Is This Normal Behaviour For A HID Kit?

SquirrelMadness · 1 Dec 2016 at 19:48

I bought a HID kit from eBay for £18 and this is the result, is this normal for cheaper kits and can anyone pinpoint what's actually causing it? Cheers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=726HUgA5hKk&feature=youtu.be

SquirrelMadness · 1 Dec 2016 at 19:53

paradigm said:
But no, that's clearly not normal, neither does it look like you went for a sensible colour temperature. Can't tell what car it's on either, but given the glare I'm going to assume no projector lenses either.

It's 6000k but I asked them for a replacement bulb (old one was doing this too), and the replacement they send is whiter that the other one.

SquirrelMadness · 1 Dec 2016 at 19:58

BinnsY said:
As others have said though, they look utterly ridiculous. They are so blue they look chavtastic and I would also bet they aren't in projector lenses. Take them out and put your halogens back in. There are enough people on the road dazzling others with no reason other than "it looks cool innit" without having to add more.

I don't think they have potential to dazzle anyone. They point right at the ground and I can't see where the heck I'm going at night. It's like their reach is no more than 8 meters in front of the car even with high beams on.

SquirrelMadness · 1 Dec 2016 at 20:04

They have a metal shield which I'm guessing is to prevent dazzling...

The camera was set to ISO 1600 probably looks brighter than it really is.

SquirrelMadness · 1 Dec 2016 at 20:15

paradigm said:
They also can't be your bulbs, they are a reasonable 3400k, you've already admitted to having a blue 6000k.

Ones I got are these:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/301882915002?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&var=600694338120&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

BinnsY said:
Then why bother? Just buy some good quality osram / phillips +100% halogens and actually get a decent bulb that casts some usable light instead of joining the ever increasing number of people that like to scatter rubbish blue light everywhere but where it's needed.

Are those the best type I can get? What about going for LEDs?

SquirrelMadness · 1 Dec 2016 at 20:24

paradigm said:
Then you still didn't get the bulb type you posted above, they are H4 (also available as in your eBay link), which your Focus won't fit. You'll have the H7s which aren't a bi-xenon lamp, so no built in reflector.

Ford Focus MK1 takes H4, 3 pin bulbs.

SquirrelMadness · 3 Dec 2016 at 11:26

I put my old halogens in and they are much brighter... but a hidious yellow.

The HID kit uses bi-xenon bulbs. So there is only one filament in a bulb that changes positions for high and low beam settings (via an electromagnet).

I guess in theory this is supposed to be a constant super-bright light which is directed down for low beam but in my case it was a not-so-bright light which when directed up into high beam faded very fast into the distance so I could only ever see directly in front of me.

My halogens have two filaments, one for high one for low - and when the trigger is depressed they both light up at the same time and are massivly more luminous than the cheap HIDs.

SquirrelMadness · 3 Dec 2016 at 11:28

Gaygle said:
Just get some Philips Xtreme Vision plus bulbs from Amazon for like £16 and enjoy significantly better lights that don't dazzle everyone else or mess with your cars electronics. I bet that HID kit will also make your radio all crackly.

Do the Philips Xtreme Vision Plus come in anything higher than 3500k? I read on another forum that they do a "diamond" model but it is not as bright as the Vision Plus?