[Roadsters] headlights

[Roy Haslett]

I run original Toshiba lights w/ Bosch driving lights as needed...works good.
Roy
To: Datsun Roadster List <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net> 
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2013 11:44 AM
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] headlights
  
My poorly worded point was that I've never heard of LED headlights. 

Anyone else heard of 'em?

Pete
Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T

-----Original Message-----
From: Linda J <ljordan704 at netscape.net>
Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:16:18 
To: ppeters914 at comcast.net<ppeters914 at comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] headlights

Don't know much about LEDs except people like them

Linda

Sent from my iPod

On Jan 18, 2013, at 9:21 AM, ppeters914 at comcast.net wrote:

> LED dash lights, tail lights, & turn signals, but headlights?
> 
> Pete
> Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Linda J <ljordan704 at netscape.net>
> Sender: datsun-roadsters-bounces at autox.team.netDate: Fri, 18 Jan 2013 08:21:31 
> To: Roadster List<datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: [Roadsters] headlights
> 
> Isn't the new thing LED lights?
> 
> Linda
> 
> Sent from my iPod
> 
> On Jan 18, 2013, at 5:51 AM, David Patten <futofab at gsinet.net> wrote:
> 
>> **Gordon
>> I agree with Paul on the quality of Cibie replacements. I've used them and
>> wow!. Hella is also another brand with excellent quality. I am not familiar
>> with the brand you are looking at,but I would caution on using off brands.
>> You will be impressed with any halogen replacement, but a good quality lens
>> will be even more impressive.
>> 
>> Cibie can be bought thru Daniel Sterns Lighting, not cheap, but the end
>> quality is one of the best. There is also a huge volume of lighting tech
>> there too.
>> http://www.danielsternlighting.com/
>> 
>> Also regarding use of relays, pull your power supply off the alternator or
>> the battery connection at the starter with an independant fuse on that
>> line. I'm a 510 guy at heart and that is what I did when rewiring my
>> headlights. Those cars use a switched ground, which makes you think a bit
>> when wiring the relays.
>> --
>> Dave Patten, Owner
>> 
>> FutoFab, LLC
>> 199 Stark Hwy So
>> Dunbarton, NH 03046
>> 
>> Website - http://www.futofab.com/ <http://www.futofab.com/>
>> e-mail - dave at futofab.com
>> 
>> 
>> On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 3:40 AM, Paul Courson <cour.jpeg at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Yes! Years ago went to Cibie Z-beam and never looked back.
>>> 
>>> The original Toshiba sealed beam units are very long-lived, at the
> tradeoff
>>> of brightness.
>>> 
>>> The Cibie halogen replacements are substantially brighter and have a much
>>> better light pattern.
>>> 
>>> Worth doing.
>>> On Jan 17, 2013 11:31 PM, "Gordon Maness" <gordon.e.maness at hotmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Has anyone replaced their headlamps with quartz haloagon?I am
>>> contemplating
>>>> doing so using http://www.racinglab.com/sealed-beam-h6024-ns2210.html. I
>>>> will
>>>> add a relay to carry the additional current.
>>>> ________________________________________
>>>> 
>>>> datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net
>>>> 
>>>> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
>>>> Archive: http://www.team.net/archive
>>>> Forums: http://www.team.net/forums
>>>> Unsubscribe:
>>> http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/datsun-roadsters/courjpeg@gmail.com
>>> ________________________________________
>>> 
>>> datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net
>>> 
>>> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
>>> Archive: http://www.team.net/archive
>>> Forums: http://www.team.net/forums
>>> Unsubscribe:
>>> http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/datsun-roadsters/futofab@gsinet.net
>> ________________________________________
>> 
>> datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net
>> 
>> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
>> Archive: http://www.team.net/archive
>> Forums: http://www.team.net/forums
>> Unsubscribe:
> http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/datsun-roadsters/ljordan704@netscape.ne
> t
> ________________________________________
> 
> datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net
> 
> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
> Archive: http://www.team.net/archive
> Forums: http://www.team.net/forums
> Unsubscribe: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/datsun-roadsters/ppeters914@comcast.net
________________________________________

datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net

Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
Archive: http://www.team.net/archive
Forums: http://www.team.net/forums
Unsubscribe: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/datsun-roadsters/hrhaslett@yahoo.com