One-eyed monster: sealed beam question
01-05-2009, 10:38 PM
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I'm broke too. So when the passenger side went out, I bought two more sealed beams for $32.00. I don't know what the fuss is all about, headlights are headlights. If you need more light wait until about 6:30-7AM and drive then.
01-06-2009, 01:01 AM
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You've never been to Vancouver, Canada, right now, sun rises at 10:45 am, and sets at 2pm. You NEED good headlights.
01-06-2009, 02:49 PM
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And I get to pick and chose what kind of bulb I want to run
as for headlights are headlights?
no its not that cut and dry!
low-beam and unaimed!
01-06-2009, 06:35 PM
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Reading this thread this morning cursed me. One of my low beams went out on the way home tonight. 2 halogen replacements were $18 from advanced. I'm cheap and just went with sealed beam replacements.
01-06-2009, 11:47 PM
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You've never been to Vancouver, Canada, right now, sun rises at 10:45 am, and sets at 2pm. You NEED good headlights.
01-07-2009, 06:11 AM
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haha, Vancouver has the nicest climate in all of Canada., nothing tough about living here except for the possibility of drowning while you walk with all the precipitation.
01-07-2009, 07:01 AM
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Two common problems of premature halogen bulb failures are getting fingerprints on the bulbs while installing them (that makes dark spots on the bulb that overheat and burn out - i.e. do not touch the bulbs with your bare hands/fingers/etc.) and running with insufficient voltage at the bulb due to inadequate headlight wiring. Halogen type bulbs must get above a certain operating temperature (about 750F) in order for their internal halogen gas-tungsten vapor reaction to take place. If they don't get to that operating temperature, your fancy halogen bulb works more like an old fashioned flash bulb (i.e. they burn out very fast).
01-07-2009, 07:06 AM
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http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/CheapTri...#WiringHarness
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01-07-2009, 07:56 AM
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You are right Matt. I am always the first to admit I am spoiled growing up in Southern California. I can't even imagine adjusting to 4 hours of sun and sub 0 temps. That's why there are 30+ million people crowded in down here in this little area. You guys are way tougher than me.
01-07-2009, 10:58 AM
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Have fun in the summer heat down there
01-07-2009, 02:55 PM
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Osram is the same company as Sylvania, though I've seen some stuff labeled Osram and some labeled Sylvania.
01-07-2009, 03:06 PM
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I just pulled my SilverStar Ultras today to put in the XtraVisions and they say Osram on them and Made in Germany, so they just may be different models based on market.
01-08-2009, 08:31 PM
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Get a cheap sealed beam to get you through for now. Get some hella H4 conversions later (about $80-$90 for the whole deal, depending on where you get them)
That being said, the hella's are a great improvement over stock sealed beam. One thing to consider is that you will see a very drastic improvement over the sealed beams, and that is helped out by the fact that your sealed beams (at least one of them anyways) are old. All bulbs will dim over time slowly, and you wont notice it. You will see this first hand, as the new sealed beam you put in will be brighter than the one you didn't replace. If money is tight, I would just spend the extra couple bucks and replace both sealed beams at the same time.
Another note about the hella "e-codes". They are the same exact thing as the hella's that are dot approved for use in the United States, with one small difference: They don't throw a small amount of light up and to the right like the dot ones do. The reason for this is that here in the states we don't illuminate all of our street signs, we are cheap and just make them reflective. This is probably useless information to you as you live in Canada. The reason why everyone thinks that the E-codes are all-that-and-a-bag-of-Doritos is because they have a "cleaner" cut off line due to the missing upwards flare of light on the right hand side. They are not any brighter and they don't do anything better, other than getting you a ticket from an officer with too much time.
That being said, the hella's are a great improvement over stock sealed beam. One thing to consider is that you will see a very drastic improvement over the sealed beams, and that is helped out by the fact that your sealed beams (at least one of them anyways) are old. All bulbs will dim over time slowly, and you wont notice it. You will see this first hand, as the new sealed beam you put in will be brighter than the one you didn't replace. If money is tight, I would just spend the extra couple bucks and replace both sealed beams at the same time.
Another note about the hella "e-codes". They are the same exact thing as the hella's that are dot approved for use in the United States, with one small difference: They don't throw a small amount of light up and to the right like the dot ones do. The reason for this is that here in the states we don't illuminate all of our street signs, we are cheap and just make them reflective. This is probably useless information to you as you live in Canada. The reason why everyone thinks that the E-codes are all-that-and-a-bag-of-Doritos is because they have a "cleaner" cut off line due to the missing upwards flare of light on the right hand side. They are not any brighter and they don't do anything better, other than getting you a ticket from an officer with too much time.
01-08-2009, 09:03 PM
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Headlights in Canada need to be DOT as well we don't illuminate our road signs either. TO be honest, I would like to be able to see street signs at night. My OEM GPS in the dash only gives me coordinates like 101.1 FM. 
01-08-2009, 09:03 PM
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01-09-2009, 04:54 PM
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I got my pay check and it was a little more than i thought it would be (they paid me for those hours I was sleeping at my desk!?), so I went out and bought a single GE Nighthawk headlight. If its any good, I may buy another later too so both sides match
Gotta say, that wiring harness looks WEAK! Those wires are TINY.
Gotta say, that wiring harness looks WEAK! Those wires are TINY.
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01-10-2009, 05:43 PM
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I like the GE nighthawks. I bought set for my sisters truck for her birthday. I originally got the silverstars (girlfriend has them). They are nice and bright (blueish light) but in the rain they suck balls! They also don't last too long.
The GE's are a little on the yellow side so they provide more visable light in the dark rainy nights. I notice that my white lights are not as good as my yellow(er) fogs ...
The GE's are a little on the yellow side so they provide more visable light in the dark rainy nights. I notice that my white lights are not as good as my yellow(er) fogs ...
01-10-2009, 06:16 PM
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You'd be very happy with them. I put them in all cars that fit 6054 lamps.
