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Tech Area => General Buick Tech => Topic started by: Steve Wood on January 14 2022, 11:21:11 AM
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Holley got with Morimoto and introduced some old style appearing headlights that use modern led technology to produce really good lighting unlike most of the junk out there.
Of course, like anything from Morimoto (and Holley for that matter) they are not cheap. I don't drive much at night anymore due to old eyes and deer that suddenly (magically) appear in the middle of the road. Modern headlights do a much better job of finding them off to the sides of the road but they don't normally fit our cars.
I think I am going to have to stop buying ammo and put some money into some of these. I have already found that 7" headlights can be much improved with a set of good led bulbs. I have also found that there is about one set of bulbs that work well in the housings for every 50 sets that don't aim the beams correctly.
Aiming them properly is one issue which is easy to resolve...at least with the good sets. I have always been intrigued with
running four low beams at once, or four highs at once. Holley allows you to do this if you want. I would not be surprised to be stopped by the law when they see four lights on whether they were blinded or not, but, that is another issue.
For an old school looking headlight, these throw a pretty sharp pattern.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Luync7UYwsI
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Plug and play rocks!
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The old freight liners used 4 reduced power daytime running lights When you went into the scale in the US you were supposed to turn your headlights off but the 4 headlights were still on. They would let you know in no uncertain terms they were not impressed. even in the daytime.
The other thing is,
expect to get cut off a lot with 4 headlights on.
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Of course, you Northerners need to check that any led setups you buy have a provision to warm the reflectors in order to be able to see in cold, inclement weather
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HIDs replacements are nice and bright but tough to find ones with really good patterning or reliable starting. Nothing a uC couldn't fix but thats way down the list.
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Pattern is is everything. I think the cost of the optics is what makes the good ones so high