HID Driving Lights Wiring
Submitted: Sunday, Jun 21, 2009 at 18:50
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Fairlane
Hi all,
I have a second hand set of IPF HID spotties with just the wiring to the lights. can anyone tell me what I need to get them working as there are four wires going to the spotties!?
Reply By: Fairlane - Sunday, Jun 21, 2009 at 19:25
Sunday, Jun 21, 2009 at 19:25
I really don't know anything about HID.
the cables from the lights each have a little square female four pin connector.
This led me to open the lights and they have HID stamped on the back of the globes. Inside
the spot light housing is a small box about the size of a match box. sorry to be so vague, I was looking for an earth and a power wire like I am used to!!
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Reply By: Fairlane - Monday, Jun 22, 2009 at 20:39
Monday, Jun 22, 2009 at 20:39
no worries mate. it did sound sus!
anyhow, I asked the ARB guy about the box in the light housing hoping it was the ballast and he said it is the igniter?
are these lights really that much better than the good old fashioned globes we all used to use?
crikey, new at $900 each who has $1800 to spend on spot lights?
I can understand truckies making a living from seeing where thay are going but honestly, they would want to produce daylight!
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Follow Up By: Member - Roachie (SA) - Tuesday, Jun 23, 2009 at 14:52
Tuesday, Jun 23, 2009 at 14:52
HID is definitely much better than halogen, but whether you do enough night driving to warrant the outlay is something that only you can decide.
With the advent of the cheaper kit options (on ebay and elsewhere), there are methods of doing this conversion without costing an arm and a leg....
Cheers
Roachie
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