just fitted some 6000k HIDS

much much much better than standard

how much ?

£29.99 bargain

HIDS 6000K

Cheers for the photos Steve, Ill be getting me a set now!

and bought!

You can see your bins much clearer now !
Must make putting the rubbish out so much safer

Neat job....nice work.

yup and the warm up time on these is a few seconds there white to look at but have a slight blue tint like a ice colour

installation time canbeb done in 1 hour very easy.

only parts you need to buy seperatly is 6 1/4 inch self tappers

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How longs the warm up time

One of the best mods IMHO

a few seconds at most for 29.99 bargain

You've done enough for me GT ... I'm off to buy some, great post

just doing my duty for a good bargain

Will also add my thanks GT, just brought a set.

I keep checking to see if my lights are on when driving...

Can I ask what tools you used when fitting? Mine will be delivered to work where I can fit in the underground carpark. Nice and dry plus it well lit.

lol, I'm glad i'm not the only one who has been doing that, I drove out of a services tonight and was convinced they were switched off

Depending on how you want to do it, A screw driver, And if you want to take the lights off and do them in the office. I think its a 10 or 8mm socket set for the front....and I cant rember the rear

Be careful however as my 16vt lugs sheered off and needed to be replaced when taking off the lights. On the older cars there in a prime location for collecting water

only tools i used was a 10mm socket to remove the head light and a posy drive for the self tappers and some black tape wd40 is a must and copper grease for re-fitting thats it

i did go ott and repolace the bolts and nuts to make em all look new

Ordered and the post gets even better. Pictures in this thread chaps when fitted?

Even though I have bought some I was a little concerned over the 30 day warranty! Seems a little short .... is this normal with HIDS? Though, nothing ventured nothing gained

Thats my main beams sorted out then, thanks for the heads up Steve, and belated congratulations on the little one.

Gareth

mine arrived today, I was in a lazy mood so attempted to fit them with the lights still on the car....dont do that! I have a bad neck now

Some points,

The bracket that holds the HID's in place would be fine if it was mounted against something flat, as there hung upside down they don't cut the musted and allow far to much vertical moment. (as default there only held on the longer side of the bracket)
As such they had to come off again, I drilled a hole in the long flat peace of metal towards the top end (where the little hock is) and then used self tapers to secure.

second point, As I found out 20 minuets of head scratching later on the connection in to the ballast can be done the wrong way around very easily as the plug fits on both ways...would have been nice for this to be a one way fitting plug to stop idiots like me making mistakes

what else, the cable is quite short so you have to be careful where you mount the ballast

if your getting a set of HID's these may interest you

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180426308437&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

I got them next day, and they do what they say on the tin

photos

They look good Sam - Any fitting tips?

Yep, my wife tells me mine have arrived today So long as I can keep in her good books when I get home (most evenings upon arriving home after a hard days work - I'm in trouble for something I haven't done!) they should be done this evening

Disconnect the two plugs on each light
detach wires from clip on back of light
take lights off, 10mm socket, you will have two bolts on the back towards the top of the engine bay and two nuts on the front, be weary of these as they do like to shear (if they even look like there going to start peeing about, use some penetrating oil and lots of back and forwards movments (oh err!)

inside with the lights
rember the dip beam is the outer side of the light, not the inside!

Mount ballast, I did this on the lower part of the light and just go outside to check it wont foul on anything, the drivers side is not so much of a problem as there is no intercooler pipe work to worry about

urrr....

the only other pain in the ass is getting the retaining clips back on, you have to take these off and put them back on around the hid bulb. Because there larger there a royal pain in the ass, its at this point you will be looking for the nedal noise pliers

thats it really, go refit, check alignment and watch out for catching the rubber seals on the outside of the lights

and after a long testing, mine are crap, poor light. Probably on a pare with the old normal lights.

going to give them the benefit of the doubt till I pull the lights apart and check just how much craps covering the lenses

your saying your new hids arnt any better than the old halogens?

thats exactly what i'm saying

I bought a set of exactly these lights, they are an improvement over the standard candles in my case, but not a massive one, maybe should have gone with 55 watters rather than 35's.......

the light is very patchy and not very clear. where I had a definitive cut off before, its hard to tell now. I just spent a hour getting the aliment in to something sensible.

