TransporterHQ (THQ) Aftermarket Headlights
Way to go !
What kit did you use, and how did you go about hiding all the wiring? Got any pics of the rear of the light clusters?
No, those are LED, you want HID / Xenon
https://www.amazon.co.uk/CAR-Canbus...jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==
https://www.amazon.co.uk/CAR-Canbus...jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==
Just to throw another spanner in the works, the OEM xenons in my Tig still put a lot more useful light onto the road. I'm sure that this is down to the colour output. The Car-Rover ones that I have in the van are 5000k, but I still think they are a bit too blue, so these 55W 4300k ones are coming today. Hold on to your debit cards until I've tested them out later.
H7 55w CANBUS ECO MIDI HID XENON CONVERSION KIT
H7 55w CANBUS ECO MIDI HID XENON CONVERSION KIT
Thanks Miken, did you do anything with the main beams or are they still the original halogens ?
I've got a set of LEDs coming tomorrow to try in the mains, as i don't like the yellow.
Further to dubber 36's comments above, lighting is what I do, and the higher the colour temperature, the bluer the light output and less actual visual spectrum for the human eye to pick up.
In short, the bluer the light, the less it lights the road in front, so going lower in temperature can only be a good thing.
Certainly don't go above 5000k. Car Rover offer an 8000K kit, ok, but not recommended.
I'm interested to hear the results from dubber36?
I would not recommend HID in main beam, if you have main and dipped stay on at the same time, that's a lot of heat in a plastic lamp casing, would you agree dubber?
Further to dubber 36's comments above, lighting is what I do, and the higher the colour temperature, the bluer the light output and less actual visual spectrum for the human eye to pick up.
In short, the bluer the light, the less it lights the road in front, so going lower in temperature can only be a good thing.
Certainly don't go above 5000k. Car Rover offer an 8000K kit, ok, but not recommended.
I'm interested to hear the results from dubber36?
I would not recommend HID in main beam, if you have main and dipped stay on at the same time, that's a lot of heat in a plastic lamp casing, would you agree dubber?
The reason I wouldn't fit HIDs in main beam would be the slow warm up time. When you switch to main beam, you want/need full power straight away.
With regards to HIDs creating more heat, halogen bulbs get far too hot to touch, so it's not something I'd given much thought to. I'd always considered the airflow from the movement of the vehicle to give sufficient cooling to the headlights.
4300K HIDs arrived this morning. Fitted them in no time (I'm getting to be a dab hand at this job) turned them on...WOW. Even in daylight, just WOW against the garage door. Started the van... flicker, flicker, turn off. Turn off the engine, ignition back on, WOW, there we go...start the engine, yes you've guessed it.
There is something overly fussy about our vans. When they had turned themselves off, there was no power going to the headlight plug, so it's not a fault with the HIDs. Even with bulb monitoring turned off, if it senses something is different, it's not happy.
Update:
Just spoken to the suppliers and they say that 55W kits will not work with our vans. The one I should have bought, and that I will be exchanging it for is H7 Terminator 35w HID XENON CONVERSION KIT CANBUS ERROR FREE
There is something overly fussy about our vans. When they had turned themselves off, there was no power going to the headlight plug, so it's not a fault with the HIDs. Even with bulb monitoring turned off, if it senses something is different, it's not happy.
Update:
Just spoken to the suppliers and they say that 55W kits will not work with our vans. The one I should have bought, and that I will be exchanging it for is H7 Terminator 35w HID XENON CONVERSION KIT CANBUS ERROR FREE
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Apparently my Novsight canbus add on boxes have arrived so it'll be interesting to see if they stop the flicker on my H4 Novsight "Godzilla Mutilator" LEDs... everything is crossed as the lamps are great in our other car.
Regarding the flicker is it caused by the lamp out detection signal as it's superimposed on top of the normal light output and not a PWM issue with the H4 being pulsed to dim... could just be VW sour grapes?
Regarding the flicker is it caused by the lamp out detection signal as it's superimposed on top of the normal light output and not a PWM issue with the H4 being pulsed to dim... could just be VW sour grapes?
As Ambrose says above, I too would like to improve my lights on my van. I have 2019 panel van, but from information I have on my van,I cannot determine whether I have H4 or H7 headlights, reflectors or projectors.? Could someone post some picture showing the difference between the H4 and H7 set ups, so at least I get a better idea of what direction to take to improve my “ poor” lighting.
