Thread: Sealed beam lights

My old (94) D130cc had sealed beam lights too.
So some in Aus have them!!!
The best thing I ever did was replace them with hella H4's and brighter globes and relays, If I were you i'd just get some H4's and use globes the same wattage as your sealed beams, then upgrade to relays when time/money permits.
You won't be sorry.

Fraser

Originally Posted by fraser130

My old (94) D130cc had sealed beam lights too.
So some in Aus have them!!!
The best thing I ever did was replace them with hella H4's and brighter globes and relays, If I were you i'd just get some H4's and use globes the same wattage as your sealed beams, then upgrade to relays when time/money permits.
You won't be sorry.

Fraser

been there done that and no, given up doing it again . They just fill with water. Least on my travel i have never got water in mine yet

have you tried supercrap......?

i know they sell the highbeam.....or single sealed beam as i have bought some from there before.....$15 each a few years ago......

and i think they sell the high/low as well.......



the other option is to try your local wreckers.....most of the old cars had sealed beams.......
even my old gemini had them.....but i gave them away.......

Originally Posted by Reads90

It was at that point i said if you can put a bulb in it then it is not sealed beam then is it . Ding wat

Originally Posted by Reads90

been there done that and no, given up doing it again . They just fill with water. Least on my travel i have never got water in mine yet

Jeez! Do you drive underwater often?

I must say I have done a few river crossings in my time, AND have had to mop out the insider of the Defender, but have not had any problem with the semi-sealed halogen headlights filling with water.

Anyway, you can use after-market sealed beam units if you want, although the amount of light is poor compared to H4's. Supercheap have them, or Burson.

With the halogen's you tried, did they have rubber seals around the bulbs at the back?

Cheers,

Lionel

Originally Posted by Reads90

Also is there a reason that no defender in Aus has sealed beam lights

Ali

Because they're rubbish, and went out with Noah's Ark.

By the time the Defender came along LR were upgrading them all on Aus spec to H4's. They seem to be sufficiently watertight when the rubber boot is in place on the back, certainly for here, where we don't often tend to use them like submarines.

Paul

Originally Posted by Lionel

Jeez! Do you drive underwater often?

Oh when every i can , being a pom its matter of course when off roading

Originally Posted by Lionel

Anyway, you can use after-market sealed beam units if you want, although the amount of light is poor compared to H4's.

That what i have a bull bar for

Originally Posted by Defender200Tdi

Because they're rubbish, and went out with Noah's Ark.

By the time the Defender came along LR were upgrading them all on Aus spec to H4's. They seem to be sufficiently watertight when the rubber boot is in place on the back, certainly for here, where we don't often tend to use them like submarines.

Paul

May be one day but at the moment i can't be ar*ed to spend a couple of hundred dollars on lights when the ones on the truck are fine for me