projector headlights

[Febs]

So would something like..

Love the contents description:
"Some screws"

:lol:

Seriously though - yeah, a good quality HID kit will work wonders for those lights you've got. HIDs look awesome with projectors, and you'll get that cutoff you can clearly see in Jaskel's pictures (yeah, I'm a sucker for that cutoff look!)

Cheers,
- Febs.

[BenZor]

How much was the kit Jaskell?

[jaskel]

How much was the kit Jaskell?

$250 for the kit ;)

[BenZor]

What brand are they?

[jaskel]

Kingwood, they supply alot of OEM HID to car companies.

contact Gerald if you need more info.

[XsPwr2W8]

So would something like http://cgi.ebay.com.au/XENON-HID-CONVERSION-KIT-H1-H4-H7-H11-9005-9006-9007_W0QQitemZ4629512675QQcategoryZ102559QQssPageN ameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem do well for aftermarket projectors for my vx ss? Looking at getting the 4300K kit. The bulbs are H1. Appears to be a complete kit with ballasts & all.

Help please.

Have a look at the postage price on those:shock:

[jaskel]

yeah ebay really stresses me out with that crap

[lautray]

Just found the other thread started by Jaskel. Have sent Gerald an email.

[jaskel]

yeah he will look after ya m8, a couple of guys have already got some off him.

[NickS]

Just sent Gerald an email asking for 2 sets !!

thanks Jase

[jaskel]

hey no probs...he prob wont answer till tuesday due to the long weekend.

I should get sales commission ;)

[Nemo]

Wow this is a long thread !
I've done the H9/H11 mod to my Avalanche, can i do the same thing to a GTO ?

[vz300]

One of the most disappointing things with my VY Senator is the performance of the lights, and I have been trolling the net trying to find a worthy upgrade. For a performance car the lights are woeful. I tried some 80w (vs 55w) upgrade globes which I bought over the net but because the H9 and H11 globes are quite unusual there is very little alternative. The 80w ones I bought turned out be blue tinged which made them look good and appear to be HIDs but they did not work any better in terms of showing me where the road was. So after some very generous help from Daniel Stern Lighting in the US, I was advised to try the H9 hi-beam globes in the H11 sockets. Now, it is a fiddly conversion but well worth the trouble - I reckon about a 50% improvement. This will improve your lumens output from 1350 to 2100! If you are interested, listen carefully... The H9 globe and the H11 look more or less the same except that if you hold them side by side the locating lugs on the bulb-base are slightly different. the top one (closest to the wiring plug) is asymetrical and the one on the H9 is sort of biased to the left and the H11 is biased to the right . to make them fit I just used a pair of good snips to trim about 3mm off the left side of the top lug so that it became roughly symetrical. However, you will find that whilst they will now fit the head-light socket the plug will not fit the globe. You will find that the bulb female socket has 2 locating lugs moulded into the plastic of the base either side of the 2 electrical pins in the centre, but 1 of those will prevent the male plug from fitting into the socket. I decided that it was a very precise and delicate job so I just used a very sharp fine chisel to remove the top lug from the globe socket. After that, the plug slipped in like a pr*ck in a pillow-case. Put it all back together - replace battery, globe-sealing caps, radiator top shroud, CAI access hatch etc, and Robert's your uncle. It is a very worthwhile improvement if you want to see where you are going, and best part is - only costs the price of 2 H9 globes - about $50. BTW, it seems that the genuine globes are cheaper than, and as good as any aftermarket ones. Cheers :cheers: :)
You want something that is straight out of Star Wars,get youself a set of Phillips 6000k low beam conversion.Absolutely unreal.Just the box they come in alone is chock full of all the bits & pieces you need for the conversion.Only thing is they come with a sticker that says "Not for Highway Use".Seems Darth Vader has the distribution rights,something about only being suitable for inter-galactic use.

[Bigmaxy]

Have you got these or just seen the box? Cheers

[seldo]

Wow this is a long thread !
I've done the H9/H11 mod to my Avalanche, can i do the same thing to a GTO ?
From what I recall, I would think so - it all depends on whether it has the projector headlights. Do the lights look the same as your Avalanche? If so, yes.

[jaskel]

GTO has projectors..so YES!!!!

[vz300]

Have you got these or just seen the box? Cheers
I have a brand new set in front of me.I won them from Motor magazine for the "Letter of the Month' November '05 issue.They could'nt give me the Sony MP3 player because the sponsor renegged so they gave me a $950.00 set of these German made coversion bulbs complete with ballasts,all wiring to simply plug into the original loom,instructions & warnings...something to do with not allowing you to look directly into the light at full noise.

[jaskel]

wicked...are ya gunna chuck em in??? you wont be disapointed!! You will soon forget what Halogens wer ;)

[vz300]

Their called Philips Xenon HID 6000k upgrade conversion kit & their made in Germany.They are supplied with complete wiring looms,Ballasts,relays & these smick looking bulbs.I'll put them in when I get a chance although I don't do a lot of night driving.:eek: :eek: :eek:

[PanVS]

Can the H9/H11 mod be done to the aftermarket headlights?

[seldo]

Can the H9/H11 mod be done to the aftermarket headlights?
As long as they are projector lamps and normally take the standard H11s, then... yes

[aperfectcircle]

Sorry, I have to ask it.:errr:

Do the VZ SS headlights fit the VY SS.
(I know that the VY SS has the tear drop, so they want fit the VZ)


Or do I have to go the Caprice or Berlina stile, which one is better.

[Tez82]

When you mean tear drops, you mean the little parker lamp that channels down? Cause only the VX's have tear drops.....

You won't get any other style light to fix, bar aftermarket ones that you can purchase on ebay. Cause the VY indent's into the spoiler thus you won't be able to fit even calais / berlina lights...

By the way did this mod on the Monaro, works really well.... :D Great advise Seldo :p

Tez

[aperfectcircle]

Ok not the VX tear drop.

So even the calais type wont fit as have the straight bottom.
As the SS and others have the lower parker light.

I thought it would be the other way around.

I will be getting the grange front bar at a later date.

[limeburner]

Seldo, thanks for the info, have ordered a set of the H9 bulbs from the dealer
($29.95ea - has there been a price rise or is my dealer ripping me?). Just wish I found this info much earlier, as i drive around 60000km a year in my VY Berlina wagon for work, and often at night. I came home last night, just had enough of the crap light output and jumped on the net to see if there were any new developments in H11/H9 globes (ie higher light output, which there were none last time i tried looking). Interestingly my brother also has a VY Berlina wagon (even the same colour as mine, but he has the international version with the calais headlight assy) and when i took his car for a drive at night the light output seemed a bit brighter, but his does not have headlight protectors so that may have been the difference. I bet he will want this mod when I show him mine after being upgraded.

