[s-cars] Time to revisit headlights?

[Lee Levitt]

Bill writes:
> 
> Since I already have a half dozen mods RossatOized, I thought 
> it time to start another to improve lighting.
> 
> I am currently running the HIR bulbs and I have ordered the 
> hella euro glass from ecs for $130.  I think cleaning and 
> upgrading the lense should help immensely, but ultimately 
> think xenons the way to go.  Prices appear to have come down 
> quite a bit on HID's.
> 
> I "believe" that a TT projector will / may / could fit in the 
> housing?  Has anyone done this?  Would just a xenon bulb work 
> in the stock projectors
> without melting?   Bi-xenons would be the ultimate, but I 
> think this would
> require too much retrofitting?
> 
> What are the issues I am over looking here?  
> 

I'd like to hear more about this too...I'm picking up an old 300 turbodiesel
and will be installing ecode headlamps. I'd like to upgrade to HID, and am
concerned about the issues:

- physical mounting of the projectors
- wiring (should not be too bad)
- proper positioning of the projector versus the lens/reflector
- light output control - does the fluting on the lens modify the beam
pattern
- high beam (I'm replacing an H4 bulb, and there is no separate high beam on
this car...this may be the dealbreaker right here!)

There's a lot of chatter on the Internet about light output control and
light leaking around the HID projector...

Thoughts?

Lee