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This light has been sitting idle for at least 13 years in my shed.

Can I safely replace the bulb with an xenon and would this significantly produce a much better light for night driving at night?

From memory the existing bulb did a reasonable job, but then again I was driving a vw, with atrocious lights.

Is there a better option?

I nearly hit a bullock a while back. A black animal on country bitumen road on a dark night was a scary experience, thus the reason fro my post.

Hella Rallye 2000 Spread Beam Driving Lamp

12V (globe included)

Wattage

100W

Mounting

Globes to suit

12V H1

Edited by samuri

This light has been sitting idle for at least 13 years in my shed.

Can I safely replace the bulb with an xenon and would this significantly produce a much better light for night driving at night?

As distinct from night driving in the day? Or day driving at night?

From memory the existing bulb did a reasonable job, but then again I was driving a vw, with atrocious lights.

Is there a better option?

I nearly hit a bullock a while back. A black animal on country bitumen road on a dark night was a scary experience, thus the reason fro my post.

Hella Rallye 2000 Spread Beam Driving Lamp

12V (globe included)

Wattage

100W

Mounting

Globes to suit

12V H1

A 100W halogen throws a pretty fair amount of light. So I wouldn't expect a Xenon (even if there was one to fit) to do much better. It's a spread beam - not much chance of improving the "throw" of the beam. You really need a "spot" or "pencil" pattern to get good throw.

The rallye 2ks are a seriously-bright light. I think you can change from spread to pencil by replacing the front glass.

You really want something that fits fully inside the body (which _might_ be big enough)

I would contact a seller that sells kits for rallye 4000 and ask (they're similarly-sized).

If the globes are physically-different sizes or the arc's not struck at the same spot as the filament

the light output will be affected as it may no longer be in the mirror's focal point.

Cheers,

SW

ive got brand new Rally 4000s on my trol. they both got 100W globes in em, they both are pencil, and they both will blow your eyes out if you are driving around with you high beams on, and they happen to get in my eyes. :nyaanyaa:

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