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Lighting Upgrade
These aftermarket lower wattage bulbs also claim to offer a longer service life than the higher wattage bulbs - yet another tick!
If you change the bulbs in your 4WD, be sure not to touch the glass section of the bulb. The grease on your finger tips will create hot spots when the bulbs are in use, causing early failure. That explains why the bulbs are packaged in their little boxes with the connectors facing you when the lid is opened. If not...you've opened the wrong end! Some even have plastic or protective wrapping on the glass - you've been warned
REPLACEMENT LENS
Of course, all the above lighting improvements rely on your actual head light (the glass and reflector) to do its job as good as possible. That's where aftermarket, replacement lights are often needed to be able to take advantage of all that extra light being thrown out. If the old lights reflector has 'yellowed' or rusted slightly, or is not well focussed, then you're wasting your time and money adding all the above improvements.
Not all 4WDs are capable of having their actual headlight changed, but if yours is, you should seriously consider changing for the best light output.
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At the end of the day (which incidentally is when you're turning your lights on) the complete lighting system is best updated - wiring, bulbs and reflector to give your eyes the best chance of seeing every obstacle on the road to ensure you get to that great camp spot safely, get home safely and have no unforseen repair bills just because you didn't see that damn pothole or rock on the road. Imagine the damage to your 4WD if you didn't see that huge roo that decided the grass needed munching on the opposite side of the road just as you happen to be passing at 100km/h...it ain't pretty!
If you do want to go the whole hog and fit additional aftermarket driving lights, be sure to see Overlander 4WDs September 2008 and October 2008 editions for the halogen and HID light testing.
Safe night driving.
If you change the bulbs in your 4WD, be sure not to touch the glass section of the bulb. The grease on your finger tips will create hot spots when the bulbs are in use, causing early failure. That explains why the bulbs are packaged in their little boxes with the connectors facing you when the lid is opened. If not...you've opened the wrong end! Some even have plastic or protective wrapping on the glass - you've been warned
REPLACEMENT LENS
Of course, all the above lighting improvements rely on your actual head light (the glass and reflector) to do its job as good as possible. That's where aftermarket, replacement lights are often needed to be able to take advantage of all that extra light being thrown out. If the old lights reflector has 'yellowed' or rusted slightly, or is not well focussed, then you're wasting your time and money adding all the above improvements.
Not all 4WDs are capable of having their actual headlight changed, but if yours is, you should seriously consider changing for the best light output.
read on below advertisement
At the end of the day (which incidentally is when you're turning your lights on) the complete lighting system is best updated - wiring, bulbs and reflector to give your eyes the best chance of seeing every obstacle on the road to ensure you get to that great camp spot safely, get home safely and have no unforseen repair bills just because you didn't see that damn pothole or rock on the road. Imagine the damage to your 4WD if you didn't see that huge roo that decided the grass needed munching on the opposite side of the road just as you happen to be passing at 100km/h...it ain't pretty!
If you do want to go the whole hog and fit additional aftermarket driving lights, be sure to see Overlander 4WDs September 2008 and October 2008 editions for the halogen and HID light testing.
Safe night driving.
