uprate headlamp bulbs

paul gange · Post by **paul gange** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 2:42 pm

Hi all, question is it possible to up rate bongo headlamp bulbs from the bog standard ones,as mine are as useless as a candle down a coalmine. your thoughts please paul.

mikeonb4c · Post by **mikeonb4c** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 3:00 pm

Lots of debate about this and whether uprated ones are illegal / MOT failure and/or may damage the (plastic) headlamp covers. If you have a Fender Defender Bar (we dont call them bullbars) fitted, I'd heartily recommend a pair of good spots (I have some compact 100W ones) wired into to work with main beam (haven't done that yet but will) as being a good workaround

David Edwards · Post by **David Edwards** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 6:25 pm

Well how about 50% brighter, Xenon Blue, 60/55 watt H4 headlamp bulbs, at £4.00 a pair all in. If you are interested I have 4 sets left from my fab "What" shop. Happy and bright motoring as seen by several members on here. lol.

lizard · Post by **lizard** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 7:15 pm

This "What" shop sounds amazing.

Pity it is rather a long distance away

David Edwards wrote:Well how about 50% brighter, Xenon Blue, 60/55 watt H4 headlamp bulbs, at £4.00 a pair all in. If you are interested I have 4 sets left from my fab "What" shop. Happy and bright motoring as seen by several members on here. lol.

bigdaddycain · Post by **bigdaddycain** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 8:11 pm

paul gange wrote:Hi all, question is it possible to up rate bongo headlamp bulbs from the bog standard ones,as mine are as useless as a candle down a coalmine. your thoughts please paul.

Plenty of bulbs on the market paul, a lot of them claim as much as 50% increase in light output... You pays yer money...

I have some "all weather" bulbs in at the moment, they give a yellowish/purplish light, and do seem to be brighter in the bad weather, i reckon they will be brill in fog....

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David Edwards · Post by **David Edwards** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 8:20 pm

It's not a problem me posting em to you, have already done so for a few peeps on here and they seem happy, I know I am I have fitted them in my bongo and can now see where I am going. The £4.00 is the total cost including postage. If you want em Paul just drop me an addy. No probs. Happy motoring.

Bica · Post by **Bica** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 1:03 pm

David Edwards wrote:Well how about 50% brighter, Xenon Blue, 60/55 watt H4 headlamp bulbs, at £4.00 a pair all in. If you are interested I have 4 sets left from my fab "What" shop. Happy and bright motoring as seen by several members on here. lol.

Thanks for the bulbs Dave - received very quickly. What a great concept this site and the club is - Its one of the reasons I bought a Bongo in the first place

bigdaddycain · Post by **bigdaddycain** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 6:24 pm

Steady as you go with the headlight plug removal bica,those plugs are really stuck on there with some bongo's, a little patience and the odd "wiggle" seems to help release them.

Bica · Post by **Bica** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 6:42 pm

Cheers BDC - thanks for the tip

I fitted one of Alant54's prototype roof racks at the weekend (the one I out bid you for on the NW/Yorkshire crew charity auction

). I am very impressed with both the GRP concept and the build quality. Hope to bring it up north to one of your meets when the weather is better

bigdaddycain · Post by **bigdaddycain** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 7:13 pm

Bica wrote:Cheers BDC - thanks for the tip :

No probs,i've had numb fingers replacing my own bulbs in the past!

Bica wrote:I fitted one of Alant54's prototype roof racks at the weekend (the one I out bid you for on the NW/Yorkshire crew charity auction ). I am very impressed with both the GRP concept and the build quality. Hope to bring it up north to one of your meets when the weather is better

Yep, i got one of alant54's brill roofracks anyway bica,mine's awaiting painting at the mo...just waiting for some decent weather so i can get it done!

It'd be great to see you at a local meet, you'd be made very welcome!

Check out the "meet with a twist" thread in "north west" section....

heatherpetch · Post by **heatherpetch** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 8:48 pm

David Edwards wrote:Well how about 50% brighter, Xenon Blue, 60/55 watt H4 headlamp bulbs, at £4.00 a pair all in. If you are interested I have 4 sets left from my fab "What" shop. Happy and bright motoring as seen by several members on here. lol.

they are defo alot brighter

waycar8 · Post by **waycar8** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 9:23 pm

heatherpetch wrote:
David Edwards wrote:Well how about 50% brighter, Xenon Blue, 60/55 watt H4 headlamp bulbs, at £4.00 a pair all in. If you are interested I have 4 sets left from my fab "What" shop. Happy and bright motoring as seen by several members on here. lol.
they are defo alot brighter

i agree

, they dont look visibly brighter when you look at them if anything they look duller, but i think this is because they have a blue tint to them but they illuminate alot more of the road

Yamaha · Post by **Yamaha** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 10:19 pm

I find my original Bongo lights plenty bright enough!

I would be inclined to put a meter on the connectors, and just check the voltage reaching the bulbs - and then compare that reading with the actual battery voltage.

Could be there is a voltage drop through the switch / connectors that is limiting the voltage.

If this was the case - it would be fairly easy to introduce a relay into the circuit to regain those lost volts.

Mike

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