The main point I wanted to make was that while looking for info on the net I noticed IPF have a couple of new set of driving lights (900XS/800XS - http://www.bayside4x4.com.au/drivinglights.htm) with a H9 bulb. I am a bit curious to compare the IPF bulbs to the Holden (Philips) bulb and will see if i can get some info and prices (i bet the IPF's are more expensive). Hopefully the will have a higher colour tempreature and output a nice bright white. I will post some info on the weekend after I check with the local ARB blokes.

Cheers and thanks for everyones input

[limeburner]

I went to the ARB shop and checked out their IPF H9 globes last night. They are a GE made item, (GE number 53100U). They also had some Narva H9 globes (Narva number 48077) that were $45 ea (wtf?) made by Osram (Osram number 64213). The IPF number is HB1265H9 and the price $32.00 ea (not bad only a couple of bucks more than Holden). The guy I talked to reckoned that they have a special high pressure gas i them and are supposed to perform better than a standard H9. On the label on the back of the globe it states "Pressurized Lamp". So I thought I would give them a go and handed over my credit card. Installed them today and went for a quick spin tonight, damn they are bright! When i get some time i might swap them with the Philips in the high beams and see if there is any noticable difference.

[jaskel]

are they still yellow looking???

[skedge]

Same problem in my Grange, poor lights, my wife 'she always complains'
might check it out. Sorry but where did you purchase them from.
skedge

[jaskel]

check in my thread names "Fitted HID lights to my Calais" all his details are in there.

[caphsv]

Selo,

I have just done this Bulb swap to my Thunder. Very happy with the results.

Maybe there could be a Sticky post for the install without all the replys? Would make it abit easier to find the pics... :bravo:

[seldo]

Selo,

I have just done this Bulb swap to my Thunder. Very happy with the results.

Maybe there could be a Sticky post for the install without all the replys? Would make it abit easier to find the pics... :bravo:
Glad you're happy. It used to be a sticky but the mods recently "un-stickied" it for reasons best known to them. Maybe you are correct - it should be pruned back with all the unnecessary posts deleted. If one of the mods is able to give me editing access to this thread, I'm happy to do it....

[ShanghaiVZ]

I also vouch for DS's upgrade :D...vast improvement for only $50 bloody cheapest mod to do to your headlights, with high beam on as well its just a nice long wall of bright light. :)

[fyreblade2000]

Glad you're happy. It used to be a sticky but the mods recently "un-stickied" it for reasons best known to them. Maybe you are correct - it should be pruned back with all the unnecessary posts deleted. If one of the mods is able to give me editing access to this thread, I'm happy to do it....

Gday Seldo,

I justed wanted to say thanks for the great thread!!! I got LS8 lights on my WH Series 1 International and did the H9 "upgrade" on my LB and I have to say that I am Stoked!!!

Great TIP Mate :thumbsup:

Blade2000

[hottoddy]

Hey guys. I recently installed a set of H11 6000k HID lamps to my VZ Clubsport to find they were a dissapointment. Admittedly they were a cheap set of ebay things. Easy to install, but they give this cold blue light with no more brightness or penetration than the original halogen globes, just a different colour. I have requested a price for a set of GE 4300k HID globes and may fit these using the ballasts I have, or do the H9 conversion. Will keep you posted. I agree, the H9 - H11 swap sounds like the best $50 you could spend on the car. Cheers :-)

[Wonky]

Hey guys. I recently installed a set of H11 6000k HID lamps to my VZ Clubsport to find they were a dissapointment. Admittedly they were a cheap set of ebay things. Easy to install, but they give this cold blue light with no more brightness or penetration than the original halogen globes, just a different colour. I have requested a price for a set of GE 4300k HID globes and may fit these using the ballasts I have, or do the H9 conversion. Will keep you posted. I agree, the H9 - H11 swap sounds like the best $50 you could spend on the car. Cheers :-)
What brand where they? I got mine through Jaskel's supplier Gerald and they're great, especially the amount of light they throw off to the left of the car - makes footpaths almost like daylight - no nasty surprises with a dog or pedestrian suddenly appearing out of nowhere in front of you. I had already done Seldo's H9 conversion but this is a big improvement even on that.

My auto elec loved them and got a set for his R8 and his mate with a Munro now wants a set too!

[jaskel]

yeah the ones from gerald are awsome, ive since put some in my mrs 06+ subaru forester and they look awsome, she loves em!

[Madmik]

So has anyone had any dramas with people flashing them or the red and blues pulling them over due to brightness of headlights?????

Well have been looking for a while on the net and came down to the final Two. Being Either Philips Cystal Vision (as i ran these in my parabolic headlight lows and great white light no glare) Or Holden H9's. Been trying to find out if i can get Crystal vision in H9 but no luck yet!!

[jaskel]

dude, I would honestly not waste your time with phillips or the H9 mod...it is a dead set waste of money and time!!!! for the price of crystal vision you could almost buy HID from gerald.

ther eis no lights out there that compare to HID and for the price you will never look back.

I have not been flashed or pulled over with HID....best mod i have ever done on any of my cars

[kayman]

I picked up a set of HID's for my VT (im running Monaro Headlights) at the Summernats.

There is no halogen globe like them. I certainly will be installing HID in my next vehicles.

[VooDoo]

Im pretty happy with the HID's so far.

http://www.oz8.org/gallery/albums/album14/Image009.sized.jpg

[jaskel]

yep...no other Halogen quite like em;

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/jaskel/CALAIS/hid1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/jaskel/CALAIS/hid5.jpg

[Clint]

Hey Seldo
Not sure if people have asked about modding the VE - I'm looking at the VE handbook and it shows a H7 55W globe for headlamps and a H9 65W for high beam. it also looks like they have gone back to the good 'ol bulb spring retainer to hold the bulb in place as opposed to the twist anticlockwise to remove the high beam bulb arrangement.
Anyway, there you go.

