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H4 or H7 HID Xenon Conversion Kit $60 Delivered @ Supercheap Auto

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H4 or H7 HID Xenon Conversion Kit $60 Delivered @ Supercheap Auto
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Regie69 on 25/05/2015 - 11:07 supercheapauto.com.au (350 clicks)
Last edited 25/05/2015 - 11:58 by 2 other users

Found these while browsing the SCA online site
Both pages say only 50 units of each

H7

H4

I bought the H7 a few years back found them to be ok but a little blue for my liking
Also need to ensure to install into projection type lamps otherwise illegal.

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HID headlight conversions are not permitted under Queensland legislation.

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Australian Standards

Halogen lamps and their globes must comply with ADRs 46 and 51, while HID lamps and their globes must comply with a different set of requirements within ADRs 77 and 78.
Interchanging globe types (putting HID globes into a lamp designed for a halogen globe) prevents continued compliance of the lamp/globe assembly.
All vehicles fitted with headlamps (including HID) producing over 2,000 lumens (a measure of light output) must have a self-levelling system and headlight washers. These simple retro conversions don’t provide these features and are therefore likely to be excessively glary to other road users.

Check with your own state for compliance.

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  • spackbace on 25/05/2015 - 11:10
    +15

    Illegal, not for on-road use
    (to elaborate, HIDs need to be self-leveling, and need washers in-case of dirt buildup on the outside)

      • spackbace on 25/05/2015 - 11:12
        +3

        http://www.transport.nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/3…

        Certification evidence from a suitably qualified Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) or approved
        engineering signatory verifying compliance with the above ADR requirements must be produced to the
        Department prior to the modification being approved.

        —

        The ADRs provide specific performance and safety requirements for HID lamps and assemblies
        including self-levelling and headlamp cleaning devices for HID lamps producing more than 2000 lumens
        (a measure of light output).
        HID lamps may be retro-fitted to the vehicle main beam (high beam) circuit without the requirement for
        self-levelling or lens cleaning devices however, the road rules prohibits against dazzling another road
        user with bright vehicle lights.

        I don't see it written anywhere that these are ADR compliant

        • jimmej on 25/05/2015 - 15:23

          Always wondered why my xenon's went up and down when driving - now I know! I have never noticed self cleaning though. I should check that out.

          Mine are stock though…

        • spackbace on 25/05/2015 - 15:26

          @jimmej:

          Have you got a plastic panel just below the headlights? What sort of car have you got?

        • jimmej on 25/05/2015 - 15:37

          @Spackbace:

          Mk5 VW Jetta. When the car starts the lights go up and down. They do an awesome bounce when you go over speed bumps.

          Not sure what you mean by a plastic panel below the headlights. Here is a pic I found on the net of what they look like
          http://i.ytimg.com/vi/zHp1TyLk9zs/maxresdefault.jpg

        • jimmej on 25/05/2015 - 19:02

          @jimmej:
          Worked it out. When you wash the windscreen it also sprays the headlights.

        • spackbace on 25/05/2015 - 19:14

          @jimmej:

          Yep figured as much :)

      • 51722 on 25/05/2015 - 11:13
        +24

        These are not ADR approved. You cannot retro-fit these to reflector style head lights.

        You will be blinding everyone on the road. Don't be a fully sick idiot!

        • mr kindface on 25/05/2015 - 11:17
          +19

          broooo but they look farken hectic as

      • reecho on 25/05/2015 - 11:14
        -1

        Nope that is the law. LED headlights on the other hand don't have these restrictions. The ADR's haven't caught up with them yet…

    • jv on 25/05/2015 - 11:15
      +1

      Illegal, not for on-road use

      That's very Noble of you to point that out…

      • spackbace on 25/05/2015 - 11:17
        +1

        Reference nearly lost, then spotted. Well played jv, well played :P

    • Regie69 on 25/05/2015 - 11:21
      -1

      Reply was for your unedited post

      • spackbace on 25/05/2015 - 11:47
        +2

        Which was this:

        Illegal, not for on-road use

        Which is still true, as these don't have any ADR compliance.

        • Regie69 on 25/05/2015 - 11:51

          Which is not true. I can fit and use these off road not a problem

        • spackbace on 25/05/2015 - 11:52
          +1

          @Regie69:

          Congrats, my comment said from the start:

          Illegal, not for on-road use

          Only the second line was added later

        • Maverick-au on 25/05/2015 - 13:37
          +1

          @Regie69:

          Which is not true. I can fit and use these off road not a problem

          Sure you can but how many people fit these for "off road" use in an unregistered vehicle? Maybe a fraction of a percent whereas the rest fit them in their road going vehicles and blind others and have less visibility themselves.

