General HID headlight kit

[burtz]

cant seem to find a hi/lo beam for H1's

http://my.frooition.com/080612/hid-...5w-single-beam-hid-conversion-kits-p-265.html

only do single

 

[Sarbz]

need to order some aswell will give hid direct a call see how much they quote me, and was reading about how to install Fog Lights looks tricky how long did it take you?

 

[RD55 DUN]

cant seem to find a hi/lo beam for H1's

http://my.frooition.com/080612/hid-...5w-single-beam-hid-conversion-kits-p-265.html

only do single

you cant get a hi/low for an H1 bulb, as its only a single pin type bulb.

GP dont have an H1, unless its for the fog, and there is no point having HID fogs IMO

 

[Sarbz]

Hid-Directs quoted me £70 for 6000k version thats with 2 years warranty sounds good. just double checking its the H4 bulb fitment?

 

[dave]

Don't be a tit!

he isnt, its is true that the more power you are using has to come from some where, but as 50w is still less that a standard bulb uses then its nothing to worry about, 50w is only a couple of quid more than 35w so may as well go for it.
hids biggest current draw is when switched on anyway they dont draw so much once they are on

 

[Smally]

So what is the difference?

 

[burtz]

are HID's illegal ? if so are they easily noticeable but the police

 

[punto_matt]

So what is the difference?

Read the link which states what the difference to a normal HID kit is?

 

[dave]

are HID's illegal ? if so are they easily noticeable but the police

yeah but so is driving with fog lights or poorly adjusted normal lights. you shouldnt get in no trouble if they are set up not to blind people and are not blue

 

[RD55 DUN]

are HID's illegal ? if so are they easily noticeable but the police

Yes they are illegal as the type of light on the GP is a reflector insead of a projector, they are not self leveling and dont have washer jets for the lights. If you fit them correctly and have the beam pattern set up correctly you should be ok.

HID's are noticable on the roads, i notice them and think they look good, but the police will most probably notice the HID's, and depending on there mood may pull you.

 

[Sarbz]

really confused now rang HID directs to confirm if it was H4 and they said grande puntos are H7 bulb fitments thought they were H4??

 

[punto_matt]

They are H4-3

 

[Sarbz]

rang fiat and they said the same thing, you sure matt cause mines a 2006, they said fiat changed the fitment for some versions.

 

[burtz]

take one of yours out and ave a look

 

[RD55 DUN]

the headlights in the GP are H4 type bulbs. Some sites dont have the GP listed so will give the bulb type for the Mk2/Mk2b Puntos which are h7 (Mk2b is anyway)

the H4-3 Kit Matt is reffering to is the HID kit which has the High/Low beam function on it. You can get an H4 HID Kit but you will only have your dipped beam and wont be able to use the High beam function. My mate has an H4 kit and he wishes he went for the H4-3 Kit.

the link to the H4-3 Kit earlier in the thread would be the best one to go for.

 

[dave]

the mk2 has h7 or h1 fitted randomly, so would not suprise me if they done the same with a gp

 

[Sarbz]

ooooh I see thanks a lot really appreciate.

 

[Kurtis]

Grande Punto's are deffinately H4 bulbs, theres no other option on Eper

 

[smifton]

are HID's illegal ? if so are they easily noticeable but the police

The police fined me for mine realy nice coppers to be honest, but they said the law is the law, and the local enforcmentsaid they'd pull me over because there was traffic cops in the area, and would give me 3 points as well as he fine if they caught me, so they just gave me the fine and sent me on my way.

Mine was just a 6000k kit, nothing too blue, lights tilted right down on the lowest level. so Be warned


But, it did take over 4 months for any policeman to bat an eye lid at them.

 

[dave]

what wording was on the fine?