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Title: How good my lights are!
Post by: Dizzie on 10 May 2005, 17:07: (http://www.dizzie.biz/golf/upratedlights.jpg)
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Post by: Chris_D on 10 May 2005, 17:21: they are bright, what are you running now?
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Post by: Dizzie on 10 May 2005, 17:23: cheapo 100/80w bulbs with the prototype uprated loom :D
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Post by: mix on 10 May 2005, 17:30: is that just on normal beam or ~~blind the other roads user~~ full beam
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Post by: Dizzie on 10 May 2005, 17:45: full beam, but I only have a single light grill.
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Post by: mrwotto on 10 May 2005, 18:20: Looking bright :grin:
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Post by: monkeyalan on 10 May 2005, 18:51: LOOK OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y143/monkeyalan/upratedlights.jpg)
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Post by: Dizzie on 10 May 2005, 19:07: class.

if anyone wants a loom to make their lights as good as this I have 2 made up ready to post as soon as payment is made.
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Post by: piggy on 10 May 2005, 19:29: I've just got the standard set up but with the uprated loom and they're really improved.

I'd recommend them. :smiley:

And I'm not on commision (yet) :laugh:
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Post by: pegasus on 10 May 2005, 19:44: ^^^^^^^^^

I'll 2nd that
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Post by: Veedubgt18v on 10 May 2005, 20:45: id recommend them to!

i got 80w/100w bulbs to and im thinking about making a loom for the spots now so i can run better bulbs in them to.......

when its dark i will take a photo and post it in this thread......
dizzie you da man!
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Post by: gibby on 10 May 2005, 22:11: How bright ! :grin: Dizzie, a couple of questions, how much for your prototype and will they fit a mk1 cab ? If so how easy are they to fit as I blow fuses every time I mess about with my electrics ! :laugh: :laugh:
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Post by: Dizzie on 11 May 2005, 01:48: the prototype isn't for sale lol. It was the first loom I made and it's soldered into my car!
I used the original plugs too. The new looms have 30A wire whereas mine only had 17A.
All the looms I sell have brand new plugs and can be removed from the car if you sell it on.
they're installed in mk1's and mk2's in about 5 mins.
complete instuctions are included.
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Post by: Mr Blue on 11 May 2005, 07:24: Quote from: Dizzie on 10 May 2005, 19:07
class.

if anyone wants a loom to make their lights as good as this I have 2 made up ready to post as soon as payment is made.

bright idea for a quick sale dizz :grin:
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Post by: gibby on 11 May 2005, 08:05: Quote from: Dizzie on 11 May 2005, 01:48
the prototype isn't for sale lol.

Ah ! My mistake ! :laugh: I think I really meant the looms that you are selling, how much you selling them ? So are they as simple as unplugging the old ones and plugging in the new ones and you get super duper bright lights or am I missing something ? :huh:
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Post by: Bronze MK1 Cab on 11 May 2005, 08:32: I'm always worried about making my lights brighter as I wouldn't want to blind other road users.

I hate the new BMW's, I always start saying turn your f*cking full beam off when they come towards me, then I notice it's a new BMW and think, oh that's just the normal lights :rolleyes:
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Post by: Rhyso on 11 May 2005, 09:37: Perfect opportunity to upgrade and blind them back before they blind you!! :grin: I couldnt believe the difference after i installed the loom; even increases the power to my spots (running a 4 lamp grill) so well chuffed!!! :grin:
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Post by: Veedubgt18v on 11 May 2005, 10:05: Quote from: Bronze MK1 Cab on 11 May 2005, 08:32
I'm always worried about making my lights brighter as I wouldn't want to blind other road users.

I hate the new BMW's, I always start saying turn your f*cking full beam off when they come towards me, then I notice it's a new BMW and think, oh that's just the normal lights :rolleyes:

yeah i was worried about that but as long as your lights are properly aligned you wont have a bother my car went thru the mot with 80/100w bulbs which are illegal :grin:
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Post by: monkeyalan on 11 May 2005, 10:38: I've fitte uprated bulbs to my last 3 or 4 cars and had no probs with mot man.
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Post by: Veedubgt18v on 11 May 2005, 10:41: yeah they only looked at alignment!
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Post by: tomocr on 11 May 2005, 10:50: Erm, what would happen if i just stuck in the 80/100W filaments with a satndard loom on a MK2 Gti? Would my Gti fry? Aye?
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Post by: Gambit on 11 May 2005, 11:58: yep they would fry
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Post by: Dizzie on 11 May 2005, 12:23: Gibby, you connect 2 hoops connectors to the battery. 2 new H4 plugs plug onto your blubs and 2 spade connectors push into your old loom on the battery side. I would use male H4 plugs, but I haven't found anywhere in the UK that sells them :(

Took me about 10 mins in the dark to fit one to a mates car. He was using 60/55w phillips bulbs and I'm sure his is brighter than mine.

If you use 100w bulbs without this loom it will melt the original loom which will be a pain to replace as it's all routed through the car!

There's no law about how bright your lights can be as long as the bulbs are E marked. All the new cars with Xenons are brighter than ours!

For the MOT they only check the alignment not the brightness so you won't blind others unless your lights aren't aimed right or you just want to anyway if they're using their fogs in the day! :D
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Post by: Dizzie on 11 May 2005, 12:23: oh, and they're Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£30 + Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£4 P&P.
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Post by: GTI EDITION (aka LTD) on 11 May 2005, 12:30: I trust you're using relays ans separate fuses ( couldn't see them mentioned in post ) :huh:
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Post by: Dizzie on 11 May 2005, 13:20: of course I'm using relays, but there's no point in 2 fuses. Only 1 relay is ever working at a time, plus to theorectialy blow the 20A in there you'd have to run silly watt bulbs. 100w would never blow it.