anyone have any experience with HELLA headlights. i noticed last night that the 82 GSL i bought last week has HELLA headlights. i saw them advertised in BD for $50 EACH! just wondering if they're decent.

 

I had used them in one of my very 1st 7's and they were great. Everytime I sold the 7 that had them in it I would take them out and put them in my new one.

 

Great Lights! real glass so scratches are not an issue! god selection of bulbs also

 

That's what I call a good reccomendation. When a person goes to the effort to replace the item in question before selling a car, so they can hang onto the item, they MUST have a valid reason.

 

i hope so. i'm really looking foward to using them. what did you like about them?

 

The actual width pattern as to where the light was directed on the road and the clarity of the actual beam. Also on high beam they reach for a very long distance. Since I have somewhat poor night vision this really helped me. There are safety engineered for correct line of sight.

 

thats awesome to know! i'm really looking forward to getting this car running again and back on the road. i do like the look of the lights. i only took notice to the lights because i noticed that they were "flatter" in shape. i guess more concave more so than convex in shape. thats when i recognized the name on the light.

 

Anyone know a good vendor to buy them from?

 

Black Dragon sells them. if you dont have a catalogue, you can find them online at www.blackdragonauto.com

 

Had Hellas -they are OK - since bought Cibies ($10 more) -even better - much better defined beam, cleaner spread, longer throw
http://www.danielsternlighting.com/
Also great tech tips this site for relays, etc.
Stu Aull
80GS
Alaska

 

thanks Stu! i'll stick with the HELLA's for now since i already have them but for future reference, thanks for the reccomendation!

 

Does somebody know where can I buy these lamps in Europe?

EDIT: And is there any shop in Europe that sell the same parts as www.blackdragonauto.com ?

 

how difficult are these to install? and what kinda tools do you need?

 

All you need to install them is a #2 phillilps screwdriver

 

what bulbs are you runing with the lights?

 

Just the stock H4 65wts. With 22 hours of daylight in the summer up here, I don't need much more for the few short week in the fall. Anything larger (in wattage) will require a relay!! See the daniel stern lighting link I posted here - he has a great tech article on relays, sells the parts, has diagrams, the works

I DO run 100wts in my Saab (winter car obviously) - it comes with Cibies standard
- we are talking serious Photon emissions!!
Stu Aull
80GS
86 9000 Turbo
Alaska

 

I have a set of IPF headlights on order. I have done some research and found that the cut off in the IPF's are great. http://www.arbusa.com/headlight_replacements.php
I will be running PIAA xtreme white H4's since that is what i have in my APC headlight housings already. I may buy a set of Super Plasma GT-X piaa bulbs or HID works well with the cut off in the IPF's