HID lighting?

[Grand Marquis GT]

His headlights looked like candles.

LOL!!!

[yucatec]

HID Lighting Final Report

Dear Gurus,
Slushy foggy country roads and the beltway around Columbus tested my new euro headlights. They're terrific. There's lots of headlight stats but I think a fair test is when you're side by side with a new Mercedes or Lexus, whose headlights show more of the road. Answer: the 89 Colony Park is as good as anything on the road!!
We overtook a stock Colony Park - 84? 85? His headlights looked like candles. Donald McCaig

[Grand Marquis GT]

[yucatec]

Dear Gurus, Took a drive with my new Halogen lights tonight. Eat your heart out Doc Watson - I can see!

My stock lights (new sealed beams) on an 89 Colony Park had got dangerously dim for usual use of 11/12 hours on the Interstate followed by an hour or so on dirt roads enroute to a back country sheepdog trial. Stern says it's because the manufacturers use thin wire and corrosion reduces illumination by a third to a half. I believe!

My new Bosch white halogen lights are legal lights that don't blind oncoming drivers. Cost for headlight shells, bulbs, wires and relays - about $110. I'm no mechanic and mine sweated for a day getting them in and correct. Another $180.

Not cheap but it beats the shit out of running into a deer, a semi or a tree.

I'll post later on their first road trip - 9 hours to Ohio over New Year's.


Donald McCaig

[grimor]

hmm

i should start getting referal money for the business I send him heehh

[yucatec]

Dear Gurus, "EvilCrownVic" wrote: "i think i'm gonna save up for the e-code cibies. i spent all day yesterday while it was raining at www.danielsternlighting.com, and it seems the e-codes are the way to go."

I ordered lowbeams and relays from him yesterday. Thanks for all the help. I'll let you know how they work out.

Donald McCaig

[Paul_]

thanks for the pix Grimor, time to start saving,lol

[Grand Marquis GT]

Cogs, dont make me "fix" you again :boxing:

[grimor]

yeah

witht he relays and 4 lights bulbs etc yeah bout $308

[Cogs]

yucatec...the link you posted is basically the same thing as I have. You can put different bulbs into it. If you want more power, there are better bulbs you can get. Mine suck. I'm probably going to get new ones, after I rewire the headlights and put relays in. What Grimor has seem real nice, but they were like $300 or more or something like that, right?

GMGT... Im not a n00b.

[grimor]

hmm

my lows picture looks like crap but here's my brights

[grimor]

hmmm

I don't have any head on, I have some crappy ones in my car at night with a camera phone.



wait I found one..

[Paul_]

i think i'm gonna save up for the e-code cibies. i spent all day yesterday while it was raining at www.danielsternlighting.com, and it seems the e-codes are the way to go.

Grimor, do you have any night pics with the lights on? i'm still planning on getting em eventually but i just wanna see what they look like head on

[Ifixyawata]

The other advantage to the H4 conversions is that it allotts you many more choices is headlamps. Also, if you wish, you can get much higher wattage light bulbs than you can using the stock headlights, however this would require using relays on the headlights so as not to risk a fire.

[Grand Marquis GT]

No, cops wouldnt bust you, to my knowlage.

BTW, this "Mr. Cogs" You speak of, he must be a newbie...