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  1. 27th May 2015, 09:06 AM #11
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    Worane, your problem is as below.
    male 63 yrs.married to a hot old duck
    While I cannot comment on your hot old duck, the fact is that as you get older you lose nighttime receptors from your retinas.

    You need much more light than a young'un to see and it takes longer for your eyes to adapt to the decrease in light from high to low beam.

    Having said that , I find my 130/90s along with a really old PIAA harness gives me pretty good vision from my 2002 D2 headlights.

    I had HID bulbs fitted to the under bumper Hellas in my RRC , but found the reflections from signs was painful. I have put off adding lights to the D2 and I avoid driving at night where possible. The bonus is it reduces you hitting wildlife also, and I haven't killed anything in 2+ laps of Oz.
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  2. 27th May 2015, 09:50 AM #12
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    Thanks Phillip. Yes if were to be honest with myself , I have to admit thinking down those same lines. Knackered eyes
    I do have a spare PIAA harness that belonged to my late brother. Maybe that would help.
    Can I get brighter Low beam globes? That would just about cover all bases.
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  3. 27th May 2015, 10:30 AM #13
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    Can I get brighter Low beam globes?
    As I said above , I have 130high, 90 low so much brighter than 60/55.

    BTW, I have tried +100 Osrams but they are nowhere near 130/90s.
    There are heaps on Ebay, but I would keep to the lower Kelvin ones rather than blue, as I found earlier that blue are a bugger in rain.
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  4. 27th May 2015, 10:35 AM #14
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    Nick,

    So are you running a 90/130w H4 bulb? Is that correct?

    Without a Traxide loom upgrade the poor things will be starving for power...

    Drivesafe on the forum is Mr Traxide...
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  5. 27th May 2015, 06:39 PM #15
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    About if the Traxide wiring upgrade is fitted, along with 90/130 watt globes, which appears to be the most powerful option mentioned so far.

    I remember a few years back when my old man fitted 90/100's to a VW, that the lenses got so hot that they cracked when a drip of water hit them.
    Has anyone done this 90/130 with Traxide upgrade option long term to give some reliable feedback??

    Will that headlight upgrade melt my perspex headlight protectors(factory) that are fitted?

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  6. 27th May 2015, 07:34 PM #16
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    Trackside will solve your probs
    Cheers Scott
    Last edited by schuy1; 27th May 2015 at 07:38 PM. Reason: Irrelevant info
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  7. 27th May 2015, 08:01 PM #17
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    Has anyone done this 90/130 with Traxide upgrade option long term to give some reliable feedback??
    I have done this for about 20 years on 2xRRC and now 1xD2 with no problems. All have glass lenses, and none have cracked.
    I have used the same PIAA loom on all .LOL
    Be careful with D2A as they have Poly lenses, and you have to make sure the bulbs are nominated "UV cut"
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  8. 27th May 2015, 08:26 PM #18
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    Yes Tombie, I am running 130/90x H4
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  9. 28th May 2015, 06:39 PM #19
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    Hi all,

    My TRAXIDE Combo Head Light upgrade and Driving Light kit is ordered and I was wondering if anyone has photos of where in the engine bay they installed the 2 twin relays on their D2 . Tim from TRAXIDE suggests on a plate attached to the radiator support panel. I did a search but it didn't return anything helpful.

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  10. 28th May 2015, 08:58 PM #20
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    +1 for 100/90 or uprated bulbs. I ran HIDs in my D1 for a bit but the glare was unbearable.

    Another option is a little dc-FC conveyer to UP the voltage the headlights see to 15/17 volts. I have read a bit about them on HID Planet forum.
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