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summeh
28-01-2008, 14:03
UPDATED: I have tracking numbers now so will pm/email later when I wake up :D

UPDATED: These have now been ordered so this is closed. I will give tracking numbers out once they are shipped.


UPDATED: Group buyers, this is what I'm ordering off, so if its wrong let me know!

Summeh: 1x H4 hi/lo 6000k, 1x H1 3000k, delivery, PAID
ARJ256: 1x H4-2 (lo xenon/hi halogen) 4300k, collection
Justin: 2x H1 6000k, 1x H1 12000k, delivery, PAID
Allan: 1x H4 hi/lo 6000k, 1x H1 3000k, delivery
*** AndyFielder: 1x H4 hi/lo 4300K, delivery *** NOT PAID *** Removed
Daz.: 1x H4 hi/lo 4300K, delivery, PAID
geesus: 1x H4 hi/lo 4300k, delivery, PAID
Lukebartlett2405: 1x H4 hi/lo 6000k, delivery, PAID
Geezer (Craig): 1x H4 hi/lo 6000k, delivery, PAID
Ollyb16v: 1x H4 hi/lo 6000k, delivery, PAID
Valver_karl: 1x H4 hi/lo 4300, delivery, PAID

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UPDATED, PAYMENT DETAILS:

I will be placing orders Sunday evening. So you have until then to get the money to me. If you haven't paid by then you will miss out, as I need to place the order asap to avoid delays with these kits because of the Chinese new year holidays.

Final prices are as follows, there are two sets of prices, depending on whether you are paying me cash or via paypal.

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CASH PRICES:
H1: £35.50
H4-3 (bi-xenon hi/lo): £57.00
H4-2 (xenon lo/halogen hi): £39.00
Delivery per address: £5.50

If you are paying cash I will be attending the rolling road day at Hill Power organised by Clio16Valver this Saturday, so you could pay me dosh then. Or if you live close drop it round! PM me your contact telephone number as this is a must requirement for the courier! Delivery address as well.

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PAYPAL PRICES:
H1: £36.90
H4-3 (bi-xenon hi/lo): £59.13
H4-2 (xenon lo/halogen hi): £40.52
Delivery per address: £5.88

PayPal will accept Credit/Debit Card. Bank transfer via PayPal will be to slow. My PayPal address to send payment to is matt@reacthosting.com, please include your forum name (so I can check this thread for details) and your contact telephone number, this is a must requirement for the courier! Will need your delivery address as well (include in paypal comment with phone number) Smile

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If you live close to me then you are welcome to pop round and collect from me, to save the 5quid on delivery costs.

These are quoted to be delivered within 3-6 working days, but i'm not sure if the chinese holiday will effect the courier or not, if it does, then they wont go anywhere until the 12th feb. Which is why I want to get the order in before then.

ADDITIONALLY: These kits are E-marked and ISO certified etc.

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ORIGINAL POST

You can get whatever kelvin temperature you like: 3000k, 4300k, 6000k, 8000k, 10000k, 12000k.

We will be buying from china/hk. May take a couple weeks, due to chinese new year, we will be ordering Sunday evening.

For the clio's headlights you will want H4-3 telescopic hi/lo. This provides both dipped and main beam.

I'm also getting some H1's (these are only single beam) for the foglights. Yellow light is better for bad weather etc, but obv. up to you.

Some colour charts etc:

http://www.xtralights.com/images/colors.gif

http://zuimei.paopao.cn//q/1%20(1).jpg

http://www.gthid.ca/images/kelvinchart.gif

Have look on youtube as well for diff colours, shed loads of clips on there.

Please reply to this thread and add your name if you want in on the buy!

I will keep this post updated with details etc.

summeh
28-01-2008, 14:08
Summeh - 1x H4 hi/lo 8000k, 1x H1 4300k
Justin - 2x H1 6000k, 1x H1 12000k
Allan - 2/3 sets (add details)

Justin..
28-01-2008, 14:10
8)

AndyFielder
28-01-2008, 14:23
AndyFielder - 1* hi/lo 4300K

Daz.
28-01-2008, 15:06
Thats cheap!

Oh bugger it you can't refuse if you can get it down further :D

Daz. - 1x hi/lo 4300K

Daz.
28-01-2008, 15:09
How much are spare bulbs these days by the way - do you know?

