Bought a hi/low h4 hid kit from ebay $30 with "free "postage .may or may not last long . start to finish install was about an hour, amazingly bright :) , although i left the duel relay fitted from the standard globe set up, , start up was quicker than the quoted 9 seconds to fully on , worth the effort
what wattage ?
you have to be careful..... i have personally seen one lense fall off the headlight housing as the heat from the HID lamp melted the glue holding it on.
there have also been reports of melted reflectors.
keep an eye on things... seeing is good but not if it messes things up.
KOokaloo! :good2:
Ouch, thanks for the info, thought it would get about as hot as the 90/130 i had been using ,will keep a watch on the temp thank you
sorry 35w
/ 55
Been running a 55w HID for about a year, without any problem. Don't obsess over damaging the headlight assy, IMO.
if it happens ive got 2 spares, no major drama unless it dropped its guts mid corner ,
mine works great no issues
Operating temperature of Halogens typically range from 200-600C (or up to 1112F).
HIDs typically range from 40-120C (or up to 248F).
Alain
Wow, thats rather warm, new there was a lot of heat with halogen but not that much, , good to know hid are more user friendly, thank you for the info , :)
OK, I installed a PIAA anti-vibration bulb and the low beam was vibrated into broken within three months. I am going to pursue this matter with PIAA but here is the question. The FJ can bang about big time when pushing hard on the front end. Is a HID setup more resistant by design to this type of abuse when compared to an anti-vibration bulb? Or, as I am guessing, a filamet is a filament is a filament when you pay the fee and go for a better bulb?
Quote from: terryk on January 03, 2012, 10:19:14 AM
OK, I installed a PIAA anti-vibration bulb and the low beam was vibrated into broken within three months. I am going to pursue this matter with PIAA but here is the question. The FJ can bang about big time when pushing hard on the front end. Is a HID setup more resistant by design to this type of abuse when compared to an anti-vibration bulb? Or, as I am guessing, a filamet is a filament is a filament when you pay the fee and go for a better bulb?
HID lights use an arc instead of a filament.