It was only an over-priced light bulb swap. You can buy higher wattage bulbs yourself and simply replace the bulbs. Save money too...Derek said:the Halogen bulbs will not be offered as it could cause problems with the headlight waiver.
just from what I've read on this board, the default headlight alignment seems to be a bit high. A few people have aimed the bulbs down a bit & are more satisfied with the light pattern.pianomaniac said:Speaking of lights, last night was the first chance I had to drive at night on a very dark twisty road. I was bothered by the lighting on both low and high beams. I cannot quite put my finder on what it is about the lights that seems inadequate. Maybe it's because my daily driver is an Audi S4 with Zenon headlights. I will definitely be adding driving lights to the Elise as soon as possible.
Anyone else find this to be a problem?
Only at night!pianomaniac said:Speaking of lights, last night was the first chance I had to drive at night on a very dark twisty road. I was bothered by the lighting on both low and high beams. I cannot quite put my finder on what it is about the lights that seems inadequate. Maybe it's because my daily driver is an Audi S4 with Zenon headlights. I will definitely be adding driving lights to the Elise as soon as possible.
Anyone else find this to be a problem?
Hmm, isn't this backwards? I don't have a car either, but my reading was that the factory aims the lights with a laden trunk (boot), so the front end is raised when this procedure is done. With the weight out of the car, the front end comes down and the result is that the headlights are now pointed too low. So I think others have said that the lights should be realigned so that they point higher. Somebody help me if I've got this wrong.BrianK said:just from what I've read on this board, the default headlight alignment seems to be a bit high. A few people have aimed the bulbs down a bit & are more satisfied with the light pattern.
So Randy, have you done any adjustments to correct this? I do,also, remember the trees being lit up to the left on high beam and also the center of the pattern cast an irregular shaped pattern ahead of me in the center. I definitely felt as though I was always overdriving the lights which I agree is bad news.Randy Chase said:Only at night!
When driving mountain roads through Tennessee, I found the lights pretty marginal and often felt I was overdriving the lights, which is not good. The brights helped a lot, but seemed to be misaligned as they lit up the trees to my left a lot.
Be careful of any bulbs that create more heat. I was told by LCU that heat is important and too much heat in the headlights can cause problems with the lens.
I really doubt it. True HID kits are not DOT legal anymore (not that you can't get them, but I doubt that a dealer would install them) and are moderately complicated to install as you've got to find a place for the ballasts and maybe modify the light housing too.Derek said:OK, looks like I have to be more careful with my questions. My dealers says Halogens will not be offered, however Xenon lights will be offered. He said it's 1.5 hours to install. Does that sound right?
Well they can call them what they want but at that price they're selling brighter halogens. Real HID xenon bulbs are more than a hundred bucks a piece and require a ballast unit to step the voltage up to a few tens of thousands of volts.Derek said:Well whatever they are, I ordered them. They did make a point to say that they were Xenon lights and that the kit was bulbs only. Cost is $35 for the set.
That must be about right. I asked Criswell what it would cost (just labor) to install some brighter bulbs I have. They quoted me $120 labor. Don't know their rates, but that's probably about 1.5 hours.Derek said:OK, looks like I have to be more careful with my questions. My dealers says Halogens will not be offered, however Xenon lights will be offered. He said it's 1.5 hours to install. Does that sound right?