HID wiring.

[Soundofav6]

Has anyone done after market HIDs and have pictures of wiring in the engine bay. Also how transformer and relay are mounted the engine bay?

Just go my HIDs but the diagram is TOOOO simple and not helpful at all.


Heres a Pic of my LED parkes, and after yanking out BS aftermarket or what not wiring and reinstoring some OEMs. Obviously got to thank GOLF LOON for those wires and also Brandon for fixing ALLL my regulator today. You're the BEST.. GUYS !!!!

[MattyT]

Ooer, LED parkies, sexy!

[bboyskidz]

yeh i got me a set of them. they are pretty cheap and they look oh so hot. what is the legalities with them tho?

[Soundofav6]

yeh i got me a set of them. they are pretty cheap and they look oh so hot. what is the legalities with them tho?

I am sure they are legal, but don't quote me. They are bright but not anything like in the pic hahaha... I WISH.. just long shutter speed in camera.

Could you tell me what's this relay stuff they talk about in instruction, If you have a Pic of your set up that would be awsome. Thanks.

They are sexy... and not expensive at all, HID and Pickies all together I got for less than $200AUS in hong Kong. A year and half ago my mate paied almost Double the price for his 206. Talk about technology.

[vee_dub]

Louis u bastard..u didnt call me. When are u doing it? I am free this saturday avro.

[The_Hawk]

One of my mates has the RTA's book that has ALL the rules. The same one used by inspectors. (helped him when blueslipping his car, the inspector is saying you can't have that, he's pointing at the book saying yes I can )

Anyway, from memory it talks about colour, height, location, but not what type of bulb you use. Considering you have replaced the stock bulb in it's stock location, I'm pretty sure there is no issue.

[ScienceVR6]

I'll send an e-mail with detailed instructions on the procedure. I did it for my final presentation at tafe. I dont seem to have your e-mail anywhere.......

[bboyskidz]

start a new thread and make it a tutorial! that way everyone can benefit!

[DubSteve]

start a new thread and make it a tutorial! that way everyone can benefit!

Yes I agree with that.

Soundofavr6 how did you wire up the LED's can we get a tutorial on that to

[The_Hawk]

Soundofavr6 will have to provide mounting info, but for wiring, check this page:

http://www.geocities.com/crx_auto/eagle_eyes.htm

it's for making your own angel eyes, but the part that talking about wiring up the LED with a resistor is relevant here.

LED Light For My Eagle Eyes
I suggest you used LED light for your angel eye. Unlike halogen bulbs, LED bulbs are very efficient, last very long (no filament to burn out), and produce very little heat. The LED bulb along with the resistor use less than 1W of power, compare to a 35W halogen bulb used in the real BMW angel eyes. LED bulbs are bright too even though they are only 1 mcd. If you ever pointed a keychain with LED light toward your eyes, you know what I mean. Besides, the purpose of Angel Eyes is for look and style, not to light up the road.

LED bulbs are used in street signal lights, jumbo television, car alarm indicator etc., for their efficiency and reliability. They are bright in the day too. Hence, they are now being used in tail-light and stop-light, as found on newer Mercedes S Class, Infiniti G35 and other luxury cars. One distinctive feature of LED bulbs is that they come on/off instantly. Next time when you follow an S430 or a G35, you will notice that as the driver steps on or releases the break, the stop-light comes on and off instanstly. It doesn't dim in and out like halogen lights.

LED light comes in many different color, red, blue, orange, yellow, green, and white. Red is really nice and will definitely make your car stand out, but I used white LED to be compliance with state laws. They even come in multi-blinking colors too, and I think cops love them. They'll be happy to turn on their version of multi-blinking color light.


Angel Eye with yellow LED. Angel Eye with blue LED. Angel Eye with red LED. Angel Eye with white LED.


They cost about $4 to $5 each at your local Radio Shack store. Note that LED bulbs are not like halogen bulbs where you can just connect positive and negative wires to them to light them up. You must use a resistor. The purpose of the resistor is to limit/resist high current going through the LED bulbs. LED bulbs require only a small amount of current to light up. Hence the efficiency. Resistors should cost about $1 for a set of 5. Very cheap!

Resistor has different resistance which is measured in ohms. The get the correct resistor with the right resistance for your LED, use this modified version of Ohm's Law:
Ohms = ( V.bat - V.led ) / Amp.led. where V.bat = voltage of battery, V.led = voltage of LED, Amp.led = Amp of LED

When you buy the LED bulb, it will tell you the voltage and amp used. Just plug them into the equation to get the Ohms value. In my case, I have a 12V car battery and a 3.6V LED with 20mA (or .02A). So, I used a resistor of 420 ohms [(12V - 3.6V)/.02A]
You can use a lower ohms resistor, eg 220 ohms, to light up your LED. In fact, it will make your LED brighter because a low resistance allows more current to go through the bulb. I have been doing this for 5 months now and still have no problem yet.

Also, you must attach the resistor to the positive terminal of LED bulb, which is the longer of the 2 terminal legs. I suggest that you attach a wire to the LED bulb first, and then attached a resistor at the end of the wire on the positive terminal. This will give you flexibility because the resistor will be outside your headlight unit and you can change it if you have a need to do so later, like changing to a lower resistor to make your Angel Eye brighter.