Thread: HID & the L322

Do the lights continue to flicker after several seconds, ie once the globes have warmed-up?

I've just bought a kit to refit my driving lights that has ballasts which draw a maximum of 6A. As these ballasts will be for the HID halogen replacement lights, I bought this slightly more expensive kit because the cheapest kit's ballasts were stated to have a somewhat higher initial current draw and these ballasts are supposed to be suitable for use with ecu-controlled switching. The ballasts currently in use for the HID halogen replacements are connected to a relay powered from the halogen high beam supply but I'm hoping to run the new ballasts directly from the halogen high beam. IIRC I've tested them directly and don't flicker anyway. If they flicker then I'll just fit a 2nd relay, as the existing one is wired to my driving light switch. I expect to fit them tomorrow. However the D4 doesn't monitor the halogen high beams for blown globes so obviously different to the L322.

Originally Posted by Graeme

Do the lights continue to flicker after several seconds, ie once the globes have warmed-up?

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Yes it continues to flicker.
So it needs to use no more than 6amp on start up?
its not a cheap kit...

Is this the sort of front bar you might be looking for to hang your driving lights off etc etc off?????

Originally Posted by RR46

Is this the sort of front bar you might be looking for to hang your driving lights off etc etc off?????

yeah, I think there is a few of us who have been teased by these pics. Is it SRS certified?

Originally Posted by harlie

yeah, I think there is a few of us who have been teased by these pics. Is it SRS certified?

Must say it dose look good.

I have only seen the pics on the net so I wouldn't know. As far as getting it to be SRS comp if you throw enough cash at something anything is possible.

If it I was going to fit a bar to my 06 S/C RR this is the only way I would do it. I have an ARB winch bar fitted to my soft dash RR classic with SRS

Cheers

Originally Posted by harlie

Yes it continues to flicker.
So it needs to use no more than 6amp on start up?
its not a cheap kit...

I suspect the opposite - the ballasts are drawing more current when starting the globes than a halogen globe would be expected to draw. I can't see the cheaper kit that I ignored but IIRC it was 8.5A. Alternatively you might need to use a 35W kit but that might be seen as a blown globe once started.

Harlie when you get it sorted make it a sticky will you,I want to do the same thing. Pat

Originally Posted by PAT303

Harlie when you get it sorted make it a sticky will you,I want to do the same thing. Pat

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I really hate the plastic bar and spotties on a small bar looks gay

List of things I wanna sort for my rangie are

1. Decent stereo with GPS and a small sub in the back.
2. Light Upgrade
3. Dual battery system.. Only for a fridge so a removable battery box will do. If only there was room for a proper battery!
4. To find a proper jack (the factory one broke on me! lucky I had a second jack under the car)

Camo