before i go on, i don’t want this to find out if my car will now fail its mot or will i get pulled by the police, i merely want to let people know my experience.
the kit i purchased was a H7R whcih is supposed to be for non projector equipped front headlights, and the temperature colour is 10,000K.
i got these in the post this morning and set about fitting them at lunch. took my time and the passenger side went in taking 30 mins and the drivers aside went in taking about 10 mins. i also swapped the side lights for white leds.
i secured the ballasts thus... drivers side is cable tied inside the ecu box and the passenger side is now cable tied to the inside of the battery box.
the kits are simply plug and play really. I have now drilled 25mm holes in the covers for the back of the light units so i could thread the wires through.
conclusion... this colour is quite blue, but in comparison it to my partners HIDs on her ST170 which were factory fitted itrs not too bad. there is a definate beam patern on a wall when parked in front of and there is also a definite pattern on the floor in the dark. the main beams are standard bulbs but are visibly higher than the 'new' pattern. Glare seems to be none which I am very pleased about, but please remember, these HIDs are for reflector lights NOT projectors.
with regards to the mot, i may have a word with the tester prior to testing next year and if he is not liking them, i will disconnect the HIDs and put standrad bulbs in for the test.
from the front with just sidelights on:
close up of the sidelights:
the HIDs on:
close up of the HIDs on:
from inside the car - car parked on drive pointing uphill slightly - see the beam cut off on the hedges:
standing next the the car - beam patern on the floor:
