Miata Mailing List: June 1993, Message #139
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   From: dbk@mozart.ESL.COM (David Kay)
Subject: Re: replacement lights
   Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1993 19:46:17 -0400


Matt writes:
> I would like to increase the forward firepower of my Miata.
> [...]

Always a noble goal to increase photon output...

My, uh, friend installed the Hella H4 conversion kit - about three
minutes work per side.  Osram makes some 80W/95W bulbs (I think) that
work fine when you clip off a little metal tab (designed to prevent
them from being run on the street, I guess).  Anyhow, very nice
vision at night, low or high, and no flashes from oncoming cars.
Needless to say, make sure your headlights are well adjusted, or your
low beams will blind oncoming traffic something fierce.

The Hella low beams have this really amazing cutoff pattern that's
reassuring...you can see how much light there is on the road and
there isn't in people's eyes.

If you need serious photons, say for rallye purposes, I know someone
who sells a little rack that mounts on the front of the Miata--where
the tie down hooks mounted, I think--onto which he puts two aircraft
landing lights.  I've driven behind this setup...it's *extremely*
impressive.

Almost nothing like this is legal, so the "stealth" approach with the
Hellas and Osrams is pretty appealing, and not very expensive.

dbk