Guest jkyle69 Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 I want to change over the main and full beam lights on my RZ TT car, can someone tell me what lights they are (9004, 9005, 9006, 9007, H1, H3, H4, H7, H11 ????) so I dont buy the wrong kit please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 They are 9005J but 9005 will fit Are you sure about having HIDs for the highbeam? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jkyle69 Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 Is that not a good idea??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 They take a few secs to get up to full power, which could be a problem if you need the highbeam suddenly, say on an unlit country road Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 Also constantly dipping the high beam will significantly reduce the life of the bulbs. If you have j-spec headlights fitted, you will need to fit 9005 bulbs in both the high and low beam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jkyle69 Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 So HID on main and fogs would be ok but just use better bulbs on the full beam then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 So HID on main and fogs would be ok but just use better bulbs on the full beam then? Most just fit HID kit in the dip beam and then fit whiter higher wattage bulbs in the fog and high beam. You can fit HID kit in the fogs, but TBH if you get a decent kit just fitting in the dip beam should give you a significant improvement in nighttime visibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jkyle69 Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 Thanks for the help, I reckon I will go with HID in the dip beam and just upgrade the bulbs in the others [GRIN][/GRIN] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamer Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 I have HID's on all my lights (Main/dipped/fogs/all 6K). Regarding the use of HID's on mains. Yes, they do take a few seconds to fully warm up but once up to temp they do not need to warm up again. I can also flash someone quickly with them as when you turn them on for the first time they are bright enough for about a half second then they drop down a bit while they fully warm up. As I said though once warmed up (about 3-4 seconds) then even after having them switched off for a minute or so they come back on at full power still. So even when motoring down an unlit country road, I encounter a car coming opposite, turn down my mains, pass the car, re-enable my mains and there is no warm up period. My mains with the HID's are MUCH brighter then the standard bulbs so there is much to be said about using HID's in the mains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike B Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 I have HID's on all my lights (Main/dipped/fogs/all 6K). Regarding the use of HID's on mains. Yes, they do take a few seconds to fully warm up but once up to temp they do not need to warm up again. I can also flash someone quickly with them as when you turn them on for the first time they are bright enough for about a half second then they drop down a bit while they fully warm up. As I said though once warmed up (about 3-4 seconds) then even after having them switched off for a minute or so they come back on at full power still. So even when motoring down an unlit country road, I encounter a car coming opposite, turn down my mains, pass the car, re-enable my mains and there is no warm up period. My mains with the HID's are MUCH brighter then the standard bulbs so there is much to be said about using HID's in the mains. Yeah - that! use 12k on main too, and they are very good when up to temerature. Please check the sizing though - I took advice and it was wong - I had to start messing around and the positioning in the headlight unit is critical. If in doubt take yours out - read and compare before you order- 2 second job, and saves a lot of messing around. The dipped are not the same as head on the jspec - they may be on uk/us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 use 12k on main Why? Wouldn't you want your main beam to be as bright as poss rather than a 'fashonable' purple colour? I can maybe understand folks having the ricey high-K lights on dipped (not that I would but I know it's the fashion) but not the for main beam. What's your thinking there Mike? Is it so they match the dipped beams? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike B Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 Why? Wouldn't you want your main beam to be as bright as poss rather than a 'fashonable' purple colour? I can maybe understand folks having the ricey high-K lights on dipped (not that I would but I know it's the fashion) but not the for main beam. What's your thinking there Mike? Is it so they match the dipped beams? My dipped are 12k too... they match I guess. Come to think about it they don't provide a perfect white - but they are a LOT better than stock and show the road an signs brilliantly, as well as being distinctive. They may be 10, but from what I remember they have to be 14-15k to be purple? shots on my avatar have 12k dipped on, when i got tery's car I swapped his 6.5's for my 12's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 when i got tery's car I swapped his 6.5's for my 12's.Why on earth did you do that? Anything over 6500K is putting out measurably less light than 4200k/6500k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike B Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 They didn't put out any more light that I could tell! Drove both sets in the dark. Maybe his 6.5ks are poor and my 12k's are good. Maybe I should have got 4.5k in mine and and lots of light. Either way I'm happy with what I have! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 OK. I could go on but I won't because it'll look like I'm picking an argument and I'm really not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike B Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 OK. I could go on but I won't because it'll look like I'm picking an argument and I'm really not. Mate - I'm sure you are right! but I'm happy being wrong.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheefa Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 Hi all, Been reading through this thread and am thinking of upgrading my full beams/fogs anyway. Will probably just upgrade the bulbs for the full beams. However just in case, will these kits be OK for Full and Fog? FULL BEAM - HID 6,000K 9005 Kit FOG LIGHTS - HID 6,000K H3 Kit? Thanks Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 Hi all, Been reading through this thread and am thinking of upgrading my full beams/fogs anyway. Will probably just upgrade the bulbs for the full beams. However just in case, will these kits be OK for Full and Fog? FULL BEAM - HID 6,000K 9005 Kit FOG LIGHTS - HID 6,000K H3 Kit? Thanks Greg Hi Greg By full beam, I presume you mean the low beam, not the high beam yes? If you have the J-spec plastic headlights (early or facelift) then you need 9005 in low beam, if you have the Uk glass headlights you need 9006. The fog light on both headlighst use H3. cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lui Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 I also have fitted HID's all over looks brilliant & would never go back it's light driving in daylight even on the darkess roads at night. That's IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheefa Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 Thanks Nic. Uuumm, I have them fitted to my main lights already mate, you know, usual main driving lights, but want to fit them to full? beams for country roads when the extra light is needed. Not sure what they're called, full/low but its the lights where other drivers get really pissed off when you dont switch them off! Not that I do that. Can you supply Nic - prices please mate? Thanks, Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 Thanks Nic. Uuumm, I have them fitted to my main lights already mate, you know, usual main driving lights, but want to fit them to full? beams for country roads when the extra light is needed. Not sure what they're called, full/low but its the lights where other drivers get really pissed off when you dont switch them off! Not that I do that. Can you supply Nic - prices please mate? Thanks, Greg Oh right the high beam then, on J-spec and UK headlights you need to fit 9005 bulbs. I supply a Japanese branded HID kit which a lot of members are using. There are a LOT of cheap Taiwanese made HID kits on ebay now, that are up to half the price of the kit I sell. I've not found a cheaper kit that I'm happy to supply yet though ie. in terms of performance and reliability. I could supply the cheaper made kits, but I just want to deal with the problems assossiated with a lot of them, as I would loose money with return postage and getting them replaced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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