Xenon Headlights

[vesssh]

I am wanting to purchase some xenon headlights for my AU XR8.

H4 = low beam head lights
H1 = high beam

As I am wanting a high/low beam xenon kit, what do I actually have to purchase?

I was looking at getting a 6000K Xenon High/Low beam kit, but what do I do about the H1 light?

Does this mean I have to purchase a High/Low beam H4 kit and also a H1 kit?

Cheers in advance

[b2tf]

You'll probably get a million answers and opinions on this, but here is mine :

HID/xenon kits are illegal for road use, its not a major massive 'you will get caught' thing, but it is important to know all the same.

To do it yes you will need a kit containing the HID/Xenon bulb, the ballast and igniter, and all wiring etc. I sell these kits at work for about $110 and we fitted one to an FG F6 on Wednesday with very good results.

I would be unsure as to how well they will work in an AU due simply to the design of the headlights, theyre a fairly primitive design in terms of the reflectors in the light and the reflectors are what are going to decide how well the HID works.

[MNM96]

Originally Posted by b2tf

I would be unsure as to how well they will work in an AU due simply to the design of the headlights, theyre a fairly primitive design in terms of the reflectors in the light and the reflectors are what are going to decide how well the HID works.

The round headlamp gives the perfect reflector design. The AU XR was heralded as having the best lighting of any car available in australia at the time.Sorry, I can't help with an answer on HID lights.

[Bushbasher]

It's only illegal to run HID in your low beam or in a combination light,ie. a H4 Hi/lo unless you have a self levelling system of some kind adjustable from inside the cabin AND headlight washers, but it is quite legal to run driving lights such as your H1s'. Yes you will need separate kits for the H4 and H1s' and yes the H1s' will do a mega job . I run HID in my Fairlane and they have a similar 5" lens as the XR and mine get 500m of penetration and flood the side of the road for 10-15m. Just run a quality +50-70-100 or even a 90/100w H4 and the HID in your H1 and you'll have more than enough light.

Bushbasher

[Reaper8]

sorry but i reckon the au standard lights **** all over the xr one's.

[Franco Cozzo]

Put a HID light into a halogen reflector, its going to cause serious issues because it will throw light all over the place and blind other drivers. You could retrofit a HID projector inside the AU headlight if you have some patience.

I'm actually doing a HID conversion on my Focus, but I'm using genuine parts from Ford Europe, the European Focus actually had HIDs as an option so different story for me, much easier.

Check out a forum user here called MAD and how he did it properly on his EL:



About half way down:

http://fordforums.com.au/showpost.ph...56&postcount=3

[HLC]

I ran HID's in my Fairmont for 4 years. No dramas with da fuzz.

I did have them behind custom projectors though.