If I didnt have work to do I would be pulling the lights out and pulling them apart now to find out whats going on

Funny you mention this, I made the exact same mistake fitting my HIDs from turborevs, so you're not the only idiot

Well now! Just fitted mine, only took me 2 1/2 hours! Very nice, definitely brighter than the original. Very, very white. Beam level and cut off is now actually more distinct then before - marked garage door before and after.

Previously the dome LED side lights were 10X whiter than the original headlights, now, the HIDs are brighter than these - I have actually given up trying to get front lights that match in brightness.

No problems for me fitting - thanks to the tips in this thread and, adjuster works too! Bonus!

I think I'll get them tested for levels at a local MOT shop anyway sometime this week.

for all peeps that still have brightness issues after fitting, Check this out

http://www.fiatcoupeclub.org/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=932698#Post932698

Nothing easy with these cars is there!

My set of hids have been delivered to the old couple a few doors down...they go to sleep around 8:00pm
Drove from Bracknell to Carnforth and back (500ish miles) today and really could have done with these lights being fitted.
Will look at my lens tomorrow evening to see if the dust is as bad as yours was sam, hopefully it should be clean as LE's just don't do dirty

Im quite interested in these. How easy/hard are they to fit?

Pretty easy to do it yourself Mawv. Connecting everything up is probably not even 5 minutes of work, its more about routing all the cables and hiding/fitting the ballast to the coupe's bonnect somewhere.

Good to see that the HIDS have come down in price, I did a group buy in 2004/5 but we had to get them from Canada! now very easy to get and at a fraction of the price.

Has anyone had any issued with the HIDs interfering with the electric levelers? there was afew that seemed to blow the motors, I think mine are still going strong - am sure you guys already know this but bluer the light - less visual power ie 4500k provide better performance than 8000k - how ever some like to go to the higher for more blue light etc.

I was very worried about the stories of HID's blowing their leveler's but luckily mine haven't either. However, even on their 'low' setting I still get people flashing me occasionally. They must get quite a shock when i flash back with my normal full beam bulbs.

Mine blew within 6 months. I guess some are just unlucky? It's the best mod I've done on the coupe, forget braces etc, this helps you see better in the winter months - much more important!

Mine are here!

Had a quick look around the box they came in for a manufacturer, nothing. Country where they were made, nothing.

Am I the only one a little bit worried about putting unknown electrical kit into my pride and joy?

its a fused circuit, very little damage can occur....unless you want to borrow my maplins fuses?

Have a look at the instructions and tell me if they make any sense These days the kits are foolproof to install, back in the days of Hanny's group buy (I got mine from brinks, remember him?) we all ran extra cabling and relays, these latest kits are just plug n play, just need to cut a hole out of the rubber cover at the back of the lights.

There are at least 3 How to guides and loads of info here. Get reading.

Blimey - thats good to have plug and Plays - but do you not need to get additional earth? I think this was one of the 'prime suspects' to leveler motors blowing.

Oh yes I remember Brinks - nice chap - wonder what hes up to now?

I would like a set of these, however im a complete novice when it comes to fitting things to the car. Ive spoke to the supplier to see if they have had any issues with these.

As you may/may not have seen from my other thread in general maintenance, i have just fitted a set of HIDs.

Just to say my levellers have just blown after about 2 weeks - don't know if mounting location of ballast's has anything to do with it but I squeezed mine in the gap directly beneath the leveller motor on the headlight body. In hindsight, I would recommend to anyone to disconnect unless they are not really bothered either way.

On a plus side they are dead easy to fit, just watch where you mount the ballasts to make sure they don't prevent the bonnet from closing. And routing the cables so they look tidy can be a bit of pain.

I have just fitted mine this afternoon. Looking forward to it getting dark to try them out. Used the how to guides and it was straightforward.

Here's a few pics of mine.....£29.99 bargain

Cut off

woo hoo, just completed mine and about to give them a go!
Took me about 2 hours and one of those was looking for my drill.
Just need to change my dull orangey side lights now...