[subwayboy]

hate the super bright lights when they drive behind me. GOod if there in your car though

[mobile]

id go hid all the way, and ive had no problems with people flashing me at all so far and as you can see the difference is more than noticable(6000k plug n play kit) oh by the way the lamp units arent fitted in on that pic just balanced on the crossmember hence the glare
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y106/mobile01/Hidcompare.jpg

[El Narros]

I've given the bulb swap a go. Bring on the night I says.

[Acer]

How are the ballasts that come with the low cost HID kits everyone has been putting in lasting?

Thanks,

Acer

[El Narros]

Well so far so good with the new bulbs. I would agree about 50% better, i just hope that they are set right and dont dazzle anyone.

[Farlig]

wow really is an awesome enhancement for the 44bux i paid for the globes. didnt take long to install and now i can actualy see where im :driving:

[Wonky]

How are the ballasts that come with the low cost HID kits everyone has been putting in lasting?

Thanks,

Acer
Sorry, didn't see your question before. I had the Kingwood kit in my VZ for quite a few months before I sold it and never had any problems. My auto elec put a set in his VYII R8 because he was so impressed with mine after installing them. I'd be 99% sure the auto elec hasn't had any problems with his in 15+ months or I'm sure he would have had a (joking) go at me.

I was so happy with them in the VZ that they were a priority for the SSV and on that I put them on both low and high beam. By coincidence I was back at the auto elec yesterday having the high beam upgraded to one of the new 50W kits (and getting my TomTom charger hardwired from behind the dash).

[XLR8 V8]

By coincidence I was back at the auto elec yesterday having the high beam upgraded to one of the new 50W kits


How do the HIDs go as a high beam kit? ... considering the fact that HIDs take a short time to "warm up" after you turn them on, I would have thought they would be a bit of a pain as a high beam light (compared to the instant on/off with halogens) where you might be switching them on and off regularly as you dip the lights for oncoming cars?

[seldo]

How do the HIDs go as a high beam kit? ... considering the fact that HIDs take a short time to "warm up" after you turn them on, I would have thought they would be a bit of a pain as a high beam light (compared to the instant on/off with halogens) where you might be switching them on and off regularly as you dip the lights for oncoming cars?
I've got them in Hi and Lo and they really are something else. Fantastic. The "slow" warm-up isn't a problem and is really over-stated, since it's no more than maybe a fraction of a second, and once they've been on for a little bit, they then re-ignite pretty-much instantaneously. Great lights though - you'll never go back to ordinary old incandescents...

[TYREFRIAR]

The cheaper chinese HID's seem to be rated at around 1000 hr life, and the ballasts give up before the globes generally.

The GE HID kits are a better option, rated at 3500 hrs, and available as spare parts, rather than complete kits as well.

Ordered low and high beams for my VE this morning, and the high beams are one we are trialling, and should be available next march [ish] through dist should it be as good as they think.

Stick to 6000 - 6500K light which is the closest to natural daylight you will get in color, and you wont have an issue with being flashed by others for bright lights, start getting into the purples and blues 9000-12000k and then this will happen.

[Wonky]

How do the HIDs go as a high beam kit? ... considering the fact that HIDs take a short time to "warm up" after you turn them on, I would have thought they would be a bit of a pain as a high beam light (compared to the instant on/off with halogens) where you might be switching them on and off regularly as you dip the lights for oncoming cars?
Yeah, as seldo said, first time you use them they do take a while to warm up - I reckon getting on for 5 secs to achieve max brightness, but once they're warm they're virtually instantaneous. If you're driving in conditions where you are flicking from low to high beam and back you basically won't notice it.

[Banks_vz]

I was driving home last night from the sunshine coast; it was night-time and lightly raining. Driving on the motorway no probs then I all of a sudden I could see NOTHING... the headlights and fog lights were on but it was like the ground was absorbing all the light from both, so there as a period of about 400m that I was driving 100% blind. Not a feeling I want to have again, so I thought I’d go and get some decent bulbs for all the lights.

Found this thread :)

I've read it from start to finish and have gone from wanting to go out and getting some H9 bulbs to HID, but I’ve also been a bit worried about the legality of it all and the rumours of the light not being distributed evenly etc etc.

So can someone clear this up for me? If I install on of these GE 4200k HID kits it will give off the same light pattern, just a more intense light? I like the cut off but want a brighter light that goes a bit further then the crap H11’s that are in there now. So no one has had issues with the law or other drivers flashing you?

[jaskel]

forget GE lights, they are overpriced, the cheaper ones do just as good of a job..trust me.

The light will still cut off but it will be more intense on the road so it wont get soaked up that easy

[Wonky]

Yep, what Jaskel says and go the cheaper HIDs as most of us have done! I've not had to replace anything in close to two years of use (in different cars).

I don't know of anybody who has have legality issues with them in projector lights. I've been pulled over a couple of times for booze buses and to be honest, I doubt that most police would even realise they were not standard on a late model, higher spec car given an ever increasing number do have them now. In retrospect I reckon the stock H11s have a more uneven spread of light than my HIDs.

[Banks_vz]

sounds good, is there kits on ebay that are better then others? what am i looking for?

[seldo]

I paid almost $700 for my GE low-beam kit a few years ago, and then used the cheap ones from Gadgetmaster for high beams. The difference...? Errrm....nothing...apart from $450 in my kick..:)

[Banks_vz]

I paid almost $700 for my GE low-beam kit a few years ago, and then used the cheap ones from Gadgetmaster for high beams. The difference...? Errrm....nothing...apart from $450 in my kick..:)

How do i find gadgetmaster? Having 3 people saying theres no difference improves my confidence in them :) Another thing it the temperature, i've heard 4300k are the best but then some say 6000k, im after a nice white light with a blue tinge, not a full blue light or those stupid 20000k purple ones that couldnt light a match head...

Did you have to midify the head light in any way? or is it a straight plug and drive item?

[kpop]

http://www.storesonlinepro.com/store/2270383/home

ordering my set very soon, pretty much everyone on these forums who's bought from that site are very impressed

im going for the HID set that has both low and high beam

[Wonky]

im going for the HID set that has both low and high beam

Can you do that on the VZ? :confused: I thought given the VZ had H9 and H11 globes you had to buy two individual sets, one H9 and one H11.

PS I found Gerald's new site confusing given the home page immediately hits you with an email form and you have to figure out to go and click on Products (not easy to see given it's not highlighted in any way) to see what he has and prices. Not intuitive at all.

[kpop]

Can you do that on the VZ? :confused: I thought given the VZ had H9 and H11 globes you had to buy two individual sets, one H9 and one H11.

