dull HID's

[SteveM]

has anyone had any issues with the built in HID bulbs?

driving last night they seemed dim and the light pattern was all over the place.

wondering if the guy i bought them from fitted them aftermarket. can i revert back to normal H7 bulbs or stick with the d2r bulbs.

 

thanks in advance

[Jay762]

if they are aftermarket HID kits there will be ballast resistor packs somewhere which will need to be removed prior to reverting to standard units

[SteveM]

they are oem.

 

had a few kits in the past, but after more research and removing the headlight itself, all built in oem stuff. 

 

hid's do lose brightness over time,like 6 years. so replacing them.

[Jay762]

sounds like a plan ;)

[SteveM]

new bulbs arrived today and WHAT a difference!

still need to de-haze the headlights at the weekend but at lights the light output is better!

went for pure white 6000k bulbs :)

[scottishtaffy]

I was thinking of after market hid for my crystal lights tho been told there not as good a light in a standard light they best in projector lights