Mysticality's Light Thread!!

[Mysticality]

When I flash people I hold it on for 2-3sec. This gets around most of the warmup issues.
Not all, I know, but the output of the HID highs is enough to negate the ease of flashing.

Most night driving is highway or back roads, so the extra high beam is amazing.
Considering an LED light bar, next. Hidden in one of the grilles.

[wfdTamar]

I had 6000 and 4300 HID in my old car. The 4300 are better because they give more light and look more a more normal colour. Use the ones with an R after them (like H7R) they have a strip inside them that helps block glare for other drivers.

I have some driving lights that are dual beam so I can have them on with low & high beam headlights and they dip too when I dip the headlights.



If you live in the country good lights make night driving much easier and safer. That's why I have them, not to look like a Bundy drinking yokel.

[Transporter]

You guys are addicted to light.

More pictures would be nice.

[Mysticality]

You guys are addicted to light.

More pictures would be nice.

Beam throw (Low)


Low beam colour


Low beam


Low beam


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HID bulb (High)


High+Low


High+Low


High beam bulb


High beam ballast - I still need to find somewhere to mount these properly.

[Mysticality]

Low beam ballast mounted to headlight assembly via electrical tape.
Crude, but does the job extremely well.
Very easily removed, should you need to.


Another shot


With high-beam ballast plugged in.


Shot showing Left hand side ballasts/headlight assembly.


Everything on, for colour comparison.


Trying to get an actual shot of the colour.
Damn these fancy automatic dSLR's.

[zei20t]

yup, im buying an HID kit! thats a good look!

also want to do the fog lights too. hi-beam doesnt worry me as i rarely use them

[Mysticality]

Do not do it if you have cornering fogs.
And you must turn off coming/leaving home with the aftermarket HID kit.

Coming/leaving home and cornering fogs have a fading affect that is brought about by slowly lowering the voltage from 12 to 0. This will kill the ballast/bulb... And ontop of that makes a horrible buzzing/cracking sound.

Be wary - I had my Body Control Module die on me. Haven't travelled enough to give feedback on the replacement one.
Do it at your own risk.

However - Absolutely recommended. Light throw is perfect.
Only issue is you need to lower the headlights about 0.5 to get the same height as the stock Halogen. (So you're not the idiot who blinds people)

[zei20t]

is there a way to program out the fade up and down for fogs?

and yes i turned on cornering fogs, easy to turn off

thanks for the info regarding height. yes, so many people with aftermarket kits dont adjust afterwards. i guess they cant get the burner in the exact same spot as the halogen

[Mysticality]

I would love to program out the fade for coming/leaving home, but I rather personally like the fade for cornering fogs.
Besides, HID's need time to warm up, so cornering fogs with HID wouldn't be very feasible.

i guess they cant get the burner in the exact same spot as the halogen

HID globes, by design, are a different shape to Halogens, which is why you can't 'upgrade' a standard reflector to HID. (Bar some)
To the best of my knowledge, large manufacturers are working out ways of making 'shorter,' 'more true to the original' upgrade replacements.

Personally, I like halogen fogs. They give off a more yellow light, which ends up being better... In the fog. (Of which there is a lot, here)

[zei20t]

i might put the question in the VCDS forum, someone there may know from experience - about the fading.

i hear you about the fog light colour temps, but i rarely drive in fog. and when i do, i slow down and stick to the low-beams so i dont go blind.

AFAIK philips have a 'true' conversion kit for halogens that put the burner in the correct position. i dont know how true it is.