HID Conversion Kits

carlover143

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HID Conversion Kits

« on: June 04, 2008, 04:31:49 AM »

I was hoping to buy a new hid conversion kit but I am not sure what colour looks good on my car. Any advice?


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Colin Byrne

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Re: HID Conversion Kits

« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2008, 08:17:58 AM »

Whilst a bluish light will give almost a 20% increases in overall torque, it will have an negative impact on the performance of your sub woofers. The other thing to consider is that a pure white light, while having excellent acoustic properties will not improve the dynamic responsive of the vehicle. I find a 20/80% mix gives the best overall “racing” experience.


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Scott Farquharson

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Re: HID Conversion Kits

« Reply #2 on: June 04, 2008, 09:10:13 AM »

what's a "hid conversion kit"?


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Gary Pearce

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Re: HID Conversion Kits

« Reply #3 on: June 04, 2008, 10:50:32 AM »

High Intensity Discharge (Xenon lights) Scott.
The only high intensity discharge we are after Scott is after eating one of those Dagwood Dogs that they sell at the tuck shop down at Phillip Island. Or may be High Intensity Discharge of your competitors down the main straight?
The other thing that is quiet nice about HID in older Alfa Romeo cars is the sweet smell of burning wiring as the 2.5mm wiring strands struggle to carry the extra current to and from the alternator. Or are you still running a generator.


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Matthew Coote

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Re: HID Conversion Kits

« Reply #4 on: June 07, 2008, 03:30:53 PM »

Apparently they work fine if you re-relay so that the bulk of the current is not drawn though the relatively sub standar nature of alfa headlight electrics. However HID xenon kits apparently drawn less power ... check out the Hella website and all the Wattage and Current draws are less than that of their halogen equivalents.

I personally am not sure how well they perform in older style refractive headlights as most cars that are designed around HID headlights e.g. 156 Gta and Honda S2000 have a specifically focused lense type arrangement with little to no refraction.


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