I realised when I had my old set in I wouldn't know where to go if one went!

summeh
28-01-2008, 15:31
by the way you should never need a replacement bulb, they last 10x longer than normal halogens, so should out last the car. The bulb doesn't actually have a filament to burn out, instead it uses an arc across the xenon gas.

Allan
28-01-2008, 17:20
to get bulbs on ebay you are looking at £20 for h4 bulbs with no balasts or cables or fittings

geesus
28-01-2008, 17:40
geesus - 1 x H4 hi/lo 4300k

donsrno1
28-01-2008, 17:52
Can you get bi-xenon kits as I don't really fancy a Hi/Lo kit as they have halogen main beam?

I should say as well that I may be getting a source soon (will know in next week or so) for HID lights and if it all works out I could probably beat the above price - not confirmed yet though so I will let you all know if it does happen.

lukebartlett2405
28-01-2008, 18:46
Lukebartlett2405-1 x H4 hi/lo 4300k

Daz.
28-01-2008, 19:04
Can you get bi-xenon kits as I don't really fancy a Hi/Lo kit as they have halogen main beam?

I should say as well that I may be getting a source soon (will know in next week or so) for HID lights and if it all works out I could probably beat the above price - not confirmed yet though so I will let you all know if it does happen.

Whats the difference?

white16valver
28-01-2008, 19:08
Some of the kits I've seen actually move the HID bulb out from behind a shield, so you get HID full beam, not a 'normal' full beam bulb just sort of stuck on the side. I think that's what these H4-3 kits are?

If you can get H4-4 kits then I think they have 2 HID bulbs in them, but they are about twice the price...

Geezer
28-01-2008, 19:15
Im interested...

Geezer (Craig) - 1 x H4 Hi/Lo 6000k

Ta,
Craig

Daz.
28-01-2008, 19:28
I'm after what I had before

Standard side lights
Xenon main
Xenon high


So what am I looking for?

donsrno1
28-01-2008, 19:29
Can you get bi-xenon kits as I don't really fancy a Hi/Lo kit as they have halogen main beam?

I should say as well that I may be getting a source soon (will know in next week or so) for HID lights and if it all works out I could probably beat the above price - not confirmed yet though so I will let you all know if it does happen.

Whats the difference?

Bi-Xenon is like the ones white16valver described where it moves the bulb so that at low beam the HIDs are on but pointed down then for full beam it moves the bulb and positions the light higher so you get an HID full beam. With the Hi/Lo kits you get HID for your low beam but if you go to your full/high beam then it just uses the same halogen bulb you had before.

summeh
28-01-2008, 19:54
Can you get bi-xenon kits as I don't really fancy a Hi/Lo kit as they have halogen main beam?

I should say as well that I may be getting a source soon (will know in next week or so) for HID lights and if it all works out I could probably beat the above price - not confirmed yet though so I will let you all know if it does happen.

H4-3 = telescopic. This means the bulb is moved up and down magnetically. I.e. like a telescope. This gives dipped and full beam. These are proper HID kits, none of this half halogen crap. Bi-xenon is just a term mean you get two xenon beams functioning, whether that be h4-4 or h4-3.

Also I doubt you'd be able to beat the price. But we'll be ordering these next week, not hanging about for if's/maybes etc.

H4-4 are kinda new and use two xenon gas bulbs, the full beam one being stuck on the side of the mounting. These are more expensive.

summeh
28-01-2008, 19:59
My original post states "telescopic hi/lo". So this means the bulb moves up and down inside the mounting to provide full/half beam.

Geezer
28-01-2008, 20:04
Im in 100%, PM me payment details when you need the money sorting and I will arrange.

Craig

summeh
28-01-2008, 21:09
example of telescopic:

http://pc-link.biz/mtr/HIDH4B.gif

Justin..
28-01-2008, 21:11
:shock: u sure thats a hid light bulb :lol: :oops:

summeh
28-01-2008, 21:13
just nicked it off ebay lol. but yeah it is.

summeh
28-01-2008, 21:36
ARJ256 - 1x H4-2 lo xenon/hi halogen 4300k

donsrno1
28-01-2008, 23:02
No problem tbh I mis-read the original description and when I saw people talking about hi/lo bulbs in their replies I had wrongly assumed they were the more common half halogen half xenon kits.

