Thread: HID Lights D2a

There must be about 500 threads on HID light conversions by now. Try doing a search?

I suggest get some plus 50 or plus 80 halogen globes, at least they are legal, HID in your application is not.

Originally Posted by bee utey

There must be about 500 threads on HID light conversions by now. Try doing a search?

I suggest get some plus 50 or plus 80 halogen globes, at least they are legal, HID in your application is not.

See above.

If the car is'nt fitted with headlight relays... rectify the situation.Traxide kit or roll your own(if you know how)
- This alone will make more current available to the lamps, plus ensuring your dip-switch lasts almost as long as Jap switchgear.

Clean your headlights.. Often. How about the inside surfaces, - Milky or hazy? Replace with top quality brand-name units which cost lot$. If you need to ask about evilBay, then the answer is 'No'

Get your electrics (alternator output/battery) checked.

Get your eyes checked.

I found the low beam was satisfactory but fitted +50 to high beam. However since fitting HID to the D4's high beams I would suggest fitting HID to your high beams for much more light if you actually get to use high beam.

No dip switch wear as the switching is electronic (BCU).

Originally Posted by brynbad

Hi,

Wondering if anyone has fitted HID lights to a D2a. The low beam is shocking on mine and would like to replace them at the minimum. Just seeing what are the different options? Ebay best place?

PLEASE DON'T BECOME ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE INCONSIDERATE TOSSERS TO OTHER DRIVERS BY FITTING HID's WHICH ARE ILLEGAL ANYWAY.
do a wiring upgrade as previously suggested.
Illegally fitted HID's in vehicvles that were not designed for them is just Road rage onto other drivers.
RANT OVER

Originally Posted by superquag

See above.

If the car is'nt fitted with headlight relays... rectify the situation.Traxide kit or roll your own(if you know how)
- This alone will make more current available to the lamps, plus ensuring your dip-switch lasts almost as long as Jap switchgear.

Clean your headlights.. Often. How about the inside surfaces, - Milky or hazy? Replace with top quality brand-name units which cost lot$. If you need to ask about evilBay, then the answer is 'No'

Get your electrics (alternator output/battery) checked.

Get your eyes checked.

I contacted drivesafe about his relay option (he's a very busy man) and he told me the D2a has H7, not H4 globes and that the relays he has would require not insignificant modifications (and suggested a thread here to see what could be done). I'm afraid this electrical talk is all double dutch to me, but I'm also keen to upgrade my low beam if possible whilst not blinding others and if it can be done legally - and not overly expensive. Even a high beam upgrade would be nice, even though I have good spread, depth and intensity already.
It would be great to get some concensus from the gurus here on the best way to go.
Anyone up for the challenge?

Well then, has anyone upgraded their headlights another way in a d2a? I contacted tradxie and they said it was a difficult job to redo relays in one! Would you be able to put 100w bulbs in the high beam without Melton the casing? Or has anyone managed to put in a relay for these?

Originally Posted by brynbad

Well then, has anyone upgraded their headlights another way in a d2a? I contacted tradxie and they said it was a difficult job to redo relays in one! Would you be able to put 100w bulbs in the high beam without Melton the casing? Or has anyone managed to put in a relay for these?

It's not that the relay is an issue. The problem is the way the wiring loom connects to the D2a headlight unit.

The Traxide kits are designed to work with three pin headlight connectors which carry high/dipped/earth to the globes. One plug connects to the existing wiring to switch the relay and then power runs on heavy duty cable from the relay to plugs which connect directly to the headlight globes.



The D2a's use a nine pin connector which also carries wiring for the side lights. I'm not certain how the headlight units are wired internally or how accessible the globe sockets are.

Based on this information it would appear that you'd need to:

- cut the harness to access the headlight wiring to operate the relay
- replace the head light units internal wiring to globe plug and possibly change the plug.
- find a way of routing the heavy duty wiring into the headlight globe socket or patch it back into the harness before the 9 pin plug.


So the upgrade goes from being a straight forward plug and play operation which leaves the harness intact, to one that requires a number of modifications of the original wiring.

It's certainly doable, but much more involved than installing a Traxide kit and would require an understanding of what you were doing.

cheers
Paul

Originally Posted by brynbad

Well then, has anyone upgraded their headlights another way in a d2a? I contacted tradxie and they said it was a difficult job to redo relays in one! Would you be able to put 100w bulbs in the high beam without Melton the casing? Or has anyone managed to put in a relay for these?

Putting in a relay is a simple process if you know what you're doing.
I don't know if the assembly can handle the extra heat though.

I agree with bee utey. Put in the plus 50's (or 80's). They were good enough for me,. They are cheap and it takes two minutes to do.

If your not happy them, then no damage done.