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  1. 10th July 2014, 01:17 PM #1
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    HID High Beam Upgrade

    I know its probably been asked a few times before but wondering has anyone upgraded their high beam in a D4 to HID? If so what brand did you use where did you get it from and how did you mount the ballast and also what wattage did you use?

    When i had a Prado 150 i put a 100w high beam kit in it and they were awesome but wasn't sure if the Discoverys electrics would throw a fit over that much being drawn or something
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  2. 10th July 2014, 01:35 PM #2
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    Yes has been asked quite a few times - just put the kit in - ballast can be installed inside the light housing.

    As it is not a shutter system it will take anything from 4 to 10 seconds to actually have Hi Beam light when you switch them on from cold.

    I had them in my RRS and because of the delay getting hi beam light I took them out and went back to halogens.

    The HID light was great - 5000k in hi9 beam and 4300k in low beam but If you need to see something in the distance in a hurry then they are no good. They light up straight away if already hot from previous use but if cold take too long to light up in my view.

    Oh - 55w system - no faults.

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  3. 10th July 2014, 01:50 PM #3
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    As per Garry's comments, except I've still got mine in.

    When travelling home from night work I switch high beam on for a few seconds as I'm pulling out of my parking space and that seems to lower the 'heat up' time.

    I'm interested in finding out if anyone has used the new LED headlight globes. They don't have a heat up time and are supposedly very bright.

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  4. 10th July 2014, 02:04 PM #4
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    I have 4300K with re-aligned possum spotters. Do the latest D4s still have possum spotters?
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  5. 10th July 2014, 02:57 PM #5
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    Ahh thanks for that well the HID kit i had in my prado was pretty damn quick to heat up only about 2 or 3 seconds. But yeah led sounds interesting but I dunno it's a bit of a weird light I dunno about it.
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    That's why I suggest YOU try them and let us all know!
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    Quote Originally Posted by ytt105 View Post
    That's why I suggest YOU try them and let us all know!
    Hahaha surely someone has used them and knows about them I did a quick google and looks like they have a little cooling fan in them??
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    Quote Originally Posted by nat_89 View Post
    Ahh thanks for that well the HID kit i had in my prado was pretty damn quick to heat up only about 2 or 3 seconds.
    Was that a H4 or H7 globes size?
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    Quote Originally Posted by garrycol View Post
    Was that a H4 or H7 globes size?
    Nah they have a H11 bulb.
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    Quote Originally Posted by nat_89 View Post
    Nah they have a H11 bulb.
    High beam halogen in my 2010 D4 is an H7 55w.
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