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BorderMan
Member Since: 02 Mar 2008
Location: Northumberland
Posts: 205
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Xenon HID conversion kits. |
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Has anyone out there ever fitted a Xenon HID conversion kit like this one:
http://www.hids4u.co.uk/store/home.php?cat=1
or this one:
https://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/product....amp;page=1
to 'upgrade' the standard halogens on their Disco? Is anyone thinking about doing so?
I live in the countryside and almost all of my winter driving on on high beam and I was wondering if I should go Xenon, add some auxiliary driving lights or just stay with the standard gear.
Thoughts?
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10th Mar 2008 4:44 pm |
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LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
Posts: 23262
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Use the search facility, as several members have fitted xenon lights from higher spec. D3's. Either buying from ebay or from a dealer (20% from Nick at Yeovil Land Rover).
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10th Mar 2008 5:03 pm |
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afp001
Member Since: 23 Nov 2005
Location: Forest Of Dean, Gloucestershire
Posts: 161
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Yep, Iv'e fitted a kit to my Audi TT and my VW Crafter van.
They are really easy to fit and produce a good level of light.
However, you need to be aware of a couple of legal issues. The lights need to self level and you need to have headlamp washers.
In my case, my Audi looks convincing because it has projector lights and the painted covers where the washers would be housed. The VW has standard Halogen headlights but does have headlamp washers. In both cases I can adjust the height of the light beam from inside.
Cheers, alan TDV6 SE auto, Java / Alpacca
2010 Mini Cooper S Conv. Pepper White, Blue roof
2010 Jaguar XJ, Caviar with Cashew seats, B&W 1200W Hifi
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10th Mar 2008 8:20 pm |
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countrywide
Member Since: 16 Sep 2007
Location: UK
Posts: 6019
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You also need to have the correct lenses or technically they are illegal. It's not just the washers and self levellers, it has to have the correct E marking for the lense. Any conversion kit from halogen to xenon is illegal as you are not changing the lenses.
All this came from Auto Express article.
Swapping to the Land Rover xenon lights is fine of course.
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10th Mar 2008 8:30 pm |
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simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 18296
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And can be found on fleaBay on a regular basis
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10th Mar 2008 8:58 pm |
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NoDo$h
Member Since: 02 May 2006
Location: Finding new and exciting ways to milk badgers.
Posts: 19689
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For main beam I can recommend the Philips xtreme power +80% H7 lamps. I've go the xenons and they are awesome, but the addition of these in the mainbeam projector has turned them into weapons of dark destruction. At the last SE meet we compared my xenons with xtreme H7 main beam with xenons, standard H7s and LR driving lamps and my setup was brighter with a longer beam throw. I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
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10th Mar 2008 9:02 pm |
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BorderMan
Member Since: 02 Mar 2008
Location: Northumberland
Posts: 205
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Thanks. It seems like a bit of a minefield fitting after market Xenon conversios so I think I'll stay clear for the time being. Actualy for the cost of some of these conversions, I could probably fit a nice pair of auxilliary driving lights - food for thought.
Cheers,
Ed.
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11th Mar 2008 5:30 am |
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Ken
Member Since: 20 Feb 2006
Location: Here
Posts: 10865
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Hey ND do you think I should add these bulbs to mine will it increase the light output of mine
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11th Mar 2008 7:05 am |
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NoDo$h
Member Since: 02 May 2006
Location: Finding new and exciting ways to milk badgers.
Posts: 19689
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If you still have standard main beam lamps then technically yes, as anything that increases the output of any of your lamps is increasing the overall light output. It's just that you wouldn't actually be able to see the difference through the all-enveloping beam emitted by your roof-mounted death rays. 8)
Welding masks obligatory I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
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11th Mar 2008 10:11 am |
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