Brighter lights on a TXT

[R8cer Ex]

Originally Posted by Scooter B

Do you have the cut in light kit that goes in the body? I swapped out the bulbs with some $20 xenon bulbs from Pep boys...much brighter than the originals!

No I have the POS light bar that mounts under the front cowl. That's why I made this thread because my current lighting is terrible and wanted another alternative. I think LED's are the way to go.

[Scooter B]

Can you take it apart and get to the bulbs?? Should be a standard bulb (h3 maybe) that you can get from any auto parts store. They make a ton of different replacements!

[R8cer Ex]

Originally Posted by Scooter B

Can you take it apart and get to the bulbs?? Should be a standard bulb (h3 maybe) that you can get from any auto parts store. They make a ton of different replacements!

Might be a possibility. Have to check into that.

[kab69440]

Our old white EZGO at the terminal had that light bar. I was always impressed with the amount of darkness it would suck up. It ate bulbs like it was starved plumb to death, though. I also could never understand why the housing was not designed better, as everywhere in the vicinity of the bulbs, it was melted. I didn't find out that was a 12v light for several months. It had been hooked up directly to the keyswitch and was feeding on 36v directly. Lord only knows how long it had been that way. I rewired the bulbs on the left and right in series, respectively and then paralelled the two. The light output was reduced significantly, but at least it stopped eating bulbs...

[E-z-Cuzin]

Originally Posted by Spawn

Ive been looking at the LED fog lights out now since they dont draw many amps.

i bought a led foglight kit from advance auto parts. its was about $25. it was complete junk. i finally bought the cut in light kit. its going to be powered by a 12v deep cycle group 24 battery from my boat. i will post pics later. (still light outside)

[R8cer Ex]

Originally Posted by E-z-Cuzin

i bought a led foglight kit from advance auto parts. its was about $25. it was complete junk. i finally bought the cut in light kit. its going to be powered by a 12v deep cycle group 24 battery from my boat. i will post pics later. (still light outside)

What did you pay for the light kit? I thought about doing that but I have the cut in rear lights already and since I've seen only the complete kits being sold I would be paying for a whole kit when I only need the front assemblies. If somebody had a source to get just the front part of the kit I would go that route for the right price and change the bulbs to something ultra-bright. Plus I like the look of the cut ins as well.

[gornoman]

Originally Posted by R8cer Ex

No I have the POS light bar that mounts under the front cowl.

Those bulbs are about 30 watts or so, and you can replace them with bulbs about 50 watts, plug -n-play. I know my numbers aren't right (it's been many years since I did this) but you get the idea. It makes the POS lightbar much better, but I still prefer automotive driving lights.

[trkbilder]

Anybody tried cutting in the lights from the new RVX? I saw one at the beach and it was really sharp. Don't know about the brightness, it was day light.

[R8cer Ex]

Originally Posted by trkbilder

Anybody tried cutting in the lights from the new RVX? I saw one at the beach and it was really sharp. Don't know about the brightness, it was day light.

Great! Now I have think about that! Maybe I should do a hidaway system like on an Opel GT. pull the lever and poof....lights.

[E-z-Cuzin]

my wife got me the kit. i think it was 80 dollars. it has a real nice harness and i probably could have put it in quicker than i did. i like neat wiring and i have to remove the old junk. it uses h3 bulbs. you can get an HID kit for it $35. or go to advance and get the blue h3 bulbs. i think they are 55 watts. i dont know how the harness would like the 55's though. maybe someone knows.