Tips for Installing High Powered HID Spot and Driving Lights.

Troubleshooting High Powered HID Lights

The relay harness and switch that come with high powered HID driving lights are built to generally be used without any modifications. Sometimes when fitters try to modify the relay harnesses of HID systems to come on when you hit your high beam, by adding a high beam adapter to the vehicles headlight plug, which a supplier may have provided, may cause problems.

We suggest that you consult your auto electrician, for HID lights over 35w or 55w, and if necessary get your auto electrician to make a custom harness for you. We have seen in some cases where trying to trigger high powered HID lights off a high beam headlight connector, by modifying the relay harness that comes with your HID lights, that are designed to be a "stand alone" switch and harness, can create problems when they start to modify them.

Because HID Spot lights draw a lot of current to start, we have noticed (even when some auto electricians fit them), that when you are trying to switch your high beams on, and also have the spot lights come on via the completion of the circuit of the high beam connector, it can create an anomaly on the system, (even when hooked up to the battery), and either one HID light will come on intermittently, or one or both won't come on at all. We have also noticed this on some vehicles when trying to put high powered HID kits in high beams alone, the allocation of power to the high beam lights seems incompatible (even if they add a relay), and getting back to the HID spot lights, even when they are powered directly off the battery, it seems that in some cases when you try to hook high powered HID spot lights up to high beam headlight connectors, and use the high beam headlight connector as a trigger for the spot lights, some vehicles systems don't like it.

A lot of people get frustrated with this, and once they test the ballast and bulb off a battery, and find they work, they are perplexed, (and we have seen some auto electricians become perplexed as they tell us the high beam headlight connector is simply acting as a "switch" and the power is being drawn directly from the battery).

Nevertheless, to save yourself a lot of trouble, either use the relay harness and switch that comes with the lights only, or if you are triggering them of high beam headlight connectors, we suggest talking to an auto electrician who has seen these problems before and understands high intensity discharge lighting. One solution we have seen is where they make up their own relay harnesses, and if triggering off high beam headlight connectors, they split each light to trigger off both high beam headlight connector, and not just one.

3 Tips on What to Check before you Upgrade Halogen Headlight Bulbs to LED or HID.

1. Headlight Bulbs Adapters.

On around 1% of vehicles headlight bulbs are fitted into an “adapter” before they are fitted into the headlight housing.
Normally, headlight bulbs sit directly into the headlight housing and are either held by a retaining clip or are pushed in and twisted in to lock into the headlight housing.
When you buy a led kit or hid kit, check how the bulb is retained in the headlight before you purchase them. If they need “headlight bulb adapters”, make sure your supplier gives you the bulb adapters for free with the kit, or has them available for purchase.

2. Bulb Type.

The best way to check the bulb type that your vehicle has in its headlights is to check your manual, call your dealer with the VIN number, or check to see if a part number is written on the bulb.
Some websites may not be accurate for the bulb type in your vehicle as they vary from country to country.
The most common bulb types will have part numbers such as H1, H3, H4, H7, H9, H11, HB3 9005, HB4 9006. If you call your dealer for the part number, make sure they give you this OEM number, and not their stock keeping number.

3. Can-Bus Decoders.

On vehicles that where your lights turn on automatically, you will need to get can-bus decoders.
Can-Bus is where your vehicles computer turns your lights automatically when you open the door, put the key in the ignition, or when you go through a dark tunnel and the lights switch on automatically.
Make sure when you buy a LED or HID headlight bulb kit your supplier has can-bus decoders available or has them available for purchase.

LED Bulbs for Headlights - What You Need to Know.

LED Headlight Bulbs are starting to flood the market and there are a few things you need to know before you buy them.
Below are a few tips on LED Bulbs that will be helpful, and we will concentrate on H7 LED Bulbs and H4 LED Headlight Bulbs.

H4 LED Bulbs for headlamps replace a "Double Filament" halogen bulb, and the H7 LED Headlamp Bulbs replace a "Single Filament" halogen bulb.

H4 LED Globes can also be called "H4 H/L LED Globes". The H/L denotes a High/Low beam, this is where one halogen bulb has two filaments in them serving to do both Low and High Beam in the one bulb.

H7 LED Globes replace the H7 halogen globes with a single filament, which denotes that the single beam does the job of one set of lights, either Low Beam, or High Beam. In other words you would need 4x bulbs to do both high and low beam.

Can-Bus LED Bulbs.
Can-Bus is a technical term for when the vehicles computer controls when to turn your lights on. This can be when you put your keys in the ignition and start the car, the headlight come on automatically without having to manually switch them on.
When you get an LED Conversion Kit to upgrade your bulbs from halogen to LED, you will need to make sure you get Can-Bus Decoders with the kit. This is so that the computer can recognize the lower wattage LED Bulbs you have put in the headlights, and will switch them on automatically and not give you an error code telling you that the bulbs blown.

