Thread: Driving Lights - D3/RRS

Garry – there is not anything to replace the H7 that has a moving shutter, the only way to get bi-xenon is with H4 replacements or the shutter in the projector as per factory option.
I have to agree – I’m surprised to hear there is a halogen globe in your projector, the Jap manufacturers are doing that, I assumed the RRS was the real thing…

Originally Posted by harlie

Garry – there is not anything to replace the H7 that has a moving shutter, the only way to get bi-xenon is with H4 replacements or the shutter in the projector as per factory option.

You are correct about H7s and no shutter - the H7 Bi Xenon kits use the moving bulb process rather than a shutter to get hi/lo beam.

Garry

Originally Posted by harlie

I’m surprised to hear there is a halogen globe in your projector

I thought the reflectors in my previous D2a were projectors and they only used H7 halogens. I fitted +50 globes to the low beams and HID to the high beams which made them a lot better than standard.

Originally Posted by Graeme

I thought the reflectors in my previous D2a were projectors and they only used H7 halogens. I fitted +50 globes to the low beams and HID to the high beams which made them a lot better than standard.

No - D2 never had projectors - reflectors are reflectors. Projector (& lens) is the "eye ball" looking lights like the D3SE/HSE and RRS have - Base D3 had reflector lights.

Red book list xenon as an Option for the early RRS - Headlamps - Bi-Xenon (for low & high beam) - Mazda, Toyota ect put halogens in a projector, I just thought all the EU cars were the real thing...

Base model D3 lights in left pic, other 2 are D3 projector lights

These days I do my best to avoid long distance night driving as there are just too many Roos. But when it has been unavoidable I must say I find the D3 bi xenons to be excellent, so much so I really don't find myself with any desire to add extra lights for the first time in any vehicle I have owned.

Originally Posted by harlie

Projector (& lens) is the "eye ball" looking lights

Thanks Harlie, I hadn't considered that the term projector was for the lens, thinkig it was referring to a multi-facet reflector.

HIDs have arrived - 5000k, 55w. I am inclined to put these in the high beams - waiting for the weather to improve to pull the headlight fittings out.

Been thinking about low beams - the eyeball lens creates a beam that is shaped like () pointed down a bit - so if the HID globe ends up in the same spot as the halogen relative to the reflector (which it should) the beam should be the same making shielded HIDs unnecessary.

For the low beams I am tempted to get 35w HIDs - 4300K - with slim line ballasts as space will be a premium.

Any thoughts??

Garry

HIDs have arrived - 5000k, 55w. I am inclined to put these in the high beams

That's exactly what I did Gary.
You need to buy a 25mm holesaw to drill a hole in the back of your light assembly, I fixed the ballast under the light unit.
I'll post some pictures soon for you.