Upgrade the lights

Improvement rating 4/5 Cost from £20 Difficulty 1/5

If your classic is of a certain age, it’s likely its headlamps cut through the gloom like a two-year-old’s birthdaycake. To hike up the lumens, make sure all the lights’ reflectors reflect, the lenses are clean, then fit some new bulbs. There are bulbs on the market that use gas chemistry to punch above their weight but if you’re opting for more plentiful real-life watts, make sure you add up the combined output and divide it by battery voltage to arrive at the current draw to ensure you don’t unwittingly light up the countryside with your very own fireball when the loom ignites. Uprating the wiring and adding suitable relays is also a good idea. LEDS in a range of bulb fittings are

cheap, low-energy, long-life options that will improve visibility and safety.