Thinking about getting hid lights, any advice?

gollywog

As the title says...
I've been looking at them on various sites and stuff but I'm totally confused so hope some of you lads could give me some help.
I want a good quality job and not cheap ones that look crap and will break.
Will 6000k give me the really white light?
And I'm useless at diy jobs, can someone recommend me a place where I could buy them and have them fitted aswell??
Thanks!

vectra

gollywog wrote: »

As the title says...
I've been looking at them on various sites and stuff but I'm totally confused so hope some of you lads could give me some help.
I want a good quality job and not cheap ones that look crap and will break.
Will 6000k give me the really white light?
And I'm useless at diy jobs, can someone recommend me a place where I could buy them and have them fitted aswell??
Thanks!

What age is your car again?
I assume it has projectors?
H7?

This is what I got fitted to my '10 Octavai vRS

NON Canbus - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Xenon-HID-Conversion-KIT-H1-H3-H7-H9-H11-HB3-HB4-9006-/330379335700?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item4cec249814

Get someone with vcds to recode to suit

Install takes no more than 30 minutes.

Plug and play. No special knowledge needed.

Well worth it.

gollywog

vectra wrote: »

gollywog wrote: »

As the title says...
I've been looking at them on various sites and stuff but I'm totally confused so hope some of you lads could give me some help.
I want a good quality job and not cheap ones that look crap and will break.
Will 6000k give me the really white light?
And I'm useless at diy jobs, can someone recommend me a place where I could buy them and have them fitted aswell??
Thanks!

What age is your car again?
I assume it has projectors?
H7?

This is what I got fitted to my '10 Octavai vRS

NON Canbus - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Xenon-HID-Conversion-KIT-H1-H3-H7-H9-H11-HB3-HB4-9006-/330379335700?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item4cec249814

Get someone with vcds to recode to suit

Install takes no more than 30 minutes.

Plug and play. No special knowledge needed.

Well worth it.

It's an 05 b7...
I think there projectors but not 100% sure, can you confirm it for me??! ..
I'll give them a look so cheers vectra.

gollywog

Has anybody got them fitted recently?
Anywhere reccomended in wexford/dublin?
Thanks

vectra

gollywog wrote: »

It's an 05 b7...
I think there projectors but not 100% sure, can you confirm it for me??! ..
I'll give them a look so cheers vectra.

I am not certain if your car has the canbus system or not.
ND might be able to confirm this for you.
If not it is a straighforward job.

Should have projector units, again ND may be able to confirm this for you.

gollywog

Cheers again vectra! I'll just wait and hopefully he gives me a hand!

Nissan doctor

They would be canbus but not all B7's have projector head lamps. In fact most paddy spec ones don't.

gollywog

Nissan doctor wrote: »

They would be canbus but not all B7's have projector head lamps. In fact most paddy spec ones don't.

Ok, mine is a uk import.
If i snap a pic of them could you tell by looking??

Nissan doctor

gollywog wrote: »

Ok, mine is a uk import.
If i snap a pic of them could you tell by looking??

Yep, throw up a pic...

gollywog

Here is some pictures

gollywog

did they work?

gollywog

Heres a link to the pics incase they didnt...

http://s1047.photobucket.com/albums/b476/podgemasterson/Audi%20A4%20S%20LINE/

gollywog

OSI wrote: »

They don't look like projectors to me.

cheers, I haven't a clue about these things unfortunately...
So is it not recommended then?

MuppetCheck

They are reflector headlamps.

It may be possible to buy reflectors from a crashed car, or aftermarket headlamps with the LEDs fitted. Not my cup of tea but everybody has different taste.

vectra

gollywog wrote: »

cheers, I haven't a clue about these things unfortunately...
So is it not recommended then?

They don't look like projectors to me either but I could be wrong.

There are bulbs ( hid ) out there I think specially for Halogen lamps, These bulbs are ending in the letter "R"

So if it is a H& bulb kit you need get the "H7R" kit

Also for best light go for the 4300 bulb.
I put 5000 in mine and find them just a little too blue.
But then if the blueish effect is what you want then go for 5k or 6k.
the 8K is way too blue for my liking.

Nissan doctor

No they aren't projector lamps, so not suitable for HID kits, that doesn't stop people fitting the mind you, but you'd be better off with some upgraded bulbs IMO.

All new cars fitted with HID's mush have self levelling headlights, be projectors and have head light washers fitted so I suspect that this will be an NCT requirement at some stage in the future.

vectra

Nissan doctor wrote: »

No they aren't projector lamps, so not suitable for HID kits, that doesn't stop people fitting the mind you, but you'd be better off with some upgraded bulbs IMO.

All new cars fitted with HID's mush have self levelling headlights, be projectors and have head light washers fitted so I suspect that this will be an NCT requirement at some stage in the future.

I might be dreaming but I am sure I read somewhere that IF the self levelling and washers are fitted they must work. I am sure it said nothing about HID's without them