My H.i.d's are really dim?

1. nathan_570 L-plater Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 45

   #1 18th November 2011, 10:42

   Hello, bought a h.i.d kit the other day from ebay. Got the 6000k kit thinking they would be really bright. But they dnt seem any brighter than my halfords bulbs & also they are only lighting up ground dead in front of me not everything far away, only the drivers full beam works. Am i meant to take the sheild in the actual headlight out if the bulbs alredi have 1?
2. Manu Saxperience Addict Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 11714 A6 Le Mans tuned/A3 TFSI tuned

   #2 18th November 2011, 10:54

   This would have been indicated to you in the manual. if you take the shield out, you'll blind every one else. Proper HID systems are self levelling btw
3. user_53493 Frequent Poster Joined: Jun 2011 Cardiff Posts: 908 Mk4 Fiesta Encore Mk1 Saxo Eastcoast

   #3 18th November 2011, 11:07

   Keep the shield on - that's supposed to stop the pattern blinding everyone else like Manu said.
   
   What kit do you have? Make sure you've wired them up correctly.
4. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

   #4 18th November 2011, 11:36

   Are they earthed correctly?
5. nathan_570 L-plater Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 45

   #5 18th November 2011, 11:53

   They were a kit from ebay. I earthed the driver side near the wash bottle and the passenger to the battery clamp. What makes a good earth point does it have to be bare metal
6. nathan_570 L-plater Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 45

   #6 18th November 2011, 11:55

   So the bulb should have 2 shields in affect
7. user_53493 Frequent Poster Joined: Jun 2011 Cardiff Posts: 908 Mk4 Fiesta Encore Mk1 Saxo Eastcoast

   #7 18th November 2011, 12:33

   Take your bulb out of your headlamp, take a picture of it exactly how it is in your hand when you take it out, and post it on here
8. dan_dan_the_saxo_man Frequent Poster Joined: Dec 2009 England Posts: 574 1998 saxo 1.1 sx 2001 saxo vtr

   #8 18th November 2011, 12:48

   are they 35w or 50w? if that even makes a difference
9. nathan_570 L-plater Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 45

   #9 18th November 2011, 13:10

   They are 35w. Think i know why passenger full beam doesnt work, everytime i move the wire it flickers between high and low, is this because of a bad earth?
   
   picture 2 is in the headlight
   
   
   
   
10. Packham Frequent Poster Joined: Apr 2010 Sheffield Posts: 640 Ibiza 1.9 TDI

    #10 18th November 2011, 13:28

    They look like the JDM headlights, cos of the black shield, am i right? I used to have JDM and they only shone light right in front of me so I smoked my standards and they are alot better.
11. user_53493 Frequent Poster Joined: Jun 2011 Cardiff Posts: 908 Mk4 Fiesta Encore Mk1 Saxo Eastcoast

    #11 18th November 2011, 13:59

    Moving the wire sounds like a faulty / loose cable to me. Those shields are all right by the looks of it - can't figure out why they're like that. Can you post your beam pattern against a wall in the dark later?
    
    I'd love to find out why they're like this, I'm getting a set of these soon.. I've got ones without shields so had to make my own for the time being.
12. josh_hanks Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2011 Bristol Posts: 129 2002 Saxo VTS

    #12 18th November 2011, 19:34

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by nathan_570 What makes a good earth point does it have to be bare metal

    
    It doesn't have to be but it helps it you earth it to unpainted metal, just a bit of sand paper will do to take the paint off mate