Halogen to HID
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acupunch
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Re: Halogen to HID
the prices are vary from seller to seller. so far the used parts market show its cost ranging from 3.8K-2.5K depending on the deals, parts, labor, coding (if necessary). brand new cost 4-6K depending on workshop and parts. I know Mike @ SWC had lots of lobang because he mods lots of it so many go back to him to demod and connect with potential buyer. you can let him know your interest. but the prices are on the high side. I also seen BOSS Motorsports fixed Xenon + adaptive for their customer. and they will cleared the error code too. Pricing wise, you should let provide you with their quotes. I fixed my at BVO as there is my seller appointed workshop. We both bared our own labor.
a brand new xenon kits (non-adaptive) should come in 5 items; headlights housing, ballast and bulb, washer kit, footwell module, wire hardness. you can also buy what you need. mine only had the xenon headlight housing + ballast, no washer kit. but i get to keep my halogen headlights. so its good for me when i decided to demod I don't need to swap. wire hardness seems to work from the one used on my Halogen so no swap.
hope this info helps.
the prices are vary from seller to seller. so far the used parts market show its cost ranging from 3.8K-2.5K depending on the deals, parts, labor, coding (if necessary). brand new cost 4-6K depending on workshop and parts. I know Mike @ SWC had lots of lobang because he mods lots of it so many go back to him to demod and connect with potential buyer. you can let him know your interest. but the prices are on the high side. I also seen BOSS Motorsports fixed Xenon + adaptive for their customer. and they will cleared the error code too. Pricing wise, you should let provide you with their quotes. I fixed my at BVO as there is my seller appointed workshop. We both bared our own labor.
a brand new xenon kits (non-adaptive) should come in 5 items; headlights housing, ballast and bulb, washer kit, footwell module, wire hardness. you can also buy what you need. mine only had the xenon headlight housing + ballast, no washer kit. but i get to keep my halogen headlights. so its good for me when i decided to demod I don't need to swap. wire hardness seems to work from the one used on my Halogen so no swap.
hope this info helps.
acupunch
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Re: Halogen to HID
don't bluff, if you si peh bright you're disturbing other users. i will stomp you. :nehnehhh:iScoupe;562036 said:
don't believe all i said. might be a great experience for me but may not be for you. by the time I demod, you might have sold your car.skyone;562090 said:Thanks acupunch! Will check it out. If u going to demod yours soon maybe can let me know...
Advan
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Re: Halogen to HID
Hi all,
Halogen convert to Xenon lightings on either LCI or Non LCI model can be done at $395 with installation without error bulb check issues. Comes with 1 yr warranty as well..
Done mine and was very happy with it.
Hope this helps..
Hi all,
Halogen convert to Xenon lightings on either LCI or Non LCI model can be done at $395 with installation without error bulb check issues. Comes with 1 yr warranty as well..
Done mine and was very happy with it.
Hope this helps..
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Shawnleong
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Re: Halogen to HID
hi, where did you do it? mind if you could PM me the details? cheers..
hi, where did you do it? mind if you could PM me the details? cheers..
sotongking
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Re: Halogen to HID
Can u pm me the details too? Thanks!
Can u pm me the details too? Thanks!
pengful
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Re: Halogen to HID
Bro Kenn, I am not PHD yet but based on my limited knowledge HID is a generic term. There are a few types of HID (mercury vapor, metal halide, sodium vapor and xenon gas) lamps and Xenon seems to be what most car mfrs choose to use on car headlights.
In other words, and in this topic's context, HID conversion = Xenon conversion.
kenntona;656955 said:
Bro Kenn, I am not PHD yet but based on my limited knowledge HID is a generic term. There are a few types of HID (mercury vapor, metal halide, sodium vapor and xenon gas) lamps and Xenon seems to be what most car mfrs choose to use on car headlights.
