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  1. 30th May 2010, 02:17 PM #31
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    Quote Originally Posted by Redback View Post
    It is dangerous having Halogen low and HID high, when running with high beam and you dip your lights for is on coming vehicles your blinded for a few seconds until your eyes adjust back to the yellow light of the Halogens, this was the main reason I went to HIDs in the headlights, now with the HIDs in all, Hi and Lo no blindness when dipping the lights.

    I had a couple of scary moments on curves when going back to low beam!!!

    My spotties are HID too.

    Baz.
    Actually this is a problem with any very bright lights - the colour does not matter much. Your eyes adjust to the brightness of the lighting, and if high beam is very much brighter than low, you have this effect. I remember it being a problem with my Citroen thirty years ago - for many years Citroens had far better lights than anything else on the road, including self levelling and high beam lights that looked into corners.

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  2. 16th August 2010, 11:03 AM #32
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    35 Watt Bi Zenon 4300K EBAY jobbies and they work a treat on the 94 D1. Just need to sort the blown switch now that occurred without warning.

    Would not go back to upgraded wiring with halogen ever again. The only problem with my bi zenon is that low beam is good but the ****e Disco headlight reflectors give a poor high beam pattern.

    I alleviated that problem with the Lightforce Driving lights installed. Now I need to convert them to HID so all lights look white and not yellow.
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  3. 16th August 2010, 11:59 AM #33
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    Is there any HID lights that I can fit to my 7" reflectors that when fitted, won't make me into one of these arseholes I'd like to drive into the front of their car, because when being followed its absolutely terrible and when faced oncoming they are simply dazzleing?
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  4. 16th August 2010, 12:57 PM #34
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    Proper HID lights have a purpose designed reflector. To spread the light beam correctly. Simply fitting HID kits to existing head lights may improve the light out put. It will not turn your headlights into proper HIDs and may have implications if the other car approaching is a police patrol car with bedazzled occupants.
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  5. 16th August 2010, 02:55 PM #35
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    Yep and the police are the l;east of your problems if you have an accident and the other driver says they were dazzled by your headlights, which then prove to be illegal - you are stuffed !
    It's not broken. It's "Carbon Neutral".


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    Also why not just get decent semi sealed Halogen lamps and a kit like traxides with a relay - they pump out plenty of light and are 100% legal. And easily replaceable if/when broken. And don't leave you night blind when dipping from high to low beam.
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  7. 16th August 2010, 05:38 PM #37
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    Just an update on my conversion, have adjusted the lights using air bags in the rear springs and it's all good now, not getting flashed anymore

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