What are the brightest lights I can get for high beams on a 71 skylark? I heard led is pretty bright but I don't know of any kits to install them.
Cibie' 5 3/4" high beams with 100 watt bulbs. 9800' + reflective range. Make sure you know what you're doing when you aim them. You'll need to add a relay to isolate them from the switch inside the car and just use the existing wiring as the trigger to the relay.
How bright are they? are they "WE'RE BEING ABDUCTED!!!" bright? or are they " Ahhh I need corrective lenses!!!" Bright?
You did read that I said they have a NINE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED FOOT reflective range, didn't you? That's nearly two miles. The reflective light will hurt YOUR eyes if you have them aimed wrong and they light up a road side sign. They are European Code lamps and European's seem to like bright lights that, when aimed properly, put light where it is needed most. They WILL light up the night, I promise you. To gain full advantage, you will need he 5 3/4" hi/low lamps too. I would suggest you go to http://www.danielsternlighting.com/products/products.html and read, read, read well before you buy. Mr. Stern is a wealth of knowledge on the subject and there is no sense in me regurgitating what is already out on the internet to read. Read his entire site. More than once.
Brad You're not shirking the law are you? :laugh: "Note: These headlamps may not be legal for street use in the USA. Check your national, local and state codes for your specific vehicle application. Or for non-street racing and off-road use."
See what I mean? The uppers are Cibie' Super Oscars Spot pattern running 100 watt lamps and the lowers are Cibie' Oscar+ Driving pattern also running 100 watt lamps. The hi/low and hi beam factory lamps have been upgraded also. Lots and lots of relays....
Those would be great for running northern Ontario where the moose, deer, and bears like to roam across the highways at night. I suspect that many of the local log and pulp truck drivers use something very similar. :Brow:
Nothing you are talking about will be. All of those LEDs, HID's etc will not be "legal". I have been running Cibie's for 40 years and have never, and I'll repeat, NEVER had an issue with any law enforcement officer for anything remotely connected to my headlights. You will, since you have an inspection I think annually, have to take out the Cibie's and replace them with your sealed beams for just that inspection. Go back home and swap them out. 4 screws on the headlight door and 3 on the ring holding the lamp in the bucket is all you have to do.
So besides the relays. These are basically a bolt in light? Hmmmm all I need now is a train horn. :TU:
x2 on the Danial Stern webpage.... there's more info there than I know! AFAIK, LED and HID (projector) lamps have great output but are very expensive. H4 halogen is a budget alternative. Definitely recommend a new wiring harness with relays to provide full system voltage to the lights. I went with some Autopal bulbs on my Jeep to replace the original sealed beams. They are avail in both DOT approved and euro spec. They're cheap, but work fairly well.... good bang for the buck! http://www.autopal.com/Univesl 2.html
The brightest street legal light would be these.. http://www.jwspeaker.com/products/headlights/#product=500027 ..But for affordable hi-beams though i'd go with an H1 Boshe? unit from Danial stern either way best halogen setup would be this setup Hella Bifocal H1 low beam and a Boshe? Parabolic H1 high beam
Bosch. Stern is using them for some sizes of quartz halogen lamps where Cibie' no longer has product (ex: 4"x6" rectangular). A decent alternative to Cibie's.
This might be OT, but I've had good results with H4 Halogen 55/100 Low/Hi beams & 150W aircraft landing lights. Used the original wiring to trigger the relays, and ran heavy cabling from the battery to the relays & lights. Wasn't on a Buick, but it will work. Not a factory look, but did it light up the road! I did a amp check & discovered that the lights were drawing 30 odd amps- from a 35 Amp alternator. I'd recommend halogens over sealed beams any day.
single jw speaker 4.5 led projector test hi and low http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2p-PwJmBjdI skip to about 9.40 to see beam pattern to wall and street test heres an actual roadtest with 7in jeep version hi/low http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-u2lwIxWn14 note all these led projectors are both Dot and ECE approved and can be ordred either with glass lens or polycarbonate plastic lens
Brad, would you happen to have a web link for those Cibies? Sounds what I need out here in the wilds of Wyoming. Tim
