Mysticality's Light Thread!!

[kamold]

They must have changed the lights. Mine stay on slightly until I lock the car. Then they turn off. Superskoda kit.

[Mysticality]

There's a low voltage sent through the interior bulbs all the time... Thats what you're seeing.
Its not powerful enough to power the incandescents, but it can power the LED's.

[roshea]

Some of the LEDs I've put in my house do the same thing - stay on at a low level or flicker for some time after they're switched off. Must just be an LED thing.

[Andres]

Bit of a thread dig...

Has anyone had any luck/advice on replacing the H1 high beams on a 2012 Octy with HIDs?
I figure that as the low-beams stay on with the high-beams, it should functionally work well (no warm-up issue).
Thinking a 55W HID kit would throw a lot of light, and not draw any more power or produce any more heat, than stock halogens.

Would much rather super-power high-beams, than adding in any additional light fittings.

[Hillbilly]

Bit of a thread dig...

Has anyone had any luck/advice on replacing the H1 high beams on a 2012 Octy with HIDs?
I figure that as the low-beams stay on with the high-beams, it should functionally work well (no warm-up issue).
Thinking a 55W HID kit would throw a lot of light, and not draw any more power or produce any more heat, than stock halogens.

Would much rather super-power high-beams, than adding in any additional light fittings.

They are illegal to fit without washers and auto levelling and dont work well if fitted in the stock reflectors as they are not designed for HID and tend to flare like the sun.

Not that it seems to stop some people from doing it.

[joel0407]

Don't even think of it in your low beam as that's when you'll have issues with dazzling lights for oncoming traffic and legalities but in High Beam they're fantastic.

My Yeti has Bi-Xenon so it has a HID bulb permanently on with the lights then a shutter drops for low beam. This is how most of them work.

My previous vehicle was a MY05 WRX which had exactly as your Octy, permanently on low beam with the lights then a complete second reflector and bulb for high beam. I fitted HID in this lens and it works great. You only use high beam when your not approaching or following other vehicles so there is no problem with dazzling other drivers and you get a bucket load more light.

The down side though is if you want to flash other drivers. Due to the warm up you don't get a bright flash of the head light but I guess my current Yeti is exactly the same,

Happy Days

[Andres]

They are illegal to fit without washers and auto levelling and dont work well if fitted in the stock reflectors as they are not designed for HID and tend to flare like the sun.

Not that it seems to stop some people from doing it.

I understand, however, much like spotlights or even high beams, no oncoming traffic would see then if fitted in lieu of the H1 halogens.

Don't even think of it in your low beam as that's when you'll have issues with dazzling lights for oncoming traffic and legalities but in High Beam they're fantastic.

My Yeti has Bi-Xenon so it has a HID bulb permanently on with the lights then a shutter drops for low beam. This is how most of them work.

My previous vehicle was a MY05 WRX which had exactly as your Octy, permanently on low beam with the lights then a complete second reflector and bulb for high beam. I fitted HID in this lens and it works great. You only use high beam when your not approaching or following other vehicles so there is no problem with dazzling other drivers and you get a bucket load more light.

The down side though is if you want to flash other drivers. Due to the warm up you don't get a bright flash of the head light but I guess my current Yeti is exactly the same,

Happy Days

Yeah, that's what I thought. Previous car had large spotties, so missing decent light output, when on the open road.

[GTR27]

I second HID's in the high beam. The low beams are good enough for when you need low beams, and when you're using high beams no one else is around anyway.

Some 50w HID's (no more than 5K colour temp - 4.3K is better) in your high beam will sort out the lack of guts.

[brad]

Don't even think of it in your low beam as that's when you'll have issues with dazzling lights for oncoming traffic and legalities but in High Beam they're fantastic.

My Yeti has Bi-Xenon so it has a HID bulb permanently on with the lights then a shutter drops for low beam. This is how most of them work.

My previous vehicle was a MY05 WRX which had exactly as your Octy, permanently on low beam with the lights then a complete second reflector and bulb for high beam. I fitted HID in this lens and it works great. You only use high beam when your not approaching or following other vehicles so there is no problem with dazzling other drivers and you get a bucket load more light.

The down side though is if you want to flash other drivers. Due to the warm up you don't get a bright flash of the head light but I guess my current Yeti is exactly the same,

Happy Days

It's a 2012 Octavia. They have projector low beams with halogens standard & take HIDs really well. It's not like a Golf with reflector housings

I've been runing HIDs in the projector housings fro the past 75,000km in Scandinavian mode (permanently on). I pass about 3 HWP cars a day & they don't look at me twice.

[Andres]

I second HID's in the high beam. The low beams are good enough for when you need low beams, and when you're using high beams no one else is around anyway.

Some 50w HID's (no more than 5K colour temp - 4.3K is better) in your high beam will sort out the lack of guts.

Yeah, would definitely not go the wanky blue colour temps.

It's a 2012 Octavia. They have projector low beams with halogens standard & take HIDs really well. It's not like a Golf with reflector housings

I've been runing HIDs in the projector housings fro the past 75,000km in Scandinavian mode (permanently on). I pass about 3 HWP cars a day & they don't look at me twice.

While I reckon you're probably right, the low beams will get a Osram Night Breaker Unlimited or Philips Xtremevision upgrade. I like the courtesy lights and apparently HIDs don't play nice with variable voltages (ie fading).