Brighter Lights??

[ardandy 0]

Imagine your on a dark road and put your full beam on. Thats what I did last night and as I'm pre-uprated loom its pretty poor.

 

But then after a car passed and I started to put the full beam back on, I noticed that it was brighter (a lot brighter) when I pulled the headlight stalk back and held it there.

 

As if you were flashing someone but without letting go. As soon as I click it to stay on full beam it went dimmer.

 

Hope this makes sense, what the hell is going on? Why is it 50% brighter when I hold it in place? :confused4:

[Kick Up The Rs 0]

Think you'll find when you hold the stick, you put both full and dipped headlamps on.

[bristolbaron 11]

yup.

[ardandy 0]

Congrats guys, you passed the knowledge test with flying colours!

 

Just keeping you on your toes!

 

Ahem :oops:

[bcstudent 0]

The dipped beam lights don't go out when the main beam is switched on do they?! I can't say I've ever looked but it sounds daft.

[sciroccotune 0]

Is it not the fact that both filaments on the h4 bulb light when you hold the stick back, along with the main beam (h1 bulbs?)

 

I guess the reason they dont always stay like this is heat generation.

 

im guessing but HTH

[bcstudent 0]

So the main lights have a dipped-beam filament and a main-beam filament, only one of which is lit without holding the stick back, and the other lights are additional for main-beam only....right?

[Henny 0]

yup... if both main filaments were on when main beam was on, then the bulb would only last a matter of minutes before it burnt out...

[flusted 0]

when i fitted my uprated loom it allowed both to be on when main beam was selected and bulbs were fine

[sciroccotune 0]

when i fitted my uprated loom it allowed both to be on when main beam was selected and bulbs were fine

 

 

what mod is needed to do that mate? i was guessing there was a way but wasnt sure how.

[colinstubbs 0]

Talk to him!