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these versions are not very good.
Review: LED Headlight Conversion Bulbs For Cars & Bikes
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Hi bhvm suggest me good led fog lamps for my 2015 Swift Dzire Zxi.
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what is bulb base?
for fogs 3000k hid will be better.
for fogs 3000k hid will be better.
Thank you friend confirming swift fog lamp base.
HID any conversion required? LED's not enough?. This time planning to upgrade headlamps to LED's searing on aliexpress some mentioned Wattage:80W/set for H4, 60W/set for single beam what does that mean the led circuit will take 80W irrespective of high or low beam you are using. My car rating is 55/60W only. Fog lamps are 55W. Is 6500K illegal?
HID any conversion required? LED's not enough?. This time planning to upgrade headlamps to LED's searing on aliexpress some mentioned Wattage:80W/set for H4, 60W/set for single beam what does that mean the led circuit will take 80W irrespective of high or low beam you are using. My car rating is 55/60W only. Fog lamps are 55W. Is 6500K illegal?
How many Lumenes required and how many Lumenes illegal for led lighting.
80w is the combined wattage of a pair of LED bulbs. i.e., each bulb is of 40w.
Also, Swift OEM fogs are 35w each.
As far as I know, anything altered on your vehicle is illegal. However due to lack of proper law enforcement, some people just goes the ricer way to look bling and others like us want better lighting (as the OEM is mostly inadequate) hence look for ways to achieve better illumination keeping in mind that the alterations do not affect other road users(by improper beam levelling, HIDs in reflectors causing glare, etc.).
AFAIK aftermarket LEDs are yet to achieve the proper output compared to OEM LEDs. I may be wrong.
Anything above 4300k and you will not be able to see the road properly in rain or fog or even if the road is just wet. And finding proper led with or around 4300k output is tough. You may get coloured tubes to cover the LEDs at AliExpress but that will just rob the output intensity.
The gurus may enlighten better.
Also, Swift OEM fogs are 35w each.
As far as I know, anything altered on your vehicle is illegal. However due to lack of proper law enforcement, some people just goes the ricer way to look bling and others like us want better lighting (as the OEM is mostly inadequate) hence look for ways to achieve better illumination keeping in mind that the alterations do not affect other road users(by improper beam levelling, HIDs in reflectors causing glare, etc.).
AFAIK aftermarket LEDs are yet to achieve the proper output compared to OEM LEDs. I may be wrong.
Anything above 4300k and you will not be able to see the road properly in rain or fog or even if the road is just wet. And finding proper led with or around 4300k output is tough. You may get coloured tubes to cover the LEDs at AliExpress but that will just rob the output intensity.
The gurus may enlighten better.
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Fine I have selected 4300K, lumens starting from 6000,8000,9000 and 12000. For example if you select 8000 lumen Hi beam would be 8000 and low beam 2000, some hi+lo 6000+6000. Philips extreme vision plus is about 1650 lumens only. so which is the best option.
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1. HID comes as entire kit with bulbs, Ignitor and Ballast. These days ignitor is attached to ballast wire so no extra kit required.
2. Fog beam does not have High/low. Only h4 headlight bulb has that. So fog will be single beam.
3. Apart from legality 6500k never recommended due to multitude of reasons.
4. Fogs should'nt be 55w. 35W is more common.
Stock fog bulb at 35W OEM is 700 Lumens. Something in range of 2000~4000 Lumens should be a good upgrade.
Good info. In my experience 4300k HID has better beam pattern and punch than LED atleast in OEM fog applications. If you drive in serious FOGGY areas, 3000k is best.
Check the beam pattern on my XUV thunderbolt. Its perfect as OEM.
http://www.theautomotiveindia.com/f...-hid-kit-technical-review-install-w-pics.html
Check above thread if you are looking for HID.
Couldn't find any decent LED for h8 spec.
2. Fog beam does not have High/low. Only h4 headlight bulb has that. So fog will be single beam.
3. Apart from legality 6500k never recommended due to multitude of reasons.
4. Fogs should'nt be 55w. 35W is more common.
Stock fog bulb at 35W OEM is 700 Lumens. Something in range of 2000~4000 Lumens should be a good upgrade.