Here we have, for your viewing pleasure....

Car to left - 35W 6000K HIDs & Tower LED (White) sidelights

Car to right - Standard Halogens & Tower LED (Blue) sidelights


My work colleague bought some of the tower LED's but, received blue instead of white.

We are not too sure about the legality of having the 'blue' sidelights, so for now, they stay. They are actually 'bluer' and brighter than the picture shows!!

I am, and they aren't. Simples.


I foresee another set of blue lights in your near future........

Mmmmm, maybe I won't tell him ... lol

I find this extremely aggravating I have to say. I had a Golf MKV behind me last night on a country road with these bright blue sidelights. Was driving me mad in the rear view mirror.

Annoying little oik kept slowing and speeding up goading me to 'let em have it' So I did.

I pulled over at the first opportunity to let her past. Off the vehicle sped into the night... I wonder at what point she will realise that she was in a very discreet average speed area.... Maybe when the NIP arrives for her

Would it be possible to use the led lights for the reversing light?

Anyone else had any issues with these now? At this price you really cant go wrong I think.

I had brightness issues, but that was my own silly fault

all in all there very good, the last 2 sets I had used to flicker slightly on bumps, these are fine

Yep, no problems with mine either. Good spend as far as I'm concerned. Earlier up the post, someone asked what the warm up time was. 5 seconds is the answer.

Mine are far brighter than standard head lights, no issues to date.

ive had mine on the longest and no issues at all, im infact going to buy a second set for the full beam

Im waiting for mine for over 12 days now...maybe time to contact the seller.. Posting usually takes a day or 3 from the UK to dutchyland.

I just fitted these HID's yesterday to my main beam lights to complete my eradication of yellow halogen bulbs from the front of my car . They might be slightly dearer than other ones mentioned in the thread but they're worth it for the fact that the ballasts are super slim (at least half the height of any other HID's I've had) and it makes locating them under the head light a lot easier .

Here's hoping they last as long as my current dip beam ones,which are still going strong after 2 years.

Baz

i bough some of those baz, looking good

Ordered a set of H1 35w 6000k HIDs and H1 main beam bulbs for £69.99 inc postage from http://www.hids-direct.co.uk/. The kit comes with a 2year warranty, and the bulbs are warrantied for 1 year. Next day delivery too apparently.

Mine have been lost with the mail.... there goes your money

What a SCAM!

I have yet not recieved my xenon, delivery address is my work which is open monday-saturday from 07.00 - 21.00.

They asked me to go to the post office... because it was sent by royal mail. (nothing at the postoffice)
Then they said it was sent by DHL, it took me 5 messages to get a track and trace number:

Identcode: 844009073912226
From: MIDDLESEX, GB


Pickup date:
2009-09-15
Status: Delivered OK
References: 350246227363
844009073912226

Item details

Identcode:
JJD0002267420512417


Pickup date:
2009-09-15
Last track event: Status OK, delivered(Information of Delivery): Napoli / IT, 2009-09-22 12:00

Which is going to Napoli Italy! And has been sent out on 15 September while my order wasnt before 6th of November!

I wonder what they come up with next..does anyone know what my rights are and how to get my $$ back now?

Martjin, where did you order HIDs from?

from where GT_SEBO bought them; GiantGadgets on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110377388403&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

Now got another mail back with a new trackandtracke number: Doesnt even excist -_-

strange, very strange. they were very quick to give good feedback, it was dispatched on time and came via city link for me, quick service all around!

Don't have fantastic feedback though

http://feedback.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayI...s=25&which=negative&interval=180

http://feedback.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayI...ms=25&which=neutral&interval=180

looks like he just stopped giving a crap this month

I noticed this when I plaved my order, but the hid kit turned up 3 working days later.
Good luck sorting it out!

Yeah he offered to send new ones last friday if they would not arrive before the weekend.
Sent him a msg saturday with saying that they didn't arrive, then i got a tracking number to Italy again from him.