PS I found Gerald's new site confusing given the home page immediately hits you with an email form and you have to figure out to go and click on Products (not easy to see given it's not highlighted in any way) to see what he has and prices. Not intuitive at all.

im not 100% sure on the specifics myself, but heres the reply email he sent me:

"Hi Kam,

Thanks for your email. Do you have projector headlights for your VZ? If you do, then you would need H11 kits for your low beams, if you have reflector headlights, then you would need H4 Hi/Lo for the low beams. In which case, it's dependent on how often you use the high beams, because you can get single beam H4, which means that high beams would use the dedicated separate high beams. You can also get H4 Halogen Hi/Xenon Lo, which is a step up from the single beams. Then there's the Bi-Xenon which is Xenon for both high and low. If you use high beams alot, ie, if you do a lot of country driving, many of my customers get the Bi-Xenon along with a conversion of their dedicated high beams as well. Please let me know if you have any other questions or if you need clarification.

Regards,

Gerald"

[Banks_vz]

im not 100% sure on the specifics myself, but heres the reply email he sent me:

"Hi Kam,

Thanks for your email. Do you have projector headlights for your VZ? If you do, then you would need H11 kits for your low beams, if you have reflector headlights, then you would need H4 Hi/Lo for the low beams. In which case, it's dependent on how often you use the high beams, because you can get single beam H4, which means that high beams would use the dedicated separate high beams. You can also get H4 Halogen Hi/Xenon Lo, which is a step up from the single beams. Then there's the Bi-Xenon which is Xenon for both high and low. If you use high beams alot, ie, if you do a lot of country driving, many of my customers get the Bi-Xenon along with a conversion of their dedicated high beams as well. Please let me know if you have any other questions or if you need clarification.

Regards,

Gerald"

See for me this is when it gets confusing lol... what the hell is xenon? How does that differ from HID?

Is this all i need to do low and high beams:

http://www.storesonlinepro.com/store/2270383/product/1002-6
http://www.storesonlinepro.com/store/2270383/product/1002-4

and these for the parkers:

http://www.storesonlinepro.com/store/2270383/product/2001-1

shopping list ----> H11, H9 50watt HID kits and the T10 LED wedge bulbs = $507

[kpop]

im pretty sure HID and XENON are the same thing, just different names

also, contact him using the form on the site, i just recieved a reply from him so he is quick to reply :)

[Wonky]

im not 100% sure on the specifics myself, but heres the reply email he sent me:

"Hi Kam,

Thanks for your email. Do you have projector headlights for your VZ? If you do, then you would need H11 kits for your low beams, if you have reflector headlights, then you would need H4 Hi/Lo for the low beams. In which case, it's dependent on how often you use the high beams, because you can get single beam H4, which means that high beams would use the dedicated separate high beams. You can also get H4 Halogen Hi/Xenon Lo, which is a step up from the single beams. Then there's the Bi-Xenon which is Xenon for both high and low. If you use high beams alot, ie, if you do a lot of country driving, many of my customers get the Bi-Xenon along with a conversion of their dedicated high beams as well. Please let me know if you have any other questions or if you need clarification.

Regards,

Gerald"
:eek: Bloody confusing! However, if I interpret it correctly the Hi/Lo stuff only applies if you don't have projector lenses and being a Calais yours should have projectors.


what the hell is xenon? How does that differ from HID?

As kpop said, my understanding is that the terms effectively mean the same thing i.e. xenon and HID are the same thing.

[Banks_vz]

sweet as, for now i think ill just get the H11 kit and the wedge bulbs, then get the H9 high beams done later. I havent really got an issue with the high beams, just the low beam. It'll be more of a wank factor for me when i do do em lol

[kpop]

i can only imagine how freggin bright HID's in high beam would be !

i think ill get the white park light led's too - $7 isnt bad i suppose

also, one you put the HID's in - assuming you get white/blue colored ones, if you have your fog lights on, will it look odd? my vz foggies are a yellowy white color, so im wondering if they would need replacing to keep all the lights a matching color...

[Wonky]

sweet as, for now i think ill just get the H11 kit and the wedge bulbs, then get the H9 high beams done later. I havent really got an issue with the high beams, just the low beam. It'll be more of a wank factor for me when i do do em lol

I wasn't going to do my high beams but on the odd occasion I did use them the yellowish beam really annoyed me compared to the white of the HID low beam. Initially I put the 35W high beam kit in and even though it was OK I was a little disappointed so then replaced it with a 50W high beam kit. I find the high beam not to have made such a significant difference as the low beams did, they're more like just a white version of stock high beam IMHO.

That said, I'd like to try to adjust the high beams up a bit but had a bit of a look and couldn't find any obvious adjusters - do VE high beams have adjusters? :confused:

[Banks_vz]

Cant help you on the adjustments sorry wonky, on the vz headlights there’s little diagrams pointing towards the adjusters and which way does what, try looking for that?

kpop, I changed my foggies over to the Philips blue vision today, as they are a H3 bulb that is readily available, $50 for a pair. They have made a huge difference and are nearly as bright as the freakin headlights! I adjusted the beam a bit of both the headlights and the fogs so it’s a larger area that’s lit up, went for a quick drive and its heaps better already, so it can only get better lol. Ill send an email off to gadgetmaster tomorrow. Has anyone got some before and after photos of his H11 50watt kit? or his wedge bulbs?

Wonky, how hard where they to install? Where did you place your ballasts?

I read somewhere that yellow is better for driving in the rain? because it can penetrate the water and still light the road up, that’s why most street lights are yellow.

[Wonky]

also, one you put the HID's in - assuming you get white/blue colored ones, if you have your fog lights on, will it look odd? my vz foggies are a yellowy white color, so im wondering if they would need replacing to keep all the lights a matching color...

Depends on if you use your foggies for wank appeal or for their legitimate purpose as putting HIDs in the foggies absolutely kills their effectiveness in the fog. It's also an expensive way to get them all looking white. Before Jaskel put up his initial thread on HIDs I tried some white/blue globes in low beam and foggies. They were crap in low beam as threw out even less light than the standard ones but they were OK in the foggies. Quite cheap too - from memory less than $10 the pair for the H3 foggies plus shipping (eBay site in America).


Has anyone got some before and after photos of his H11 50watt kit? or his wedge bulbs?
See Australian LS1 and Holden Forums (http://www.ls1.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=53616) in which there are some before and after pics. Unfortunately I didn't take any before shots of mine (do have an after) but can say you will most definitely notice the difference!


