Cossie Sean

thaught there was a thread on upgraded bulbs but search hasnt helped as usual lol

using an old G plate 1.8cvh Saff to do a 400 mile trip to newcastle via northampton on Boxing Day with my 2yr old lad at 3am and dont wanna have any issues,

changing the headgasket, waterpump, thermostat and tyres so.............

Headlamp bulb upgrades (NO SHITTY HID KITS HERE PLEASE!!)

what can you do to upgrade the lights on the front of saffs??

ive got some Ring Xenon Ultima bulbs,

can the headlamps be relayed or upgrade the alternator output etc??

what have you lads done??

its not my Rouse so dont wanna buy silly stuff for it lol

Cheers, Sean.

Oranoco

OSRAM Nightbreakers

Cossie Sean

had them in my A4, wasnt impressed and took them back out!

but mines a facelift B5 with projector lights and they were always wank

Acidburn

probably the best bet is to relay the headlights, that should give a decent increase in light.

Cossie Sean

Oranoco, Reading reviews, yes night breaker plus are the daddies, with these Ring Xenon in 2nd place, these were free lol

if there shyte i will buy some night breakers

Peter,
need owt off my A4? mostly broken now with only S2/URS4 engine 7a box and S2 back end

Cossie Sean

easy peasy,

linky for anyone else with shyte H4 (3 pin) bulbs

how to relay them in easy format

http://www.danielsternlighting.com/t...ys/relays.html

Oranoco

I retrofitted the facelift projectors into my B5 A4 as the pre facelift lamps were even worse

GVK.

PIAA Night Tech are good bulbs too, have some in my E46.

With the Saff, make sure the reflectors are good too, but you know that anyway!

I relayed the lights in my mk2 Golf, 2 relays, one for dip, one for main. Used the old wires to switch the relays.

If I was going to do it again , I'd deffo put the relays inside the car, had to replace a couple on the Golf from getting corroded, but they were in the engine bay so not suprised

gingerturbo

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I'm interested too as I was going to fit the yellow HIDs to my saff but could do with a better option

Cossie Sean

will do this in the next few weeks Ginger, will keep you posted bud.

Cheers Gary, need to chop out the old imobliser/alam thats currently residing the engine bay in a FLORA tub
the old boy before me fitted it in 1992 according to the Flora tub

gingerturbo

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Lol quality dont ya kust love the way thinks were done on the past

I'm waiting to strip my granada so I can use the Clifford off it still can't beleive mines only done 40k

Cossiemainful

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OSRAM Unlimited + relais circuit

Glenn_

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Sean your funny as fook. Lol at the flora tub. I put some halfords gangstar bulbs in my saff.Its been that long since I drove it I forgot what the lights are like.

xr2john

I swear by night breakers aswell. Put them in my mk2 xr2, did them in the dark 1 at a time and the difference was like night and day

gingerturbo

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I might get some night breakers as see what there like

Glenn_

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Me too.

Cossie Sean

as there only Ł20 odd quid its worth it like.

gonna try these Ring ones first as the price was perfect Ł0

i will take pics of the Flora period mod tomorrow when ive got the bonnet up and me 2yr old is playing inside blasting the horn and playing with the lights

gingerturbo

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Lol good old kids

Cossie Sean

little update...........

the bulbs were still shit

just waiting to put the head, heater matrix/dash, and other odds and sods back together then will buy some night breakers and try them

i will take some before and after bulb, nightbreaker and relay`d pictures

BigErn

Seperate the lenses from the lamps. Give the reflectors a good clean and use some car body polish on them. Clean lenses, refit, then relay the lights and fit some new bulbs. Made a massive difference in my old Sapph.

Cossie Sean

Ian, the lights are MINT condition wise, already had the o/s lens out of it

will also set the aim up as its so god damn high being a peasent spec car

BigErn

See my lights were shite in my white Sapph, they looked like they were painted matt grey inside not reflectors. It was like driving with candles in jam jars