silvania silver bright - harness group buy

Tue Apr 6 15:06:40 EDT 2004

I am on my second set of euro lights in my 4kq
that should tell you guys that are considering it something.

My first set was a type 81 with the flat lenses
2nd set currently installed, is type 85 with the sloped lenses
both were h4/h1 configuration

i built the harness my self in less than 2hrs and under $20
i need to modify it a bit, like enclosing the relays, but outside of that no 
problem
i either used 14 or 12 guage to the lights and 12 or 10 guage to power the 
relays.
wires any bigger than that are overkill.

although the distance between the relays and bulbs matters in great 
distances, you should have no problem or notice any difference by having the 
relays next to the light(12" + - ) or where i placed mine(near the heater 
air intake - 3 or 4 feet). they shine bright enough for me.

one thing i also learned, dont use blue bulbs with these configurations 
(Osram silverstar are great)
your regular halogen bulbs, 80/100 for the h4 and 100 for the h1, in a pitch 
black road, you will see almost like daylight.

i have yet to figure out a turning signal mod, but very soon i should have 
it.

if you have any questions, or would like to know more about what i have done 
feel free to contact me

HTH
My 2 cents
Pedro Faria

>From: "Adam A. Luy" <Adam at Layer7Labs.com>
>To: <quattro at audifans.com>
>Subject: RE: silvania silver bright - harness group buy
>Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 07:57:40 -0700
>
>There's a group buy being put together for new headlight harnesses over on
>AudiWorld:
>
>http://forums.audiworld.com/4000/msgs/56188.phtml
>
>Here's to a brighter future....
>
>-Adam
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com] On
>Behalf Of Huw Powell
>Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 11:53 PM
>To: David Balbirona
>Cc: quattro at audifans.com
>Subject: Re: silvania silver bright - headlamps
>
>
> > Thanks all for input on the lights.  I, being somewhat challenged on
> > many levels, have no clue if I am using H4 bulbs (or exactly what the
> > stock bulb designator even is).
>
>They are 9004's, a horrible bulb.
>
> > Just started on
> > this venture so I don't know about color
> > temps/blue/silver/white/yellow etc.
>
>OK, here's the deal.  You know why the sky is blue?  because shorter
>wavelengths are diffused more than longer ones (red, yellow) in our
>atmosphere.  In other words, "bluish" headlights are tougher on oncoming
>traffic, and less useful to the driver.
>
>Also, the shorter wavelengths cause the pupil to contract more than longer
>ones (hence the red illumination on most really cool Audi dashboards).  
>This
>is a double assault on the road, doing nobody any good (except for the
>"cool" factor, which ain't always cool).
>
> > I am seriously considering replacing the lenses as well as mine have
> > certainly seen better days.  Thoughts??  My model is an 87 5KCSTQ.
> > What's a going rate on replacement lenses, new/used?
>
>Without exact figures, keep in mind that simple replacement OEM headlights
>cost as much as Euro headlights.  And the euro ones are what Audi designed
>for the car.
>
>The H4 bulb in an appropriate lens is a wonderful low beam - it has a sharp
>cutoff that keeps the light on the road and out of other people's eyes, and
>still has a very nice high beam pattern.
>
> > I have seen serious glare from other headlights (usually from the
> > japanese import set).  I don't really want to venture too far off
> > topic here, but what about the headlamps from the newer Audis?  I
> > sometimes drive my friends 2000 S4 (veeeerrrrry nice).  Is everyone
> > else out there being being blinded by his stock headlamps?
>
>Not as badly as you might think, since the HD lights usually also have a
>sharp cutoff (no glare except on bumps and odd hills) and might even have a
>levelling device in them to minimize the problem further.  But they cost a
>lot more than the euro-spec lenses for your car and would be a lot more
>trouble to install.  If you can even get them.
>
> > Driving w/ crappy nightime illumination
>
>One answer, one answer, one answer (ok, I've been listening to too much 
>talk
>radio, now that it is 24/7 on airamericaradio.com!).
>
>One answer.  Get the headlight that was designed for your car, the Euro
>version, and wire them so they are powered via relays directly from the
>alternator or battery jump post.  Nice harnesses that need very little
>modification can be had from a number of sources these days.
>
>--
>Huw Powell
>
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