LED lights

[rangietragic]

What h7 LEDs can I use in my 03 L322?

[BigJon]

None, if you want headlights that actually project light down the road.

[Strangerover]

What h7 LEDs can I use in my 03 L322?

Just bought myself some Narva Platinum Plus 130 H7's, $90 a pair at Supercheap this weekend. They've made quite a difference, it's an easy upgrade.

[rangietragic]

Just bought myself some Narva Platinum Plus 130 H7's, $90 a pair at Supercheap this weekend. They've made quite a difference, it's an easy upgrade.I think that's what I've put in mine ,still could be better.;)

[Strangerover]

Think I'm going to move the new globes from the driving lights to the low beams and try some Philips HID in the driving lights. I have to do something, the low beams look pale and yellow in comparison to the new ones. Anyone else tried them? They claim they're canbus compatible...

[donrover0]

Ive used HIDs both lo(35W) and high (55w) beams; canbus compatible; no faults show up BUT slow to start, say, 5+ seconds toreach full brightness.
If youve been driving on lo beam for a while, then the delay to High beam is evident.
But just dipping for passing car, hi comes on straight away.
I think the supply box has a big capacitor? resistor? to " feather" that initial high voltage requirement.Sounds like a good story anyhow.
Yes, I know you'll get the diehards who will say HID's MUST be self levelling, but I'd argue that they could be construed to be so, as the car itself is self-levelling, hence the lights are too!
I havent had any problems with other motorists.

[donrover0]

And cost about $50 each set ex ebay/china/hong kong, including postage.

[Strangerover]

Surely the factory bi-xenons don't have a delay? Anybody here have them? What are they like?

[Grentarc]

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Yes, I know you'll get the diehards who will say HID's MUST be self levelling, but I'd argue that they could be construed to be so, as the car itself is self-levelling, hence the lights are too!
Exactly! My D4 has factory bi-xenons and the lights do no leveling, it's all in the suspension

[Grentarc]

The high beam of a bi-xenon is activated by a cutout shutter moving out of the way in the projector assembly. What I would recommend doing is installing some aftermarket HID projectors into your low beam position. Wire the shutter to high beam and also have something bright in the high beams.
My factory lights in the D4 take 2-3 seconds to warm up, but I drive with my lights on permanently, so it is not an issue.

I have some aftermarket hi/lo projectors here that have adapter plates etc to fit H1/H7/H4 headlights and take H1 HID bulbs. I haven't fitted them to the vehicle they are for (yet) as my oven isn't big enough to fit the headlight assembly as I need to remove the lens to fit the projectors.