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  • HID upgrade for Hella 4000

    Hi All,
    Has anyone purchased the internal HID kit available on ebay. I am looking at upgrading and was wondering if it is worth it. They are currently selling for $150 or so. Should i just put 130w globes in ?? Any thoughts / comments greatly appreciated.
    Cheers
    Phil
    06 120 GXL 1KZ-TE man, modified exhaust, K&N, OME 2",spacers, Sovereign BB, Safari Snorkel, Hella 4000, 33" muddies, ARB 60L fridge / slide ,custom rear drawer, cargo barrier and table, Ironman 9500lb Winch, TJM underbody guards, DIY Radiator bash plate, Outback Ideas recovery points, AJ's sliders, CKMA12, lockers, ext rear breather, UHF, dual batt, SBi12, ARB alloy roof cage, ARB side awning...

  • #2
    Definitely go the HID upgrade! I upgraded my IPF 900's with 55w HID's and the difference was astonishing. Theres a number of threads on here discussing upgrading to HID. Here's one to look at. http://www.pradopoint.com/showthread...l=1#post287005
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    • #3
      Hi Phil,

      I have a set of 4000's on my car and upgraded them to HID mainly to match the existing HID's on the low and high beam. Yes, I reckon it's worth the money to do the upgrade. My advice would be to stick with 4300k or 5000k globes and not go with 6000k. I find that 6000k is too blue and doesn't have the same level of penetration in wet conditions.

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      • #4
        Yeah i was reading somewhere the other day that kelvin and light output in lumens are proportionally inverse to each other. So when you go up in kelvins light output actually drops.

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        • #5
          Thanks for the replies guys. Sounds like the go then. The kit comes with 6000k globes, which it sounds like i should change.
          Perhaps someone knows the price of new globes??? i'm guessing they are more expensive than halogen.
          06 120 GXL 1KZ-TE man, modified exhaust, K&N, OME 2",spacers, Sovereign BB, Safari Snorkel, Hella 4000, 33" muddies, ARB 60L fridge / slide ,custom rear drawer, cargo barrier and table, Ironman 9500lb Winch, TJM underbody guards, DIY Radiator bash plate, Outback Ideas recovery points, AJ's sliders, CKMA12, lockers, ext rear breather, UHF, dual batt, SBi12, ARB alloy roof cage, ARB side awning...

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          • #6
            BTW i'm not sure if I like being called a "lurker" it sounds a little sorded....... better get some more posts up. I've been busy spending and tinkering so will have to get off my ass and post some photos in rig build up section soon
            Cheers
            Phil
            06 120 GXL 1KZ-TE man, modified exhaust, K&N, OME 2",spacers, Sovereign BB, Safari Snorkel, Hella 4000, 33" muddies, ARB 60L fridge / slide ,custom rear drawer, cargo barrier and table, Ironman 9500lb Winch, TJM underbody guards, DIY Radiator bash plate, Outback Ideas recovery points, AJ's sliders, CKMA12, lockers, ext rear breather, UHF, dual batt, SBi12, ARB alloy roof cage, ARB side awning...

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            • #7
              Hey Phil

              How did your conversion go? I am trying to upgrade my Hella's but I am having all sorts of grief. When I turn the spotties on, it makes a buzzing noise for the first second or so, and sometimes the lights turn on, sometimes they don't, sometimes only one turns on, and sometimes it all works fine without the buzzing and all! I hate intermittent faults...

              I have checked all my wiring and I am sure that's OK. The only thing I can thing of is that the Hella's have that double earth (one for the globes & one for the housing), I was thinking maybe this was the problem? But if yours worked OK its back to the drawing board for me!

              Cheers. Brad

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              • #8
                I know first hand that these kits are top quality.
                http://www.newpro-tech.com.au/C55wHIDspot.htm

                Worth the extra few bucks IMO.
                2008 Diesel Prado with extra stuff added. I drive it on the road and other places too.

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                • #9
                  Hi hibbo, I still haven't done the change over, been busy with othe r stuff. Is the kit you bought the one off fleabay ?..
                  Cheers
                  Phil
                  06 120 GXL 1KZ-TE man, modified exhaust, K&N, OME 2",spacers, Sovereign BB, Safari Snorkel, Hella 4000, 33" muddies, ARB 60L fridge / slide ,custom rear drawer, cargo barrier and table, Ironman 9500lb Winch, TJM underbody guards, DIY Radiator bash plate, Outback Ideas recovery points, AJ's sliders, CKMA12, lockers, ext rear breather, UHF, dual batt, SBi12, ARB alloy roof cage, ARB side awning...

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                  • #10
                    The one and same with a massive amount of chinglish for the instructions!

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                    • #11
                      The only thing is to check that your pos and negs are right , I ha d strange things going on if I had them round the wrong way when I installed the lights originally. I have nt put in the kit yet, so cant comment on them. The negative goes to the globe chassis not the chassis of the light . Hope this makes sense.
                      Cheers
                      Phil
                      06 120 GXL 1KZ-TE man, modified exhaust, K&N, OME 2",spacers, Sovereign BB, Safari Snorkel, Hella 4000, 33" muddies, ARB 60L fridge / slide ,custom rear drawer, cargo barrier and table, Ironman 9500lb Winch, TJM underbody guards, DIY Radiator bash plate, Outback Ideas recovery points, AJ's sliders, CKMA12, lockers, ext rear breather, UHF, dual batt, SBi12, ARB alloy roof cage, ARB side awning...

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Hibbo View Post
                        The one and same with a massive amount of chinglish for the instructions!
                        Hey Brad is the HID upgrade this one?
                        http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/55W-H1-60...item27c7205a83
                        as this is the one I have done no probs at all.
                        Yep.....I have a Prado just like you
                        Bugger Bali, get out and see Australia before we sell it all to China
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                        • #13
                          Nah Adam it was this one.

                          http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/H1-H3-H4-...item19c8ba2181

                          Should have done more research before I bought. 2 mates bought these ones for their Narva's and had no dramas, but of course the Hella's are different. Trying to see if they can help or accept a return...

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by fourbyphil View Post
                            The only thing is to check that your pos and negs are right , I ha d strange things going on if I had them round the wrong way when I installed the lights originally. I have nt put in the kit yet, so cant comment on them. The negative goes to the globe chassis not the chassis of the light . Hope this makes sense.
                            Cheers
                            Phil
                            Yeah makes sense. I have checked all that. I have been running the halogen globes for 2 years now with no probs, so I am sure it was all wired OK to start with.

                            Thanks for your help.

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                            • #15
                              Yeah sorry for stating the bleeding obvious , but wasn't sure where you were at. Had a quick look at the item on eBay. The seller certainly sounds like he is willing to help you out. I wonder if he has the hella specific ones?
                              Good luck mate, let me know how you go
                              Cheers
                              Phil
                              06 120 GXL 1KZ-TE man, modified exhaust, K&N, OME 2",spacers, Sovereign BB, Safari Snorkel, Hella 4000, 33" muddies, ARB 60L fridge / slide ,custom rear drawer, cargo barrier and table, Ironman 9500lb Winch, TJM underbody guards, DIY Radiator bash plate, Outback Ideas recovery points, AJ's sliders, CKMA12, lockers, ext rear breather, UHF, dual batt, SBi12, ARB alloy roof cage, ARB side awning...

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