In other words, and in this topic's context, HID conversion = Xenon conversion.
richlee7
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Re: Halogen to HID
let me try to share a little of wat i know:
2 methods of generating light: from bulb:
1. filament
2. arcing
1 filament
this is like the orange bulb we use at home. most headlight bulbs used in cars now have halogen gas filled to generate better lifespan, and brighter light from the burning filament, thus giving it the name: "halogen bulb". Light color usually is yellowish due to its basically a filament burning
2 arcing
uses 2 electrodes and form a high voltage to cause 'arcing' (works a little like lighning) thus the light is very intense. very white in color. this give it the 'high intensity discharge' (HID) name. the gas used in such bulbs is xenon, which explains also that these are usually referred to as 'xenon bulbs'.
the good thing abt these bulbs is that there's no filament, so nothing reali wears out much, so putting it onto automotive use is good, since the road vibrations has no effect on the light, unlike filament (halogen) bulbs where there is mechanical vibration stress that slowly wears out the filament, over and above the 'burning' of the filament.
another obvious good thing abt the xenon lights (or HID lights) is that its veri nicely bright n superduper cool looking.
however this type of lighting requires a combination of specific reflectors (and sometimes lenses) to focus the beam to form the proper lighting pattern \__ \__ (in case of right-hand-drive cars).
It is this reason that the reflector/housing/lense assembly for the xenon/hid lights are very different from those used for filament (halogen) bulbs,. due to these have very differnt light dispersion (due to their nature of light generation...)
also due to its high intensity, its mandatory for cars throughout the world to have auto-levellers built-in to avoid the light angle to be too high to blind other road users.
so, xenon/hid bulb inside a halogen housing is definitely not legal, nor recommended, as your light is very likely scattered all over the place, and you're not getting proper illumination. if mixing xenon/hid buldb in halogen housing, the illum pattern (especially how far the light can throw) might actually be even worse off than using halogen...
just my 2 cents...
let me try to share a little of wat i know:
2 methods of generating light: from bulb:
1. filament
2. arcing
1 filament
this is like the orange bulb we use at home. most headlight bulbs used in cars now have halogen gas filled to generate better lifespan, and brighter light from the burning filament, thus giving it the name: "halogen bulb". Light color usually is yellowish due to its basically a filament burning
2 arcing
uses 2 electrodes and form a high voltage to cause 'arcing' (works a little like lighning) thus the light is very intense. very white in color. this give it the 'high intensity discharge' (HID) name. the gas used in such bulbs is xenon, which explains also that these are usually referred to as 'xenon bulbs'.
the good thing abt these bulbs is that there's no filament, so nothing reali wears out much, so putting it onto automotive use is good, since the road vibrations has no effect on the light, unlike filament (halogen) bulbs where there is mechanical vibration stress that slowly wears out the filament, over and above the 'burning' of the filament.
another obvious good thing abt the xenon lights (or HID lights) is that its veri nicely bright n superduper cool looking.
however this type of lighting requires a combination of specific reflectors (and sometimes lenses) to focus the beam to form the proper lighting pattern \__ \__ (in case of right-hand-drive cars).
It is this reason that the reflector/housing/lense assembly for the xenon/hid lights are very different from those used for filament (halogen) bulbs,. due to these have very differnt light dispersion (due to their nature of light generation...)
also due to its high intensity, its mandatory for cars throughout the world to have auto-levellers built-in to avoid the light angle to be too high to blind other road users.
so, xenon/hid bulb inside a halogen housing is definitely not legal, nor recommended, as your light is very likely scattered all over the place, and you're not getting proper illumination. if mixing xenon/hid buldb in halogen housing, the illum pattern (especially how far the light can throw) might actually be even worse off than using halogen...
just my 2 cents...
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Shawnleong
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Re: Halogen to HID
ok. i found a workaround by not using our own headlights.... now need to buy a projector headlight and HID ballast.
ok. i found a workaround by not using our own headlights.... now need to buy a projector headlight and HID ballast.