As it happens I would be able to beat the price as I'll be buying direct from the manufacurer but I'll leave you to it if you want to stick with your current seller.

Coops
28-01-2008, 23:30
:shock: u sure thats a hid light bulb :lol: :oops:

yep thats a bi-xenon or hi/lo as they call them currently, they are advertised as the same thing and as said tit simply moves the bulb inside that reflective holster using a solenoid. this provides a change in the beam pattern and bulb exposure to give main beam or dipped. its instantanious change aswell as unlike std bulbs theres no second element to heat up.

the picture above is pretty much identical to the ones i have fitted to my car

Justin..
29-01-2008, 00:17
that was a a joke btw! :lol:

summeh
30-01-2008, 16:18
CHECK ORIGINAL POST FOR PAYMENT INFORMATION!!!!

geesus
30-01-2008, 16:48
sent payment just now :)

geesus
30-01-2008, 16:51
can you confirm you got it ok as i put subject as:

geesus69 (although my username on here is geesus :oops: ) and H4-3 (bi xenon hi/lo)

sorry its cos my username is geesus69 on cliosport :roll:

also forgot to say i wanted 4300k, although its listed in this thread

cheers

Purple
30-01-2008, 16:52
If you are ordering from China/HK, most non-CNY related businesses would be shut next week. So, you have to expect quite a bit of delays.

Allan
30-01-2008, 16:53
This shows you what the lights would look like
8k (main)
3k (fog)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDuferwdNG8&NR=1

As a reference on what your lights could look like assuming your lenses are good and not all flaked etc.

summeh
30-01-2008, 16:58
Yep got it cheers.

summeh
30-01-2008, 17:06
lol check out what this retard says at the end:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kozjPH1gX_o&feature=related

Justin..
30-01-2008, 18:37
payment Sent 8)

Geezer
30-01-2008, 18:48
Payment sent.

Craig

summeh
30-01-2008, 18:51
Payment sent.

Craig

Are you collecting from me in Southampton? If not, you will need to paypal another £5.88 across :lol:

Geezer
30-01-2008, 18:53
Forgot that one :oops:, check now... should be with you :D

Craig

summeh
30-01-2008, 18:55
Forgot that one :oops:, check now... should be with you :D

Craig

yeah got it :D

Ollyb16v
30-01-2008, 19:14
I'm interested too if i'm not too late.

Ollyb16v- 1x H4 hi/lo 6000k

Thanks Olly

Allan
30-01-2008, 19:38
I'm interested too if i'm not too late.

Ollyb16v- 1x H4 hi/lo 6000k

Thanks Olly

Orders by Feb 3rd so not to late :D

summeh
30-01-2008, 21:05
I'm interested too if i'm not too late.

Ollyb16v- 1x H4 hi/lo 6000k

Thanks Olly

Payment by Sunday, I won't be chasing people for it so make sure you include all the required details in PayPal payment.

Ollyb16v
30-01-2008, 21:18
Payment sent

Daz.
31-01-2008, 08:02
Daz. Paid

summeh
31-01-2008, 13:16
Daz. Paid

You forgot to add delivery charge as well?

Daz.
31-01-2008, 19:35
Daz. Paid

You forgot to add delivery charge as well?

Oh you plebb! you should have included that in the paypal price :lol: Its not easy to see!

So what do I owe you a fiver?

summeh
31-01-2008, 19:54
Daz. Paid

You forgot to add delivery charge as well?

Oh you plebb! you should have included that in the paypal price :lol: Its not easy to see!

So what do I owe you a fiver?

PAYPAL PRICES:
H1: £36.90
H4-3 (bi-xenon hi/lo): £59.13
H4-2 (xenon lo/halogen hi): £40.52
Delivery per address: £5.88

I thought that was fairly straight forward. :roll:

Daz.
31-01-2008, 20:31
I paid £59.13 so wheres the issue?

Daz.
31-01-2008, 20:31
I paid £59.13 so wheres the issue?

Oh bollocks!