Wonky, how hard where they to install? Where did you place your ballasts?

I read somewhere that yellow is better for driving in the rain? because it can penetrate the water and still light the road up, that’s why most street lights are yellow.

Given my disabilities (hence Wonky :D) I can no longer do my own car work so just took them to my friendly auto elec. From memory Jaskel said they took him about 20 mins in his VZ and others have said similar, maybe a bit longer. It's apparently quite straightforward if you know your stuff with basic car work. There are a couple of installation threads on here, the one I printed out and took down to my auto elec to give them a head start is Australian LS1 and Holden Forums (http://www.ls1.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=56933) though he went to the trouble of doing things like removing the front bar which is not really necessary. It does however make it easier for example to hide the ballasts under the headlights (siliconed and strapped in place) though the auto elecs managed that on my VZ without a problem without removing the front bar.

I've never noticed any problems in the rain due to the fact they give more light anyway, though as stated above, in the fog they may be more problematical but I haven't driven in decent fog for years.......

[kpop]

ive got a thought - since quite a few members on here are after H11 Low Beam HID's for the projector style headlight, how about a group buy to save some dollers?

im ready to buy right now, if anyone else is, please let me know and ill email Gerald see what he sais?

ill be getting low beams + park light leds

[Wonky]

ive got a thought - since quite a few members on here are after H11 Low Beam HID's for the projector style headlight, how about a group buy to save some dollers?

im ready to buy right now, if anyone else is, please let me know and ill email Gerald see what he sais?

ill be getting low beams + park light leds

Was done not all that long ago so I'm guessing you may not have too many takers just yet. See Australian LS1 and Holden Forums (http://www.ls1.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=82790)

However, if you tell Gerald you are from this forum he will usually give you a discount anyway.

[Banks_vz]

ive got a thought - since quite a few members on here are after H11 Low Beam HID's for the projector style headlight, how about a group buy to save some dollers?

im ready to buy right now, if anyone else is, please let me know and ill email Gerald see what he sais?

ill be getting low beams + park light leds

im up for it man, same list as you, are you going to 50 or 35watt?

[kpop]

im up for it man, same list as you, are you going to 50 or 35watt?

i like to do things right the 1st time - so ill go for the 50w !

but just to clear things up - what is the actual difference between a 35w and a 50w - im assuming brightness? and the whole point of this buy is to get more brightness, therefore, im assuming 50w > 35w = ill get 50w :)

ill email Gerald now, tell him that kpop and Banks_vz from the LS1 forum are looking to get a set of HID's ?

[jason phillips]

Has any one fitted them to a Captiva. I want to know what globes they use. Are they H9's and H11's. The same as the Z's projectors?

[Banks_vz]

i like to do things right the 1st time - so ill go for the 50w !

but just to clear things up - what is the actual difference between a 35w and a 50w - im assuming brightness? and the whole point of this buy is to get more brightness, therefore, im assuming 50w > 35w = ill get 50w :)

ill email Gerald now, tell him that kpop and Banks_vz from the LS1 forum are looking to get a set of HID's ?

Thats what i was thinkin aswell, seen a couple of people like wonky that have changed over from the 35 to 50 so may aswell go straight to the 50 lol

Just give it till the end of today, i've been talking about the same issue over at Just commodoers and i've just asked the question over there so we might get some more yet

[craig_perth]

Has any one fitted them to a Captiva. I want to know what globes they use. Are they H9's and H11's. The same as the Z's projectors?


Jason, funny I am wondering the same thing, I have a maxx my08 (December 07 build) and would like to improve the lights, the low beam and high beams do not excite me on hte cappie, my VYII berlina was much better!!

[Banks_vz]

Jason, funny I am wondering the same thing, I have a maxx my08 (December 07 build) and would like to improve the lights, the low beam and high beams do not excite me on hte cappie, my VYII berlina was much better!!

Yeah you can, there projetor style lights so it'll work sweet. it looks like they've got them for both high beam and low beam.

Does it state the bulb type on the actual headlight?

Gadgetmaster does all bulb types so it shouldnt be a problem no matter what bulb type :)

[craig_perth]

No, its pissing down here so not going to check until the rain stops...

I did not think the captiva was a projector style light, it does not have the round glass thing... they look a bit (a bit) like the old VC style light but new age, if you know what I mean... also with the cappie going off road would that damage the HID?

I am wanting to upgrade the high beams... the low beam I can kinda live with (Yes high and low beams are seperate globes in seperate housing.)

Cheers

Just used the contact page on gadget master... asked him abotu light upgrades to the captiva, including the internal lights - map, cab, cargo etc...

will be interesting to see what gadget master has to offer...

will let you know once I have a response.

then need to find someone in Perth (wa) to install them for me :)

Cheers

[Wonky]

Thats what i was thinkin aswell, seen a couple of people like wonky that have changed over from the 35 to 50 so may aswell go straight to the 50 lol

I'm more than happy with the 35W on low beam, though knowing me if I was to buy them now I'd probably go straight for the 50s. It was only on high beam that I felt the need to go from 35 to 50.

[Banks_vz]

I'm more than happy with the 35W on low beam, though knowing me if I was to buy them now I'd probably go straight for the 50s. It was only on high beam that I felt the need to go from 35 to 50.

Oh true, i thought you had upgraded you low beams to 50watt, but as you said, given another stab at it you'd go the 50watt low beam :)

I was reading hacketr8's installation guide today and he drilled a hole in the actual headlight, i thought the bulb sat where the original one goes?

[Wonky]

Oh true, i thought you had upgraded you low beams to 50watt, but as you said, given another stab at it you'd go the 50watt low beam :)

I was reading hacketr8's installation guide today and he drilled a hole in the actual headlight, i thought the bulb sat where the original one goes?

Yep, even though the 35W low beams are already a huge improvement if I was doing it now (being an all round power freak! :D) I'd almost certainly pay the extra $50 or so for the 50W.

I'm sure from memory that the hole was only to pass wires through or something and isn't essential. As I said when I linked to that guide he did a couple of things that weren't really necessary.

As a matter of interest people might like to check out Australian LS1 and Holden Forums (http://www.ls1.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=78476) from the safety point of view so you don't end up without lights due to a poor connection. Only ever happened to me on start up and never just driving along and I don't even know if it would, but I had the auto elec add some stuff so that it never could.