"Dear buyer,
Thanks for your email.
We have contact DHL and they gave us another tracking number
JJD0002267420515663
Would you please check first?
Or contact the DHL department in your area directly.
If you have any further question, please do not hestiate to contact us.
Yours sincerely,"

How do you mean, we have contact DHL? If you ship something, you get a tracking number, it's not like you have to seperately contact DHL for it afterwards..

sigh, ill just ask paypal for my money back.

Oh, and their reason for the package not being here yet:

IF THE ESTIMATED TIMES FOR YOUR LOCATION HAVE ELAPSED, BUT YOU HAVEN'T GOT YOUR ITEM.
It may be caused by the following two reasons:
A) Bad weather
B) Quality problem

right, after a few weeks.....I have come to the conclusion these are indeed crap

having put another brand of HID's on the bravo the light output before and after both cars is worlds apart

I honestly can not recommend this as a product

Owning these myself, and to balance the discussion. Mine are indeed very good and are a definitely a huge improvement over the standard lights - now these really are crap!. For an outlay of only £29.00, I would recommend a punt.

What is typical, when buying products that are (copies of initial developments) mass produced and sold on at a lower cost is that the quality control can be 'let's say' hit and miss. This in turn will mean some poor batches and disappointed customers. Sorry Sam - lol

However, having owned a Lexus with factory fitted HID's, sure they are not as good as these were. However, once again, I only paid £29.99 for these Fiat fitting jobbies, still happy enough to keep them, even if they last for only 1 year!

Well. wish i even got something for my 45 pounds (international shipping).



(opened dispute on paypal now)

i used a company called hids-direct on ebay and there great i even broke a bulb putting it in and they send me a free replacement next day delivery when you order them they arrive two days later one day for postage then they arive they have got some neg feed back but they was excellant with me and think some people are just fussy
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/H1-50w-Digita...Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item335585ef24

I'm planning to fit HIDs to my coop. I'm looking at 35w 6000K which I understand are slightly blue in colour, which is what I'm after.

However, the dipped lights below are apparently on 35w 6000K HIDs:



Is this just a contrast against the ink black colour or are 6000Ks actually this blue? If they are I'll probably go 4300K...

Proccy/Baz it'd be good to know how yours compare as these are probably what I'd go for in a 6000K.

mikey? is that really you? the blown coupe at the agm????

Hi Proccy - I've posted a full reply in the general discussion section.

You have 6000K 35 w HIDs right? Are they as blue as the ones in that picture I quoted?

mikey,

I also feel that my HIDs (above) are bluish but what I ordered was 6000K as written on the box. However, it was not written on the ballasts

Here are couple of photos of my car at night (I feel they are whiter on below photos though):



At the end, I'm happy with them and they really make difference to the Coupé

i'll look and post a pic when i get home mate, i'm at work for a while yet

see if this works mikey - 35w 6000k

[IMG]http://i555.photobucket.com/albums/jj458/proccy69/hids%2035w%206000k/th_hids.jpg[/IMG]

Thanks guys.

Hani, I agree yours look whiter in the dark & they're definitely way better than the standard yellow halogens!

Cheers for your pic too proccy!

I'm now sure 35w 6000Ks are the right ones for my dipped beam. I know the full beams use the same H1 bulbs but (forgive my ignorance ) are the standard bulbs brighter on the high beam i.e. higher wattage or are the beams the same brightness just a different angle/focus?

I'm wondering whether you'd want 55w HIDs for the high beams if you had 35w on the dipped ...

I've a feeling Hani's camera was on 'fluorescent' mode, which alters the hue of photos to look natural under strip lights. The effect makes normal bulbs look very white, and HIDs look very blue. Top Gear have got into the habit of doing it for their night time tests, so you think 'Ooh, that cars got good lights', until you notice every other car's lights are just as 'good'!

The bulbs themselves determine the colour temperature, not the ballasts. that also means if you get a colour you're not happy with, you can change the bulbs for a different one!

I can't recommend using them as full beams though, the slow light up time and the fact a number of people have had problems; they don't like being turned on and off in rapid succession before they get warm (5 minutes +), as what tends to happen with full beams, and flashing. It seriously reduces the bulb life.


Anyway, I went for 55w 5200K, and Nightbreakers for the mains, best of both worlds! Might think about 35W for the fogs though...
Pics to follow...