How did I miss that!

in my defence I had just got home from work :oops:

valver_Karl
02-02-2008, 22:16
can i get a set? its not too late is it? i can pay asap!!!!!

valver_Karl
02-02-2008, 22:30
just read the thread properly! and your placing orders tomorrow night? can i have the "H4-3 telescopic hi/lo with the 4300k bulbs"?

could you tell me the paypal address i should be sending the money to and il send the money either tonight or in the morning, cheers

Justin..
03-02-2008, 00:05
^ obviously didnt read it properly! the address is given....

valver_Karl
03-02-2008, 00:37
lol fair coment,

payment sent!!!!!

Scougar
05-02-2008, 15:48
:( Gutted, could have done with a set for my valver. (Was avoiding the website as I didn't want to think about how much my MOT would end up costing lol).

Would have loved the main/dipped set with 4300k (white light).

Matthew

valver_Karl
11-02-2008, 20:08
[quote="summeh"]UPDATED: I have tracking numbers now so will pm/email later when I wake up :D


how long does it take to wake up?

summeh
11-02-2008, 22:13
[quote=summeh]UPDATED: I have tracking numbers now so will pm/email later when I wake up :D


how long does it take to wake up?

I sent emails out to everyone with tracking numbers. So suggest you check your email address that you used to paypal me with.

valver_Karl
11-02-2008, 23:24
sorry, but iv just double cheacked and i carnt find an e-mail with trackin numbers anywere, when do u think they will arrive?

Allan
12-02-2008, 00:24
13/14th roughly

geesus
12-02-2008, 10:28
right just been to track mine and the last input says:

'2008-02-11 10:48:00 UNITED KINGDOM O22607 Attempted delivery'

'Your item was not delivred successfully(UNITED KINGDOM O22607) at 2008-02-11 10:48:00 '

the delivery address i asked for it to be sent to is my work address, there is someone here from 8 til gone 6 every day! i havent got an attempted delivery note or anything!

any idea who delivers them when in the uk so i can get in touch?

geesus
12-02-2008, 11:07
sorry scrap that it got re-delivered today :oops: :roll: (lad at work said some chinese man delivered it, i hope he hasnt driven all the way from china lmao!)

jut gonna open the box now :D

Allan
12-02-2008, 14:21
maybe, all getting them in the south as he drives up north delivering them 1 at a time ?

Daz.
12-02-2008, 14:50
Got mine this morning - ballast pascks are smaller then my last ones that god!

Now all I need is FOOKING car back so I can install them! :evil:

On our lamps there is two options (not shown in book I think) to leave the covers on the unit around the bulb or to take them off completely - what does everyone tend to do in a clio lamp out of curiosity?

summeh
12-02-2008, 22:13
Got mine this morning - ballast pascks are smaller then my last ones that god!

Now all I need is FOOKING car back so I can install them! :evil:

On our lamps there is two options (not shown in book I think) to leave the covers on the unit around the bulb or to take them off completely - what does everyone tend to do in a clio lamp out of curiosity?

lol you don't leave the plastic covers on. :lol: :lol:

Allan
12-02-2008, 22:16
Got mine this morning - ballast pascks are smaller then my last ones that god!

Now all I need is FOOKING car back so I can install them! :evil:

On our lamps there is two options (not shown in book I think) to leave the covers on the unit around the bulb or to take them off completely - what does everyone tend to do in a clio lamp out of curiosity?


take the covers off lol, they are just packaging to keep the bulbs safe in transit

valver_Karl
12-02-2008, 22:59
iv just finished fitted mine! gonna go round tomorrow night and make sure the earths are all alright! looks well good tho

summeh
13-02-2008, 00:50
nice one mate glad you are happy with um, lukebartlett pm'd me earlier to say he'd fitted um monday night and is well chuffed with um as well. wont get time to fit mine until the weekend.

The H1's I ordered are 55watt versions :shock: gonna be well powerful lol. Anyone else get 55watt versions? probably only the H1's tbh, my H4's are 35watt.

white16valver
13-02-2008, 09:51
Everyone should post pics of front views and before and after pics through the windscreen! :D

Daz.
13-02-2008, 12:28
Got mine this morning - ballast pascks are smaller then my last ones that god!

