hids or upgrade bulbs?

[Mount vision rider]

Originally Posted by PETE S40

Hids are looking like a good option, plod around here seem too busy rounding up lowered corsas and noisy fiestas to take any notice of my bog stock s40. That said ill take a the consequences on the chin, my main concern is i dont want to be the tosser whos lights dazzle every passing vehicle going the other way.

Which brands have a good reputation for longevity?

Cheers

If you get some go for some H7r bulbs they help with the beam pattern.

Since fitting mine I've never needed to use the full beam on a unlit country road.

[PETE S40]

Originally Posted by Mount vision rider

If you get some go for some H7r bulbs they help with the beam pattern.

Since fitting mine I've never needed to use the full beam on a unlit country road.

Cheers matey thats what i wanted to hear

Which ones do you have?

Any reputable sources?

[skyship007]

Originally Posted by Mount vision rider

If you get some go for some H7r bulbs they help with the beam pattern.

Since fitting mine I've never needed to use the full beam on a unlit country road.

Have you noticed oncoming drivers skidding off the road or flashing you as they pass ??

[Mount vision rider]

Originally Posted by skyship007

Have you noticed oncoming drivers skidding off the road or flashing you as they pass ??

No I cant say I have skyship,

Have you when you've been sniffing your oil?

[Mount vision rider]

Originally Posted by PETE S40

Cheers matey thats what i wanted to hear

Which ones do you have?

Any reputable sources?

Most hid kits are alright now a days. I got mine off eBay, I choice them because they had the same ballasts I had on my old Astra which were in 3 years and I never had a problem with them

[kieran40]

Originally Posted by skyship007

Have you noticed oncoming drivers skidding off the road or flashing you as they pass ??

I've had no issues like that skyship

[PETE S40]

Well after comparing the likes of osram and philips with hids its a no brainer for me, cost similar money but you get sooo much more light from them.

Ordered myself a 4300k 35w kit. Had a look around the web at ballasts and which ones to avoid and i think i got a decent enough kit.

Full metal construction 0.4kg each, metal over plastic everytime imo.

Ill post some piccys when it gets here

[baldmosher]

So are these just a straight swap "bulb" for bulb basically, and then hide the ballast somewhere? Sounds too easy...

[Mount vision rider]

Originally Posted by baldmosher

So are these just a straight swap "bulb" for bulb basically, and then hide the ballast somewhere? Sounds too easy...

Yep there as easy as that

[Mount vision rider]

You can see where the ballast is on the drivers side, passenger side is in the side of the battery what you can't see in this pic.