i see the light!... erm actually, no i don't help!

Adam-MGTF;5268 wrote: okayyy, the lights are very clean but seem to have condensation??? on them which may not be helping

obviously i don't go fast when i cant see where i'm going, but on back roads where i could comfortably do 60 in the pitch black in my audi (and evan the tic-tac-tin) i'm struggling to do 40

thoes 90% brighter bulbs may be the answer but lord knows i can't afford them!

Have you checked the rubbercaps on the back of the headlights? If they are not on properly then water can get in.

Once the moisture is in though there is nowhere for it to go. Take the caps off and either leave your headlights on to warm up or get your (sorry, meant your girlfriends ) hairdryer and blow hot air through them to dry them out.

phil-hex;5269 wrote: beat you :whistle: for once

I like to let you every now and then. :yesnod:

You can get those osrams' cheaper than that.
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/i.html?_trkparms=65%253A12%257C66%253A2%257C39%253A1%257C72%253A2471&_nkw=osram+nightbreaker&_dmpt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&_nkwusc=osram+nightbreakers&_rusck=1&_sop=2&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

They are a definite improvement and worth the money imo.

CJJ;5273 wrote: Have you checked the rubbercaps on the back of the headlights? If they are not on properly then water can get in.

Once the moisture is in though there is nowhere for it to go. Take the caps off and either leave your headlights on to warm up or get your (sorry, meant your girlfriends ) hairdryer and blow hot air through them to dry them out.

straighteners????


grand info shall find these rubber caps you refer to next week

I have taken my old bulbs out, which are Osrams (H1) but dont know if they are the good ones or just standard ones. Is there any way of telling?

I have fitted Philips +80% bulbs in the meantime.

Polo;5295 wrote: I have taken my old bolbs out, which are Osrams (H1) but dont know if they are the good ones or just standard ones. Is there any way of telling?

I have fitted Philips +80% bulbs in the meantime.

The Philips are equally good bulbs.
I can't remember if the Osrams have distinguishing marks TBH.

David Aiketgate;5301 wrote: The Philips are equally good bulbs.
I can't remember if the Osrams have distinguishing marks TBH.

What ones to get? Is it the H1 or the HB3? I'm confused as one seller says its all H1's and 2*W5W... then Dieters site says HB3 and H1 AARRGGGGGHHHH

AdamElphick;5307 wrote: What ones to get? Is it the H1 or the HB3? I'm confused as one seller says its all H1's and 2*W5W... then Dieters site says HB3 and H1 AARRGGGGGHHHH

That's the problem, it can be either in the TF.
In the F they can be all H1, or H1 and H7.

You need to check your car, Im afraid.

David Aiketgate;5311 wrote: That's the problem, it can be either in the TF.
In the F they can be all H1, or H1 and H7.

You need to check your car, Im afraid.

I check tomorrow - Ta....

H1 in my F for the dipped beam

Philips x-treme Power

Polo;5322 wrote: H1 in my F for the dipped beam

Philips x-treme Power

Yeah, as I said, mine are 4 x H1, and I have Osram+90 for dipped and Philips xtreme for main.

The lights are pretty good now, not as good as my Nissan though, which are single dual filament bulbs, also Osram+90.

I've had similar problems before with a Fiat that had twin headlamps. The twin look was great, but the dipped beams were pretty poor. And back then the only alternative was higher power bulbs.
Although the F appears to have just single headlamps we all know that they are really 'twin' lamps in a single enclosure.
The basic problem, which is not unique to the F, is that with twin headlamps the dip reflector is too small to give a good light spread.

Then add in - poor chroming, misting of the internal glass lens, and finally the lowness of the headlights, all mean a less than adequate light beam.

I find that with the headlamps adjusted to pass MOT, even with the super uprated bulbs, the light pattern of the dip still hits the road too early.

I usually adjust the beams up a bit after mot time to allow the dipped beam to illuminate more of the road.
There again the F light adjusters are weird. On my Nissan there are two adjusters, one horizontal, one vertical.
On the F there are two adjusters, but God knows what they're adjusting! :dunno:

I hope I have not made matters worse by doing the Trophy headlight conversion too..!!

I really notice the difference as my everyday car has xenon headlights. People flash me for having the dipped beam on..!!