| Author | Message | ||
     michael vass Frequent User Username: mikebentleyturbo2 Post Number: 63 Registered: 7-2015 |
Hi All Just replaced all my headlights for wipac quadoptics see pic (left new right before ,as you look at it) Much clearer and makes anew car of it.  cheers Mike | ||
| richard george yeaman Grand Master Username: richyrich Post Number: 428 Registered: 4-2012 |
Hi Michael looks great maybe a little more information on performance price and the supplier would help I would be interested in an upgrade as I think the originals on low beam are crap. Richard. | ||
| michael vass Frequent User Username: mikebentleyturbo2 Post Number: 64 Registered: 7-2015 |
Hi Richard The lamps I fitted were wipac S4696B see http://www.wipac-aftermarket.com/uk/acatalog/info_S4694B.html I bought mine from here http://www.johncraddockltd.co.uk/search/results.html?s=gdl003g&sb=Search Widely available though, where are you located? Sorry I can't give a comparrison as I'm off the road at moment ok, got to be better though my old lenses and reflectors were all oxidised ans dirty on the inside. Hope that helps Mike | ||
| richard george yeaman Grand Master Username: richyrich Post Number: 429 Registered: 4-2012 |
Thank you for the information Michael I am located in Northern Ireland/UK. Richard. | ||
| michael vass Frequent User Username: mikebentleyturbo2 Post Number: 65 Registered: 7-2015 |
Hi Richard Locating them Shouldn't be a problem for you , I used land rover lights as there is no sidelight fitted in the headlight ok. They just plug stright in, 1/2 hour job ok I don't know what year your car is, but this makes interesting reading http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/1796/schedule/4/made Particulaly the part II, part 2, which I interpertet to say I can have all 4 dip on at once.(mine is'89) Cheers Mike | ||
| richard george yeaman Grand Master Username: richyrich Post Number: 431 Registered: 4-2012 |
Hi Michael I bought some earlier today on e bay should have them Wednesday I think they are Land rover, My car was first Registered April 1997 chassis number 60128. I couldn't get my head round the. gov link we would need Vladimar to read that he used to be a Lawyer for the KGB. Richard. | ||
| Mark Aldridge Prolific User Username: mark_aldridge Post Number: 271 Registered: 10-2008 |
What bulbs are you using; I have fitted Phillips Extreme vision to my Bentley 8 with good results.Also the Osram Nightbreakers in my Landrover (Wipac Quadoptic headlights) work well Mark | ||
| Vladimir Ivanovich Kirillov Grand Master Username: soviet Post Number: 386 Registered: 2-2013 |
Yes of course with the English legislation what one does is cut and paste. So if there is anything you don't like in it you either paste white paper over the offending bit and retype or use white out and photocopy and retype. I got around a notoriously pedantic English traffic inspector one time who thought a vehicle I had was too loud should be replaced as it was a straight through hot dog system: Two coke cans, split and filled with steel wool up the pipe ends and secured with self tapers, painted black. It passed Lawyers were not required for the KGB as clients rarely complained after torturing and especially after shooting and neither did their relatives. | ||
| Geoff Wootton Grand Master Username: dounraey Post Number: 1056 Registered: 5-2012 |
But do you have the KGB walk Vladimir, better known as the Gunslingers Gait. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/16/putin-gunslinger-gait-kgb-training-report | ||
| richard george yeaman Grand Master Username: richyrich Post Number: 432 Registered: 4-2012 |
Hi Mark my problem with my lights would be with the dipped beam part which of the two mentioned bulbs would better suit this application thank you. Richard. | ||
| Mark Aldridge Prolific User Username: mark_aldridge Post Number: 272 Registered: 10-2008 |
Hi Richard, very little between them in performance on dip or main. I would buy whichever is the best price.Osram Nightbreaker Unlimited are about £14 a pair on ebay, Philips Extreme Vision are about £20 eurocarparts. Mark | ||
| richard george yeaman Grand Master Username: richyrich Post Number: 433 Registered: 4-2012 |
Thank you for the information Mark. Richard. | ||
| richard george yeaman Grand Master Username: richyrich Post Number: 445 Registered: 4-2012 |
Hi I fitted my new lights last week well worth doing I fitted the Phillips extreme vision bulbs and the Quad optic lights good improvement. Richard. | ||
| michael vass Frequent User Username: mikebentleyturbo2 Post Number: 76 Registered: 7-2015 |
Hi Richard Good arn't they glad you like them too Mike | ||
| Darryl Watson New User Username: inox Post Number: 9 Registered: 4-2015 |
Hi, Sorry to be a dunce. Can I check that all four lights were replaced with the Wipac S4696B? I ask because of the different inner/outer bulbs and the lenses on my car look different (then they seem to be a bit of a mismatch anyway) Many thanks Regards Darryl | ||
| michael vass Prolific User Username: mikebentleyturbo2 Post Number: 156 Registered: 7-2015 |
Hi Darryl Yes you are correct. I fitted dim/main in all four positions, to be correct the inner ones should be main only ok Mike ps your not a dunce at all , better to ask anyday  | ||
| Bill Hart Frequent User Username: bill_hart Post Number: 65 Registered: 6-2015 |
Hi Michael Awesome conversion. Do you know if it would work on a '95 LH drive? All the sources for the lights seem to specify RH drive. Thanks Bill | ||
| michael vass Prolific User Username: mikebentleyturbo2 Post Number: 227 Registered: 7-2015 |
Hi Bill I'm sure Craddocks stock L/H lamps too and your local supplier too. Have a look here: http://www.johncraddockltd.co.uk/land-rover-parts/gdl006-headlamp-conversion-kit-to-lhd-7-inch-round-halogen.html You know I have wired my inner dip filaments through another relay and seperate switch so now I can have 4 dips on , great on dark roads with oncoming traffic without dazzling them. Good luck Mike | ||
| Bill Hart Frequent User Username: bill_hart Post Number: 66 Registered: 6-2015 |
Thank you, Michaell. The link you provided seems to be what I need. I am (barely) capable of replacing the bulbs but I don't know what to expect. Will the lights then function as OEM? | ||
| michael vass Prolific User Username: mikebentleyturbo2 Post Number: 230 Registered: 7-2015 |
Hi Bill The light will fuction the same but the main beam pattern will be different ok They are easy to change remove surrounds 2 screws from under the bonnet, 3 little philips around each unit and one plug . Use the original water seals I found them slimmer ok Mike |
