Why Are My Headlights Not Bright?

[SL33K]

Hey guyz i bought new Xenon's from a store here in Perth.

And they are not bright at all. I previously bought $19 ones from another store and they were very bright.

These new ones were for $40 so i thought they will be bright but they are very crap. I cant even notice them on. I have to switch on my foglights/spotlight (r33 Series 2 ones) to see at night.

They are 55watts. made in australia.

If i get 100watt ones will my wiring melt? or will it cause any problems?

[89CAL]

u sure they werent pretty colourful blue ones, in that case they will be nice and blue but not very bright, what exact lights were they?

I got Narva Blue Power (I think they are) and there pretty good, the Phillips Power2Night are also alright but a bit pricey

[SL33K]

The cover says Euro Opti Blue Xenons. and it says australian auto Accessories

http://www.australianauto.com.au/

Where did u get ur Narva Blue Power and How much?

[89CAL]

well i got them through my dads work for relatively cheap, but you should be able to get them from autobarn. They stock them, otherwise you can get the power2nights there, i think there about 60 buks

[SL33K]

Thanx mate will check for them.

But we dont have Autobarn in WA

[89CAL]

oh lol

well find somewhere that deals Narva stuff, they should be able to help you out. I think the Narva are just as good but a bit cheaper

[mad082]

i run the phillips power 2 night ones. they are a 50%+ bulb. i had to buy a new set the other day and they were only $45, but that was for H4's. the phillips blue vision are also good. i prefer the power 2 night though as they are a brighter light, but they are a fraction more yellow than the blue vision. they appear to be close to the narva power blue ones. they still give off a white light, but it isn't as white as the fully blue coated bulbs. but all of the fully coated bulbs always have a lower light output than partially coated or fully clear bulbs, and i'd rather be able to see where i am going than have some fully sick ricer globes.

[d1_drifter]

Thanx mate will check for them.

But we dont have Autobarn in WA

Repco sell Narva.

Autobarn is named Autopro here in Perth.

[SL33K]

oh thanx for the Info Guyz.

I was about to get some from ebay.

read some good stuff bout Narva so will go get those from Autopro

[Kinks]

your random brand blue tinted globe proclaiming a million kelvin colour temperature and HID XENON or some bullshit on the packaging is guaranteed to give you a woeful light output. I remember one of my headlights blew and I bought a you beaut MTEC brand or something equally forgetful and fitted them, well.. I just about crapped my pants the next time I drove at night I could only see for about 15 metres and the road in front of the car showed up dim and blue. They were dimmer than 30c "I just need to pass rego alright" globes!!

Any +50 globe with a CLEAR lens should have good light output. They do overdrive the filament to improve the efficiency so expect a shorter life from a +50 but I'd rather replace my globes more often and get better light. The Phillips Bluevision are not bad but they are a tinted lens so you will end up with less light output than the equivalent clear lens.