Headlight Change

[Linx]

hi,

 

i'm a new member here and had my galaxy Ghia 2.0 TDCI 2007 reg for about 5 months now...

 

recently i was thinking about putting the HID conversions in my car, but changed my mind after few people said they will be illegal...

so i decided to change the whole headlight units.

they do fit with no probs, indicator and main beam works, but i cant get the Xenon bits working... apperantly the lights were working fine before i purchased them.

 

Is the wiring the problem? if so anyone knows the solution? or what wires to change? or is it possible at all to do this kind of modification?

 

regards,

Tom

[Mirez]

Hi Tom, nothing's impossible :lol:

 

However one thing you NEED to know is that from Jan 2012 ALL HID system's will be fully tested at MoT stage and will be failed if any of the system is not functioning correcty or missing. That means that you MUST fit a washing system and an AUTOMATIC levelling system (its also the reason people are saying the aftermarket kits will be illegal - they won't be illegal but must also have both systems fitted and working)

 

With regards to yours, did the headlight units come with the ballests? It'll be a big-ish box bolted onto the back of the light unit with a "High Voltage" sign - thats the first thing you'll need, secondly you'll need to get the ECU of the car reprogrammed so its expected xenon lights - the current consumption at start up is higher then a halogen and will probably be triggering a protection circuit.

[Linx]

Thank you very much Mirez...

 

To much to do, easier probably just to sell this car and get one with the xenons on already ;o)))

 

What about just simple lights with projectors, they look like xenon ones???

Do they need washers and sel leveling stuff, too?

[RADIOTWO]

Hi Tom, nothing's impossible :(

 

However one thing you NEED to know is that from Jan 2012 ALL HID system's will be fully tested at MoT stage and will be failed if any of the system is not functioning correcty or missing. That means that you MUST fit a washing system and an AUTOMATIC levelling system (its also the reason people are saying the aftermarket kits will be illegal - they won't be illegal but must also have both systems fitted and working)

 

With regards to yours, did the headlight units come with the ballests? It'll be a big-ish box bolted onto the back of the light unit with a "High Voltage" sign - thats the first thing you'll need, secondly you'll need to get the ECU of the car reprogrammed so its expected xenon lights - the current consumption at start up is higher then a halogen and will probably be triggering a protection circuit.

 

Hi Mirez

 

With regards to yours, did the headlight units come with the ballests? It'll be a big-ish box bolted onto the back of the light unit with a "High Voltage" sign - thats the first thing you'll need, secondly you'll need to get the ECU of the car reprogrammed so its expected xenon lights - the current consumption at start up is higher then a halogen and will probably be triggering a protection circuit.

 

Just a bit of information, if they are after market units, they don't need to be reprogrammed into the ecu,(admitting if it is a Ford main part)and also you will find the current is much lower than a halogen, but you will find the output voltage from the ballast is much higher, around 2000 volts.

 

Radiotwo

[Mirez]

"With regards to yours, did the headlight units come with the ballests? It'll be a big-ish box bolted onto the back of the light unit with a "High Voltage" sign - thats the first thing you'll need, secondly you'll need to get the ECU of the car reprogrammed so its expected xenon lights - the current consumption at start up is higher then a halogen and will probably be triggering a protection circuit."

 

also you will find the current is much lower than a halogen, but you will find the output voltage from the ballast is much higher, around 2000 volts.

 

 

:( The Initial current draw when the arc is struck is actually higher then any halogen lamp, it then settles back and becomes much lower as the process settles. Its this initial current draw that will confuse a lot of modern controllers into thinking the circuit is shorted and closing the supply to it.

[Mirez]

In fact here:

 

 

The galaxy is a little under 12Amp per side at startup, levelling off to around 3Amp compared to a regular halogen lamp that will use a moderately fixed consumption of around 4.5/5Amp per side.

[cyborg]

In fact here:

 

 

The galaxy is a little under 12Amp per side at startup, levelling off to around 3Amp compared to a regular halogen lamp that will use a moderately fixed consumption of around 4.5/5Amp per side.

 

http://jamesmarks.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/waynes-world.jpg?w=341&h=296

[Mirez]

lol, class film :(