Now all I need is FOOKING car back so I can install them! :evil:

On our lamps there is two options (not shown in book I think) to leave the covers on the unit around the bulb or to take them off completely - what does everyone tend to do in a clio lamp out of curiosity?

lol you don't leave the plastic covers on. :lol: :lol:

They're not plastic that would just be stupid :D

Justin..
13-02-2008, 18:50
my H1's are 35w matt

valver_Karl
13-02-2008, 22:18
iv got a little problem with mine :S, i turn on the car and turn on the lights! side lights come on fine, dipped come on fine then main beam comes on fine, then if i put it back to dipped beam then back onto main beam sometimes the main beam doesnt work:S it only seams to work if i turn off the lights get out open the bonnet fiddle about with the controler socket get back in while the bonnet is open turn lights on again! everything is now workin even flash(main beam) but then if i close the bonnet or even close my door the main beam doesnt wanna work!!! lol help!!!

Justin..
13-02-2008, 22:50
you know its better to use them only with engine on due to the current they draw? have you tried it with the engine on?

Justin..
13-02-2008, 22:51
engine started, not just on i meant btw

valver_Karl
13-02-2008, 23:04
yes m8, i drove down a country lane and tried to put main beam on, the blue light in the car came on but the lights itself didnt do anythin

arj256
13-02-2008, 23:17
Just fitted mine tonight, and there nice and bright :)

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/peterj.jones/Renault%2019%2016v/Renault%2019%2016v%20With%20HID's.jpg

Had a few teething issues on one of the lights, but making sure all the contacts where firmly together resolved them.
Recon i will have to go and get my headlight alignment checked now.
Cheers for sorting out the group buy.

arj256
13-02-2008, 23:20
iv got a little problem with mine :S, i turn on the car and turn on the lights! side lights come on fine, dipped come on fine then main beam comes on fine, then if i put it back to dipped beam then back onto main beam sometimes the main beam doesnt work:S it only seams to work if i turn off the lights get out open the bonnet fiddle about with the controler socket get back in while the bonnet is open turn lights on again! everything is now workin even flash(main beam) but then if i close the bonnet or even close my door the main beam doesnt wanna work!!! lol help!!!

Have you tried doing it slowly between changes back and forth from the full/dipped?
As theres a safety switch you can trigger if you turn the lights on and off too quickly repeatedly, iirc somewhere in the instructions.

valver_Karl
13-02-2008, 23:29
no i havent tried it m8, your proberly right, i must admit i was pritty excited wen i first got them fitted! and was flickin them from dipped/main with in a couple of seconds but not for long! hehe, and now u mention it i read that aswell but after the problem occured! il give it a go and let every1 know tomorrow! cheers

summeh
14-02-2008, 02:06
iv got a little problem with mine :S, i turn on the car and turn on the lights! side lights come on fine, dipped come on fine then main beam comes on fine, then if i put it back to dipped beam then back onto main beam sometimes the main beam doesnt work:S it only seams to work if i turn off the lights get out open the bonnet fiddle about with the controler socket get back in while the bonnet is open turn lights on again! everything is now workin even flash(main beam) but then if i close the bonnet or even close my door the main beam doesnt wanna work!!! lol help!!!

sounds like a bad contact issue. the come with 12 months manufacturers warrenty tho, so if they are faulty, you can get um replaced.

summeh
14-02-2008, 02:07
no i havent tried it m8, your proberly right, i must admit i was pritty excited wen i first got them fitted! and was flickin them from dipped/main with in a couple of seconds but not for long! hehe, and now u mention it i read that aswell but after the problem occured! il give it a go and let every1 know tomorrow! cheers

ah cool let us know if its ok then... :D

donsrno1
14-02-2008, 02:51
Just fitted mine tonight, and there nice and bright :)

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/peterj.jones/Renault%2019%2016v/Renault%2019%2016v%20With%20HID's.jpg

Had a few teething issues on one of the lights, but making sure all the contacts where firmly together resolved them.
Recon i will have to go and get my headlight alignment checked now.
Cheers for sorting out the group buy.

That looks ace mate. I've got a few kits on their way at the moment that I'm going to be testing but not decided if I'll go for the 4300k or the 6000k for mine yet - luckily I can try both before deciding though :lol: .

white16valver
14-02-2008, 12:15
Just to confirm...

On these H4-3 kits, you still have the dipped beam pattern on the floor when you put the main beam on?

summeh
14-02-2008, 13:23
Just to confirm...

