[s-cars] DOT HID Low Beam Conversion (Pics and write up)

[James Murray (LMC)]

Cool, good to know. I believe Fred was using the Osram Ballast too? I wonder
why one car was effect and the another not? (Perhaps wiring or differences
in resistances). For the fuse could be your in-rush current is slightly
higher or for a slightly longer time, it's probably right at the edge that's
why the fuse blows infrequently, or if it's weak. I'm sure your stable
current is fine. There have been different generations of Ballasts as I
understand so this may account for the variences.

Cheers, /James.


	-----Original Message-----
	From:	Pram [SMTP:pramtt at pacbell.net]
	Sent:	August 30, 2002 2:12 PM
	To:	James Murray (LMC)
	Cc:	'Thomas Green'; 's-car-list at audifans.com'
	Subject:	Re: [s-cars] DOT HID Low Beam Conversion (Pics and
write up)

	On my own conversion to HID using generic HID ballast (I believe
	Osram).  I am not using external relay for the HID.  Use the same
supply
	as the former low beam lead (change fuse to 15 amps). More than five

	years in use so far and no problem with "auto check lamp system".
Other
	than when the original 10 amp fuse blew (note that the 10 amp fuse
will
	not blew regularly).   The 10 amp fuse blew once in the first 6
months
	before I change to the 15 amps fuse.

	Pram
	92S4


	On Thursday, August 29, 2002, at 06:55 PM, James Murray (LMC) wrote:

	> Thanks Tom!
	>
	> I'll answer what I can for you.
	>
	> Yes, I agree, I'll send it to the listmeisters as Igor calls them
;-).
	> LLTEK
	> caters to the Audi market, perhaps that's why the ballast doesn't
	> effect the
	> Auto-Check lamp system but I'd say the kits should fit any car as
long
	> it's
	> the right bulb replacement. I don't know who manufactures the
bulbs and
	> ballasts, best to ask them. Yes, the bulbs are 5000K.
	>
	> LLTEK caters mostly to the new Audi, but as some know, I've been
trying
	> to
	> get them to develop some styling products. The HID was one of the
	> extras I
	> wanted them to offer, so I took the plunge, installed them and did
a
	> write
	> up!
	>
	> Cheers, /James.
	> P.S. I sure would like a set of those Silvervision...
	>
	>
	>
	> 	-----Original Message-----
	> 	From:	Thomas Green [SMTP:trgreen at comcast.net]
	> 	Sent:	August 29, 2002 9:28 PM
	> 	To:	James Murray (LMC); 's-car-list at audifans.com'
	> 	Subject:	Re: [s-cars] DOT HID Low Beam Conversion
(Pics and
	> write up)
	>
	> 	on 8/29/02 4:08 PM, James Murray (LMC) at
James.Murray at ericsson.ca
	> wrote:
	>
	> 	> If anybody wants the pdf version just let me know.
	> 	>
	> 	> Next write up will be the "Programmable Wiper Relay", got
all the
	> pics, just
	> 	> need to finish the write up.
	> 	>
	> 	> Cheers, /James.
	> 	>
	> 	> -----Original Message-----
	> 	> From: James Murray (LMC) [SMTP:James.Murray at ericsson.ca
	> 	> Sent: August 28, 2002 11:49 PM
	> 	> To: 's-car-list at audifans.com'
	> 	> Subject: [s-cars] DOT HID Low Beam Conversion (Pics and
write
	> 	> up)
	> 	>
	> 	> Here's the HID write up:
	> 	> http://www3.sympatico.ca/wadleigh/LLTEK_HID_Install.htm
	> 	> <http://www3.sympatico.ca/wadleigh/LLTEK_HID_Install.htm>
	> 	    Bravo, James!  Splendid job on the posting.  IMHO this
needs to
	> be in
	> 	the S-car and URS4 tech archives.  The LLTEK site references
new
	> S-4/A-4.
	> 	Was the kit specifically for those models and generally for
any
	> projector
	> 	headlamp?  Who manufactured the bulbs and ballast?  Did you
find the
	> deg K
	> 	ref for these bulbs?   I suppose some of this I should
direct at
	> LLTEK.
	> 	    I think the interest in HID and dash lights is directly
related
	> to age.
	> 	I have been looking at info at
<www.autolamps-online.com/home.htm>.
	> I don't
	> 	throw them out here as an alternative source, because of
unanswered
	> 	questions about their kits, ie compatability with auto-lamp,
etc.
	> But they
	> 	do have an interesting dog-n-pony show on halogen, hid,
olfarts
	> vision, etc.
	> 	I find the site entertaining and informative, and do have
the
	> silvervision
	> 	invisible sidelights that flash amber.  Unfortunately the
guys are
	> in
	> 	Chester,UK.
	> 	Tom '95 S-6
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