[kpop]

As a matter of interest people might like to check out http://www.ls1.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=78476 from the safety point of view so you don't end up without lights due to a poor connection. Only ever happened to me on start up and never just driving along and I don't even know if it would, but I had the auto elec add some stuff so that it never could.

can i clarify - all you did was secure some fuses that were sitting slightly loose

and yes, you dont need to drill a hole in the side of the headlight plastic, its merely for cosmetic purposes - to make the install neater. you can just make the rubber connector of the headlight bigger, but this may cause problems if you sell the car and want to take the HID's out

[Banks_vz]

Yep, even though the 35W low beams are already a huge improvement if I was doing it now (being an all round power freak! :D) I'd almost certainly pay the extra $50 or so for the 50W.

I'm sure from memory that the hole was only to pass wires through or something and isn't essential. As I said when I linked to that guide he did a couple of things that weren't really necessary.

As a matter of interest people might like to check out http://www.ls1.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=78476 from the safety point of view so you don't end up without lights due to a poor connection. Only ever happened to me on start up and never just driving along and I don't even know if it would, but I had the auto elec add some stuff so that it never could.

I like protection lol...

Totally off topic but im installing LED lighting and a 12v source in the tray of the ute (cant see shit at night + mood lighting :bday:) and ive used a fuse box to protect the whole circuit just as extra protection. descent cable and connections etc. IMO if you skimp on things like this you have problems.

What’s a $2 fuse to protect a $250 item?

But I want to do it myself so I know if it ****s up I know how to fix it. Would hacketr8's be the best one to follow? Does gadget master give decent installation instructions?

[Wonky]

But I want to do it myself so I know if it ****s up I know how to fix it. Would hacketr8's be the best one to follow? Does gadget master give decent installation instructions?

Plenty of people have successfully done the install themselves and I certainly would have done my own if I wasn't now disabled. I only had a quick read through the instructions with the Kingwood HIDs when I got my first set (about 2 yrs ago now) and back then they were reasonably OK, though of course not oriented specifically to Commodores. I had a look and found a few more threads which may be of some help (I haven't checked them thoroughly):

Australian LS1 and Holden Forums (http://www.ls1.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=58201)
Australian LS1 and Holden Forums (http://www.ls1.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=85073)
Australian LS1 and Holden Forums (http://www.ls1.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=77483)
Australian LS1 and Holden Forums (http://www.ls1.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=80686)
Australian LS1 and Holden Forums (http://www.ls1.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=51048)

[kpop]

ok so i have just ordered a set of 50w H11 low beam HID's in 6000k with some parker LED's. Gerald wanted to let you guys know that he has new LED's:

"These new ones are ultra bright high powered SMD LEDs, which is a big improvement from the standard LEDs"

eagerly awaiting them now !!!

highly recomended to anyone who is thinking of upgrading their lights, less than $300 for xenons cant go wrong with that :)

[craig_perth]

Got my reply from Gerald!!

Anyone with a Cappie can have HID'S!!

Hi Craig,

Thanks for your email. According to our bulb guide, your car uses H7 for low beams and H1 for high beams. Yeah, all interior lights, parking lights, tail lights, number plate lights, etc have LED equivalent bulbs available. You just need to let me know which ones you are after. Please let me know if you have any other questions.

Regards,

Gerald

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Hi there, I am a member on Ls1 Forums - Craig_perh... I havea dec 07 build Captiva Maxx MY08, the high beams are not the best, the old VYII had better highbeams (but hey were projecter - berlina) Anyhow what light upgrades are available for the captiva Maxx series? Also the internal lights (map, cab, cargo etc) can they be upgraded to LED? Less powr use? Thanks in Advance

[Banks_vz]

Got my reply from Gerald!!

Anyone with a Cappie can have HID'S!!

Hi Craig,

Thanks for your email. According to our bulb guide, your car uses H7 for low beams and H1 for high beams. Yeah, all interior lights, parking lights, tail lights, number plate lights, etc have LED equivalent bulbs available. You just need to let me know which ones you are after. Please let me know if you have any other questions.

Regards,

Gerald

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Hi there, I am a member on Ls1 Forums - Craig_perh... I havea dec 07 build Captiva Maxx MY08, the high beams are not the best, the old VYII had better highbeams (but hey were projecter - berlina) Anyhow what light upgrades are available for the captiva Maxx series? Also the internal lights (map, cab, cargo etc) can they be upgraded to LED? Less powr use? Thanks in Advance


I just asked him about other products aswell. wouldnt mind changing the rear number plate lights to LED, and the side indicators. I've already got LED tailights so no problem there :) Maybe some interior lights.

i think i :love2: LED's to much... seriously they're great thou

Would seldo or someone else with a vz ss light be able to take some photos of the projected beam to the left? just wanna know how much light it throws out that way :yahoo:

[craig_perth]

Agree I love LED'S as well... they rock.

I want to change the internal lights to LED, the parkers to LED...

Would change the Brake etc to LED but do you still get the "full" brake light? you know from a bulb the whole brake lights up... I have seen some LED brakes that are the size of a 10 cent coin, for me I dont like that.

But yes you can never have to many LED'S!!!

[Banks_vz]

Agree I love LED'S as well... they rock.

I want to change the internal lights to LED, the parkers to LED...

Would change the Brake etc to LED but do you still get the "full" brake light? you know from a bulb the whole brake lights up... I have seen some LED brakes that are the size of a 10 cent coin, for me I dont like that.

But yes you can never have to many LED'S!!!

http://forums.justcommodores.com.au/attachment.php?attachmentid=46139&d=1207134682

i dont know if this is going to work, it worked when i preview the post:

These are mine. Should propably start a my ride section but my nets slow atm (over our 10 gig limit :eyes:) i dont know if you can see clearly but the top is the reverse lights, LED of course, they're great day and night, light up a heaps bigger area at night for safer reversing. The middle one is the LED indicators. a little bit disappointed in these, i thought they would be brighter in the day time but at night is when they really shine!!

Watch this vid i've made to give you an idea: YouTube - Holden VZ SSZ ute LED globes (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IO9X58EYGPk)

And the bottom ones are the brake lights. they're built into the lights. GREAT light! in both day and night. plus IMO they black better then the standard lights agaisnt the black :) never seem them before on a black ute either

[craig_perth]

Nice Video... VERY NICE... ok I want reverse LED'S to... so they give out more light than traditional bulbs?

But looks Sweet!

