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Anyone fitted HID headlights?

Done them on other cars, but wondered if the focal points on the T25 headlamps is suitable for HID conversions?

with hid bulbs you need lenses that are designed for the bulbs.our vans lenses are not.thats why a lot of cars blind you at night nowdays.if your after better lighting go for the headlamp upgrade.its in the wiki

Ahh okey dokey, I have a spare set of H4 spare, I may try them and take some before and after photo's

See how the HID's compare.


Will do the headlight upgrade anyway..

Thanks Rob.

just remember it is an offence to retrofit HIDs to a vehicle which is not fitted with self leveling either suspension or headlights, you cant legaly fit them to any of our vans, they will pass an MOT cos its not a testable item but if the rossers stop you they can make you take them out or give you a £30 ticket.

cheers

Si

Xenon HID (i.e. High Intensity Discharge) Headlamps & Conversion Kits

At present, I know of no complete Xenon HID headlamp systems, which can be readily retro-fitted, to the 1980 to 1992, 3rd generation VW Transporters. However, it seems that some after-market manufacturers and retailers (including at least one in the UK), are offering so-called Xenon HID H4 conversion kits, to naïve vehicle owners. These kits involve the substitution of a modified HID bulb, with a P43t mounting flange, which will physically fit into an H4 headlamp unit, but whose optics are incompatible with the nature of the HID light source, resulting in an improperly focused beam pattern and excessive glare to oncoming drivers.

The HID arc-light source, is fundamentally different in size, shape, orientation and luminosity distribution compared to that of the small, heated, helical tungsten-filament, within a quartz-halogen bulb. Hence it requires a specially designed reflector and lens system, to minimise glare and optimise illumination of the road and roadside. Under ECE Regulation 48, HID headlamps are also required to have as a glare-reduction measure, a lens-cleaning system (i.e. high-pressure water jets or low-pressure water jets & lamp wipers) and an automatic levelling system (typically comprising a controller, sensors and stepper motors), to compensate for both vehicle payload and dynamic changes in vehicle attitude, under braking and acceleration.

Daniel J. Stern, an automotive lighting consultant, in Toronto, Canada, discusses & illustrates the perils, of substituting Xenon HID bulbs into conventional H4 headlamps; providing further links to other information sources around the World, including the UK.

http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech ... sions.html

http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech ... tages.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headlamp#Glare

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headlamp#L ... patibility

http://www.nhtsa.gov/cars/rules/rulings ... l#specific