HID's or xenon's
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Antony
Ex. Club Member
xenons or HID's or Metal halide or Gas discharge bulbs are all the same. they are the same lamps but with different names.
halfords type "xenon" bulbs are not Xenon bulbs. they uses the xenon gas but are still an incadenscent bulb. not a HID lamp. (the hig lamp uses an arc of electricity to create light rather than a glowing element)
it is illegal to have them fitted to a k11's headlights as they dont have auto leveling or the correct beam pattern.
i have them in H3 in my spot lamps however!
halfords type "xenon" bulbs are not Xenon bulbs. they uses the xenon gas but are still an incadenscent bulb. not a HID lamp. (the hig lamp uses an arc of electricity to create light rather than a glowing element)
it is illegal to have them fitted to a k11's headlights as they dont have auto leveling or the correct beam pattern.
i have them in H3 in my spot lamps however!
so would these be illegal http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=180356698444
the beam pattern is generated by the glass, and you can still get away with them even if they are not auto leveling, as long as they are level when they get to the MOT.
most of the cars you see with HID seem to flash at you when they are behind you, because of the bumps and stuff, the auto leveling only works when you are loading the car, and some micras came with a level adjutment in the cockpit which would be good enough..
either way i have them in my driving lamps anyway
pjg1979
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I can't image those bulbs being 5000K in colour, it's quite hard to get that and still be E' Marked.
i brought some from a market h4 xeons blue and when you look at my headlight in the day light they look blue
pjg1979
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Your better off buying +30, +60 or even +100% brighter bulbs, though these bulbs woud have a slightly shorter life than a standard bulb they put much more light onto the road. Rally bulbs such as 100/90w or 130/100w bulbs do throw a lot of light onto oncoming traffic.
When I get the chance I'm going to set my Headlamp in the BeamTest lab at work so I can show all of you what the best bulb would be, only for K11 Facelift with the clear lens. Though this experiment cat take a couple of weeks though.
When I get the chance I'm going to set my Headlamp in the BeamTest lab at work so I can show all of you what the best bulb would be, only for K11 Facelift with the clear lens. Though this experiment cat take a couple of weeks though.
Well I was thinking of getting these
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=360200217478&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=360200217478&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
pjg1979
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Looking closely at those ones I can't see an E'Mark.
Here's a Halfords Page
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/SearchCmd?srch=h4+bulbs&action=search&storeId=10001&catalogId=10151&langId=-1
It always depends on how much your willing to spend.
Here's a Halfords Page
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/SearchCmd?srch=h4+bulbs&action=search&storeId=10001&catalogId=10151&langId=-1
It always depends on how much your willing to spend.
eltaylor001
North Rep
I've just got Halfrauds Extreme Brilliance bulbs they alright on brightness and currently buy one get one free (but they dam well should be for the price lol)
I got them on my mr2 and my mate got them on his k10, they make big different. Looks much more like modern cars. My mr2 passed its MOT with them.
Cheepest way to upgrade yer headlights is to Slow Down!
But if ya do want to spend some cash uprating the wiring is going to be much more sussessful than just splashing out on some new bulbs. Check out this thread for a how to, for adding relays to supply more current to yer existing bulbs, you might even find the bulb upgrade is unnessasary after all.
I'm really light sensitive. It really really p*sses me off when folk have badly aligned and ridiculously bright headlights, not to mention the twonks in X5s new mercs - well pretty much every new car actually. If you cant see well enough to drive at night with "normal" headlights then you shouldn't be driving at night*
*Ahhh calm now - appologies for the tirade.
But if ya do want to spend some cash uprating the wiring is going to be much more sussessful than just splashing out on some new bulbs. Check out this thread for a how to, for adding relays to supply more current to yer existing bulbs, you might even find the bulb upgrade is unnessasary after all.
I'm really light sensitive. It really really p*sses me off when folk have badly aligned and ridiculously bright headlights, not to mention the twonks in X5s new mercs - well pretty much every new car actually. If you cant see well enough to drive at night with "normal" headlights then you shouldn't be driving at night*
*Ahhh calm now - appologies for the tirade.
Shaun
***StaGGeRed***
i got em on mine got them from ebay from a company called xenons_uk or something like that cost me £5-£6 look at these pictures:
and now:
sorry if the images are too large
some more on day light. same light as sed`s 5000
original old bulbs
drivers side done
both done
good luck
original old bulbs
drivers side done
both done
good luck
Shaun
***StaGGeRed***
are the +100's legal? if so where lol im gonna blind em like the blind me! grr lol