[jaskel]

for those that wanted to know spread on projectors, here is my calais;

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/jaskel/CALAIS/hid1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/jaskel/CALAIS/hid5.jpg

[Banks_vz]

Nice Video... VERY NICE... ok I want reverse LED'S to... so they give out more light than traditional bulbs?

But looks Sweet!

oh yeah definately. way more light then the normal globes. when i turned them on fo the first time my jaw fell. if the indicators where the same intensity as the reverse lights i'd be happy with it :)

when i first got the actual tail lights i kept the original bulbs in for a while, then found the LED ones. i thought the brakes where going to be crap, but when your about 60-70m away, even in the day they look like one giant red light, sooooo good

jaskel: sweet! that exactly what i want! do you find much light gonig off to the left? from the first photo it looks fine. on the first one, left hand side, where that spring is, those 2 bits of light, is that the LED wedge bulbs?

2nd photo, on the fence, is that a reflection off the car or the lights?

[seldo]

....Would seldo or someone else with a vz ss light be able to take some photos of the projected beam to the left? just wanna know how much light it throws out that way :yahoo:
I posted these earlier in the thread - best I can do atm...
I took some before and after photos but they show the improvement from my H9/H11 upgraded lights and not from the standard set-up.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/mongy/carxenon003.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/mongy/carxenon001.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/mongy/carxenon004.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/mongy/carxenon005.jpg

[craig_perth]

I am chatting with GadgetMaster over e-mail, he is very helpful... I dont have projecter lights (I have the captiva maxx) but I can still have HID'S... wondering if to go HID on Highbeam only or both high and low... There is a lot of talk about having to have projecter lights, the captiva does not have the eye glass light like the VY/VE have, it looks similar to the old VC commo lights... kinda not really but you get the picture.

I am going to replace all my internal, Park and reverse lights with LED'S... although the current reverse lights on the Captiva and pretty bloody good.

Cheers

[kpop]

i personally dont see the need to replace the high beams because

a) regular low beams are good enough
b) HID low beams are more than good enough
c) i dont do any country driving

[Banks_vz]

I am chatting with GadgetMaster over e-mail, he is very helpful... I dont have projecter lights (I have the captiva maxx) but I can still have HID'S... wondering if to go HID on Highbeam only or both high and low... There is a lot of talk about having to have projecter lights, the captiva does not have the eye glass light like the VY/VE have, it looks similar to the old VC commo lights... kinda not really but you get the picture.

I am going to replace all my internal, Park and reverse lights with LED'S... although the current reverse lights on the Captiva and pretty bloody good.

Cheers

Its my understanding that the projecter style lights focus the HID light so its controlled. where as normal headlights without the projecter lense cant control the light and it just goes everywhere.

gerald jsut said that i can change my numberplate lights and side indicators aswell, have a look into that, you might be able to do it aswell :)


i personally dont see the need to replace the high beams because

a) regular low beams are good enough
b) HID low beams are more than good enough
c) i dont do any country driving

i cant remember if it was jaskel, wonky or seldo that said it, but compared to the HID low beam the high beam looks yellow

[jonnyd1986]

Just orded HID H7 4300K 50W for my low beam on my VE SSV from ebay. Cant wait to put them in as i do a fair bit of night country driving.

Jon

[craig_perth]

Yeah I do a lot of driving (well I think so LOL) arround 30K per year, work!

Hmmm thats what I was thinking re: projecter lights... captiva does not have them hence how can you control the light.... might just stick with changing all the other lights to LED and leave the head lamps as they are...


Not sure...

[Wonky]

Yeah I do a lot of driving (well I think so LOL) arround 30K per year, work!

Hmmm thats what I was thinking re: projecter lights... captiva does not have them hence how can you control the light.... might just stick with changing all the other lights to LED and leave the head lamps as they are...


Not sure...

There are people on here who have done HIDs in non projectors and who say they don't get flashed much, if at all. From memory Jaskel has put them in his wife's non projector car and I think Gerald himself has them in his non projector car. Just be aware that you may need to adjust them down a bit to hopefully prevent them upsetting other drivers and you are possibly slightly more at risk of being 'done' for them, not that anybody I've heard of has been.


i cant remember if it was jaskel, wonky or seldo that said it, but compared to the HID low beam the high beam looks yellow

Yep, 'twas me and the main reason I put HIDs in my high beam. The yellow of the standard high beam against the white of the HID low beam really started annoying me (but I am a fussy bugger! :D).

[old holden V8]

I have them in my Non-projector Exec. Work well, and as Gary said I just needed to adjust them down. I have never been flashed, and HID's are 100% better than OEM quartz-halogen.

The only thing i have noticed is the beam 'scatters' more than the OEM lighting. I have High as well as low-beam converted, to BTW.

Cheers

Laurie
:)

[Banks_vz]

Yep, 'twas me and the main reason I put HIDs in my high beam. The yellow of the standard high beam against the white of the HID low beam really started annoying me (but I am a fussy bugger! :D).

as a self confessed perfectionist i know what you mean lol, sometimes cost wont be an issue... "i want it" springs to mind lol

for example, for my rear lights i spent about...$350, $75 of that was for a relay :confused: didnt care how much it was, jsut wanted em lol

[dave398]

i personally dont see the need to replace the high beams because

a) regular low beams are good enough
b) HID low beams are more than good enough
c) i dont do any country driving

Yeah but some people do country driving and the halogen high beams just dont cut it after you have installed HIDs.

[scoot1]

With reflector headlights, I found that the beam is poorly focused and was getting flashed a bit. I adjusted the beam down and now the performance is not exactly as good as the hype. Don't get me wrong, we have them fitted to both our cars, Low beams only, and they are interesting and look good, but they don't turn night into day or lead into gold, or water into beer.

I would like to fit projector headlights and then fit HIDs and see how that looks.

We have standard high beams, and get no dark spots. Lights are great on high beam but not as good as I though they would be on low.

For the money, I don't think I would talk them up if someone asked me about fitting them to their car. Honest feedback.

[jaskel]

I am chatting with GadgetMaster over e-mail, he is very helpful... I dont have projecter lights (I have the captiva maxx) but I can still have HID'S... wondering if to go HID on Highbeam only or both high and low... There is a lot of talk about having to have projecter lights, the captiva does not have the eye glass light like the VY/VE have, it looks similar to the old VC commo lights... kinda not really but you get the picture.

I am going to replace all my internal, Park and reverse lights with LED'S... although the current reverse lights on the Captiva and pretty bloody good.

