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Hi Steve, is the old girl back together yet?
theres something up with my rheostat, its just on or off no in between so it doesnt worry the LEDs but if it did work properly there would be dramas ive had a discussion with people on thesamba about it and there is ways to make it work but i cant really see the point nearly 15 years driving bugs i never once recall being nearly blinded by the glare of the speedo lights, i always just have them flat stick
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http://www.oviedosafetylights.com/JW...ycle_Headlight
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Those Oviedo units look sweet, which is the high and low beam, the top or the bottom? Steve
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The Hid low beam is on top, the h3 bulb high beam is on the bottom. And the you have the option of a high beam only and the low beam turns off or have the low beam stay on when you turn on the high beams (no dips). I love these lights, worth every dime!!
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Hi Tony
Thanks for that. I asked this for another reason that may help other users. We have a law with our local authorities that say that the headlight centre height must be 600 mm from the ground. As the low beam in this unit is actually higher in the unit than a stock style sealed beam, this actually raises the low beam headlight centre, win win, better lights & higher headlight centre. Steve
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Has anyone tried these LED inserts from Technostalgia for the earlier taillights?
http://www.cool-leds.com/beetle.html cheers Ed N.
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They don't mention output, I'd be surprised if they meet HID. They compare them to standard incadecent, but not to HID, so I'm guessing they are better than standard but not as bright as HID. Their appeal seems to be their lifetime use and durability, not amazing output. I really like the idea, I'll have to research that a bit more before I start the HID purchase.
Jason
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Hi Jason,
I would still like to see the data. They may be better than incandescent but does that mean the old 45/40W bulb or the 60/55W +50% halogen units that is the norm nowdays? I would doubt that the military have a long range headlamp requirement but would have a durability one. Having competed behind various lamps I am acutely aware of the performance of various reflector/lens/bulb combinations that range from diabolical to brilliant (forgive the pun) and all of those were with lamps that were for road use so saying that it is better than an incandescent lamp leaves me looking for even more proof. Clive |
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