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where to get QH sealed beams?-found them
Posted: Mon May 10, 2004 10:03 pm
by modman
does anyone know where to get 7" round quartz halogen sealed beams.
ryans in melb used to sell these 5 years ago.
i need some good lights that can survive a good melbourne mud and water dunk that wont let the tadpoles in.
i'm sick of cleaning the water out of the ipf inserts
david
Posted: Mon May 10, 2004 10:04 pm
by ORSM45
total 4wd in epping have awesome light inserts for 80 bucks a pair. they are selling heaps of them too.
Posted: Tue May 11, 2004 12:05 am
by modman
cheers!
Posted: Tue May 11, 2004 9:21 pm
by modman
no good, they are semi sealed beams, much the same as my ipf's
anyone else got a clue
david
Posted: Wed May 12, 2004 7:18 pm
by MKPatrolGuy
Tried Bursons, Repco, Autobarn etc??
Posted: Wed May 12, 2004 10:29 pm
by ORSM45
dang. what are they goin on? a submarine?
Posted: Thu May 13, 2004 8:27 am
by Leprecaun
Is this going to require a periscope or a snorkel
Seriously though why don't you raid a zook and get the headlights off that which are sealed beams and run relays to help with the power and just fab some mounts for them.
lights
Posted: Thu May 13, 2004 8:13 pm
by wizard1963
Have you thought of supercheap/autobarn/etc/etcand as stated before repco. If you don't want water in your lights drive faster
Posted: Thu May 13, 2004 9:21 pm
by modman
i'm spending more time driving through mud puddles.
the ipf inserts keep getting muddy water inside
even with the rubber boots on.
my dad used to have cheap $30 quartz halogen sealed beams that are literally waterproof
i can get sealed beams anywhere and have upgraded the wiring including relays and circuitbreakers(fuses suck on lights
)
i do my fair share of night driving as well so find the qh inserts very handy
david
Posted: Thu May 13, 2004 9:32 pm
by wizard1963
I took a set off my patrol and threw em in the bin when I bought my hella H4's go figger eh. but at least the old Qh's are cheap to replace I live in Mt Isa and have seen the sealed beam lights here so you sure as shit should get em in Melbourne TRY NISSAN ASK for original headlamps for an easly GQ you might be supprised.
thought
Posted: Thu May 13, 2004 9:35 pm
by wizard1963
Try ebay but the american site you might have better luck what sort of wattage are you chacing and I'll look out for you
Posted: Thu May 13, 2004 9:38 pm
by spazbot
why not buy a tube of silicon and just seal em up nice and tight
Posted: Thu May 13, 2004 10:31 pm
by modman
qh lights need too breathe and would burn the silicone off.
i'm looking for wattage 55/65 or greater.
have tried hella,narva,phillips. none of them have made qh sealed beams for years.
david
ps wizard, i thought all qh sealed beams were h4??
lighten up
Posted: Fri May 14, 2004 7:26 am
by wizard1963
just a thought but might be worth it put a wanted add in your local rag/trading post someone out there might have em in their shed and the'lll surely be cheap
Posted: Sun May 16, 2004 8:06 am
by pig75
Posted: Tue May 18, 2004 9:28 pm
by modman
still no quartz halogen sealed beams there
david
Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 8:05 pm
by ORSM45
run a breather pipe.
Posted: Sun May 23, 2004 11:19 pm
by modman
looks like it might be the go
david
Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 9:39 am
by Leprecaun
What would happen if say you had your light, ran a hole up the top connected to say a air input so air constantly blowing in, and a pipe down the bottom acting as a breather. Would this force any moisture out of the lights? and would it take out the globes ?
Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 4:32 pm
by modman
i'll look into breathers, it is a lot easier than trying to presurise the insert.
thanks guys
david
Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 5:29 pm
by zooki
75 series toyotas have 7inch round sealed QH in them, would have to be heaps in wreckers everywhere
Posted: Thu May 27, 2004 10:10 pm
by modman
wtf??
all the 75's i've looked at and stripped at the wrecking yard are sealed conventional beams.
can anyone else confirm this
david
Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2004 10:35 pm
by modman
finally found some!!
quartz halogen sealed beams 55/75 watt
$38 each.
hansa parts, arden st. nth. melbourne.
thanks guys