[s-cars] Re: HID upgrade

[Lee M. Levitt]

Fred writes:

>
> The OEM HID capsule mounting systems are completely different from the H1
> mounts and too large to fit into the H1 hole. You'd have to remove the
> capsule from the mount and bodge (I love that word - the English
> have a way with the language) it onto a H1 mount. This is what Hidkits
does - the
> capsule is glued into a metal sleeve soldered onto a H1 mounting
> plate. You have to make sure the HID arc is in the same place as the
> filament of the H1 bulb or your beam pattern will be less than optimal.
The better
> kits mould a plastic H1 base directly on the HID capsule.
> You could indeed replicate the Hidkits H1 capsule yourself with a bit of
> care and a home-made jig. Make sure you get the older HID system with the
> igniter in the ballast, not the newer system with the igniter integrated
> into the capsule base. For all the trouble, though,  it may be less costly
> to buy the kit.
>

Thanks Fred, this is exactly the information I was looking for!

Lee