New Headlights

fred0 · 13-02-2006, 09:30 PM

Does anyone have the below headlights, or ones like it, on their AU?

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/AU-Falcon-Per...QQcmdZViewItem

Was thinking about putting in some driving lamps on my AU1 Fairmont but these might do instead. Any opinions?

Cheers

Hitman · 13-02-2006, 09:31 PM

I haven't got them, and I'm not a big fan of them either.

HLC · 13-02-2006, 09:33 PM

the 'performance' doesnt mean they are better performing. buy some better globes for your car. check out Narva's range of globes for headlights. much better than the standard ones.

JC · 13-02-2006, 10:24 PM

Mechan1k has them, or ones like them, on his car, so does Jonbays.

T3man · 14-02-2006, 06:50 PM

I bought a set for my car and found after fitting them that the adjusters were unusable and so I couldn't aim them at all. One light was fairly closely aimed as it came and I could judge from it that the light output was no better than the original lights. I sent them back. If you like the look of them check out the outer adjuster position. To be able to "screw" it you'll need to drill a hole in the panel work directly behind it BEFORE you fit the light and also my advice is to make sure you get the adjustment where you want it before fitting the bumper cover back on. It will save you a lot of work if you aren't happy with the lights. Be sure you get a money back guarantee in case you aren't satisfied.

stiddy · 14-02-2006, 07:19 PM

im undecided on them.. they might grow on me.

**Mechan1k** · 14-02-2006, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by T3man

I bought a set for my car and found after fitting them that the adjusters were unusable and so I couldn't aim them at all. One light was fairly closely aimed as it came and I could judge from it that the light output was no better than the original lights. I sent them back. If you like the look of them check out the outer adjuster position. To be able to "screw" it you'll need to drill a hole in the panel work directly behind it BEFORE you fit the light and also my advice is to make sure you get the adjustment where you want it before fitting the bumper cover back on. It will save you a lot of work if you aren't happy with the lights. Be sure you get a money back guarantee in case you aren't satisfied.

Same here .... I have adjusted them the best I can. The left/right adjustment is behind the guard ... the only way to adjust that is take the headlight out and put it back in again.

It think they were cheaper as a pair brand new on www.ozeparts.com.au

But I am thinking of getting the standard AU headlights and getting the surrounds painted black .... at least the adjustment is better ... and the beam pattern is better on the standard headlight as well. TRUST ME ... and I use HIDs through them too.

Oh ... the aftermarket HID globes/kits burn large holes through reflectors tooo ... ooopsey.

IMHO ... they look nice ... but that's all ... I am going back to the factory look ... and slightly modified (projectors custom mounted inside and black surround).

fred0 · 14-02-2006, 11:53 PM

Thanks for the feedback guys. I might stick with the originals for now.

Cheers

AWD Chaser · 15-02-2006, 04:11 AM

hahahaha

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he 'performance' doesnt mean they are better performing

You mean like performance Pedals.

haha - I just got Performance Pedals fitted and I swear they make my car got 1/2 second better on the quarter!

I dont like them - for functional reasons, I like the stock headlights.

OzJavelin · 15-02-2006, 08:01 AM

I always thought stock AU lights worked better than just about anything else for spread and throw?
Rod.

AU:PROJECT:UTE · 15-02-2006, 10:24 AM

I'd have to agree there if someone made aftermarket lights that could perform better than the original equipment then I'd be interested. Not having a go at the E Series guys but AU headlights /\/\/\/ all over everything and give BA's a bloody close run too.
Personally if you want more light put some 100W/80W H4's and 100W H1 globes, that'll shine through all soughts of muck and darkness. Have tryed this personally and it works like having a pair of 10" IPF's on the front.

autickfordfairmont · 15-02-2006, 11:48 AM

I dont mind the look of those lights, but only if you have a kit to go with it (Like the silver Ute on TV where he comes around a bend to fast, flicks it sideway to avoid a truck and gets T-Boned, that Ute has those lights) but i still think that the standard ones look fine, at least the Fairmont ones, they are clean looking & give off great light spread. I read somewhere that they are 50% (or something) brighter then the EF/El ones just from the reflector design. I am running those Arctic blue lights in them and they give off great white light spread. Was running 80/100w H4's and 100w H1's in my old EA and they were pretty good to but ran pretty hot. I even ran some 90/130w H4's for a while but in the old EA they started to melt the plastic reflector a bit so had to take em out.

With the Arctic Blue ones and the sort, they claim that a 55/60w Globe gives off the equivilent light of a standard 80/100w Globe. If you thow a set of them you will have pretty good lights in my opinion.

