Cleaning the light lens will help. Also add ground wires from the body right to the light socket ground. Both of these will have a major improvement. These relay kits are not really needed. JOE. W Michael Hart wrote: >I know there have been endless threads covering dim headlights, but perhaps >someone can offer advice on my particular case; >- stock '87 Westy rectangular/square lights >- Very dim indeed! >I tried replacing the high/low beam bulbs with xenon blue bulbs. This changes the >light from yellow to white but does not help visibility much. >My next step is to install the relays and higher power bulbs. >However, the glass lenses are very fogged and I think this may be contributing to >the problem >- Could this be dirt and if so, any suggestions on how to get inside the units to > clean them? >Thanks, >Mike, >'87 Westy > >P.S. for those of you with 80-85 round headlight models, here is what I did for my >old '85 Westy; >- Replaced the 7" sealed units with 'Sylvania Halogen Performance Plus' units >(~$25 each from Kragen's). These are standard wattage, but have the 'whiter' light >and better lenses. >These improved the situation enormously, I decided that this was enough without >installing relays/higher power bulbs > > > > > > |
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