FD HID Kits...for Twin Headlamps?

[CharlieP]

Hiya-
 I was wondering whats involved in fitting an HID kit to the FD....and will they work with the knightsports twin headlamps? Or would I need two kits? :rolleyes:

[trotter]

Its a ball-ache mate!! :chat

It\'s not that bad if you get one of the kits that comes with the right connections to plug it straight into the standard wiring. Mine didn\'t so I had to butcher it to make it work!!

If you need two kits depends on how you want them to look. If you want all four lights to be HID you\'ll need two kits. If you only want two (and put normal bulbs in the other two) you\'ll only need one.

Quick note though - if you\'re only doing one kit you will need to put the HID bulb in the dipped lights. The ballast boxes dont like being turned on and off lots so putting them as main beam (so you flash peeps with them) is not the best idea.

HTH

Graeme

[gmogle]

I got mine from Clive, was a piece of cake to fit. Took about an hour for each side and most of that was fiddling with the headlight covers making them sit properly.

There are cheaper ones on fleabay but as Graeme has said they will need to be fitted properly.

I only have them on dipped, it works fine and nobody flashes me. Does look weird when you put the main beams on and the light is less lol.

Certainly a good investment, will never forget when I first got my car and drove in the dark and was squinting to see what was ahead. Its completely different now with the new HID kit.

[trotter]

I got mine from Clive, was a piece of cake to fit. Took about an hour for each side and most of that was fiddling with the headlight covers making them sit properly.

There are cheaper ones on fleabay but as Graeme has said they will need to be fitted properly.

I only have them on dipped, it works fine and nobody flashes me. Does look weird when you put the main beams on and the light is less lol.

Certainly a good investment, will never forget when I first got my car and drove in the dark and was squinting to see what was ahead. Its completely different now with the new HID kit.

Yeah, i\'ve re-wired mine to let the HIDs stay on as well as main beam. All I need ot do now is properly align them - I get great light, but only out to about 6ft in front of me!! lol lol

[MarkoFu]

Does anyone know how much the kit from Clive is? There are some on eBay which claim to be a simple plug and play. Has anyone tried these? Also, some kits say they are for twin headlights?? Any idea how these differ?
Thanks,
Mark

[Kieron]

I got a set for my ITR, they have twin lights (UKDM) was £50 plug and play and has been working fine for over 2 years.

[MarkoFu]

That sounds good. Were they from eBay?

[trotter]

If memory serves me correct, the kits from eBay are not road-legal, with no proper beam-pattern. So unless you have a friendly MOT-er you may run into issues....

[Kieron]

That sounds good. Were they from eBay?

No some dude on the ITR forums.

[MarkoFu]

Hmmm... Does anyone know if someone sells them on here? Carl Hayward mentioned someone sold them but I can\'t remember who he said!! :S

[fil_auto]

.. and as if by magic...... I just so happen to have done this at the w/e! I\'m not an expert ..... on anything ..... let alone electronics, so if I can manage it..... I\'m sure anyone can!

there were some nice little touches actually, like the oilcoolers being rather ideal to mount the ballast / casing ( shown in pics )... just hope they don\'t get too hot?! :Giggle

Anyways, H3 dipped beam kit, purchased through e-bay ( same place as I got my H3 kit for my 323F - no probs so far, best part of 2 years - http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/diane-shop/ )

Have to mention I haven\'t got these one\'s on the rx through an MOT yet but they look as good / the same and will certainly be better than the poor excuse described as lighting that was on there before.........  no probs with the others / MOT time....... have fun! :driving

KnightSports HID Conversion

[SiH]

What bulbs are they? I\'ve got some a superfluous brand new H4 HID kit I\'d sell for £70 From a UK supplier

[fil_auto]

not sure if that Q was directed at me... but as above..... KS units ( well mine ) are H3 - I got the 6000K...... my other set ( for the F ) was 4300K....

GLWTS :Thumbs-up

Phil.

What bulbs are they? I\'ve got some a superfluous brand new H4 HID kit I\'d sell for £70 From a UK supplier

[SiH]

Sorry, was directed at the OP.
I bought a set for my other half\'s car, realised they were the wrong type, but only a few months after buying them, so was too late to return them!

[bnaellis]

Excuse the simplicity of my understanding of the hid kit wiring for knightsports twin headlamp kit. So if this has been asked already please be gentle with me.
I got the knight sports twin headlamp kit. I want to fit a hid kit as the standard light on the ks tiwn kit are not very bright.
I want both bulbs to be on at the same time yet still having a main beam. Is this possible and if so do I need 1 hid kit or two? again if so which hid kit is best for me to purchase to meet these requirements?
Will it burn out the ballast or anything with this configuration?
Hope the above makes sense.


rgds
Brian