LED Headlight Bulb Adapters.
On some vehicles, instead of having a normal metal retaining clip, the bulbs plug into a plastic or metal adapter, and then is secured in the headlight housing by the adapter.
You will need to check if you bulbs are held in by a normal retaining clip or an adapter before you purchase you led kit, and make sure that the supplier is able to provide you with the extra adapters to suit your vehicle.

Plug & Play LED Bulbs.
Some headlight bulb housings are small, and some led bulb kits can be too long, or too wide to be able to fit them easily in your car headlights. Make sure when you buy an led kit that you check out your headlight housing and then look at the dimensions of the led bulb kit that you have your eyes on so you can see if it will fit in easily.

Low Beam LED Headlight Bulbs for Projector Lights.
As i mentioned before about the difference between H4 and H7 bulbs, different led bulbs can react differently with different headlight reflectors.
A projector style headlight is a small "fish-eye" style light that gives you good cut-offs and most led globes are made for "reflector" style headlights.
If you buy led headlight bulbs for projector lenses, make sure you get them from a supplier who makes led bulbs for projector lenses. this is so that they react correctly with the projector lens and still give you more light and good beam cut-offs.

For more information visit our Pro Vision Lighting website or contact us via E-Mail.

Lex Boyle, Director,

Pro Vision Lighting & Electrical,

(Arco Imports Pty Ltd),

444 Jones Street,

Ultimo, NSW, 2007,

Australia.

Tel: +61 2 9698 2543.

Mob: 0438 654 765.

Web: www.pro-vision-lighting.com

Web: www.hidlighting.com.au

LED Headlight Bulbs for Cars, Trucks, and Motorcycles.

Retrofitting LED Headlamp Bulbs as a replacement for halogen bulbs in car headlights are becoming popular with car enthusiasts and people wanting a brighter light with no modifications.

To get a nice white headlight beam effect, without too much work and at a reasonable cost, you can get a plug and play led headlight bulb kit that gives you a nice white light that you fit easily yourself with a little bit of mechanical experience.

Some things to look out for before you go ahead and purchase some led lights for your car.

1. Check what bulb you have in it. 

The best way to work out your bulb is, is to check your cars operations manual, call your manufacturer with your VIN number, check if the bulb in your car has a part number on it, or look them up online.

Looking them up online is not always the best option because a vehicle in the USA might be a different type that is sent to Australia or the UK.

It is always best to look in your manual or call the manufacturer with your VIN number.
Note** If you call your dealer, ask for the OEM part number, not their own part number.

2. Are Your Lights Can-Bus Controlled?
Some vehicles like Audi or some VW have an automatic lighting system. This is where the cars computer controls when the lights and they come on automatically, when it gets dark or you go through a tunnel, or when you turn the car on.

If you do have automatic lights, you will need to make sure that you get can-bus decoders.
Can-Bus means "Controller Area Network", this is a fancy way of saying that your computer controls the lights.
Note*** If you have 50-watt resistors, you can trick your car into thinking that the lights are still halogen. When you upgrade the standard halogen bulbs to led, in vehicles which have a can-bus system, they draw less current, and the computer thinks your bulb is blown or not there.

We provide free can-bus decoders if you need them with most of our kits.

You can find more detailed information here -> https://www.pro-vision-lighting.com/led/led-headlight-bulbs

3. Does the bulb have standard fitting? Or does it need adapters with the kit?
Some cars have headlight bulb adapters instead of the normal metal spring retaining clips. Check your bulb or ask your local auto electrician to check for you before you buy a led headlight kit.

4. How do i tell a good seller from a dodgy seller?
Check how long the company has been in business and specializing in led headlight bulbs, and check that they are not the cheapest you can buy.
A good company will have a proven after sales service and support system if they have been around for a long time, so check how much experience they have in the industry.
And you will be better off paying more for a high-quality kit, then find that a few months later you have just thrown away your money.

It most countries, you will have a standard warranty period which is required by the law.
If you are buying internationally, make sure they will give you a warranty if you need it.

5. Look out for hidden costs. 

If you need to pay for can-bus decoders, headlight adapters or any extras, with a good quality company they should be a Free optional extra.

Companies can be a bit deceiving in what it really costs to get you up and running, so look at for hidden costs. If you buy led headlight bulbs internationally be aware that in most countries you will have to pay customs and duty taxes.
Freight costs is another added extra you may have to pay, at Pro Vision Lighting we include the cost of worldwide express freight in the final cost of any kit you get from us.

For more information or advice please visit our website and get in touch with us. https://www.pro-vision-lighting.com/

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