IPF "Fatboy" globes

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Originally Posted by rick130

there was a thread recently on OL general tech forum regarding these vs going HID with an ebay kit, and the concensus from those that had used a few ebay HID's was to go HID if you could afford it. There was a recommendation on which kits were deemed OK.
Can dig it up if anyone is interested.
One of the blokes had spent a bomb on testing different HID kits and retro fitting to various headlights and drivng lights, and had an instruction manual on how to convert Light Force XGT's to HID. The concensus seemed to be that the best light temperature was around 4500K, but a lot of the kits were around 6000K which gives a distinctly blue light for the baseball cap backward brigade, but isn't so good out on the road.

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I have dealt with Dave(Bushie555) from the Outerlimits forum. I asked him some questions about adapting my Cibie Turini lights to HID. He spent alot of time looking into it and emailing me pictures of what was required. I have since decided not to convert those lights.
I bought some of his lightforce adaptors and a set of instuctions for XGT conversion even though I have no plans to use Lightforce lights at present. I can recommend his products and advise. A top guy.

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Originally Posted by amtravic1

I have dealt with Dave(Bushie555) from the Outerlimits forum. I asked him some questions about adapting my Cibie Turini lights to HID. He spent alot of time looking into it and emailing me pictures of what was required. I have since decided not to convert those lights.
I bought some of his lightforce adaptors and a set of instuctions for XGT conversion even though I have no plans to use Lightforce lights at present. I can recommend his products and advise. A top guy.

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That's him ! He was very free with his advice. Sounds like a good bloke.

By the way, using the proper white lights has a major advantage for on coming traffic.

Even though they may seem brighter, because these globes ( talking about the legal ones here ) block UV, they do far less damage to your eyes and also allow your eyes to adjust back to night vision quicker.

One disadvantage is the fact that this white light negates yellow light so when you are driving along windy roads and something is coming the other way, you can’t see their lights reflecting of the outside of the road as they approach around a corner. The first time you know there is a vehicle coming towards you is when you see the actual headlights.

Some of them do get a bit upset.

Cheers.

Hi Drivesafe
The Phillips Diamond Vision are the blue globes correct????
The Phillips Crystal Vision are what you recommend???They are available on Ebay for $79.99 + $10 p/h.Is this a good price?
Andrew

Hi Guys
I was poking further around Ebay and found these,bit more of a trusted name compared to all those obscure brands on there.If you look at ordering some check out his online store,he has the same item but $10 less,go figure.$44.50 for a pair delivered.
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/home | pay...out | site map
Dont know if it worked:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
Andrew

HI Guys
Ok It didnt seem to work.
They are Narva Rally Premium Xenon Super White Globes 100/90W =160/150W.4500K
The sellers Ebay shop is INTERNET GARAGE if your chasing a set.
Andrew

Hi LanyAndy, I use Philips globes but that’s no to say there aren’t other brands out there that are as good but I would do a bit of snooping before you buy anything Narva.

I tried the Narva 50+ before settling for the Philips. The Philips were obviously a different type of globe and a lot dearer but the Narva 50+ were no better than the Rangies original globes.

Narva are really getting a bad name in everything they flog.

I was after some automotive relays and one of the wholesalers I deal with on a regular basis warned me off the Narva brand relays, which he sold but was getting heaps of warranty returns.

As he was likely to loose a sale by telling me that, I’m pretty sure he was being honest.

Just a word of caution.

Hi Drivesafe
I ordered a set,hope they are OK:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
They are german made,Im pretty sure most of Narvas normal stuff is chinese cheapos.And your right about thier relays,garbage,burn out quickly.
Andrew

A while ago I bought some "Crystal lenses" that came with "super white HID look alike" 100/90 globes.

Took a while to get used to the blue tinge, but in reality they were cr@p.
All they seemed to be were globes dipped in blue paint.

Recently replaced the globes with Narva plus 50 which are 60/55.
Much much better. Not outstanding though.

I also upgraded the old hella spotties to lightforce 170s. Now that made a huge difference.

Hi Harry
I looked at those Narva plus50s on their website whilst looking for some info on the ones I ended up ordering.
The plus50 is on lowbeam,highbeam is plus 20,I bet you missed that on the small print on the packet(if it was ever there)
Andrew