On these H4-3 kits, you still have the dipped beam pattern on the floor when you put the main beam on?

not sure havnt fitted mine yet, cant see that they would be any diff to normal halogens though.

valver_Karl
14-02-2008, 21:17
ok guys arj256 was right wen he said i was changing from dipped-main too quick! i took it for a little drive tonight and they come on everytime! only problem now is wen they do come on its about 6-7seconds after iv selected main beam and that the passenger side is a slightly different colour to the drivers side, im thinking iv got a bad earth as on the drivers side iv earthed it to the side of the inlet-manifold as i asume the engine is compleatly earthed! wot do you guys think? is ur main beam delayed? and are the 2 side a slight different colour? and were u earthed the drivers side?

arj256
14-02-2008, 21:23
ok guys arj256 was right wen he said i was changing from dipped-main too quick! i took it for a little drive tonight and they come on everytime! only problem now is wen they do come on its about 6-7seconds after iv selected main beam and that the passenger side is a slightly different colour to the drivers side, im thinking iv got a bad earth as on the drivers side iv earthed it to the side of the inlet-manifold as i asume the engine is compleatly earthed! wot do you guys think? is ur main beam delayed? and are the 2 side a slight different colour? and were u earthed the drivers side?

Cool, glad it was something simple.

When i first fitted mine, i played around with the passenger side one seeing what it was like etc.
When i came around to doing the drivers side i found that when i switched it on it was blue in comparison to the other one.
After a drive around the block they where both matched.
So i would say wait for the bulbs to get up to temperature.

Unfortunatly it does say in the manual that some slight colour differences is acceptable.

valver_Karl
14-02-2008, 22:10
Cool, glad it was something simple.

When i first fitted mine, i played around with the passenger side one seeing what it was like etc.
When i came around to doing the drivers side i found that when i switched it on it was blue in comparison to the other one.
After a drive around the block they where both matched.
So i would say wait for the bulbs to get up to temperature.

Unfortunatly it does say in the manual that some slight colour differences is acceptable.


makes sence! wot about ur main beam tho m8? do you have a delay? i carnt understand why i have about 6-7second delay from the time i flick the main beam on till they acctually come on! lol its annoying!

arj256
14-02-2008, 22:16
I dont have the full beam xenon kit im afraid.
So when i go to full beam i get a normal bulb come on.
Didnt see the need in a Renault 19 when theres a separate h1 bulb for full beam.

Does sound quite a delay that tho :?

summeh
14-02-2008, 22:30
drivers side iv earthed it to the side of the inlet-manifold

Possibly a very bad place you could earth it to. The inlet manifold is seperated from the engine via a cork gasket. Although it does have supporting brackets as well, these are normally quite dirty etc.

Really it would be better to earth it on the chassis. How about one of the bolt holes that holds the light fitting on? Just scrape the paint back a little (probably already rusty) and hook it up there. Would be much better than the inlet manifold I should think.

6-7 seconds delay for switching? That sounds fairly crap, Allan's are instant, although not from this group buy and I've yet to fit mine. Whats everyone else's like?

valver_Karl
14-02-2008, 22:34
didnt know there was a gasket to be honest, on a very few occasions mine has come on instant! il prob do wot you say m8 change the earth, ill let you know tomorrow! im drivin round london lol#

Daz.
14-02-2008, 22:59
My old ones were instant so I do hope these aren't slow at switching :cry:

summeh
14-02-2008, 22:59
My old ones were instant so I do hope these aren't slow at switching :cry:

well no one else has mentioned it... gonna go test rig mine up now.

valver_Karl
14-02-2008, 23:03
to be honest its prob just the earth! just dont earth it to the inlet manifold like i did lol, i found a well good hiding place for the ballest btw!!!! ( underneith each headlight in the front bumper!) its made to measure! dont think there meant to be bolted on to metal!

Daz.
14-02-2008, 23:06
to be honest its prob just the earth! just dont earth it to the inlet manifold like i did lol, i found a well good hiding place for the ballest btw!!!! ( underneith each headlight in the front bumper!) its made to measure! dont think there meant to be bolted on to metal!

Thats where I put mine last time you couldn't tell any of it was there!

I mounted my earth next to the passenger side lamp where I think the rads earth is - gave it a polish before it all went back together and it was perfect.

