Uprated globes?

Hi Jeff, I run Philips Crystal Vision globes and have done for nearly 4 years.

When I first got the RR it kept blowing low beam globes so I tried a few different brands and none gave any better light than the globes I was using.

Then while talking to one of my customers who had an auto spare store, he told me to try the Crystal Vision which are 55w but have a light output that is something like 110w and it's pure WHITE light.

I replaced the low beam and tested them that night, they were that good that I swapped them for the high beam globes to see what they were like.

When night driving I use to run 2 x 55w low beams, 2 x 55w high beams, 2 x 130w IPFs and 4 x 130w roof mounted Hella 181s.

The next day I was back at the customer’s store and replaced the other 8 globes and have never been happier with the lights.

Up to now, over the 4 years, I have replaced only 2 blown globes but I noticed the original low beam globes were going yellow and dull so I replaced them a few months ago.

I use to do about 2,000 kms of night driving a month so they got a good work out and have well and truly paid for themselves.

The cheapest place I have found to get these globes is from Bursons, there a bit like Repco or Supercrap.

Here’s some pictures of these lights in action.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...017/03/481.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...011/07/690.jpg

Here’s part of the ship in daylight so you can get an idea of how big an area the lights cover.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...017/03/480.jpg

From my experience I would not buy IPF Fat Boys. I was conned by ARB into buying a set of those a few years ago when I went to replace a blown 80/110 IPF globe. They were very dissapointing for the price.

Iuse 90/100 in the headlamps, 130 in the Hella 1507 searchlight, 100 in the Perlux foglights. All individually relayed and fused with heavy wire.

I use 'Hella H4 (60/55) Premium Xenon - 50% Brighter White Light' and have been very happy with them. I've parked my D1 next to Signal1's D2 as a comparison and they are much brigher. The light isn't quite as blue white as the Phillips Crystal Vision I had previously but the globes are considerably cheaper. They aren't painted blue like the Phllips globes either, which some claim reduces light output.

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Originally Posted by drivesafe

Hi Jeff, I run Philips Crystal Vision globes and have done for nearly 4 years.

When I first got the RR it kept blowing low beam globes so I tried a few different brands and none gave any better light than the globes I was using.

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Thanks for that post Drivesafe. I've just blown a low beam globe in my 03RR and was wondering what to replace it with.

Any reason why they blow low beam globes so often?

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Originally Posted by spudboy

Thanks for that post Drivesafe. I've just blown a low beam globe in my 03RR and was wondering what to replace it with.

Any reason why they blow low beam globes so often?

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No idea spud, but the low beam, high beam and fog lights are all the same globe.

Maybe the genuine LR globes made by Lucas :twisted::twisted::twisted::twisted::twisted: