High Intensity Discharge (HID) kits

julian · Post by **julian** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 5:13 pm

Hi everyone, been a while since I have posted.

I was driving in front of a mates car the other night and was totally blown away by the HID (high intensity discharge) headlights he had. I have had a look around for conversion kits but everything on ebay looks like it is of dubious quality. Has anyone converted their headlamps to HID?

Suby Wan Kenobi · Post by **Suby Wan Kenobi** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 8:29 pm

I got both my RX and dad RX running HID, both kits came from Ebay and both from the same vendor "OMG_so cool car". Both kits are 6000k and both H4s, the set in my RX have been there about 4 months and dads slightly longer and am pretty happy with the light they put out.

brumbyrunner · Post by **brumbyrunner** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 11:39 pm

Try Gadget Master. http://www.storesonlinepro.com/store/2270383/home
We use them in everything and put heaps of people onto them as well. Absolutely no problems with them.
Tell Gerald that Settlement Creek Racing sent you!

Wilbur · Post by **Wilbur** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 9:45 am

Yep. Geralds is gear is good. Got a couple of H3 kits floating around and did my own H4s in the ute.

Post by **Alex** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 10:18 am

i've got them in both my cars. Best thing you can do to car i reckon. I've had mind for almost a year in the liberty. No probs with them at all and they're from ebay.

Alex

twilightprotege · Post by **twilightprotege** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 10:55 am

have a look here

http://www.xenonexpert.com/

cheap cheap

Subafury · Post by **Subafury** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 11:04 am

same here. i paid about $170 off ebay for a bi-xenon kit with a 3 year warranty. the only annoying part is adjusting your headlights to the right level else you get lots of flashes haha.

great upgrade tho- i dont think the bi-xenon is worth the extra $ tho. theres f/a difference.

BrennyV · Post by **BrennyV** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 11:14 am

i run sets on my sti and leone. JM (cheep jap ones) and also Ultra (uk made $$ ones) and i honestly cant notice the diffrence.

twilightprotege · Post by **twilightprotege** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 9:28 am

bi-xenon is H4 bulbs with hi and lo beam. on my rx i'll be getting h4 with just lows, then getting some pencil beam spot lights to act as my high beam

Wilbur · Post by **Wilbur** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 10:23 am

Gadgetmaster do kits with xenon low halogen high or vice versa.

fredsub · Post by **fredsub** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 5:55 pm

this karma should happen more often to HID devotees:) http://www.nissansilvia.com/forums/inde ... pic=138712

julian · Post by **julian** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 8:34 pm

Is there any way to adjust the height of the beam on my L series? Because I have slightly higher springs on the rear they have always been slightly lower than I would like.

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 8:55 pm

Yeah there are some long bolts coming out the back of the headlights, these are the adjustments.
Park your car nose up near a wall and shine the headlights on there, this will give a good indication of where they are pointing while adjusting them.

Wilbur · Post by **Wilbur** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 10:09 am

fredsub wrote:this karma should happen more often to HID devotees:) http://www.nissansilvia.com/forums/inde ... pic=138712

Right. Why, I don't wish a 5k bill on you and your vehicle. Cheers

Battlewagon · Post by **Battlewagon** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 6:52 pm

Interesting comment in there on legality of retrofitting HID lights.

Subafury · Post by **Subafury** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 12:04 pm

myself, alex and brennyv's HID goodness.

julian · Post by **julian** » Fri May 09, 2008 12:50 pm

Well 'OMGsocoolcar' came up with the goods on ebay and I now have some lovely 6000K HIDs fitted to the L series. Make a massive difference to night time visibility, in particular the road lines and reflectors. It's also a bit creepy being able to read numberplates of drivers coming towards you... Never been able to do that with the tungstens.
The beam needs MAJOR adjusting and I have been tweaking it for a few nights now, but still not completely satisfied. Did any L series come out with clear front glass lenses? As in no markings/mouldings in the glass? Thinking this might be worth a look.

All up costed $130 including postage and was actually cheaper to buy in sterling rather than AUD$. No wires to cut and all the fittings are good quality with a lot of nylon braiding on important bits. No complaints.