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Have then as the mainbeams on the e90, they do a pretty good job of drowning out the xenons to the point you cant tell where xenon ends and halogen begins.
Is This Normal Behaviour For A HID Kit?
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Have then as the mainbeams on the e90, they do a pretty good job of drowning out the xenons to the point you cant tell where xenon ends and halogen begins.
I have found their longevity MUCH better than the Osram Nightbreakers. All my family had Nightbreakers, and every car had at least one of them failing after approximately 18 months. Since then they have switched to the Philips Xtreme Vision Plus and not one has failed on 5 cars in over 2 years and counting.
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http://webarchive.nationalarchives....ormation-sheets/aftermarket-hid-headlamps.pdf
they're not legal (but might/will still pass the MOT if they don't shine outside the allowable area and are white. But, as with a lot of mods, 1 garage may be a LOT more forgiving/blind than another). Most sellers of HID kits have a small "not for road use" or "show use only" disclaimer, which tends to give it away too.
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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.
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.
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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?
Same here. I use the 130% Xtreme visions in my Fiesta ST (because the stock ones are rubbish!). They are just as good as the factory fit Xenons were in my old Focus ST. I've yet to see aftermarket xenons/HIDs that are a worth while replacement for good halogens.
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It's always Range Rovers blinding me, I don't know why the manufacturers are allowed to fit lights so bright.
£18 for a whole HID kit? haha. I've seen single Xenon HID bulbs which cost £80+. No wonder your 50 pence a piece bulbs included in your £18 kit are not fit for purpose. It shouldn't come as a surprise.
Just get some Philips X-treme Vision +130%. I put some in my Focus a couple months ago and they are very bright and maintain a fairly sharp cut-off so I know I'm not going to be blinding millions of other road users over their lifetime.
Just get some Philips X-treme Vision +130%. I put some in my Focus a couple months ago and they are very bright and maintain a fairly sharp cut-off so I know I'm not going to be blinding millions of other road users over their lifetime.
I've always wondered how on earth you can get cars coming out of the factory which are designed to blind people.
One of my mates has a W166 ML and his lights are unbelievably blinding. Even though his lights project a super fine cut-off, it's about 6 feet high lmao, I'd hate to think how blinding his actual full beams are
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HID's were awesome when I had them, but they were in self levelling projector units. Surely having them in standard reflector units wouldn't even give that much benefit over normal 'high output' bulbs, because the light is blasted all over the place?
God I hate these. They will fail an MOT and so they should. I'm sick to death of being blinded by cheap HID kits installed on cars that are not designed to have them. Seems to be popular with transit drivers too. Ugh.
If you want a white light, get Philips Bluevision ultra (they're white, despite the name). If you want good bulbs that will let you see well, but not be quite white, get the others mentioned above.
If you want a white light, get Philips Bluevision ultra (they're white, despite the name). If you want good bulbs that will let you see well, but not be quite white, get the others mentioned above.
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Ha, just had a xenon bulb go in my Mondeo, £110 for a pair of Osrams to replace.
£18 for bulbs, ballast etc - i'm surprised they work as well as they do!
£18 for bulbs, ballast etc - i'm surprised they work as well as they do!
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The leveling system is not for adjusting headlight angle for bumps, they cannot react that quickly. It's there to compensate for different loads in the car.