Hid kits

[jordankemp94]

What sort or hid kits are people using ,

I want ones that look like the new led light that cars have got so what sort of brightness would these be??

[fabiamk2SE]

5000k 35w ones for a slight bluey tinge.

Hids direct ones are good

[Phil-E]

You need to get a 35 watt CAN-bus friendly kit.

 

4300k to 5000k should give you a nice bright white light (4300k is the OEM xenon colour).

 

Most members on here (me included) seem to have bought them from a seller on ebay called Londoncolour:

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/londoncolour?_trksid=p2047675.l2559

 

They are priced very competitively and the quality is very good. Mine have been in nearly 3 years and 35,000 miles.

[jordankemp94]

Ok cool and I'm guessing they will be nice and bright yeah?

[jordankemp94]

Ok cool and I'm guessing they will be nice and bright yeah?

[Phil-E]

Yes. I upgraded my Halogen bulbs to these and the light output is loads better!

[jonro2009]

They are nice and bright yes but behind the blackpack lights (if that's what you have) they are still a little lacking. In a reflector lens they are not recommended. In a unit using the mechanical shutter for high beam you may as well forget flashing other cars unless your lights are already on. Having said all that I have always done an upgrade and have never regretted it on any car

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[jordankemp94]

Ok great stuff and yeah I have the black backs on my headlight with the projector headlight wth mechanical high beam

[jonro2009]

You will defo notice a difference but not as good as if you had the silver lights with projector. I don't think you will be disappointed if you go for an upgrade kit.

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[fabianoh5n1]

best HID kit on the market is the from M-tech at the moment , they come with a metal socket and super small externals (also 3m double sided tape), took me 15 mins to install it.

well they cost a bit more then the usual stuff . 

 

they also have a kit for normal and Hi-beam.

 

did a few vids for the german fabia RS group, not sure if i can post them here.

Edited 28 January, 2016 by fabianoh5n1

[fabianoh5n1]

not sure how to post a video put here , just uploaded them .

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDgZr2VDmS4

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc7dKaWN3-g

Edited 28 January, 2016 by fabianoh5n1

[R1chard]

I've got HIDS direct ones in mine, 4300k 35w and they're fantastic! highly recommended

[jonro2009]

not sure how to post a video put here , just uploaded them .

That's impressive! Looks like a very good light output. Are your high beam filament bulbs as they did look to add a yellow tinge to the light.

Do you have a link?

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[fabianoh5n1]

high beams are night vision or night breakers . they usually have a blue tint to it but with the xenon they look very yellow . 

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/CANBUS-Ballast-M-Tech-KMSMPH76A-retrofit/dp/B0186DWXMK/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1454022001&sr=8-4&keywords=mtech+hid+h7

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[jonro2009]

To be honest I'd happily pay that price but I appreciate quality. What K did you go for, 5000k? Have you tried the M Tech xenon bulbs?

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[fabianoh5n1]

mine are 6k . yes i did try the "xenon look" bulbs back then on my mk1 fabia . hated them when ever the road was wet at night 

[Phil-E]

That's a nice white light from them. Mine aren't as white as that but output a decent amount of light.

 

Think my kit was only about £25 but mine's the non-canbus one so don't know if the can-bus kit costs more.

 

Ich möchte jetzt Schnee haben! Wir haben keine hier im moment... aber hab ich Winterreifen :(

[Skyl1n3]

They are nice and bright yes but behind the blackpack lights (if that's what you have) they are still a little lacking. In a reflector lens they are not recommended. In a unit using the mechanical shutter for high beam you may as well forget flashing other cars unless your lights are already on. Having said all that I have always done an upgrade and have never regretted it on any car

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I'm glad I found this before I got an HID kit, I always thought the flashing issue was down to certain kits not the headlight unit itself, being that I also have the Black headlights would you recommend the kit regardless?

[Phil-E]

The issue is that a quick flash of the lights doesn't give the bulb time to warm up and produce a lot of light.

 

It will still produce enough light to be visible as a flash but doing this a lot can add extra wear to the ballast and bulb.

 

This isn't an issue if your dipped beam is already on as to flash it just moves the mechanical shutter to move the beam.

 

Phil

[Skyl1n3]

The issue is that a quick flash of the lights doesn't give the bulb time to warm up and produce a lot of light.

 

It will still produce enough light to be visible as a flash but doing this a lot can add extra wear to the ballast and bulb.

 

This isn't an issue if your dipped beam is already on as to flash it just moves the mechanical shutter to move the beam.

 

Phil

 

Ooh I see, well that clears that up I barely ever flash people without my lows on already so shouldn't be an issue for me.

[fabiamk2SE]

The issue is that a quick flash of the lights doesn't give the bulb time to warm up and produce a lot of light.

It will still produce enough light to be visible as a flash but doing this a lot can add extra wear to the ballast and bulb.

This isn't an issue if your dipped beam is already on as to flash it just moves the mechanical shutter to move the beam.

Phil

Spot on

HIDS really dont like cycling on/off.

I had an identical set in low and high beam. (Silver lights)

Low kept working for about a year n a half before i got rid of them for other reasons.

High lasted probably 3 months before it blew. As high beam is cycling on/off and only really gets chance to properly warm up whwn you're driving in the middle of the night. It was fantastic for that!