Caspers Headlight Brightener

[Scoobum]

Anyone tried this setup? I already installed Sylvania Silverstars a couple years back with good results. Will the headlight brightener from Caspers make a further improvement?

[Steve Wood]

yeah, it should...get full voltage to them and that can make a good difference


It's just a hot wire kit.

[Scoobum]

I'll give it a whirl. I took pics with the stock headlights on the left...and the Silverstars on the right...and posted 'em when I did the flip. The stockers were literally yellow compared to the Silverstars.

[Steve Wood]

yeah, I have Silverstars in mine...I am going to Hellas in the Challenger.  I picked up some late model relay centers..may use one to hot wire the lights, fuel pump, and ignition

[Just a Six?]

I've had the Capers headlight Hotwire sitting here for 2 years. Maybe it's time to either install it & start driving at night or sell it & keep driving in daylight hours like I generally do. 

[daveismissing]

Night driving has indeed become less fun. One of the things I notice most.

I like Wendy's use of OEM parts to build a system, just needs to be a little less obvious.
One can have confidence that some engineering actually went into the OEM design.
 

[gordyzx9r]

I have the kit installed in my car...I didn't notice a difference, but other people with TRs did.  Same thing for those power window motors and wiring harness upgrade I've got, I didn't notice a difference with those either but other people were amazed at how "fast" they are now. 

[Steve Wood]

Look at the lumens output vs voltage on the chart under Why Install Relays

http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech/relays/relays.html

Now, we have to remember that lumens does not always appear as obvious due to the quality of reflector surrounding the bulb but there is still a significant improvement 

[SuperSix]

Look at the lumens output vs voltage on the chart under Why Install Relays

http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech/relays/relays.html

Now, we have to remember that lumens does not always appear as obvious due to the quality of reflector surrounding the bulb but there is still a significant improvement 

Killer link, Steve.

I think it's just bad wiring overall for the high-drain devices..

[Steve Wood]

exactly...it's easy to make your own hot wire set up if you don't wanta go commercial.  Just use the factory wire to trigger a relay that supplies power to the lights straight from the battery.  Use a relay for low beams and one for high beams.

It does not help that the factory headlights suck to begin with.

I am looking at these hellas for the Challenger...I think they make rectangular ones as well for the Buicks  Referred to as 165 mm rectangular

http://www.rallylights.com/detail.aspx?ID=739


We also need to remember that voltage goes thru the ground side and that can be as large a drop source as the plus side.

[turbojd]

I just took my silverstars out of the GN and installed a hid kit, what a difference in light. I used the 165mm rectangular e- code housings from Autopal, I then used an H4 adapter glare shield fitted with D2s bulbs in the H4 housing. I also used a relay harness to supply full voltage to the ballasts on startup, and to take the load off of the stock wiring. I also used the D2s 6000k bulbs. Just make sure your headlights are aimed correct and you will not have glare with this setup, mine look great!

[SuperSix]

I just took my silverstars out of the GN and installed a hid kit, what a difference in light. I used the 165mm rectangular e- code housings from Autopal, I then used an H4 adapter glare shield fitted with D2s bulbs in the H4 housing. I also used a relay harness to supply full voltage to the ballasts on startup, and to take the load off of the stock wiring. I also used the D2s 6000k bulbs. Just make sure your headlights are aimed correct and you will not have glare with this setup, mine look great!

nice! what did the HID setup cost you?

[turbojd]

I just took my silverstars out of the GN and installed a hid kit, what a difference in light. I used the 165mm rectangular e- code housings from Autopal, I then used an H4 adapter glare shield fitted with D2s bulbs in the H4 housing. I also used a relay harness to supply full voltage to the ballasts on startup, and to take the load off of the stock wiring. I also used the D2s 6000k bulbs. Just make sure your headlights are aimed correct and you will not have glare with this setup, mine look great!

nice! what did the HID setup cost you?

H4 -Autopal e- code housings --$42.00
            H4- glare shields---------------$18.00
            DDM tunings ballasts & bulbs----$50.00
            Relay harness------------------$10.00
           
            Total--------------------------$ 120.00

[SuperSix]

Wow.. a lot less expensive than I expected

[Charlief1]

Got a link to where you got the parts? That is a lot less than I though.