AU:PROJECT:UTE · 15-02-2006, 01:14 PM

This is a little off thread but that silver ute that gets T Boned, has standard lights and has silver pieces that are part of the body kit over the lights to give the lights a dissected look between the lens of low beam, high beam, and indicators.
I just put that same front bar and grille on my ute, looks very tidy and individual with AU2 pursuit skirts and swapped my tray for a tub.

Casper · 15-02-2006, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by AU:PROJECT:UTE

This is a little off thread but that silver ute that gets T Boned, has standard lights and has silver pieces that are part of the body kit over the lights to give the lights a dissected look between the lens of low beam, high beam, and indicators.
I just put that same front bar and grille on my ute, looks very tidy and individual with AU2 pursuit skirts and swapped my tray for a tub.

XR Strider and I were looking at this very closely over the weekend... we had the clip frozen and zoomed in and all it appears to be is either a plastic or painted "eyebrow" over the top part of the light. Effectively narrowing the look of the light to almost match evenly with the grill height....

Then the car got hammered :(

sfr rob · 15-02-2006, 04:55 PM

they look good when you use a hammer on them, honestly, they are the worst headlights i have ever seen, nothing wrong with color coding your bezel's!!!

sfr rob · 15-02-2006, 04:56 PM

oh and AU headlights are SUPERB! better than standard BA headlights, thats for sure!

boodek · 15-02-2006, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by AU:PROJECT:UTE

I'd have to agree there if someone made aftermarket lights that could perform better than the original equipment then I'd be interested. Not having a go at the E Series guys but AU headlights /\/\/\/ all over everything and give BA's a bloody close run too.
Personally if you want more light put some 100W/80W H4's and 100W H1 globes, that'll shine through all soughts of muck and darkness. Have tryed this personally and it works like having a pair of 10" IPF's on the front.

I thought the general consensus was that it is best to stick with standard wattage globes in polycarbonate lens headlights? I'm about to get a set of Narva Plus 50s for my AU, but if it's safe to stick 100/80 and 100w globes in, I'd rather do that. By the way, the headlights on my work BA ute are much better at present than our AU Futura, but it does need new globes and a decent aim.

The Dok · 15-02-2006, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by boodek

I thought the general consensus was that it is best to stick with standard wattage globes in polycarbonate lens headlights?

Got it in 1. Unless of course you don't mind premature ageing & burning of the lenses, & that's not just for the oncoming drivers, the headlights too. The BA headlights are a step up from the AU mainly because of a more concentrated (smaller) reflector surface & overall smaller size incorporating the same H4 globe as the AU.

Casper · 15-02-2006, 08:45 PM

AU XR's... last of the Glass lenses

The Dok · 15-02-2006, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Casper

AU XR's... last of the Glass lenses

Ahhhhh, not sure mate......if you like, to test the theory, I can perform the "drop test" on these 2 I've put aside for you. If they break......you were right, if they don't, you can still have them.

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AWD Chaser · 15-02-2006, 09:12 PM

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silver pieces that are part of the body kit over the lights

They are called eyelids.Quite common in the bodykit world. Alot of modded Nissans and VL's have eyelids, narrowing the look of the headlight and making them more look like eyes.

Casper · 15-02-2006, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by The Dok

Ahhhhh, not sure mate......if you like, to test the theory, I can perform the "drop test" on these 2 I've put aside for you. If they break......you were right, if they don't, you can still have them.

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I'm betting that dropping them would be REALLY bad! Glass doesnt like impacts like that.

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The Dok · 15-02-2006, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Casper

I'm betting that dropping them would be REALLY bad! Glass doesnt like impacts like that.

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Seemed like a good idea at the time, however, in hindsight, best not. Getting too bloody hard to get now.

AUIII XR8 MAN · 15-02-2006, 09:40 PM

Trust me they are glass as i have smash a few

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divine_afg · 16-02-2006, 12:08 AM

hello everyone
well not a big fan of them AU lights they dont look that good at all
was going to get them for my car but ... wen i saw a pair on a wagon that Extreme Kits did .. didnt like it although i think the only way they would look better is if you
paint them black .......... it would look nice similar to XR's
cheers

**Mechan1k** · 16-02-2006, 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by sfr rob

oh and AU headlights are SUPERB! better than standard BA headlights, thats for sure!

You must have awful BA headlights ... the Headlights on the Territory (very similar to BA Falcon) outclass the AU (my factory headlights I have sitting in the garage) ... even though the AU headlights are pretty damn good ... the Territory lights flog them for beam pattern and clarity.

Then there's the highbeam on the Territory .... damn ... they give my Lightforce 240s a run for their money ... hee hee

autickfordfairmont · 16-02-2006, 02:54 PM

sMy mistake with the ad, i saw it again and your right, they are eyelids.

Still i prefer the standard lights.