Friday, July 3, 2009
New Lightbulbs
One of my headlights in the Land Cruiser went out recently, so I figured it was time to do some research on Mud and buy some new bulbs. A little reading later, and I place a call with the local John Deere place to get some extra bright HIR (halogen infrared) bulbs. These are a tad more expensive than the regular auto store bulbs, but the cheapest place to source the HIR style bulbs. They require trimming of a tab, but with a paper towel over the bulb to protect it, a dremel made short work of the tab.
I’ve never had a problem with the Land Cruiser lighting while driving, but I figured the increase from 1000 lumens to 1875 lumens in the low-beams was not a bad idea. I got them installed and then discovered that my driveway is exactly the right width to use the side of my house to aim the lights. So some fiddling around with tape last night and my lights are now aimed so as not to blind other drivers. My driver’s side was aimed correctly but the passenger’s side was quite high. The high beams are still the regular bulbs, but for now they work well. Sourcing the high-beam HIR bulbs is significantly more expensive.
In other news, the interior of the Scirocco is starting to go back together. I did a bunch of wiring work yesterday while Robin was around washing her car.
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