          Totally illegal and stupid so a negative from me.

  • SimoHDK on 25/05/2015 - 11:37
    • Shipping of $9.95 because you can't pick up in store.
  • jphonerepair on 25/05/2015 - 11:56

    Hi guys, anyone have an idea this xenon come with Canbus Ballast or normal Ballast? Thanks

    • krisspy on 25/05/2015 - 12:14

      Features & Benefits

      Ultra slim external ballast

    • Tiggrrrrr on 25/05/2015 - 14:58

      I read that as Cannabis Ballast…

  • SteveAndBelle on 25/05/2015 - 11:58
    +2

    I'm 'guilty' of fitting HIDs to the separate HIGH BEAM sections of my headlights in a previous car as I was doing a lot of outback nighttime driving at the time and they were a far cheaper & easier upgrade than fitting spotlights. My Low Beams were still the bog standard halogens and of course I dipped my lights whenever I saw an oncoming car (as anyone would) so I couldn't see any problem with that from a safety perspective. I even asked the DOT before I bought them and it seemed it was a very grey area because there's no law against fitting multiple large long-distance spotlights on the high beam circuit which blind oncoming traffic far easier. This was a few years ago now so maybe they've changed it but it did seem regulations on high-beam upgrades were pretty much non-existent. These are definitely not for use in non-focussed, non-levelling, non-washed low beam fittings though, I completely agree with that!

    • umadbrahhhh on 25/05/2015 - 12:16
      +13

      I'm guilty of not even finishing half of the first sentence of your comment

      • SteveAndBelle on 25/05/2015 - 18:27

        Yeah, fair call :p Difficult to explain without crapping on a bit though.

  • sydney.jj on 25/05/2015 - 12:21

    bought this kit before,terrible fitment and dead after 3 weeks! got those instead : http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/291470097049?ssPageName=STRK:MESE…
    full canbus kit and beautiful lights. might consider for these need canbus

    • Maverick-au on 25/05/2015 - 13:45

      : http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/291470097049?ssPageName=STRK:MESE…
      full canbus kit and beautiful lights. might consider for these need canbus

      "Full Canbus decoding capability for high-end computerized vehicles (erasing faulty codes)"

      LOL by CAN Bus decoding they mean draws additional power so one of the benefits of HID which is reduced power usage is lost. These are for Asian countries and not legal in Australia, they are not made to the same Philips standard of their other products and are manufactured cheaply in China.

  • AlexD on 25/05/2015 - 13:59

    If I understand correctly, projector headlamps designed for halogen globes already have shades built in, so the beam is shaped - these may work in them, as the light is prevented from blinding oncoming traffic.

    Not sure why the headlight washers are legally required - I always wondered why mine were there, and they tend to make the light beam slightly distorted for a brief period after water is sprayed out.

    • spackbace on 25/05/2015 - 14:07

      Typically I think because of the heat that HIDs run at. If you had dirt/mud on the cover, the globe could overheat. This is by no means fact, just what I thought the reason was

      • AlexD on 25/05/2015 - 14:12

        I doubt that would be the reason - if I touch my car's headlamp cover after the globes (bi-xenons) have been on for a while, it's still relatively cold.

        It might have something to do with a reflective substance distorting the beam and blinding other people? I know they're popular in canada, due to the salt on the roads…

  • Lancerx on 25/05/2015 - 15:18

    cant use it on public road…why bother

  • jd on 25/05/2015 - 15:23

    I had mine (H4) on a VX Commodore for less than a week then took them off to avoid getting a defect ticket from COPS. Looking directly into the headlights, i can tell straight away that it is an HID Xenon based on the level of glare. I have now placed a pair of H4 Philips X-treme Vision +130% 3700K. They are much brighter than the stock Halogen and come quite close to the HID Xenon I have.

  • Cluster on 17/06/2015 - 13:10

    I've seen quite a few HID converted cars recently. It's very easy to spot the unroadworthy modification:

    • the car is almost always 15 years old or older
    • the headlights are so blue that it's impossible for it not to be HID
    • the brightness, and sheer amount of glare sprayed out by the modification is a police magnet

    I hope anyone installing these is pulled over by the police and defected. Some modifications are so bad it's almost like the driver has their highbeams on all the time.

    • Regie69 on 17/06/2015 - 17:07

      Look great on my turbo sigma lol

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