HID's Fitted..

[knobby]

Hi Guys..

Just wanted to share my experience with HID upgrade, I haven't had my Leon TDI 150 FR+ for long, but my first moan was that the lights were very poor and i felt quite dangerous, but that is coming from a Mk5 Golf R32 which had amazing lights.

So after reading up on the form I decided I needed to upgrade to HID's.

This is the kit I purchased off ebay, as recommended by a few other members.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....097877&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_1515wt_907

I found them very easy to fit, just two holes to drill and get my fat fingers in some awkward positions and I was done.

THE RESULTS...

Before - NO HID, Headlight beam set very low (std)

After - With HID, Headlight beam set to highest.

The results speak for themselves, a highly recommend upgrade, and cheap!

Just wondering now If I upgrade the full beam bulbs??? Anyone else done this.

Cheers

Dave

 

[LEE69]

You can put hids in the main beam, you think you have good lights now, do that and you can enter a night rally

ps really good pictures

 

[CJRamze]

I realised how bad my headlights were last night after a trip home.
This convinced me to get some for Christmas,
Dont bother with full beams you'll honestly never use them.

 

[knobby]

You can put hids in the main beam, you think you have good lights now, do that and you can enter a night rally

ps really good pictures

Nice one.. what type bulb are the high beams?

 

[knobby]

I realised how bad my headlights were last night after a trip home.
This convinced me to get some for Christmas,
Dont bother with full beams you'll honestly never use them.

Certainly worth the upgrade.. For £30-40 its bargain!

 

[LEE69]

Main beam is H1

 

[magicoi]

bloody hell, I put HIDs in and they look nothing like your second pic! Even on highest settings

Perhaps i should check the bulbs are seated correctly!!.... ?

 

[jimbob99]

loks good mate, nice pics too

 

[Rauer]

bloody hell, I put HIDs in and they look nothing like your second pic! Even on highest settings

Perhaps i should check the bulbs are seated correctly!!.... ?

Nor mine!

 

[Keir]

Even on highest setting

Highest settings?

Unless you've got a full boot you need your headlights on the lowest setting so there aiming at the road not up in the air.

Put the setting on low (0/1) and try re-aligning them.

 

[knobby]

I've got mine on 0 and the highest setting they will go. Was fine for cars in front didn't go higher than there boot line when about 2-3 cars lengths in front of me.

 

[magicoi]

The wheel is set to: o rather than i or ii or iii.

Guess i should get them adjusted then, or at elast checked!!

 

[knobby]

Ok been getting the odd flash, though if I change the internal switch to 1 it lower than I want so think I'm going to readjust from the car.

The high beam now is useless hardly worth havin. Think I'm going to upgrade to hid. Anyone done this?

 

[CJRamze]

When I bought my HIDS from HIDS4U (Which I didn't have time to remove before I sold the car to the dealer) they looked just like the second picture.
Trying to find some cheap ones on Ebay now that looked like yours but the only ones I can find are from China

 

[LEE69]

Ok been getting the odd flash, though if I change the internal switch to 1 it lower than I want so think I'm going to readjust from the car.

The high beam now is useless hardly worth havin. Think I'm going to upgrade to hid. Anyone done this?

In my old car yes and they are simply amazing!!

 

[Nick-21]

Ok been getting the odd flash, though if I change the internal switch to 1 it lower than I want so think I'm going to readjust from the car.

The high beam now is useless hardly worth havin. Think I'm going to upgrade to hid. Anyone done this?

If you want them as high as possible get a friend and another car, park your car on a flat road and with the lights on at night (obviously ) drive past your car, if it gets you right in the eyes and blinds you its too high and every other driver will think your a complete front bottom so just lower them till its reasonable.

The friend is either for the other car or to make sure no one nicks yours while you drive past yours.

Thats the only way IMO that you will get them as high as possible without pissing other drivers off.

And after seeing this last night i did go out and adjust mine up quite a bit, will see how i get on tonight driving home, no one about atm to do what i suggested myself

 

[GlanzaV]

hink I'm going to upgrade to hid. Anyone done this?

You can do this but you won't be able to flash people as HIDs take a moment to "Heat Up" but they'll prob be good if you drive extended periods with HiBeam on.

 

[LEE69]

You can flash with hids in mains, there is enough charge in the ballast to do so.

Here's me flashing in my old car with hids to show

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KtFaR74heQ

 

[GlanzaV]

I stand corrected. Was told this when I thought of the same thing for my last car.

 

[LEE69]

Also check out the light on high beam with hids

the video does not do it justice

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HNOYomtGz0&NR=1