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by **Senirb** on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 6:44 +0000

Getting a 50,000km service tomorrow and replacing my existing light globes with IPF Fatboy Globes. Arb are charging me $200.00 for the 2. Am i being overcharged or is there a better option

by **Glenn k** on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 6:50 +0000

$200 sound a bit steep, i thought they were about $120 or $140 for a set but i could be wrong, worth doing a ring around. maybe they are charging you to fit them also
Glenn

by **Steve9R** on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 7:31 +0000

yeah last time i looked at them they were about $80 each from ARB.. you can get em slightly cheaper, but being IPF ARB sorta has the monopoly on them..

have you looked at other alternatives ?

Steve

by **oldrev** on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 7:38 +0000

i put in a pair of phillips +80 bulbs recently.
they definately brighter and a whiter light than standard but i cant say really what they are like cos i have not been anywhere outta town yet
ken

by **shane308** on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:20 +0000

one of my fatboys blew last week, got about 15 months out of them so that wasn't to bad, but i replaced them with phillips +80's for $60 for the pair, half the price of the fatboys.

by **Senirb** on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 1:10 +0000

questioned them about the price and they did a backflip on the price $150 fitted

by **Steve9R** on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 3:47 +0000

even so.. ive had Phillips H4+50 VisionPlus globes in mine for about 8months.. heaps better than stockies, and they cost me $30 off ebay.. cant complain.. fit em yourself you slacker.. they take like 2 secs..

Steve

by **TOMUCH** on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:33 +0000

I have the Phillips Diamond 60/55 globes fitted.. they were only about $50 delivered, and are very bright.. without being blue... Steve9R is right... fit them yourself.. just dont touch the glass of the bulb...they are a piece of ... well you know... Cheers TOMUCH

by **olcoolone** on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:15 +0000

Save your money and go HID.

The light output is fair greater than any halogen globe.

Regards Richard

by **9W6VX** on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 2:05 +0000

I use +50 globes and eyeing at the +80 H4.

The Osram Silverstar's after more than a year service is still good. Can't justify changing over to +80 until the globe goes south.

As it is, my headlights are too high after the lift and I need to re-aim them downwards. I get flashed at night too often from oncoming traffic.

Cheers

Brendon

by **2RODS** on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 7:45 +0000

Have a look at this link...$22 UK seems ok.

http://www.powerbulbs.com/product_detail.asp?prod=111

Might get some later.

by **Smithyworld** on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:58 +0000

So what are the standard globes that we have? I assume that the +50 +80 etc is the power output so how much different to the standards ones are they?

by **oldrev** on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 1:36 +0000

smithy,
they are referingto the light output as compared to a standard H4 halogen globe.
up to +50 % , +80% more light .
they dont use anymore curent to run they are still 55/60 watts
cheers
ken

by **Alby** on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 5:36 +0000

I have a set of old Cibie Oscars fitted but still not happy with the light output. Would I be better off upgrading the driving light globes or the original car globes?

Cheers Alby

by **jason** on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 8:45 +0000

I found in all 3 4wd's that doing a headlight wiring upgrade is well worth the money, you can either get a wiring harness upgrade from ARB or someone like that or check out someone elses, copy it, and do the job youself. Generally the voltage drop threw the orginal harness is detremental to globe output - just upgrade the wiring from the batterey to the globe via the new harness.

Regards
Jason

by **xrdave** on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:38 +0000

This look all right.

[url]http://www.autolamps-online.com/products/H4%20X-treme%20centre.htm[/url]

8-)

by **9W6VX** on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:56 +0000

Jason,

You are correct and I believe Angus (Redbeard) has the ARB wiring harness.

I did not do mine as the headlights are already quite bright as it is now.

Cheers

by **Smithyworld** on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:38 +0000

Hey has anybody upgraded the bulbs in the fog lights which come in the ARB bars? I find they are quite dull compared to the original toyota fog lamps which were great? If so what did you put in?

by **9W6VX** on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 3:02 +0000

Are they using HB4 globes?

If they are, they are the same globe as the original foglight on the SR5.

I used Philips +30 HB4 globes when i still had the original bumper. After installing the ARB bul bar, i have no more foglights but have instead driving lights.

Cheers

by **Senirb** on Sun, 27 Apr 2008 7:35 +0000

Since having them installed it makes a major difference compared to the original globes, Brighter, whiter and even a wider scope. That is just on the low beam. Hig beam no difference. Well worth it