PROJECT 2, Headlight wiring up grade

**welshman** · 3rd April 2006, 09:21 PM

Two disco parked next to each other, main beam on both. Pic speaks for itself. Will take another pic once I get the new philips globes in for another comparison

**welshman** · 10th April 2006, 08:43 PM

cheap site for philips diamondvison globes :
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/New-PHILIPS-HALOGEN...oQQcmdZViewItem

just bought some will post the photo results when they arive :wink:

**VladTepes** · 10th April 2006, 09:25 PM

Not sure if this thread is the best place for a divergent discussion like the one developing here but:

I think the Diamond Vision bulbs are NOT ADR approved.
I also think there's NO CHANCE of getting caught out on it.

I bought te Crystal Vision ones for the Rangie - very happy. And I paid the same price thorugh my local auto-elec (he ordered them in for me) as this guy's "special" ebay price. And no P&H ! So do ask around.

Next job is the wiring upgrade....

**drivesafe** · 10th April 2006, 09:51 PM

I’m not sure of the price you have to pay for your globes but my RR uses H7 globes and I only paid $57 for a pair of Crystal Vision globes and that was the over the counter price, not a special price.

Before you buy any more, let me know what type of globes you use and I’ll try and see if I can get some better pricing.

**welshman** · 11th April 2006, 08:53 AM

went to 4different car places in perth, then finally found them at Coventrys, but was quoted $189 so when ahead and bought those on ebay it looked like the price of diamondvision were philips most expensive. What price can you buy them for over East ?? Might be a business on the side selling them to WA 8)

**Utemad** · 17th October 2006, 05:56 PM

I'm in the process of making this headlight loom. So I am currently running the drivers side headlight off the loom and the passenger side headlight off the standard wiring. I haven't checked voltage differences but there sure is a light difference!

I'll hook the passenger side in later when I find the other two relays I bought and subsequently lost.

I'll post pics when I am 100% finished. Especially of the cool relay holder/sockets.

jasper110 · 18th October 2006, 11:33 PM

i keep pushing this upgrade in the u.k. on the landrover forums when people complain about the poor light output. nobody is interested, the FOOLS!!! i can't rate it highly enough!

change the bulbs (globes) or more commonly, put on a heap of spots are the usual responses over hear.

news bulbs won't cure the problem, i say, and extra lights are only good when using full beam. but they still don't listen!

**DirtyDawg** · 19th October 2006, 05:41 AM

love the diagram drivesafe even I can follow it..cheers

**drover81** · 19th October 2006, 06:49 AM

Thanks for the effort in this drivesafe:
The upgrade is the one of the prime "to-do" list items (I'm gathering parts to do it at the moment) - cheap and V. effective by all accounts.

Haven't thought about this too much, but why do you use just one of the old headlights to control the switching? I'm planning on using both - are there any cons to this?

I just thought that using one would be a single point of failure that could stuff the whole system...

**drivesafe** · 19th October 2006, 03:19 PM

Thanks all for the interest in this project and when I get the chance to sort out how to post some pics that LanyAndy sent me, Ill put them up on the site to help you.

As for why I only use one headlight point to operate the system is because there is no need for all the additional wire.

I have a special plug made that makes my headlight kit quick and easy to fit to the existing headlight loom and the relays, via this plug, put no more than .12 amps per relay. When you consider that the headlight globes were pulling as much as 7 amps per plug, my kit’s plug pulls only a fraction of this amount.

Also, one of the main reasons for fitting the headlight upgraded wiring loom is to remove the heavy current loads that the original headlight operation put on the vehicles headlight switch.

So if you reduce the current from 14 amps through the switch to .12 amps, it’s highly unlikely you are going to have any problems just using one point to operate the new loom’s relays.

Cheers

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