I hope I don't do what I did last time and missed a cable that got chopped straight through by the aux belt :lol:

valver_Karl
14-02-2008, 23:12
to be honest its prob just the earth! just dont earth it to the inlet manifold like i did lol, i found a well good hiding place for the ballest btw!!!! ( underneith each headlight in the front bumper!) its made to measure! dont think there meant to be bolted on to metal!

Thats where I put mine last time you couldn't tell any of it was there!

I mounted my earth next to the passenger side lamp where I think the rads earth is - gave it a polish before it all went back together and it was perfect.

I hope I don't do what I did last time and missed a cable that got chopped straight through by the aux belt :lol:

lol yeah its a perfect place!!!! see thats proberly were i went wrong! i put 1 of my earths on the rad bolt! but i never polished it up! and i put the second earth on 1 of the bolts on the side of the inlet manifold above the aux belt! its got a black plate between my earth ring and the inlet! prob why iv got such a big delay didnt polish any metal befor i fitted, i just wanted to get the job done! (all the cables are neat tho, i didnt want a cable goin anywere near the aux belt lol a bit like urs! )

Daz.
14-02-2008, 23:21
Mine went against the chassis first then I put everything else back.

summeh
15-02-2008, 01:38
Well i was playing about with my kit earlier, hook up just the passenger side for a quick test, works perfectly, i used one of the headlight bolts for earthing the controller and passenger side bulb.

There is zero delay in switching between dipped and main, also I made a little video of me switching from dipped/full very quickly and quite a bit, didn't hit any safety cut off. Will post it up tomorrow.

Did have a slight problem with the positive connector, had to remove some of the insulation around the terminal as it was causing a bad connection. So something to check for on your kits perhaps.

I'm very happy with it though, looks awesome :D

arj256
15-02-2008, 19:54
I have just gone and gotten the headlight adjustment redone.
Found it was lighting up signs lol.
Odd that it was out, as it had only recently been done on the normal headlight bulbs. So worth getting yours checked.
Definitely nicer the beams being even.

Whilst they where being aligned i asked if they would pass an mot and they said yes.
This is on a Renault 19 though, but the headlight design isnt that much different to the clios.

valver_Karl
15-02-2008, 22:21
Well i was playing about with my kit earlier, hook up just the passenger side for a quick test, works perfectly, i used one of the headlight bolts for earthing the controller and passenger side bulb.

There is zero delay in switching between dipped and main, also I made a little video of me switching from dipped/full very quickly and quite a bit, didn't hit any safety cut off. Will post it up tomorrow.

Did have a slight problem with the positive connector, had to remove some of the insulation around the terminal as it was causing a bad connection. So something to check for on your kits perhaps.

I'm very happy with it though, looks awesome :D

ah klkl, i carnt remember were i put my earth for the controller!!!! iv taken my earth from the inlet-manifold and it worked fine for about 5min driving! then i had a delay again lol! im thinking if i carnt remember were i earthed my controller! maybe i didnt earth it at all so it only changes when it touches a bit of metal! i hope in a way is roaming free in the bay!

summeh
16-02-2008, 12:12
:shock:

just use one of the passenger side headlight bolts for both lamp and controller. works fine :)

valver_Karl
17-02-2008, 21:52
hey guys. today i changed both my earths to the headlight bolts! i put the passenger side ballest earthed up on a bolt, i also earthed the purple control box! but my main beam is still not workin properly!!!!!

so iv got 2 earth's (both connected to a bolt on each light!)

iv earthed the purple control box! (i didnt know if i needd to or not but still no harm in doin it)

and i could only earth the passenger sige ballest ( i couldnt earth the drivers side as i had no room cuz the inlet manifold,

am i missin anythin? cuz iv tried everythin and im still havin problems with my main beam?

im gettin really pissed of with it now how do i go about exchangin the hid's (if there is nothin else i can try)

Justin..
17-02-2008, 21:56
is it just the driver side light not workin properly?

valver_Karl
17-02-2008, 22:15
no the problem is,

when the lights are on and i wanna put it on main beam both lights take about 6-7 sec to come onto main beam! so i carnt flash any1 to let them out or anythin!!!

dont know wot is wrong

summeh
18-02-2008, 02:20
drivers side bulb does need to be earthed :shock:

Fix that, then let us know if you still have problems.

