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[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Have you ever thought it might be your eyes? I can see fine with my standard bulbs. 

Newer car, newer headlight design most likely squeezing as much light as possible out of the crappy halogen bulbs...or maybe its the glow from the radioactive snot green giving you such great luminosity

Yep...the lights on his 1.4L Astra are probably crap.

It's the whole snot green luminosity as he drives down the road that fools the old boy.

When was the last time a young girlie got chatting to you about your star silver? 

My car is finished in a fetching shade of pomegranate red. I wouldn't be seen dead in a star silver Omega.

[TheBoy]

Better than before but still piss poor when compared to the HID's on my old MV6.

Christ, if Omega headlights are better, they must be really bad

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Better than before but still piss poor when compared to the HID's on my old MV6.

Christ, if Omega headlights are better, they must be really bad

Probably about as good as a 1967 Austin 1100.

[biggriffin]

£14.99 a pair on euro-carparts till midnight use discount code " black Friday".

[TheBoy]

£14.99 a pair on euro-carparts till midnight use discount code " black Friday".

And the same price at any other time as well if you order through site and collect in store.

[henryd]

Better than before but still piss poor when compared to the HID's on my old MV6.

Christ, if Omega headlights are better, they must be really bad

Probably about as good as a 1967 Austin 1100.

My memory of my 1100 was that the lights were ok or was my sight better then

[Nick W]

Better than before but still piss poor when compared to the HID's on my old MV6.

Christ, if Omega headlights are better, they must be really bad

Probably about as good as a 1967 Austin 1100.

My memory of my 1100 was that the lights were ok or was my sight better then

They are the same as any other 7" sealed beam - about as good as many modern designs that need a fancy bulb to make up for the inadequately sized reflector. And if you upgrade the sealed beam units with H4 bulbs they get better still. My sister's 1300 has Range Rover lamps fitted after a friend changed to some tacky looking things.

[Webby the Bear]

Have you ever thought it might be your eyes? I can see fine with my standard bulbs. 

My vision is excellent thank you.

When I get to your age this may no longer be true.

Just ask Al. He describes Vectra/Signum lights as 'shockingly bad'.

Why do you need floodlights to navigate then? 

^^^ This

Might be time for a trip to Specsavers 

[biggriffin]

The reason "older" people moan about there headlights being poor is that there night-vision is going, so there eyes need to allow more light in, to compensate for the deterioration of night vision.

[Sir Tigger KC]

Just drive along the Cats Eyes as they're like braille for drivers who can't see. 

[TheBoy]

Just drive along the Cats Eyes as they're like braille for drivers who can't see. 

My dad used to do that...  ...it said it woke him up if the noise stopped if he'd drifted off course

[Shackeng]

Just drive along the Cats Eyes as they're like braille for drivers who can't see. 

Works for me.

[EMD]

What you need Mr option is a bmw with the new laser lights 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

What you need Mr option is a bmw with the new laser lights 

Yes....I hear they are 'brilliant' 

My understanding is that if I use an HID kit, the lights will be compromised because the reflectors are designed for halogen bulbs.

Having said that the Vectra C boys take this option and most seem happy with the result.

Anything has to be better than what I currently have.



 

[EMD]

What you need Mr option is a bmw with the new laser lights 

Yes....I hear they are 'brilliant' 

My understanding is that if I use an HID kit, the lights will be compromised because the reflectors are designed for halogen bulbs.

Having said that the Vectra C boys take this option and most seem happy with the result.

Anything has to be better than what I currently have.

Back to the Omega then for you sir