rodH

Anything that works and looks good and matches the stock HID? I prefer the more uniform look of modern LEDs, but I know that sometimes switching parts can introduce problems.

If that isn't a good option, how about a normal bulb that matches the more white color of the HID headlights?

TIA

vern1

Dude there is literally a post on this already 3 threads below. And you already posted in it??

rodH

DUDE, yes, I posted in that thread, BUT I also realized that he is talking about the Bi-Xenon lights to match it with. I thought the Bi-Xenon lights are a variation of the Xenon lights WHICH would be a totally different color than an HID light. So seeing that he had a C4 and not an S, it could have been the base lights and I didn't want to hijack his thread assuming that it would be a different application (also taking into consideration that he didn't have any mention of LED lights). So I decided to form my own thread because I thought the bi-Xenon was different than the HID and my larger question was about the LED and not a normal light, which is what he was looking for. In other words, the 2 posts are NOT exactly the same.

So DUDE, sorry if I wasted your time into reading 2 different posts, but if you read close enough, these are NOT exactly the same question and I didn't want to threadjack.

btw, if reading useless posts on the internet might waste your time and frustrate you, it probably isn't a great idea to spend a lot of time on the internet. Lots of wasted time out there

vern1

Riiiiiggghhhht

Thread pollution

Saaboteur

Some info here:

https://rennlist.com/forums/997-foru...l#post14036545

I was gonna try it too, but got sidetracked a bit. The Retrofit Source has anti flicker resistors, but of course you can buy those almost anywhere - but The Retrofit Source's products are typically top notch and proven, so the extra cost is generally worthwhile in my view.

rodH

thanks for the informative reply 👍

Saaboteur

Forgot to add - I have Hoen USA's 'xenomatch' halogen replacement bulbs in my foglights at the moment. They do kinda match the headlights, but not 100%. To my eye, 4300K HID headlights look pretty white, but any regular halogen bulb is far closer to yellow, like maybe in the range of 3300-3500K (I'm just using my experience with 3000K yellow halogen bulbs we have in our LR3's foglights as comparison). I'd say the Hoen's are in the high 3000K range as comparison to the HID headlights.

Racetwin2

I got mine yesterday and will install today. Paid around 50 bucks for all including courier delivery.

Surprised about the massive Alu-covered resistors but I assume it's good as someone mentioned they generate a lot of heat.

Am I the only one who thinks the Xenon is closer to 6000K than 4300? My xenons are almost too "blue" for my taste. So my thinking is that these will be similar.

However, I will never run the xenon and fog lights together. The fog lights will be my manual DRL.

Update with pictures later this evening. I hope it will not look embarrassing and that connectors are the right ones if you don't see an update you know about the result

BIG smoke

If you want your car to really stand out. Leave it stock.
A car with modern look of LED's? New cars look great with the LED's.
Older car with LED's? I have found it very difficult to get the colour right.
Always too purple or blue.
Even a new regular type bulb is great. The new bulb has the intended colour spectrum.
Replace in pairs.

RaidersR1

Dude!! 🤓

RaidersR1

Am I the only one who thinks the Xenon is closer to 6000K than 4300? My xenons are almost too "blue" for my taste. So my thinking is that these will be similar. [/quote]

Glad I'm colorblind.

Racetwin2

OK! Was sick yesterday but installed it today. Sorry for the messy garage floor Couple of days with rain and dirt.

Notice how you must use the credit card or similar to take the light housing out. There is only one clip exactly where I put the card but it's a little tricky. You need to angle it quite a bit and push in slightly different directions.

Very pleased with the result. Good color match with the BI-xenons. Thank god I bought the resistor kit. Without it the LED was flickering. So - don't use LED:s without the resistor kit. With the resistor there is no flicker whatsoever.

You will notice in the pictures that the spread of light is very different from normal Halogens. The Dectanes and other replacements should have the same since they are LED strips. However I will only use them as DRL so I think the spread will be no problem. If I get people blinking lights I might remove them but I really like the result.

These are the LED:s
http://allegro.pl/show_item.php?item...kxOWQ1ZDA1ZQ==

And this is the resistor kit. You must have it to avoid flickering:

http://allegro.pl/show_item.php?item...ZlM2RkYWUxMQ==

rodH

I like the result. Is there a version of that website that is in English?

Petza914

Those look great - nice job. I probably would have used the encapsulated resistors though. Have you felt how hot those open gold resistors get and what did you attach them to as a heat sink?

Racetwin2

RodH, Petza914

Not in English unfortunately but if you open in chrome you can use the translate function. I'm not fluent in Polish so that's how I did it.

Or google the name of the lamp and you might find local provider or Google the data of the lamp. I can open up and see if I can find the manufacturer.

I haven't attached it yet to a heat sink but I could see the metal body from the opening where the lamp is. Now the resistor is just hanging in the air inside. Wondering how to fix it though since it's too tight to drill small holes. Epoxy glue? Maybe that will not transfer the heat good enough? Any ideas?

The resistors actually came with two small holes so it's prepared.