Good info. In my experience 4300k HID has better beam pattern and punch than LED atleast in OEM fog applications. If you drive in serious FOGGY areas, 3000k is best.
Check the beam pattern on my XUV thunderbolt. Its perfect as OEM.
http://www.theautomotiveindia.com/f...-hid-kit-technical-review-install-w-pics.html
Check above thread if you are looking for HID.
Couldn't find any decent LED for h8 spec.
Sorry guys for no updates from me
I will post my experience anyway as it may help others
I finally brought another set of Xtreme Vision Plus halogens for the main headlamps of my verna. LEDs gave poor beam pattern. Thought about buying a better set of LED bulbs but due to the dust covers, anything bigger just won't fit. Didn't want to install HIDs in the headlamps due to the glare caused plus they would require drilling a hole in the damn dust cover to pass the wire. So that was it for the headlamp bulbs (unless i install projectors in headlamps).
Decided to install HIDs in fogs as it won't cause as much glare (Did not plan on using them in the city anyway.) So, finally brought a cheap set of H27 HIDs from Aliexpress as i did not want to spend ~5k on a quality kit only to find out that it does not work properly / the reflector gives up.
It took roughly a month to arrive as usual. With the help of none other than internet, i installed it myself without any relay. It worked really well. As bhvm said earlier, they work as another set of low beams and are a godsend on highways. The output is finally good enough to drive without worrying about driving off the road every 2 seconds. Been using it without relay for a couple of months and it seems to be working fine. Is the relay necessary? I will probably install it sooner or later but again, i don't know about wiring it so help will be appreciated.
PS: What happened to TD Autoz on eBay? Store no longer exists.
Edit: No worries, just read tdautoz reply a few pages back.
I will post my experience anyway as it may help others
I finally brought another set of Xtreme Vision Plus halogens for the main headlamps of my verna. LEDs gave poor beam pattern. Thought about buying a better set of LED bulbs but due to the dust covers, anything bigger just won't fit. Didn't want to install HIDs in the headlamps due to the glare caused plus they would require drilling a hole in the damn dust cover to pass the wire. So that was it for the headlamp bulbs (unless i install projectors in headlamps).
Decided to install HIDs in fogs as it won't cause as much glare (Did not plan on using them in the city anyway.) So, finally brought a cheap set of H27 HIDs from Aliexpress as i did not want to spend ~5k on a quality kit only to find out that it does not work properly / the reflector gives up.
It took roughly a month to arrive as usual. With the help of none other than internet, i installed it myself without any relay. It worked really well. As bhvm said earlier, they work as another set of low beams and are a godsend on highways. The output is finally good enough to drive without worrying about driving off the road every 2 seconds. Been using it without relay for a couple of months and it seems to be working fine. Is the relay necessary? I will probably install it sooner or later but again, i don't know about wiring it so help will be appreciated.
PS: What happened to TD Autoz on eBay? Store no longer exists.
Edit: No worries, just read tdautoz reply a few pages back.
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Yes do post pics.
Hids in reflector fog housings provide a good output atleast in XUV as demonstrated by bhvm sir in this forum.
But reflectors for different case are different. So please post some pics. If it's good many Verna owners may benefit from it.
Hids in reflector fog housings provide a good output atleast in XUV as demonstrated by bhvm sir in this forum.
But reflectors for different case are different. So please post some pics. If it's good many Verna owners may benefit from it.
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silverjet,
you don't need relays if hid kit is 35w.
you don't need relays if hid kit is 35w.
Hi All, I have an Aprilia SR150. The headlights are really bad. Any advice on how to improve the lights?. The scooter is less than 6 months old so not really looking forwarding to after-market fitments of replacing the entire headlight assembly with DRL's and so on. This is a twin bulb system with separate bulb for low & high and so normal bulbs with high/low in single bulb may not be a correct fit for upgrade. Would like to know valuable suggestions like LED's which are suitable for the scooter which will not involve cutting/slicing wires and would be more of a stock replacement. Thanks in advance for your time.