High Intensity Discharge Electrical System

g,day Al if you are looking at getting some give me a call
i dont sell them but i got a sweet priceon new lightforce.
decuisine1@iprimus.com.au
cheers
had a ball today1999 NISSAN NAVARA DUALCAB
DIESEL 3.2 & SPRINGY CARLTON TOY

Essentially they are the same technology (and style) as what is used in those really bright white street lights.

Very low wattage (35W) for very high light output.

But............. (there's always a but)

That sort of light doesn't come cheap, I recently saw an ad for a set of KC HID lights ............... at US$1,363.31 a pair. KC HID lights
(even those street lights are damn expensive to buy and repair, and smaller means dearer of course)

That's a lot of $$$ to flush away when you get a rock in one or smash one on some foliage (accidentally of course).

Then there is the extra costs for repair. Not only are the bulbs bloody expensive, they use ballasts in them as well. Blow a ballast and a bulb and you can probably kiss goodbye to a weeks wages.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, maybe those Supercheap $49 sealed beam specials aren't too bad after all lol

Not sure if you are refering to inserts? I work in the Andes and have bought 10 pair of Hella DID predators for work utes. I can tell you they were around $1500ea not the pair, but they are worth it. Driving through 5000m at night dodging llamas, pigs, people etc is now a hell of a lot easier and the trucks on the Panamericana highway now dip their lights once i give em retiner burn!!!

Has anyone put those IRD, infra red discharge or something like that, bulbs in their cruiser?? i read the article in a mag and they were around $250 a pair and only availble for the 100 series.

HID's are insanly priced, they are only lights.. Not worth

Anyone who spends $1000-2000 pr or ea on lights has manure for brains.

Simple fact! YMMV

Thanks for your replies everyone. At the costs your quoting me, I'll be looking at other options including yours toonfish.
Thanks again.Al Symers

When I worked in the Derby and Fitzroy area years ago, the locals reckoned on travelling at a max. of 80 klms/hr because of the livestock on the roads at night.
As far as they were concerned if you went any faster and a bull, roo or whatever jumps out in front of you, then it's your fault if you get injured or wreck the vehicle.
By all means buy decent lights to give you every chance, but to waste thousands is more ego than any concerns for safety.
Drive within the range of your lights at all times, and keep the speed down!

Al

I find the normal head lights are fine if you drive at safe speeds and turn off any lights in the cabin, just one Led in a phone or radio is enough to reduce the sensitivity of you eyes by a huge amount. When I was driving in army exercises we drove with no head lights at all, once you eliminated every little source of light your side of the windscreen you could drive at 50ks on a clear knight. Eric.