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Old June 26th 2009, 05:15
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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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Old August 30th 2009, 18:00
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I don't want to sound like a hater, but please for the love of God don't use the crappy HID conversion kits. The reflectors were designed specifically for the light output pattern of a filament, not an arc. Using the conversion kits throws lots of light places it was never intended to go and will dazzle other drivers. If you want good HID's look for ones that were designed from the outset to be HID, one that comes to mind is the Valeo Sylvania Xe7 and Xe7R (there used to be the XenArc also, but I think they stopped making that one). The Xe7 is a projector style designed to fit into original 7 inch round holes, and the Xe7R is a reflector style that would look pretty stock. The only downside is that you'll have to modify the retaining cage and the bucket to fit, and they cost $890 for the pair.
Before paying $890 or $985 for a pair of Valeo Sylvania Xe7 and Xe7R you can buy two HIDs I have sitting on the shelf waiting to be installed in my 1963. By the way you save $200. There is no downnside you dont have to modify bucket to fit(not sure about post 66 buckets) I prefit them before sending my car to paint and body shop. I love these, no dips, and they look wonderful just sitting in the buckets. Yes they are made for motorcycles but once I adjusted them I dont think anyone drove by and said that looks like two motorcycles, anyway but good light is good light.

http://www.oviedosafetylights.com/JW...ycle_Headlight
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Old August 30th 2009, 18:19
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Hi

Those Oviedo units look sweet, which is the high and low beam, the top or the bottom?

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Old August 30th 2009, 20:35
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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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Old August 30th 2009, 23:46
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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.

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Old September 4th 2009, 06:58
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CSP Shop has new LED taillights

http://www.csp-shop.de/cgi-bin/cshop...l&artnr=23356b

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Old September 4th 2009, 08:36
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Has anyone tried these LED inserts from Technostalgia for the earlier taillights?

http://www.cool-leds.com/beetle.html


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Some one try this led head lights?

http://www.levineautoparts.com/ledheadlight.html
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Some one try this led head lights?

http://www.levineautoparts.com/ledheadlight.html
This looks very interesting but I would like to see some proper data regarding light output, beam pattern etc. do they produce a dip beam as well as main beam?

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Old September 11th 2009, 16:49
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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.

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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.

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LOOK AT THESE BABY'S
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Ordered mine today!
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http://www.hids4u.co.uk/classic-car-...ions-c-66.html

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