standard lights to HID lights

[whatchain]

just wondering if i brought a HID light set for my impreza which dont have hid, would i need a cert for it?

[Guest]

You legally need auto adjusting lights so either factory fitted or no go. Not to say that if it looks factory it wont pass though... Aftermarket retro fit kits are fail. We only fit them to off road/ag vehicles.

[spark_38]

You can get away with it, but they won't be warrantable at a VTNZ testing station...

There's a place in the US that does custom retrofit kits: http://shop.lightwerkz.net/Complete-Retrofit-Kits

Their stuff is pretty good quality too, I think a mate bought a wiring kit to convert a spec c to run the HID lights in a V7.

[Guest]

 spark_38 said:

You can get away with it, but they won't be warrantable at a VTNZ testing station...

Lol

Theres heaps of kits on TM.

[whatchain]

just through of another question, could i just replace the standard bulb with a higher intensity one from like trademe or repco? just an example http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-accessories/subaru/electrics/auction-513049912.htm or would i need the whole conversion kit? my lights are not that good at night..

[Guest]

Just buy upgrade bulbs like youve shown. Cheap chinese/repco/supercheap bulbs are just painted blue...no good. Buy hella/narva/phillips. Blue isnt the best for quantity of light either it gives intensity. There is a thread on here relatively recent about it. Kelvin vs lumen is what you need to look at to suit you. Clean lens too with autosol seems cheap and preferred on here.

[DRFVDR]

Welcome to subaru ownership they have never has good lights EXCEPT for the hid ones.

You will get a better light using an "upgrade" light BUT you will never get MORE light,only way is to increase output BUT you cant really do that with a plastic based headlight.

You can try using an aftermarket wiring loom to give the bulbs you have the most volts possible ( you will be amazed at the difference )

Or you can go overboard like me

My RX has 130/90 in the headlights running thru upgraded wiring ( does melt the plastic headlights but i have a heap of spares) and has 100w in the driving lights

My landcruiser has upgraded lights in the stock pozi running 130/90 thru upgraded wiring + 130w in the spotlights+100w bulbs in the fog lights all wired up thru separate relays

[Guest]

 We are borg said:

Welcome to subaru ownership they have never has good lights EXCEPT for the hid ones.

You will get a better light using an "upgrade" light BUT you will never get MORE light,only way is to increase output BUT you cant really do that with a plastic based headlight.

You can try using an aftermarket wiring loom to give the bulbs you have the most volts possible ( you will be amazed at the difference )

Or you can go overboard like me

My RX has 130/90 in the headlights running thru upgraded wiring ( does melt the plastic headlights but i have a heap of spares) and has 100w in the driving lights

My landcruiser has upgraded lights in the stock pozi running 130/90 thru upgraded wiring + 130w in the spotlights+100w bulbs in the fog lights all wired up thru separate relays

You can get more light at the sacrifice of less intensity. Its the kelvin vs lumen thing. Grab your narva cat you will see what Im talking about. Plus120 is the latest rage. Yellow light but more distance. Phillips/hella and narva all have a range that most people keep on the shelf. I have tried a few sorts too in my own cars...

The beauty of upgrade bulbs is they run no hotter being the same wattage.

http://www.narva.com.au/products/browse/performance-globes

[newsuba]

 We are borg said:

Welcome to subaru ownership they have never has good lights EXCEPT for the hid ones.

I beg to differ..

The lighting on my STi v6 with standard crystal headlights and bulbs was fine, good enough for worry-free night driving.

Maybe you guys should get your eyes tested.

;D

[gotasuby]

I think everyone should have 1KW+ of lighting out front ;D

only problem is battery goes flat when its running

[newsuba]

Nice p/plate.

Why are the factory spots and those little round lights cross-eyed ?

;D

All you need are some roof lights and US cop style spots by the side mirrors for a full set.

[Johnnynz]

 newsuba']

[quote name='We are borg said:

Welcome to subaru ownership they have never has good lights EXCEPT for the hid ones.

/quote]

I beg to differ..

The lighting on my STi v6 with standard crystal headlights and bulbs was fine, good enough for worry-free night driving.

Maybe you guys should get your eyes tested.

;D

I think my v5 Crystals (head and driving lamps) seem to work pretty well. I only struggle under certain streetlights when its raining in town but I seem to in any car under those conditions.

[DRFVDR]

 newsuba']

[quote name='We are borg said:

Welcome to subaru ownership they have never has good lights EXCEPT for the hid ones.

/quote]

I beg to differ..

The lighting on my STi v6 with standard crystal headlights and bulbs was fine, good enough for worry-free night driving.

Maybe you guys should get your eyes tested.

;D

Or it could depend on where you drive I bye no means drive anywhere near where there is good lighting or for that matter good road markings so I need the biggest and best lights so I can see if there are any cattle/horses/sheep/goats/humans on the road, so i can make sure I aim them up just right

[DRFVDR]

 gotasuby said:

I think everyone should have 1KW+ of lighting out front ;D

only problem is battery goes flat when its running

Fark I want these so bad love the edge finding lights

Number plate = Pack a shit ??

[gotasuby]

 newsuba said:

Nice p/plate.

Why are the factory spots and those little round lights cross-eyed ?

;D

All you need are some roof lights and US cop style spots by the side mirrors for a full set.

They are cross eyed so you can see around the corner on rally stages while the car is sideways. With these lights yiu have a 180 degree field of view.

And yes plate means piece a s***

[D-Style]

If you high upgrade to higher wattage Bulbs its best to put a headlight relay kit in otherwise your headlight switch will burn out. Hunt the wreakers for a S/H kit from Subaru/Toyota as this is common mod in J-land.

[DRFVDR]

Yeah I got a PIAA upgrade kit out of a legacy I was wrecking, made a difference even running stock bulbs, also scored a PIAA foglight kit too ( shame i dont run fogs )