hi i seem to have a problem with my hid kit, they were excellent very bright when first fitted but they seem to get dimmer each time they are used to the point that now i would say my old halogen lights were better, is there a way of fixing this or is it knackered?

cheers les.

 

Is it a 'proper' Ł200+ kit or a Ł75 jobbie from Ebay? How long have you had them? They should at least have 12months waranty if from a reputable supplier?

 

they are from ebay same kit as what others on here have used without problems, been on the car for around a month maybe a bit less

 

shure your headlights aint dirty

was you at southport last night in the cav turbo ?

 

The balasts are probably faulty.

If you cant get anything replaced by the person you bought them from give these guys a try. www.hids4u.co.uk I usually deal with a guy called ian (via email). he's really friendly and they will help you with replacement parts to fit what you've already got (you wont have to buy a complete kit again.)

 

Do these kits need to be professionally fitted or can you order the kit and fit it yourself

 

you can fit them yourself.

 

Cheers

 

thanks guys , im having some contact with the seller, although i paid via paypal do you think i could put a claim in for faulty goods seeing as im going to have to pay for new ballasts/bulbs? also he has his location as usa but when i recieved them they were from china

 

do you have the ebay link to the kit you bought please

 

that is why i would always buy from a uk based seller like hud4u, even though they are more expensive

 

heres the link:

Clicky

 

ballasts

 

both going at the same time and same rate does seem a bit strange though, im going to check the input voltage tomorrow and see if wiring it direct from battery and/or a better earth connection helps.

 

are the usable with morette head lights ..

i quite like the lighting they provide.

rather than the shonky usual ones

 

Check the wiring! As a shite feed will not power the ballasts very well

avid-fan - Yes they can be used with twin headlights

 

going to do that today smit and use a relay if needed, also it looks as it hid4u wont supply parts for cheap kits anymore as they have had so many problems with them but instead they offer a Ł70 trade in.

was thinking though if the kit was so crap what would they want with them?

 

there lies your problem!


they are fucking shite and cheap!


you get what you pay for!

 

thanks for that dave

 

well its true

an HID kit for Ł80!?

just ONE of my hid BULBS is more than than double Ł80

 

Great, I've just bought a set!

 

oh dear

I remember Dave buying a set for his cossie im sure they whre loads of bosh

 

The Kit on my cossie was Ł400

a Hi/Low kit. Was 100% apart from one bulb going down

 

oops..........

 

I have a set from hids4u, used them on my old focus, and were bloody brilliant. Put them over into my new shape mondeo, and after beefing up the fuses, they flicker about 10 times when switching them on. I did email some bloke from hids4u, but i found him pretty unhelpful!

I'm sure a direct feed from the battery should sort them out tho

 

I've fitted a hi/low H4 set to my saph and the H7 kit to 2 x mk2 mondeos all from hids4u and they've all been fine.

Had to fit higher rating fuses on the mondeos though as they would blow on startup (same as jungleistmassiv)

Mine also flicker too if I have them on while starting the engine. But at any other time they are fine.

 

At least a few peeps have had the kit I've ordered with no problems. Does come with a 3 year warranty too, and at the price you really can't complain.

Seems strange to me that hids4u will buy these 'cheap' kits back I must say, they can't be that bad.

 

ballasts, and the seller you got them from you might be lucky

 

lol i hope so, still a pita sending them back to hong kong etc

its definately the kit though i tested the voltage today with the engine running ive got a battery voltage of 14.7V and the voltage at the hid kit connection was 14.5V so no problem there i did try with a direct feed to the battery and direct earth but didnt make any difference.

also the guy on ebay has 100% feedback and lots of it so i thought i would be ok.

 

checked the earth?

 

yep, it's still round

 

yep put a direct earth aswell but didnt make a difference, plus with them working spot on when first fitted i cant see the wiring being at fault.