headlight globe cover

GPXBOY · Post by **GPXBOY** » Tue May 24, 2005 10:53 pm

hi guys yesterday i got blue halogen globes put on my gpx but my lights r still dull, im guessing because of the frosted globe cover things, is there somewhere i can buy clear globe covers so the light can go through without being dulled out? help appreciated

Dr_Jones · Post by **Dr_Jones** » Tue May 24, 2005 11:59 pm

Light output will decrease because of the coloured bulbs. The colour might look nicer but I think as a general rule they will be duller. As for removing the frosting, that to my knowledge is the lense used to focus light correctly. Without it you would be worse off.

GPXBOY · Post by **GPXBOY** » Wed May 25, 2005 10:19 am

if removing the frosted globe cover is bad y does the high beams have just the globe and no cover?

paladin · Post by **paladin** » Wed May 25, 2005 10:38 am

i htink youll find the cover is what stops the low beam light becoming the high beam

GPXBOY · Post by **GPXBOY** » Wed May 25, 2005 10:54 am

paladin wrote:i htink youll find the cover is what stops the low beam light becoming the high beam

Then what do i do? even when i dont have the halogens in the light is still dull as and i drive with my high beams...its a prob coz i finish work at 9pm and streets around here are really dark

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Wed May 25, 2005 11:10 am

3 options

1.) Go to the DIY section & follow the headlight upgrade

2.) Get a Higher rating headlights upgrade kits with relay (I've got this, less muck around then the first, & only cost me $40, as i brought it from oversea)

3.) Upgrade to a good quality HID kits (Xennon), theres a group buy already, it will set u back $520, but it made a hell of a different (I've done this to my Bora)

On the note of HID, don't get those cheap made in China one (eg; ebay or firespot), as 90% of them will fail within a year, so you really wasting your time & money. You get what you paid.

ph3var · Post by **ph3var** » Wed May 25, 2005 12:45 pm

You may need to adjust your headlight angle as they are probably pointing down. Therefor looking like they are dull.

GPXBOY · Post by **GPXBOY** » Wed May 25, 2005 2:07 pm

ph3var wrote:You may need to adjust your headlight angle as they are probably pointing down. Therefor looking like they are dull.

i noticed lastnight that both were pointing little to the left, are the meant to be dead straight?

ph3var · Post by **ph3var** » Thu May 26, 2005 11:56 am

Im not sure because I havnt adjusted mine yet. When I lowered my car the front was lowered a lot more then the back so I need adjust plus when I painted my car the headlights were taken out.
I would assume that they should be pointing straight forward.
Normally you park your car a certain distance from a wall and turn your lights on and measure the height the light is on the wall, but Im not sure of the exact measurments for the FTO.

GPXBOY · Post by **GPXBOY** » Thu May 26, 2005 3:10 pm

ph3var wrote:Im not sure because I havnt adjusted mine yet. When I lowered my car the front was lowered a lot more then the back so I need adjust plus when I painted my car the headlights were taken out.
I would assume that they should be pointing straight forward.
Normally you park your car a certain distance from a wall and turn your lights on and measure the height the light is on the wall, but Im not sure of the exact measurments for the FTO.

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I did that lastnight and noticed that the highbeams are at a diiferent level bout 30cm higher and straighter, do u think they should be at the same height?

tripwire · Post by **tripwire** » Thu May 26, 2005 7:34 pm

the beams should be straight and around 15 degrees downwards (the centre or the beam that is)

GPXBOY · Post by **GPXBOY** » Sat May 28, 2005 6:47 pm

Well i went to autojoy and bought Miramax Diamond Blue 100W this time as i bought the 50W ones on monday and even the 100W ones dont do any improvement, everyone that sees the headlights asks me y the buld is covered by that white buld cover....they say of course the light wont b bright if muffled by frosted cover...and i think that myself...but i have no idea how to take that frosted buld cover out and give it ago with out it.

Ther · Post by **Ther** » Sat May 28, 2005 6:55 pm

GPXBOY
Maybe the actual inside is dirty... i have the 100w and they won't blind you but they are bright at night, you just got to adjust them properly....the frosting is there for a reason, they are a convex lens.
If what you're after is to blind oncoming traffic then i doubt you will achieve it with the FTO's lens. Try cleaning them and adjusting them and then see if that makes a change.
By the way the 100w watt globe will eventually fry your bulb casing like it happened to mine, even though they still work i need to get new ones...