well and is easy now i know how
thanks again

[p38arover]

Blue light look bright because the eye see it as glare.

A bad choice - especially for oncoming drivers.

See here: http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech/bulbs/blue/blue.html

From the unacceptable blue globes section:


Blue bulbs have colored glass (or a filter coating applied to clear glass) that allows only the blue light through the filter — this is why the bulbs appear blue. Because very little blue light is produced by a halogen bulb in the first place, it is only this very small amount — a tiny fraction of the total amount of light produced by a halogen bulb filament — that ever reaches the road.My emphasis.

From the acceptable blue globes section:


There's no good evidence that the type of light produced by this sort of bulb actually allows drivers to see better than the type of light produced by a regular, clear bulb. And there've been no studies on the effect of this type of light upon seeing and glare in bad weather, for instance. It has, on the other hand, been shown that these bulbs cause more glare than clear bulbs. Can you see better with this sort of bulb? No, probably not. Some people vigourously defend blue-glass bulbs, insisting they can see better. But that's another problem: they think they can see better than they actually can. There've been no studies to determine exactly how dangerous it is to think you can see better than you really can, but it probably doesn't help safety.