Night driving - EK headlights x(

[vinnY]

when you say upgraded harness do you mean something like this don?
i've been considering it for some time now..

hidplanet also have their own sort of harness for hid conversions

also these blokes seem to be selling harness' to car batteries for about $30US too
i wonder how they would perform?

[dahondr98]

when you say upgraded harness do you mean something like this don?
i've been considering it for some time now..

Yes, that's the sort of thing.

hidplanet[/url] also have their own sort of harness for hid conversions

also these blokes seem to be selling harness' to car batteries for about $30US too
i wonder how they would perform?

I think that the HID harnesses would be fine to do a HID conversion. However, I suspect that they don't have the correct socket to plug onto an H4 halogen globe - they probably have a different plug, so that they can plug into the HID ballast units, and power them.

I'd guess that the Xenonexpert harness is like that - it certainly looks like a nice harness, but only for HID. I can't access the HIDplanet link - it wants me to register and login to gain access to it. I can tell you that I think it's illegal in Australia, and I suspect the USA too, to convert halogen low beams to HID. HID low beam headlights in Australia MUST have headlight washers, and some form of levelling - either self-levelling suspension, or a driver headlight height adjustment, I believe. I know people do the conversions, and plenty of firms will sell you the equipment to do it, but it could invalidate your car insurance (including third party insurance) if you do it.

About the only HID conversion that's legal here is one for high beam headlights (or driving lights, and possibly foglights, too) which are seperate from the low beams, with their own separate globes, like the very latest Civics, but you'd need to check that - I think I read it on a forum, so it's not gospel. I notice that the Xenonexpert FAQ section gives no details on the legality (or otherwise) of their conversion kits. They just want your money, and aren't interested in what the consequences might be. However, the excellent Australian Xenonoz site specifically tells you that their HID conversion kits are "for off road use only", and are "not ADR compliant or legal for road use on low beam" http://www.xenonoz.com.au/faqs.php#10 .

So, to sum up, you can either build a harness to upgrade your halogen lamps, which is quite legal, like the rallylights circuit you provided the link for, or buy one of the readybuilt Aussie ones, like the ARB or Piranha harnesses, from one of the (mainly 4X4) suppliers I mentioned above. They are relatively expensive, but they are very high quality, and the wiring is even thicker than the wiring the rallylights people were recommending.