HID light kit anyone use them & know what works???

[30psi]

I have HID's on my Datsun. They're pretty easy to fit, and they're very cheap now days.

They do glare other drivers so not the best to have on a car thats not designed to take them, but oh well.

[doski]

i got a new set of nissan ones but the cost £55 per unit and can take a while to come

[johnny485]

Hi Chaps,

I was just reading the posts about issues with the silvia headlamps at night. As far as HID's are concerned, I wouldn't bother. Oh yes! They are nice to have and to a degree 'fashionable' but also expensive, and as Martin said, They do glare drivers at night, I know, I'm one of them.

Don't for one minute think I have something against them, I don't. What I could recommend, is a set of replacement filaments (bulbs) from ring, the filaments are H4 designs and come in at £17 or there-abouts, they offer increased light output Approx 30% which is crisper than the originals but at the same power and they fit straight in as the originals so no fannying around trying to get them to work properly.

You will be able to purchase these filaments at any good auto store. Why not ask.

I hope this will be of some assistance to anyone out there in silvia land that needs a quick filament replacement / upgrade that works well and is good value for money.

Best regards,

john

[paulsilv]

Am I right in thinking we could then just throw any H4 bulbs in??? Would it matter if they were 100W or any different???

Would this have an effect on other electrics or would they be more prone to blowing???

PHHHHeww!!!!!!!!!!!

Lots of questions there

[ChEsTeR]

I used one a 100W H4 white light bulbs on my s12 and it did do any good.
Standard H4 bulbs are better. Or maybe the ones i used was a cheep crap and that was the problem.

[lmrdave]

100W bulbs are for off road only . . . but as use them as my silvia seems to spend as much time off road (see getting fixed on the driveway) than it does on the road

They were an improvement over the previous bulbs, no problems with them. With higher watt bulbs you tend to get the light pattern diffusing a bit.

If you really want to see at night I recommend having 2 hella rallye 3000 FF's one with pencil beam lens and the other with a driving lens, spot on (no pun intended) .

[Jash]

Silvias have the same shape head lamps as S13, MK3 supras, RX7, etc
Almost any jap car with pop up lights.

Check ebay.

[Jash]

Silvias have the same shape head lamps as S13,MK3 supras, RX7, etc
Almost any jap car with pop up lights.

I used to have a set of cristal clear lights on my s13 witch are pritty good and cheap. From china on Ebay.

As for fitting higher watt lamps you will draw more current and could melt the wiering loom to the lights incl the Switch.

I think the problem could be the reflective part of the lamp getting dull or coming off, or not anuf power getting to the lamps. Bad earths!!!

Had bad lights on all VW I have driven as well, so a electiction friend came up with the Idear of fitting larger cabels to the head lamps and using the old system just to switch them on via a relay.
The problem with most (old) cars is you are trying to get over, is the large amont of small shitty cable, conections, switches and relays.

With this done, what a diffrens it made and I still used the old bulbs.
This may need a auto electrition to fit unless you confident.

I think I will do all I can on my s12, New head lamps, better bulbs (correct watt) and larger wirering, but not to big as the risistans will also go up.

Can any electical dude confurm this???

Or by a Million candel power torch and stick it to the bonnet.