Thread: HID and DRL

The Kit arrived this morning safe and sound. Its a complete plug and play, zero cutting or connecting of extra wires so anyone can fit this. All working first go and NO ERROR MESSAGES as 996Turbo advised.
The longest part is securing the ballasts. Each comes with a plastic plate which you secure before snapping the ballast in. Looking down behind the headlights on both sides Land Rover have provided 6mm threaded holes which I used to bolt both plates down. No more than 30 mins all up.

One strange thing that had me worried, without the engine running switching between high and low beam caused the horn to bip, ( bip only when door open) also the radio momentarily switched off along with all interior lights, . With the engine running this did not occur at all, I tried it several times with the exact same result . Maybe my battery is a bit iffy? I have tried the Headlamp Courtesy light function and this still works as it should

As its not dark I will have to wait to re-align the headlamps and go for a spin to get the full effect. As Paul has pointed out the existing inner main beam bulbs are looking very yellow compared to the new 4300k lights. When I was fitting them I had old and new running on either side and I can already see the light output on the new is much greater. If the new lights are sufficient on their own I will most probably put LEDs in the inner mains to keep everything white.

Originally Posted by wayneg

The Kit arrived this morning safe and sound. Its a complete plug and play, zero cutting or connecting of extra wires so anyone can fit this. All working first go and NO ERROR MESSAGES as 996Turbo advised.
The longest part is securing the ballasts. Each comes with a plastic plate which you secure before snapping the ballast in. Looking down behind the headlights on both sides Land Rover have provided 6mm threaded holes which I used to bolt both plates down. No more than 30 mins all up.

One strange thing that had me worried, without the engine running switching between high and low beam caused the horn to bip, ( bip only when door open) also the radio momentarily switched off along with all interior lights, . With the engine running this did not occur at all, I tried it several times with the exact same result . Maybe my battery is a bit iffy? I have tried the Headlamp Courtesy light function and this still works as it should

As its not dark I will have to wait to re-align the headlamps and go for a spin to get the full effect. As Paul has pointed out the existing inner main beam bulbs are looking very yellow compared to the new 4300k lights. When I was fitting them I had old and new running on either side and I can already see the light output on the new is much greater. If the new lights are sufficient on their own I will most probably put LEDs in the inner mains to keep everything white.

thanks for the update!
are LEDs legal in place of the inner mains?

After a week of use I can report no ill effect to the car and all is well. The headlamps did not require any adjustment and I have not been flashed by any on coming traffic. The illumination is just so much better. Money well spent.
As there does not seem to be any double bike kits around I will be happy to pass on the detail of the seller who made up the kit for me. If you are interested Just PM me.
He sells via Aliexpress so it is a safe transaction.

3 sets ordered for my toys

Finally got around to fitting the HID's and can report that I no longer get the bulb failure messages.


Similar to Wayne, I do get a reset of the dash lights and radio when I switch them on. I'm guessing it is a current/voltage spike, and don't like it. I will contact the supplier to get a set of 35W/4300K lamps to see if this corrects it. Maybe another/bigger relay?

Securing the ballast on the RH side was pretty simple by drilling a couple of holes in the plastic between the battery and the lights


On the LH side, the only space left was on the bracket that holds the headlamps


Replaced the park lights with a couple of 13 SM-LED's (no errors)


Parkers only:



A shot with HID's, 2x 36W light bars, and 72W centre light bar


Will have to some more wiring before fitting the 120W and 240W light bars. If these work out ok on my cars, we will start carrying them through Hard Range.

Cheers, Paul.

Where I fitted my ballast there was no need to make any holes as there were already threaded holes there. Behind the headlamp looking down there is a threaded hole on each side close to the body mounting bolt. I just put the plastic ballast mount over the area, and made a new hole in the plastic ballast mount to suit.
The interior lights flicking off when you turn on the hids is certainly disconcerting at first. After using them for a while it almost seems the initial current draw from the hids sucks all the possible juice for a second. Once the hids have been on for a while and they are turned on and off it does not happen?
At least I am content now there is no ill effect ( fingers crossed, touching wood) and the hids perform admirably.
Paul if you get a result with another relay please take pics, make big diagrams etc as I am pretty hopeless with wiring and would like an easy fix. What do you think of the Led sidelights, I showed them to a mate at night and he though that it was low beam headlamp.

Wayne,

I have also got the 13 LED's for my parkers and I agree that they are awesome! Looking at them directly you'd be fooled into thinking the headlights were on, but looking from the drivers seat there's a lovely white glow on everything around, not quite low-beam like, but still quite bright!

I also got some 15 LED globes (SMD) for my tail lights and a few various sized ones for my interior light globes! I think they are fantastic!

Haven't sent an email off to get the HID's as yet though...

Cheers
Keithy

35W HID bulbs with 35W ballasts are on their way from the same bloke in China to see if they fix the "reset issue".

Wayne - love the LED park lamps. Fitted them to the Missus' black P38 and the Freelander. 2 pics below show the old bulb on the passenger side (right in pic) and 13 SM LED on drivers. Check the contrast:

and


Like Wayne says, could almost be mistaken for low beam


Cheers, Paul.