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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONSWhat is HID Xenon? High Intensity Discharge (HID) is a new type of lighting technology that's primarily different from the conventional halogen bulbs that use a heated tungsten filament. Unlike Halogen lamps, High-Intensity-Discharge (HID) lamps don't have a filament but create light by the arc between two electrodes. The arc activates the Xenon, which in turn ignites the metal halide. The light produced by an HID Xenon lighting system is greater than a standard halogen bulb and with less power consumption. On the road, HID Xenon lighting systems appear as a bright white beam which resembles natural daylight. The bright white beam offers greater visibility and road safety. In an HID Xenon lighting system, the voltage between the two electrodes rises firstly from 12V to 23000V and keeps stable at 8000V by using the Xenon HID ballasts system. Due to the ultra high voltage, the Xenon gas ionises and a super-bright beam is produced, whose colour temperature is up to 12000K. The HID Xenon lighting is much more economic, more stable and brighter than the conventional automobile lighting. What are the advantages of Xenon Light? LOW POWER CONSUMPTION The xenon bulb provides more than twice the amount of light of a halogen bulb, while only consuming half the power (wattage). Therefore, the driver can see more clearly, and the car has more power for other functions. Moreover, it is environmentally friendly, as less power means less fuel consumption. 3 TIMES BRIGHTER The clear white light produced by the Xenon bulb is similar to daylight. Research has shown that this enables drivers to concentrate better. Furthermore, this particular light colour reflects the road markings and signs better than conventional lighting. EXTREMELY LONG LIFE The xenon bulb also delivers a marked contribution to road safety in the event of limited visibility due to weather conditions. In practical terms, the life span of the bulb is equal to that of the car, which means that the bulb need only be replaced in exceptional cases. Why is good quality car lighting so important? Because it saves lives. Better lighting leads to earlier and improved recognition of objects, cyclists, pedestrians, road workers, etc. Earlier and improved recognition of traffic signs and road markings is also vitally important to accident prevention. Therefore, better lighting delivers an active contribution to road safety and driver comfort, and can save lives. Why was Xenon Light developed? For more safety on our roads. In the past decade, car manufacturers have made cars safer and more comfortable by the introduction of A.B.S., air bags, air conditioning, etc. But still, no less than 60% of all traffic accidents take place in poorly lit conditions. Therefore, lighting greatly contributes actively to road safety and comfort. What does the XENON HID light system kit includes? We will supply you with all of the necessary components and hardware to install this system into your vehicle. Each kit includes: 2 direct plug-in XENON H.I.D. lamps, 2 ballasts (transformer / igniter unit), all necessary wiring, complete and easy to follow installation instructions and wiring diagram. Why is Xenon lighting more expensive than halogen lighting? Xenon lighting is not simply a question of a new type of bulb, but a whole new system consisting of: 1. A complex HID Xenon bulb manufactured according to the highest standards of precision 2. A hi-tech HID electrical ballast system specially adapted to the Xenon bulb. The price is governed by all these components. Generally the price of the HID ballast, which is NOT necessary to a traditional bulb, accounts for 2/3 of the price of the whole Xenon HID lighting system. What is Lumen (lm)? The international unit (SI) of luminous flux (quantity of lights). For example, a dinner candle produces about 12 lumens and a standard 60-watt incandescent bulb produces 830 lumens. The higher the number is, the brighter the light is. What is Kelvin (K)? A basic unit of thermodynamic temperature (colour temperature) used to measure the whiteness of the light output. The higher the number is, the whiter the light is. When over 5000K the light begins to turn to blue as daylight. How do I determine if an HID ballast is operational or has failed? First replace the lamp with a known good lamp listed on the fixture or ballast label. If this does not correct the problem, then measure the input voltage to the fixture and to the ballast to verify the availability of supply voltage at the ballast input. If the supply voltage exists at the ballast input leads, check for OCV, using the cautions in A2 above. If the OCV voltage is correct as listed on the ballast label, the problem could be a defective capacitor or igniter. Change one of these component one at a time to correct the problem. Generally, if the ballast shows no signs of overheating and the OCV measurement is correct the ballast is good and there has to be another component failure or a wiring problem. Are these HID systems easy to install? Yes. Our HID systems are what we believe to be the easiest systems to install. This is because they do not require separate relay systems or wiring harnesses to connect to the battery. There is no wire cutting involved when fitting these and all connectors are colour coded and fitted with fool proof connectors. This ensures that they can only be connected the correct way. Full installation instructions are included. If in any doubt however we do suggest you get an auto electrician to install them. Why does a Xenon bulb produce blue light? The light produced by a xenon bulb is not in fact BLUE but WHITE falling well within the International specification for white light. The light only appears blue compared to the warmer yellowier light produced by halogen lamps. It clearly appears white when compared to daylight. However with the introduction of certain crystals it is possible to create a stronger blue tint which gives a more distinct look to your headlights Are these HID systems road legal? Aftermarket HID systems are not road legal due to the fact you cannot 'E' mark a bulb that is of different type to the bulb it is replacing (ie HID for halogen). Therefore we can only sell these as off road use conversions. Although some hid conversion are legal for example a customers has a car that already has projector cones to control the light, a headlamp washing system and also auto leveling system for the headlight commonly found on new on new cars, if he/she upgrades to a xenon kit then the car has all the requirements for xenon headlamps, honestly if you look some cars they don’t have this yet they are legal such as imported vehicles, example Honda s2000 and Mitsubishi EVO’S from Japan, most Japanese imports which have xenon lights don’t have headlight cleaning system as they are not required in Japan but they still pass the SVA test? How can I adjust the headlight so there is no Glare to other users? This is very simple, take the right size Allen keys most commonly used to adjust headlight and adjust the headlamps manually, palace the setting inside on the dash for the headlamps to the lowest, and while the car is on a flat ground platform and in front of a wall or garage door, adjust accordingly, and that’s it, I am sure you will be able to determine when it is or not causing glare. Xenon HID Conversion Kit. Please NOTE 1. These kits convert your existing headlights to real HID Xenon lights - for the look and performance of the new BMWs etc. 2. This kit does not replace the headlights themselves - you don’t need to, unless they are broken or rusty in which case you will need to buy new lights separately. They can be fit to traditional reflector type or the new projector lights 3. Our recommendation is 6000K – that is what we will send unless you specify otherwise in the ‘comments’ area when ordering 4. All car kits are for 2 headlights 5. If your car has separate low and main beam bulbs (like most new cars) ie, H1, H7 fittings, then 1 kit will replace the low or high beam only. You only really need to replace the low beam as these are the light used for night drive. |
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