Xenons on mk4

[Ant FR]

Anyone retor fitted a Xenon kit, i did on my old ibiza mk4 but i ended up having to mutilate the Glare box and ended up removing it completely which ended with me getting flashed a lot.

So has anyone found a kit that fits directly into the original holes and does not foul the Glare box ( cos they short out if this happens) if so what kit ws it and where did you get it from. Or anyone know a place that would be able to help with this conundrum as lookig for short HID bulbs.

HElp???

 

[andy_gdon]

pm Stoneyfordni - he has a set.

 

[pine]

I have kit on, and it was plug&play. I dont't remember the manufacturers name right now but I'll look it up. It's on H7 replacement kit.

 

[devonmikeyboy]

I still have my HID kit in the garage that i had fitted to my Cupra. I bought two X5 kits one for high beam and one for low, easy to fit and worked really well.I have got Xenons on the Audi so i don`t needed them any more really if anyone wants them.

 

[andythom]

I still have my HID kit in the garage that i had fitted to my Cupra. I bought two X5 kits one for high beam and one for low, easy to fit and worked really well.I have got Xenons on the Audi so i don`t needed them any more really if anyone wants them.

What would you be wanting for just the one set?

don't think i'd use full beam.....hardly do anyway....

 

[Ant FR]

I still have my HID kit in the garage that i had fitted to my Cupra. I bought two X5 kits one for high beam and one for low, easy to fit and worked really well.I have got Xenons on the Audi so i don`t needed them any more really if anyone wants them.

What you want for them Xenons Mike. is there any mud one em

 

[maxcars1]

Mike why dont you do a garage sale I'm on my way

 

[devonmikeyboy]

Well i paid £250 for each set so PM me an offer if you want them. I got my sets from here.http://www.hids4u.co.uk/?OVRAW=x5 hid kit&OVKEY=x5 hid kit&OVMTC=standard

 

[EdButler]

There were some HID's on group buy ages ago for £138. T. Spark and i got some and theyre fantastic.

The bulb did very slightly foul on the metal section, but if you just push it outward, it easily convexes and wont short as it isnt grounded, itll just carry the 20000 volts or so another inch

Also i really wouldnt bother with the Main beams, these will be lethally bright and HID's ignitors are not supposed to be switched on/off regularly - this is why cars with HID's have conventional bulbs for Mains. Also when they are switched on, the brightness is about 5x that of nominal for a brief millisecond and could easily dassle people for minutes with a lens focussed at them... Very dangerous

 

[muddyboots]

Also i really wouldnt bother with the Main beams, these will be lethally bright and HID's ignitors are not supposed to be switched on/off regularly - this is why cars with HID's have conventional bulbs for Mains. Also when they are switched on, the brightness is about 5x that of nominal for a brief millisecond and could easily dassle people for minutes with a lens focussed at them... Very dangerous

Agreed, frequent switching is bad for HID bulbs.
Also, the HIDs on the Ibiza and Passat (both factory fit : ) flash on very brightly, then remain a bit dim for a few seconds until the colour & intensity stabilises - fine if you're just switching your dips on once during a journey, but not so good if you're flicking mains on and off.

 

[muddyboots]

Also - correct me if I'm wrong - but on cars with factory-fitted HID mains as well as dips, don't they just use the same bulb for both, but just move some kind of shutter when main beam is required ?