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Crystal Headlights 7" Round

Started by _evilsim_ , Feb 26 2009 09:23 PM

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#1 _evilsim_

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Posted 26 February 2009 - 09:23 PM

Ordered some Crystal Headlights 7" Round from ebay waiting for them to turn up. Has anyone seen or used these are they OK ???

100W / 80W H4 globes and LED park lights.

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#2 Rockoz

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Posted 26 February 2009 - 09:50 PM

Dont put them in until you got relays set up on high and low beam.

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#3 _2wild4u_

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Posted 26 February 2009 - 09:52 PM

yes, i have them in mine, theyre alot brighter than standard ones, mine dont have the parker in them because i combined the parker light into the indicator housing. and they look great
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#4 _evilsim_

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Posted 26 February 2009 - 10:18 PM

Rockoz already have relays set up for hi / low beam cheers thats good advice though.

Great idea putting the parker in with the indicator ... any dark pics with them on?

I have been toying with the idea to fit fog lights to the front spoiler of mine but it might look to modern ... might work as my car is not exactly original ...

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Posted 27 February 2009 - 10:24 AM

Would have gone for HID myself.

Thought about getting really small foggies and putting them way back in the spoiler scoops?

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Posted 27 February 2009 - 10:47 AM

Ive got crystals in my LJ.

really really good lights, look great and perform awesome.

HIDs are a waste of time and money.

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Posted 27 February 2009 - 01:38 PM

What colour is the light that they emit?

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#8 _Herne_

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Posted 27 February 2009 - 03:28 PM

What colour is the light that they emit?

depends on the bulbs you fit

Edit: the pair I purchased didn't come with globes and the reflector is like chrome ie not coloured. Don't know if they have changed lately but there was no provision for park lights and some fitted an led, others modified the indicators.

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Posted 27 February 2009 - 03:56 PM

Had HID in my VS. Made travelling Putty Rd at night every week more pleasureable.

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#10 _evilsim_

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Posted 04 March 2009 - 09:02 PM

Fitted ...

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#11 _Barman_

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Posted 05 March 2009 - 09:19 AM

What do you meen "not exactly original"
im sure its a "genuine" 5000LJ with "genuine" LJ flares
and "genuine" Iron madeon decals.....(ie skull)
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#12 _keith1962_

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Posted 08 March 2009 - 08:51 PM

"HIDs are a waste of time and money. "
Please explain Criss
As i say too my customers once you have had HID'S you will never go
back to convensional H4'S.

cheers Keith

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Posted 09 March 2009 - 12:21 PM

depends on the application though keith, HIDs are great for floodlights and things (like we bought from you)

but Most of the conversion kits they sell for late model cars are shocking and are usually badly aimed and just make lots of glare.

maybe I should rephrase that to- "HID conversion kits for later models are a waste of time and money and make driving more dangerous for other road users"

But Im willing to believe keith he does know his stuff. (see how much I trust you even though you havent been to visit for months!

dont ask me to buy more, we are in the middle of MORE cutbacks here at work!)

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#14 _Squarepants_

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Posted 09 March 2009 - 06:22 PM

Are the HID H4's a genuine HID?
I was told that real HID's are only single fillament bulbs, where as the H4's have high and low beam fillaments.

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#15 _Squarepants_

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Posted 11 March 2009 - 06:22 PM

Would have gone for HID myself.

Can you not fit HID's to crystal lights?

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#16 _Squarepants_

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Posted 13 March 2009 - 07:15 PM

Did a bit of investigating elsewhere and found out you can have high and low beam in a single HID bulb (they don't use fillaments, rather electrodes), and you can use HID bulbs with crystal assemblies. I thought the internal reflector may interfere with them but aparently not.
Does anyone use this (HID & Crystal) combo?
Also, I was looking at some crystal jobbies for my LH (rectangular lights). I found some 200mmx142mm ones on ebay, so I emailed them to make sure they'd fit an LH and they said "I don't think so". (they were advertised to fit early Hilux's which I always thought were the same thing) I rang a mate who works for Hella, he couldn't give me a definate answer as their cataloges didn't go back that far, but the general consensus around his office was that LH's had 200mmx142mm units.
Can anyone confirm or deny this theory?

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#17 _conanricho_

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Posted 20 March 2009 - 02:25 PM

I was looking at some crystal jobbies for my LH (rectangular lights). I found some 200mmx142mm ones on ebay, so I emailed them to make sure they'd fit an LH and they said "I don't think so". (they were advertised to fit early Hilux's which I always thought were the same thing) I rang a mate who works for Hella, he couldn't give me a definate answer as their cataloges didn't go back that far, but the general consensus around his office was that LH's had 200mmx142mm units.
Can anyone confirm or deny this theory?

yeah that would be great to find out, i was checkin them ones out last week on ebay...

rectangular shape on the lh looks good i reckon..

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#18 _Brad1979UC_

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Posted 21 March 2009 - 12:27 AM

Yea i agree with Keith, we sell the HID light kit at work, H4 mount (also have H1&3 for late models), $200retail for 2. they slot right in, high beam and low beam, in my opinion they work really well! Thumbs up for the crystal headlights tho they look great.

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#19 _conanricho_

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Posted 21 March 2009 - 02:57 AM

Yea i agree with Keith, we sell the HID light kit at work, H4 mount (also have H1&3 for late models), $200retail for 2. they slot right in, high beam and low bctanguleam, in my opinion they work really well! Thumbs up for the crystal headlights tho they look great.

so them lights work or work of what??? info is welcome.. cheers haha

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#20 _keith1962_

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Posted 22 March 2009 - 07:59 AM

200 x 142 Hilux inserts will not fit our cars as the size you are looking for is around
178 x 133 or so. I have chased these for years the following do not carry them
1/ Britax
2/ Hella (their part number use to be 1079)
3/ Narva
4/ Hansa
Our size lights are fitted to early Valiant & Mazda

cheers Keith

P.S. Any1 that has fitted HID conversions to late models have never looked back, so
your theory Cris maybe a little out of wack mate. As for not coming to see you guys
is because of slow times & when you need to buy again i will call by.

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Posted 23 March 2009 - 10:15 AM

just thought I would add this to the HID thing.
http://www.danielste...onversions.html

There are alot of different things floating around that say fitting HID bulbs to a Halogen designed headlight bezel doesnt work aswell as you percieve it to, but as with everything its up to the individual.

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Posted 23 March 2009 - 11:22 AM

Had them in my VS and loved them. Are they legal? No. Yet the car passed a Blue Slip Inspection with them fitted.
I aimed the headlights slightly lower to reduce the glare to oncoming drivers, and I never got flashed.
Would I fit them again? Absolutely.

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#23 _Squarepants_

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Posted 24 March 2009 - 06:06 PM

200 x 142 Hilux inserts will not fit our cars as the size you are looking for is around
178 x 133 or so. I have chased these for years the following do not carry them
1/ Britax
2/ Hella (their part number use to be 1079)
3/ Narva
4/ Hansa
Our size lights are fitted to early Valiant & Mazda

Yeah, I went and checked those 200x142's out and they definately don't fit.
The Hella's in my car have part no. 1059 on the back of them, which is also now a redundant number.
Anyone who knows where to get new ones (let alone crystal) please chip in as I'm starting to get paranoid about breaking one! :blink: