Thread: Fitted hid lights to D1

Most of the difference being in how dazzled the oncoming drivers are...

Re-aim them a bit lower than you would ordinary bulbs - it seems that keeps everyone out of one's hair so to speak And make sure that the HID bulb assembly is in it's socket correctly( not necessarily the H4 socket of the headlight but the adaptor bit - there are lock/unlock markings) as then the spread is even from L to R

Yes it Lights up the over drivers very well

Adjust them correctly and there brilliant and you can throw away your spotties or up grade them To HIDs as well to blind the kangas.

booya on the throne

... and the road peg reflectors are nice and BRIGHT... so are the speed limit signs..and the big green freeway boards are fan-tas-tic too....

Sealed roads look incredibly white and bright too... why you need "white" bitumen is beyond me !

Take the above advice, aim them lower, keep the headlamp lens 101% clean INside and out, leave the paving slabs out of the back and never, EVER, drive behind me at night.

Why? - 'cos if I see anything, or think I see something running out in front of me, I drop the anchors. Oddly enough, this only seems to happen if I'm being dazzled by criminally adjusted or obviously illeagal headlamps...

My insurance company has an inflexible policy on rear-end collisions. Guess how I know... and my no-claims bonus is still intact.

It could have been cheaper and just as effective to use a relay kit and some 'Plus 50' or 'Plus 90' globes. Fully legal too... and your indicator/Dip switch will last forever.

Been there - Done that. Fitted some 4500K HID's in one vehicle (Hi/Lo dippers) and took them out a week or so later. Too inconsiderate to other drivers, no matter how much I lowered them.

Have pair of 3800 K in another vehicle as low-beam only. Adjusted and re-seated each bulb for best focus and lowest dazzle. Still have them set lower than 'normal'. Colour is like halogen, just a teensy bit whiter, - and brighter.

Excellent!! Another HID lamp thread!!!


Now where is that popcorn Emoticon????


As suggested above, better off with a Traxide relay kit and some decent globes, less chance of causing an accident or road rage through poor light diffusion


JC

Mmm oncoming HID in regular lights.... usually results in my spotties exchanging pleasantries

Yep, the old HID discussion.
What speed do you travel at on country roads at night, I average 100 kph and find my normal headlights - x-ray 7" inserts with good H4 lamps to be very nice but also have X-ray driving lights with a slight blue tint which gives the nice white light that is easier on the eyes than the normal yellowish tone.

Now if I was doing 300kph I might want the HID option but seriously, you don't need them.

When I worked at TJM I learned all about them and given that the reflector you have put them in is carefully mathmaticaly designed to take light from a very specific size and location and spread it to best effect - there is just no way on earth of placing the much longer HID light envelope in such a way that the light spread won't be very glary and down right dangerous to other road users.

Think of it this way, you have put these wizz bang lights in to make you safer driving at night but they dazzle an oncomming driver to the point you have a head on crash!

BAN THE BLOODY THINGS ALL TOGETHER !!!

Steve