Cheers

Im running HID on my mrs forester and also on my Dodge and they both are reflector and look great on the road! definatly go for it...just tell Gerald, Jaskel from LS1 forum sent you and he will look after you.

[Banks_vz]

anyone having trouble contacting gerald? Im getting some LED number plate lghts and side LED indicator lights aswell now :) kpop, you installed yours yet?

[kpop]

anyone having trouble contacting gerald? Im getting some LED number plate lghts and side LED indicator lights aswell now :) kpop, you installed yours yet?

got an email from his this morning so his still around

and no, havent installed mine yet. im not very technical, and all this talk of hooking this negative to this battery terminal splicing this that etc etc is doing my headin, and im sure to stuff it up, so im waiting for a more technically minded mate of mine to come down and help me haha

[jaskel]

nope im having no problems contacting him

[craig_perth]

YEah gerald is rround... I think he is very busy though... I am working with him to replace al bulbs in my car and he has been searching for the right parts as holden is no help :(

He is a good help though! He will reply and he is worth his weight in gold!

[kpop]

ok so just installed my HID's - very nice ! wont bother post pics because they look pretty much like every other picture of a holden with HID's :)

but i do have one question - what are the alligator style clips for ? they can be seen in this image at the top "connect to the -ve terminal in the original plug"

http://www.gadgetmaster.com.au/images/singlehidinstallation.jpg

[cashie]

ok so just installed my HID's - very nice ! wont bother post pics because they look pretty much like every other picture of a holden with HID's :)

but i do have one question - what are the alligator style clips for ? they can be seen in this image at the top "connect to the -ve terminal in the original plug"



They are plugged into the existing lamp plug to power the ballast...

[kpop]

just a quick update - HID's rock !

i light up the entire damn road ! footpaths, road signs, lane paints, everything is so bright - very impressed !

the beam cut off with the projector headlights is so sharp the light output looks like it was drawn with a ruler, really really straight cut

and the beams are angeled very nicely so they dont blind anyone

[Banks_vz]

just a quick update - HID's rock !

i light up the entire damn road ! footpaths, road signs, lane paints, everything is so bright - very impressed !

the beam cut off with the projector headlights is so sharp the light output looks like it was drawn with a ruler, really really straight cut

and the beams are angeled very nicely so they dont blind anyone

Lovely :), how'd the LED parker bulbs go?

[kpop]

last email gerald said they were still coming in...so havent got them yet

you put yours in yet ?

[jaskel]

I got LED parkers in mine...they look awesome, got some 1 watt jobys

[Banks_vz]

last email gerald said they were still coming in...so havent got them yet

you put yours in yet ?


He said he's going on holiday for 3 weeks so ill get em when he gets back

[smokey777]

does anyone know how much to get the teardrop in the VY SS bar filled in. as im getting HSV Projectors for my SS like i did with my exec (but never got it filled in then)

[sixlta]

dose this mod work on the ve ss-v aswell, (globe swap)

[HoldenOnn]

I will be doing this mod soon with regard to putting H9 globe into H11 as I have just recently purchased a VZ Calais.

[jaskel]

Dont bother with halogen, just email Gerald and get HID...cheap as chips and 1 million times better!

[HoldenOnn]

Who is Gerald? What brand and prices?

[jaskel]

wow you must be living under a rock..do a search for gerald or gadgetmaster.com.au he has supplied pretty much everyones HID on here.

[Sluggy]

He supplied mine :) Getting looks from all the private hire cars (think classy taxis) around town now. I only went the low beams and parkers, but high beam is next for sure. Gerald's bloody helpful as well.

Cheers, SLuggy in sunny Alice Springs
:goodjob:

[HoldenOnn]

wow you must be living under a rock..do a search for gerald or gadgetmaster.com.au he has supplied pretty much everyones HID on here.

Actually no! Its my 1st post on this forum. I am a member of about 4 other car forums, but since purchasing my VZ, I just did a search for info on projector headlights and this thread came up on a google search. So nope, no rock for me, just haven't been on this forum or reading any post etc until now as I have a 500hp VL Berlina Turbo and normally with a vehicle such as this, you wouldn't normally join a forum with LS1's predominantly.

[surfwagon]

I just did the H9 low beam mod and am happy with the result and before you all start going on about how great HID's are I don't need them and just wanted to get a white light instead of yellow.
For my parkers are these ones from eBay any good or can you only get good white ones from Gerald.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=120443296188

Cheers col.

[Sluggy]

Gerald supplied my parkers for the grand total of $20, as he gives a discount to LS1.com members I reckon he deserves another sale. He's going to get an order for my high beams next month, and he is a really helpful guy to deal with. Thanks to Jaskel for (indirectly) putting me in contact with him.
:goodjob:

Cheers, SLuggy

[Wonky]

I just did the H9 low beam mod and am happy with the result and before you all start going on about how great HID's are I don't need them and just wanted to get a white light instead of yellow.
For my parkers are these ones from eBay any good or can you only get good white ones from Gerald.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=120443296188

Cheers col.

On VZ you may be OK with eBay ones but certainly on VE the only ones I've had which have both lasted any length of time are these from Gerald. http://www.gadgetmaster.com.au/product/2001-14 (I think). I'm not 100% sure as he included 2 pr at no charge when I ordered 4 sets of HIDs for worknssv's and my ute. I bought some $15 and $9 pr ones from Autobarn for my SSV sedan and some died within a few hours use at most after installation. I think the longest I got out of a pair without one or both dying was about 3 months. worknssv and I have both had Gerald's in for over 3 months now without a problem - lovely and bright white too!

[surfwagon]

Thanks Sluggy and Wonky, have ordered them from Gerald.

[BlackCalaisVVE]

In regards to the original post, back on page 1 has anyone done this modification in there VE for the fog lights? As the fog lights are H11 in the VE.

[Joobsey]

hey guys,
can this b done to a wh stato international?
wouldnt mind the extra vision.
thnx

[Fnomna]

I did the H9 mod for my VZ Berlina and the difference is great.
One thing that might not have been mentioned is to make sure your headlights are aligned properly too. When I checked mine, they were down quite a bit (probably sagging front suspension!)

- Put nose up to a wall, mark cutoff point
- Mark a point 1in below these
- Back up 25 feet (about 8m) and adjust vertical so that the cutoff hits the marks.

Made a big difference to high beams. Reflections off all signs and markers are blinding in dark areas! Give it a go.

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