Hella's + HID

[Shady Pioneer]

Excuse the state of my engine bay.. but here's what you need to unplug. Should be behind the drivers side headlight, underneath the airbox

I will do this to mine and maybe I can make the inside lamps stay on without the HIDs, considering mine are "wrong". 

[GuessWho]

That is right, the sidelights will be on alone.

[zdebx]

Shady, yeah, I meant just changing the bulbs, not getting a new kit for the sidelights, although the HID guy told me, I do need a new kit to make full beam HID as well.

GuessWho, I wanna get 6000k xenon bulbs for the sidelights, which should be blueish/crystal white? Not just crappy white...

Cheers Joe...So will have to dig underneath my airbox   

[Shady Pioneer]

Shady, yeah, I meant just changing the bulbs, not getting a new kit for the sidelights, although the HID guy told me, I do need a new kit to make full beam HID as well.

GuessWho, I wanna get 6000k xenon bulbs for the sidelights, which should be blueish/crystal white? Not just crappy white...

Cheers Joe...So will have to dig underneath my airbox   

If you're just changing the bulbs it'll do the same thing. So no better, take out the resistor and hopefully that should sort the problem out for you. I wouldn't make your full beam HID, you'll kill people from the brightness. LOL!

[GuessWho]

Have you got a link?

They are normally blue coated to give the white effect, I have some. The filament still needs 12V and draws 5W so will make no difference.


As for full beam HIDs, it helps yes but if you don't switch them off in time and someone comes the other way, they get a full beam HID aiming directly into their eyes.

[zdebx]

Nah, I'm just saying, but I'm not gonna do it, because getting another kit for £70-80 quid for full beam, that I barely use is just dumb  The thing is, it just looks ugly, when you've got your HID dipped lights on, and then when you flash with full beam, the white crappy lights come on lol

GuessWho, I've got my dipped beam HIDs, so I know they look blueish.

Something like this:



Will take the resistor, and see if it helps with the sidelights.

Cheers guys

[GuessWho]

Cool, no problems.

Another thing to remember from experience in a mates Fiesta is that with highbeams and dipped beam HIDs, you cannot see the beam of other cars round country lanes as there is no cut off on highbeams on Hella twins, it floods the area with light.

[VR6-Joe]

Christ where do you get HID kits from? I only paid £40 for mine over 1yr ago and it's now come down to £32 delivered!!


I went outside a minute ago and took pictures of the headlight with + without the 'resister' plugged in but can't get them off my phone and onto the laptop.. which sucks really!

[zdebx]

Joe - http://www.hid-kits.co.uk

Was looking around for HIDs on Gumtree, and this was the best I could find 

It's with fitting and the bulbs.

[kells]

As for full beam HIDs, it helps yes but if you don't switch them off in time and someone comes the other way, they get a full beam HID aiming directly into their eyes.

thats wrong

you dont use them within high beam (this is the reason manufacures dont as standard) is because they take a few moments to warm up to full brightness and high beam needs to be instant, like if you need to flash when your on a country road etc and need instant visibility.. hids are no good for this...

if you have them you will know what i mean, pull up to a wall when the hids are cold (not been on) then turn them on, you can see them get brighter, takes afew seconds.....