HID lights

• scotts07

  11 Oct 05, 00:12

  Is it easy for us to change from HID bulbs to yellow halogen bulb ourselves?Or do we have to remove the whole HID conversion kit???..
  
  Cheers,
  scotts07
• Apollo_sg

  11 Oct 05, 08:14

  you can't do it legally either way. but changing bulbs alone will result in HIGH probability of a fire risk.
  
  
• jonathan_n80

  11 Oct 05, 12:17

  Originally posted by scotts07:

  Is it easy for us to change from HID bulbs to yellow halogen bulb ourselves?Or do we have to remove the whole HID conversion kit???..
  
  Cheers,
  scotts07

  jus change e bulb will do. anyway ur car is a lemon from wat i read in all ur postings.
• Ponders

  11 Oct 05, 12:42

  depends actually..
  
  if your original car uses HID module, then you cannot change the buld since the lights are part of the whole assembly, it's a specialised bulb.
  
  but if it is H4 HID bulbs, you can just change to a regular one. just take note of the current ratings.
  
  but why would you remove HID to change to yellow one? people usually do the other way right?
• scotts07

  11 Oct 05, 14:36

  Originally posted by Ponders:

  depends actually..
  
  if your original car uses HID module, then you cannot change the buld since the lights are part of the whole assembly, it's a specialised bulb.
  
  but if it is H4 HID bulbs, you can just change to a regular one. just take note of the current ratings.
  
  but why would you remove HID to change to yellow one? people usually do the other way right?

  usually in malaysia,where i drive to often,is to genting,when the lights are foggy in the morning,HID is useless shit.Only in night,yes i agree,it's bright.
  
  But u mean just take out the HID blub den replace wit yellow halogen bulb is ok?
• scotts07

  11 Oct 05, 14:44

  Originally posted by jonathan_n80:

  jus change e bulb will do. anyway ur car is a lemon from wat i read in all ur postings.

  jonathon,.Ask u la,your car mileage how much and drive how old already?My car only 3 months already travel until 9k reaching 10k for service already! The main thing,u did not ask,and say my car is lemon,that make me F U C K I N G TU LAN is how do i drive?i drive consistently everyday rough. I travel to malaysia often.I go up mountains often.How about u? Maybe u're just a H U M J I person who don't even dare to drive up there ! Do u know the roads well?
  
  Anyway,my car is as per normal already bcos only now i know how to service a car myself and i do it every 4k.
• Ponders

  11 Oct 05, 15:27

  Originally posted by scotts07:

  usually in malaysia,where i drive to often,is to genting,when the lights are foggy in the morning,HID is useless shit.Only in night,yes i agree,it's bright.
  
  But u mean just take out the HID blub den replace wit yellow halogen bulb is ok?

  ok. yah.. bright lights reflects the fog.
  
  anyway... what car is it? maybe i can give you rough idea can change or not.
  
  basically if you use industry standard bulbs (H4, H3, 9008, 9006, etc), yes, you can change. this is mostly found in japanese (H4, H3) or lower end european (9008, 9006)
  
  if your car comes standard with a HID or Xenon module, then its no. because it's an entire module that generates 12,000 volts to create an arc (spark) in the bulb that has no filament. This modules are usually found on BMW, Lexus, Benz and are mostly optional.
  
  if you change bulb, look for a lower colour temperature rating, eg 3800-4200° K.
  
  your HID is usually above 5000°K
  
  but my advice to you, is you add fog lights. fog light bulbs are designed to permeate the fog whereelse a yellowish-white bulb isn't.
  
  Don't confuse fog lights with driving lights. Driving lights are those small ones you find at the skirt of the bumper. Fog lights are found at the grille although theres no harm moving it to the bumper.
  
  PM me if you have more questions, i used to do alot of fog driving.
• nightsky87

  11 Oct 05, 21:56

  Originally posted by scotts07:

  jonathon,.Ask u la,your car mileage how much and drive how old already?My car only 3 months already travel until 9k reaching 10k for service already! The main thing,u did not ask,and say my car is lemon,that make me F U C K I N G TU LAN is how do i drive?i drive consistently everyday rough. I travel to malaysia often.I go up mountains often.How about u? Maybe u're just a H U M J I person who don't even dare to drive up there ! Do u know the roads well?
  
  Anyway,my car is as per normal already bcos only now i know how to service a car myself and i do it every 4k.

  Paiseh ah. What's a lemon?
  
  Haha anyway for fog lights, install those rally kind.. that you find on the RAV4s with the prominent TRD stickers. Hahahahah!
  
  I think workshop can install foglights, but must cover up when in SG. Paiseh ah, hope you don't mind me saying this, but I think HID is really useful, and SG only allow factory-fit HIDs, once you take it out, cannot put in back in.. I want a HID CIVIC also don't have.. can only afford Lancer
  
  So if you travel rough, IMHO its still better to get the industry fog lights. Don't think its very ex, and can be fitted at most workshops ba..
• nightsky87

  11 Oct 05, 21:59

  Originally posted by Ponders:

  depends actually..
  
  if your original car uses HID module, then you cannot change the buld since the lights are part of the whole assembly, it's a specialised bulb.
  
  but if it is H4 HID bulbs, you can just change to a regular one. just take note of the current ratings.
  
  but why would you remove HID to change to yellow one? people usually do the other way right?

  Sorry ah. No offense k, I ask my workshop if can change to HIDs anot.. they say LTA don't allow because of the electric ratings or something something.. So if you want HIDs, you'd have to buy a car with factory-fitted HIDs..
• jonathan_n80

  11 Oct 05, 22:04

  Originally posted by scotts07:

  jonathon,.Ask u la,your car mileage how much and drive how old already?My car only 3 months already travel until 9k reaching 10k for service already! The main thing,u did not ask,and say my car is lemon,that make me F U C K I N G TU LAN is how do i drive?i drive consistently everyday rough. I travel to malaysia often.I go up mountains often.How about u? Maybe u're just a H U M J I person who don't even dare to drive up there ! Do u know the roads well?
  
  Anyway,my car is as per normal already bcos only now i know how to service a car myself and i do it every 4k.

  then?? good for u mr lemon
• Ponders

  11 Oct 05, 22:43

  Originally posted by nightsky87:

  Sorry ah. No offense k, I ask my workshop if can change to HIDs anot.. they say LTA don't allow because of the electric ratings or something something.. So if you want HIDs, you'd have to buy a car with factory-fitted HIDs..

  As far as I know.....
  
  What LTA prohibits are the following,
  
  1. UNCOVERED fog lights unless they have met certain recognised standards.
  
  2. Non-OEM HID Lights KITS.
  
  Meaning, if you have a H4 system, you still can use HID bulbs. But you cannot change a H4 system headlights into a HID module unless it is approved or original manufacturer equipment.
  
  3. HID bulbs that draw higher current...
  
  some bulbs are rated as 80/80w. These cannot be installed on 65/55w circuits.
• scotts07

  11 Oct 05, 23:52

  Originally posted by jonathan_n80:

  then?? good for u mr lemon

  i don wan to quarrel wit u la..but don't think u can type anythin when u cant even see e person.there are ways to track out if not there wont be news abt those bloggers who said something bad,but i am not those who are so free and find problems..haha..anyway,watever car u are driving,be it a kelisa,or any other cheaper cars,i have nv in my life said anything bad abt urs.Logically,if u hv brain,u would simply know the fact that a new car wouldn't have any problems.Or even there is,should only be a slight one.The problems are all caused by us,especially me,who drives a car so roughly,that's where faults happen in my new car.