zvhturbo

As above?

Is it easy?

Thanks

foreigneRS

as far as i know, xenon lights use a very high voltage, so you need some transformers as well as the blubs. if i was going to do it, i'd see if you can have a look at some in a scrappy to se how they work. otherwise, i think that you can by conversion kits from hella, piaa or whoever.

zvhturbo

I had a look through Deemon Tweeks mag and the kits they do are whole light kits, they don't do a conversion kit from normal halogen lights to Xenon.

They are "gas emitting" so i was wondering if it was a little more involved than just a new bulb and a transformer, does the head lamp unit need to be ventilated etc?

http://www.xenondepot.com/product.php?product_id=21
I think that is the kit i need, but i don't know if the head lamp needs modifying.

Matt.

Fudgey

iTrader: (4)

didnt dave esc cos fit xenons to his esc cos??

think there was a write up aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaggggggggggggggggeeeeeeeeeee eeeeesssssssssss ago

prolly no help to you tho... maybe pm him?

DaveEscos

he certainly did

zvhturbo

Whats involved then Dave??

Azrael

And how does it look like. Do you have standard look or morrete twin lights?

-J-

Few of my mates have bouth these from Ebay -

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...sPageName=WDVW

Fitted to everything from R5 Turbos to my mates Volvo

Renton

We've got an HID conversion from Technica SPA on our Skyline and it's bloody fantastic.
An H4 high and low beam kit is £430+vat. But you'll get a 10% discount if you mention Redline. The number is 020 8500 8418....

Azrael

Is it really high and low beam, assimetric and with visible light/darkness line? Won't it blind other people?

DaveEscos

i have morrettes

and i can say it has been one of the single best mods ive done to the car.

Involves the Xenon bulbs, a ballast per side, a control box per side for the Hi / Low beam and another box each side for the voltage conversion

easy to fit

not so easy to fit when you have nil space in the engine bay as i found out

if you have an esc cos, change the side light bulbs for PIAA LED 'WHITE' bulbs otherwise you have quality xenon white / blue / purple mixed with the pissed on snow colour of the std side bulbs

zvhturbo

Renton, that expensive, you can import from america a Phillips kit for just $550 (£290.00 ish) for a Hi/Low kit.

Thanks Dave, so all i need is the conversion kit, there are no mods required to the headlamp it self.

Thanks

Matt

Azrael

Did you leave inner - main beam lights halogen or another convertion?

DaveEscos

yep, all you need is the kit

get the H4 kit as the bulb will be in the same shell that your halogens are. So they fit pretty much straight in

Arazel, i have left the inner 'main' beam as halogen, i havent found out what bulb type they are, deffo not H1 or H4. When i do, ill probably get some PIAA super white ones to fit

not really a big issue though just a mix of white and yellow when you flash someone

Diablo

iTrader: (1)

Dave,

What intensity is your kit, e.g. 8500K?

Cheers

DaveEscos

8000k hi/low i believe.

they're extremely bright

zvhturbo

Where did you buy yours from Dave??

And do you mind if i ask how many £££'s

DaveEscos

From CorollaRWD on here. About £280 i think. they were new.

Ebay seem to have a lot of kits available.

CraigN

anyone know what H bulbs saphs use

as my 15 year old lights are piss poor

zvhturbo

CraigN

H4, If you go Xenon you need hi/low type.

Rick

http://www.danielsternlighting.com/t...nversions.html

zvhturbo

I think i will stick to the Halogens


Thanks Rick

Rick

The Big problem with old fords is their wiring and headlamps.

The reflectors are old and worn. Get some new heaedlamps - only about 17 quid each from ford, and will make a massive difference.

As std, there is nearly a 2v voltage drop at the headlamp. I fitted seperate relays with thick cable direct from the alterntor, and now have about .3v drop. This is around 30% more light.

zvhturbo

I have brand new head lamps and they are very bright, i just fancied the Xenon look