Installed HID kit DO NOT USE 55w KITS

[arf33]

yes the H1 HIR bulbs works... but positive and negative things:

positive:
- no any fitting problems
- no any canbus alarm because are 55w
- light power improvement
- color temperature better than the OEM ones

negative
- color temperature worse than the "tuning" lamps I had already installed (but for sure with less light power)

now I have parking light and low beam with a fantastic 6000k color... and DRL, cornering lights and high beams with warmer color...I will fix it

[arf33]

yesterday evening I've upgraded the front light with HID

the HID set used:





installation:





the comparison with tuning H7 bulbs (left side)



full HID

[C8XY]

Anyone using something like this for the main/drl lamps
http://www.hids-direct.co.uk/mtec-h15-5 ... ade-bulbs/

I'd like Osram but they don't seem to make H15?

They do make an H1 which is the cornering lamps, do these fit?
http://www.hids-direct.co.uk/osram-h1-1 ... twin-pack/
I need the yellow gone!

[Sparkeselectrical]

Anyone using something like this for the main/drl lamps
http://www.hids-direct.co.uk/mtec-h15-5 ... ade-bulbs/

I'd like Osram but they don't seem to make H15?

They do make an H1 which is the cornering lamps, do these fit?
http://www.hids-direct.co.uk/osram-h1-1 ... twin-pack/
I need the yellow gone!

They will fit and work, I've fitted xenon bulbs to mine, these are a noticeable improvement over halogen bulbs without the complications associated with the HID option

[Alar]

arf33, I see you have that dark spot issue in front of the driver like I did

[jasonx]

yesterday evening I've upgraded the front light with HID

the HID set used

Do you have a link to that set ?

[arf33]

arf33, I see you have that dark spot issue in front of the driver like I did

Hi Alar,

Something dark yes...ok, probably not a big issue...but...

I've my theory:

since the HID bulb have the external connection beside the glass it means that 99% the light beam cannot pass through that slice...so the result is to have one ore more dead area.
I think this is the main problem when the projector is not made in origin for HID lamp (optical and lighting are university matter at those days).
If the headlamp is factory made for HID for sure some engineer fixed this problem with the reflector or something else.

anyway...

this is what I'm talking on:



top view of the HID bulb (sorry for paint)



in this picture easy to see that problem with HID and not with Alogen



double HID bulb...double problem



so I think that some of those black areas are related to:




for example I've read this 3d in one italian forum, unfortunately the pictures are not longer available, but I read it and this guy modified the slot on the bulb base in order to rotate it in a different way, so he described the result as "unbelievable"...I guess it.

click this link
https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/imag ... XB6L8wdFfN

[arf33]

yesterday evening I've upgraded the front light with HID

the HID set used

Do you have a link to that set ?

this one:

http://www.hids4u.co.uk/h7-35w-ultimate ... n-kit.html

my choice was 6000°K, Projector H7

I can suggest...take the 5000°K...I will probably change mine too...small mistake

[jasonx]

yesterday evening I've upgraded the front light with HID

the HID set used

Do you have a link to that set ?

this one:

http://www.hids4u.co.uk/h7-35w-ultimate ... n-kit.html

my choice was 6000°K, Projector H7

I can suggest...take the 5000°K...I will probably change mine too...small mistake

Thank you

[poolie]

I've give in. Mine are getting sent back tomorrow. Been ok for a week or so now instead of knocking power out to one light its blowing fuses

I've asked for the best H7 bulbs hid look they do and a refund for the difference, which they duly obliged.

[poolie]

hi all...

these H1 HIR bulbs fresh delivered (this evening...testing):







stay tuned

Do you have a link for these cornering bulbs?

[arf33]

Hi Poolie,

if you want I can sell mine's.

the color temperature do not match the parking light and HID so I want to came back to the previous H1 blue.

let me know
Francesco

[BNObournemouth]

Does anybody know the location / number and rating of each of the headlamp (LH and RH) fuses at all? The manual does not state anything about them, only a fuse for the 'Cornering Lamp', which is in the Passenger's Compartment Fuse Box, shown as number 30, rated at 20A.

Any help would be awesome, thanks in advance guys

[arf33]

yesterday I modified the position of the H7 HID bulb in order to have the external connection upside down and minimize the shade caused from.

the tool I used for:

sheet metal scissors



profile copier



the bulb





then in the night I did some test, 1st the shading is not longer an issue...that's good and expected

but...now I see 2 other issues, one is the dark on left and right corners and...the gap between the right and left beam.
about the beam I will try to check better the bulb seating and/or the headlamp installation on the van... but I have no idea how to minimize the dark corners...mumble mumble...







this is the comparison between before and after

before


after

[arf33]

hi all...

I've fixed the misalignement issue...it was the headlight not propely seated...1 minute job.

bye