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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 26 November 2015, 17:38:46
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Better than before but still piss poor when compared to the HID's on my old MV6. :'(
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Have you ever thought it might be your eyes? I can see fine with my standard bulbs. ::)
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Have you ever thought it might be your eyes? I can see fine with my standard bulbs. ::)
My vision is excellent thank you.
When I get to your age this may no longer be true. :)
Just ask Al. He describes Vectra/Signum lights as 'shockingly bad'.
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Have you ever thought it might be your eyes? I can see fine with my standard bulbs. ::)
My vision is excellent thank you.
When I get to your age this may no longer be true. :)
Just ask Al. He describes Vectra/Signum lights as 'shockingly bad'.
Why do you need floodlights to navigate then? :P
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Not going to try those cheapy HID kits?
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Have you ever thought it might be your eyes? I can see fine with my standard bulbs. ::)
Newer car, newer headlight design most likely squeezing as much light as possible out of the crappy halogen bulbs...or maybe its the glow from the radioactive snot green giving you such great luminosity ;D ;D
(https://qph.is.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-0f7369e84c038230ac00a60d38ffeb03?convert_to_webp=true)
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Not going to try those cheapy HID kits?
It seems I have no other option, Mr Tunnie.
I was hoping the new super-duper nightbreakers would do the trick. :-\
Sadly, not. :-\
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Have you ever thought it might be your eyes? I can see fine with my standard bulbs. ::)
Newer car, newer headlight design most likely squeezing as much light as possible out of the crappy halogen bulbs...or maybe its the glow from the radioactive snot green giving you such great luminosity ;D ;D
(https://qph.is.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-0f7369e84c038230ac00a60d38ffeb03?convert_to_webp=true)
Yep...the lights on his 1.4L Astra are probably crap.
It's the whole snot green luminosity as he drives down the road that fools the old boy. ;D ;D ;D
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Just ask Al. He describes Vectra/Signum lights as 'shockingly bad'.
Try a Calibra. The original studio viewing must have gone something like this: Boss -"Looks good but I bet it looks shit with the lights popped up, they always do" Designer -"'dangle berries', I knew we'd forgotten something! There must be something out there that will fit in the space." And there was, except it was made by Ever Ready and meant for kid's push bikes.
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I was going to fit nightbreakers, rather than the HID route, given the faff of wiring, fitting the sensors (which then seem to fail a fair amount on high mileages) plus the costs of bulbs when they go.. but may rethink that, if they're really not doing much. :-\
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Have you ever thought it might be your eyes? I can see fine with my standard bulbs. ::)
Newer car, newer headlight design most likely squeezing as much light as possible out of the crappy halogen bulbs...or maybe its the glow from the radioactive snot green giving you such great luminosity ;D ;D
(https://qph.is.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-0f7369e84c038230ac00a60d38ffeb03?convert_to_webp=true)
Yep...the lights on his 1.4L Astra are probably crap.
It's the whole snot green luminosity as he drives down the road that fools the old boy. ;D ;D ;D
When was the last time a young girlie got chatting to you about your star silver? ;D
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Not going to try those cheapy HID kits?
It seems I have no other option, Mr Tunnie.
I was hoping the new super-duper nightbreakers would do the trick. :-\
Sadly, not. :-\
If you do, let us know how you get on :y
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Not going to try those cheapy HID kits?
It seems I have no other option, Mr Tunnie.
I was hoping the new super-duper nightbreakers would do the trick. :-\
Sadly, not. :-\
If you do, let us know how you get on :y
For the Omega, you might as well retrofit the factory set up given that the parts are readily available :y
The big issue with retrofitting to the Vec C/Signum is that very few facelifts had xenons from new...
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I think I have a set of HIDs in my parents garage. I should get off my ass and fit them I guess. :D
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I think I have a set of HIDs in my parents garage. I should get off my ass and fit them I guess. :D
Just need the sensors, ecu, loom and headlight washer gubbins and you're all set :y
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Have you ever thought it might be your eyes? I can see fine with my standard bulbs. ::)
Newer car, newer headlight design most likely squeezing as much light as possible out of the crappy halogen bulbs...or maybe its the glow from the radioactive snot green giving you such great luminosity ;D ;D
(https://qph.is.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-0f7369e84c038230ac00a60d38ffeb03?convert_to_webp=true)
Yep...the lights on his 1.4L Astra are probably crap.
It's the whole snot green luminosity as he drives down the road that fools the old boy. ;D ;D ;D
When was the last time a young girlie got chatting to you about your star silver? ;D
My car is finished in a fetching shade of pomegranate red. I wouldn't be seen dead in a star silver Omega. ::) ::) ::) ;D
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Better than before but still piss poor when compared to the HID's on my old MV6. :'(
Christ, if Omega headlights are better, they must be really bad :o
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Better than before but still piss poor when compared to the HID's on my old MV6. :'(
Christ, if Omega headlights are better, they must be really bad :o
Probably about as good as a 1967 Austin 1100.
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£14.99 a pair on euro-carparts till midnight use discount code " black Friday".
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£14.99 a pair on euro-carparts till midnight use discount code " black Friday".
And the same price at any other time as well if you order through site and collect in store.
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Better than before but still piss poor when compared to the HID's on my old MV6. :'(
Christ, if Omega headlights are better, they must be really bad :o
Probably about as good as a 1967 Austin 1100.
My memory of my 1100 was that the lights were ok or was my sight better then ::)
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Better than before but still piss poor when compared to the HID's on my old MV6. :'(
Christ, if Omega headlights are better, they must be really bad :o
Probably about as good as a 1967 Austin 1100.
My memory of my 1100 was that the lights were ok or was my sight better then ::)
They are the same as any other 7" sealed beam - about as good as many modern designs that need a fancy bulb to make up for the inadequately sized reflector. And if you upgrade the sealed beam units with H4 bulbs they get better still. My sister's 1300 has Range Rover lamps fitted after a friend changed to some tacky looking things.
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Have you ever thought it might be your eyes? I can see fine with my standard bulbs. ::)
My vision is excellent thank you.
When I get to your age this may no longer be true. :)
Just ask Al. He describes Vectra/Signum lights as 'shockingly bad'.
Why do you need floodlights to navigate then? :P
^^^ This
Might be time for a trip to Specsavers :y ;D
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The reason "older" people moan about there headlights being poor is that there night-vision is going, so there eyes need to allow more light in, to compensate for the deterioration of night vision.
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Just drive along the Cats Eyes as they're like braille for drivers who can't see. :y
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Just drive along the Cats Eyes as they're like braille for drivers who can't see. :y
My dad used to do that... ...it said it woke him up if the noise stopped if he'd drifted off course :o
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Just drive along the Cats Eyes as they're like braille for drivers who can't see. :y
Works for me. ::) ::) ::)
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What you need Mr option is a bmw with the new laser lights :y
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What you need Mr option is a bmw with the new laser lights :y
Yes....I hear they are 'brilliant' :y
My understanding is that if I use an HID kit, the lights will be compromised because the reflectors are designed for halogen bulbs.
Having said that the Vectra C boys take this option and most seem happy with the result.
Anything has to be better than what I currently have.
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What you need Mr option is a bmw with the new laser lights :y
Yes....I hear they are 'brilliant' :y
My understanding is that if I use an HID kit, the lights will be compromised because the reflectors are designed for halogen bulbs.
Having said that the Vectra C boys take this option and most seem happy with the result.
Anything has to be better than what I currently have.
Back to the Omega then for you sir ;)