Xenon to Bi-Xenon upgrade
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Well you can do it the aftermarket way, buy a kit for about £100 on ebay, wire them in, mount the ballast somewhere, replace existing bulb
It works ok (had a car like that for 6 years), although nowadays may fail MOT if they are being thorough as you are only supposed to have HID with the self levelling mechanism and the correct light unit from the factory
The proper way would be to fit new light units (if available) with self levelling. I would guess Thats going to be £2K upwards for parts alone
It works ok (had a car like that for 6 years), although nowadays may fail MOT if they are being thorough as you are only supposed to have HID with the self levelling mechanism and the correct light unit from the factory
The proper way would be to fit new light units (if available) with self levelling. I would guess Thats going to be £2K upwards for parts alone
dont think xenons lend them well to main/full beam as they take a little while to warm up.
Bi-xenons, actually just have a shield i believe
http://ask.cars.com/2008/10/bi-xenon-hid.html
Bi-xenons, actually just have a shield i believe
http://ask.cars.com/2008/10/bi-xenon-hid.html
yeah you a right with the term "bi-xenon" is different two have 2 sets of lights, seperate for dip and main
I used to have dip, main, driving lights on my old car, and main/driving came on together - it was like driving in daylight
however if your main beam is off, the first time you use it or try a flash, there is a few milliseconds as they warm up, its not as instant as you would like
...highly useable and huge improvement though, just depends how much you drive at night and if you want to risk it at MOT time...
I used to have dip, main, driving lights on my old car, and main/driving came on together - it was like driving in daylight
however if your main beam is off, the first time you use it or try a flash, there is a few milliseconds as they warm up, its not as instant as you would like
...highly useable and huge improvement though, just depends how much you drive at night and if you want to risk it at MOT time...
For MOT time you could install a kit using custom plugs/sockets so you can easily switch them around.
So long as the lamps/bulbs are easy to swap over then it's a viable route to have a fast switch over setup.
In fact if you went down the route of using your own plugs/sockets, you could also have a spare or two in the car at all times, so in the event of a failure, it's a quick 5 mins roadside fix.
So long as the lamps/bulbs are easy to swap over then it's a viable route to have a fast switch over setup.
In fact if you went down the route of using your own plugs/sockets, you could also have a spare or two in the car at all times, so in the event of a failure, it's a quick 5 mins roadside fix.
Laser Sag said:
Surely as the dip beam is already zenon and the wash and self level is already there for those then there wouldn't be an issue at MOT time.
Correct.There are very often beam issues with aftermarket adaptor kits because unless the replacement bulb sits in the same position as the original bulb filament, the aim and beam pattern get scattered and although technically brighter, you cant see $hit cos its all diffused everywhere apart from where you want to see.
I have actually removed more HID kits and gone back to stock on customers cars than I have fitted HID kits.
Thats why aftermarket kits are now at rock bottom prices.
Best upgrade are the PIAA competition bulbs.
Edited by 8Tech on Monday 19th August 01:36
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