For exchange you will need to check the manual/warranty card that came within it. Have you read the manual btw? One other thing to make sure of, is where the controller connection goes into each ballast it has a "+" marked on top, make sure the connector is the correct way around, i.e. earth at the bottom of this connector, so the positive matches up with the +.

valver_Karl
18-02-2008, 22:02
drivers side bulb does need to be earthed :shock:

Fix that, then let us know if you still have problems.

For exchange you will need to check the manual/warranty card that came within it. Have you read the manual btw? One other thing to make sure of, is where the controller connection goes into each ballast it has a "+" marked on top, make sure the connector is the correct way around, i.e. earth at the bottom of this connector, so the positive matches up with the +.

do you mean the drivers side ballest? i dont know wot you mean about the bulb? as iv already earthed that side of the car, i just havent bolted the bracket up (that holds the ballest) and as for the "+" i will cheack wen i get a bit of daylight, iv read the manual yes,but wen i did it was wen i 1st put everythin together and i couldnt wait to get them up and runnin lol

Daz.
19-02-2008, 07:39
I'll be putting mine in either tomorrow or Wednesday so I'll let you know what happens :D

valver_Karl
19-02-2008, 19:26
lol urs will prob be alright!

lukebartlett2405
20-02-2008, 00:22
mine are amazing only noticed tonight fter driving the work van in the dark then getting im my car and turning on my hids one of the best things i have done to my car so far :D

summeh
20-02-2008, 01:52
nice one, got mine installed and they are teh awesome :D

valver_Karl
23-02-2008, 15:07
alright i carnt find out were to send these hid's back or a phone number to ring! can any1 help me, i dont really wanna send these back to china!

donsrno1
28-02-2008, 00:31
Just out of interest would any of you guys be able to tell me what diameter the holes were in the bits for earthing it and for the live in these kits?

valver_Karl
28-02-2008, 16:01
they fit a 10mm bolt if thats wot u mean

donsrno1
28-02-2008, 17:33
Yeah thats what I was meaning, by 10mm do you mean ones with a 10mm head (i.e. need a 10mm socket to get them off) on them - such as the ones that hold the light in place or would they fit over the bolts that are used to hold the crossmember on which are a bit bigger (13mm head).

I know its a bit of a random question but just wanted to compare to the kits I have just recieved.

summeh
29-02-2008, 01:40
13mm bolts are to big for the negative terminals (3 of - 1 for each bulb plus 1 for the controller), has to be 10mm bolts.

The positive terminal is slightly bigger and fits on the battery terminal fine, would possibly fit on 13mm bolts but didn't try it.

Allan hasn't fitted his kit yet so maybe he would be kind enough to report measurements, you'll have to ask him :D

donsrno1
29-02-2008, 02:33
13mm bolts are to big for the negative terminals (3 of - 1 for each bulb plus 1 for the controller), has to be 10mm bolts.

The positive terminal is slightly bigger and fits on the battery terminal fine, would possibly fit on 13mm bolts but didn't try it.

Allan hasn't fitted his kit yet so maybe he would be kind enough to report measurements, you'll have to ask him :D

Cheers mate, thats exactly what I needed to know. Last question, does anyone know exactly how many mm the standard positive battery terminal on a clio is? i.e. could the size earths in the kit fit over the positive terminal?

I would measure my own but I'm not running the standard connections.

And for anyone after anymore kits watch this space as I will have plenty availiable pretty soon :D .

donsrno1
03-03-2008, 10:54
Cheers mate, thats exactly what I needed to know. Last question, does anyone know exactly how many mm the standard positive battery terminal on a clio is? i.e. could the size earths in the kit fit over the positive terminal?

I would measure my own but I'm not running the standard connections.

And for anyone after anymore kits watch this space as I will have plenty availiable pretty soon :D .

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Justin..
03-03-2008, 20:16
price? kit types?

white16valver
20-01-2009, 15:18
Well i was playing about with my kit earlier, hook up just the passenger side for a quick test, works perfectly, i used one of the headlight bolts for earthing the controller and passenger side bulb.

There is zero delay in switching between dipped and main, also I made a little video of me switching from dipped/full very quickly and quite a bit, didn't hit any safety cut off. Will post it up tomorrow.

Did have a slight problem with the positive connector, had to remove some of the insulation around the terminal as it was causing a bad connection. So something to check for on your kits perhaps.

I'm very happy with it though, looks awesome :D
Bump for the vid ;) lol