Headlight, which colour is positive?! LCR 210

[lmiller]

Hi all,

What colour wire is the positive for headlight bulb? I am putting in a HID kit and dont want to get it wrong.

Many thanks

 

[lmiller]

For dipped beams please.

 

[mk4 cupra]

Well the higher the number the bluer the bulb most people go for 5000k or 6000k my slef I used used to have 5000k in my old megane gt I found it quite good.

The stnaderd bulbs that come in the likes of Mercedes etc are 3000k they are what ill be going for on my Cupra due to they have the very very slight yellowish color like standerd bulbs.

1000k yellowish
3000k white tint of yellow like stnaderd bulbs
5000k white hint of blueish
6000k white slightly bluer
9000k white high blueish color
13000k perpule

 

[lmiller]

Well the higher the number the bluer the bulb most people go for 5000k or 6000k my slef I used used to have 5000k in my old megane gt I found it quite good.

The stnaderd bulbs that come in the likes of Mercedes etc are 3000k they are what ill be going for on my Cupra due to they have the very very slight yellowish color like standerd bulbs.

1000k yellowish
3000k white tint of yellow like stnaderd bulbs
5000k white hint of blueish
6000k white slightly bluer
9000k white high blueish color
13000k perpule

Sorry think you misread what I said.

I have the HID kit and the temperature that I want. I need to plug it in to the 2 existing wires that went to my original bulb, need to know what colour is the positive wire so I dnt short my HID kit out.

Cheers

 

[lmiller]

Can anyone help me with this?

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[danblowes]

What colour wires do you have?

 

[danblowes]

I believe the yellow is the positive

 

[lmiller]

Red and white.. I gather red is positive but just want to confirm as fried a hid kit before

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[lmiller]

Red and brown I mean.. I gather red is positive but just want to confirm as fried a hid kit before

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[LEE69]

It just wont work if it's connected the wrong way

 

[LEE69]

If i had to guess red positive brown earth

 

[hyphon12]

Red will be the live and Brown the earth. Never see a live being a brown wire lol. (General rule is brown is always an earth).

 

[James_R]

Red will be the live and Brown the earth. Never see a live being a brown wire lol. (General rule is brown is always an earth).

Unless its 240v mains electricity...

 

[LEE69]

this is true

 

[Seal_LCR]

Unless its 240v mains electricity...

Is he fitting HIDs in his living room then?

 

[James_R]

Is he fitting HIDs in his living room then?

I've seen domestic electricians confuse 240v and 12v systems a fair few times, the results are smoke and dead components. The most common is a blown main fuse when they put a battery on wrong as some people think cars have a positive earth, which they did - in cars built before the 80s.

That set aside I wouldn't wanna stick my nob in a light bulb socket anymore than in a HID ballast plug!

 

[hyphon12]

Unless its 240v mains electricity...

Ok ok, general rule for automotive electrics lol.

 

[Seal_LCR]

That set aside I wouldn't wanna stick my nob in a light bulb socket anymore than in a HID ballast plug!

Haha