MAIN BEAM

[bobfish45]

Hello, the xenon dip beam on my tourer is decent, I know I can't do much with the pathetic main beam, and was wondering if anyone has successfully added supplementary spots for main beam support?

 

[Sold5]

Have you tried changing the main beam bulbs? I'm asking as I also have a tourer with bi-xenon lights and the headlights are very poor so I'm looking at my options

 

[bobfish45]

Yes, at the moment I have Osram nightbreakers in, no better than standard. It must be that the main beams are not anything other than a broad reflector type lens with no concentrated beam, it just gets lost in space!!!

 

[Richard B]

A properly seated standard 55W bulb in a parabolic reflector is pretty efficient, so something must be off. Are these H1 or H7 bulbs?

 

[bobfish45]

They are h7 Richard and, bearing in mind the age of the car, they may have been deemed efficient 15 years ago, to be fair the Audis that I used to drive were no better, same bulb set up. I don't use my main beam much at all only on country roads where a longer light may be beneficial when enjoying a spirited night drive.

 

[stellamon]

I sympathize with you, I hate driving at night these days especially with all the new cars with leds blinding me