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Follow us on LinkedIn – Over the years, vehicular lighting has transformed from being a purely functional auto component to emerge as an important styling parameter. OEMs have been focusing on lights, especially LED (Light Emitting Diodes) lighting to style and accentuate the features of a car. Advancements in design engineering and material technology has enabled aerodynamic styling of vehicle lights, while simultaneously ensuring required levels of energy efficiency and performance. Key factors which influence trends in the vehicular lighting market include scale of automobile production, regulatory changes, performance, style and costs. Demand in the OEM market is directly proportional to automobile production, while in the aftermarket vehicle population on road and the average age of vehicles are major demand determinants. Growing price based competition in the aftermarket and in the OEM sector brings cost into the spotlight as a major competitive variable for manufacturers of vehicle lighting systems. Manufacturers are expected to continue facing tremendous pressure in providing right lighting products, featuring latest technologies at economical prices. Demand for superior safety, comfort and performance features drives technology innovation in the marketplace. Technologies which have revolutionized the lighting market up until now include halogen miniature bulbs, HID lights distributed by fiber optics, neon tubes, LEDs, electroluminescent panels, fluorescent tubes, xenon, bi-xenon, among others. Product design considerations in the future will revolve around energy consumption, longer life, less heat generation and compact design.
In the wake of rising road accidents and pedestrians being blinded by high intensity silver head lights at night, the motor vehicles department and traffic authorities are launching a special drive against the use of headlights with high luminous intensity.
High Intensity Discharge (HID) headlights are not allowed but many drivers, particularly younger ones use them.
HID bulbs are filled with xenon gas. A cheaper Chinese variety has popularised these lights which can be fitted on motorcycles too.
“We are launching a special drive to check this practice and take serious action against persons who use dazzling head lights with high beams.
It will be considered as unauthorised alteration of the vehicle and driving with such vehicles come under dangerous driving offence,” said deputy transport commissioner (Central) P.A. Sainudeen.
HIDs used in luxury cars are in-built and expensive, costing anything from Rs 4000 to Rs 1 lakh. Cheaper ones costing Rs 2,500 are available locally. These head lamps produce 300% more light than normal halogen.
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what is the difference performance-wise between replacing halogen bulbs with xenon bulbs & converting to kits?
Feb 24, 2008 by arkichek | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs
ZERO cost benefit gain. Blue white Zenon or HID's with transformers take time to warm up that is why halogens are used for high beams or there is a shutter inside the headlamp to change over the beam. Additional Lighting is the way to go driving lights if you have places to put them. Besides driving at night your more likely to die.
| Feb 24, 2008
Can you install xenon bulbs on a halogen headlight?
Jan 24, 2008 by lex | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs
More specifically, I would like to install some xenons on my 2008 Scion xB and I want to know if it's possible and if so, how.
no... but you can buy look-a-likes on ebay. You need to change the whole unit, and I'm not sure if re-wiring is necessary.
f*** Y!A | Jan 24, 2008
Sure why not, use a hid conversion kit from this site
http://www.partsprovider.net/conversion- kits-c-21.html
Zhuang Wong | Jan 25, 2008
is it possible to put xenon blubs in place of halogen?
Feb 13, 2007 by hapa1 | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs
i have a new mazda 6 ts is it possible to change the headlights from halogen to xenon bulbs
Yes it is, but its not completely straighforward.
You need to find out what type of bulb you have at the moment (H1, H7 etc) and then buy an HID kit for the same bulb type. They're not too difficult to fit. You need balasts to boost the power as the HID bulbs need a few thousand volts to get them lit initially. Once they are lit, then they only need a few volts to keep them lit.
You can't really use them for full beam though. Only dipped lights. By their nature they bulbs take a second or two to attain full brightness, so you would be unable to flash your main beam if you fitted them. What car manufacturers do is have the main beam on all the time, but with a little shield blocking part of the replector. When you flick the switch to put main beam on, a solenoid moves the shield away and hey presto - instant main beam. This allows you to flash your lights at people.
Check out eBay for loads of kits suitable for your car.
wally_zebon | Feb 13, 2007
Yes but very expencive.
Better off buying a strong bulb, like the toshiba hir.
Jake | Feb 13, 2007
Why? What possible need do you have for headlights that are that bright. Even some of the Halogen bulbs can blind oncoming drivers.
Daniel W | Feb 13, 2007
yes it is possible
Azn Street racer | Feb 13, 2007
yes in spain they are the same price as h 4 bulbs
so uk may be a couple of quid more?
witheringtonkeith | Feb 13, 2007
Yes of course that you can put them on. The important thing is that you check whether your bulbs are H4 or H1 and buy a set of Xenon bulbs that are of the same type.
Another thing that you must check is, whether the police are comfortable with them because here in Malta if a policeman sees you with xenon bulbs fitted on a car that was manufactured with Halogen ones, he will give you a fine. So if I were you I would check with the police department about this change.
Hope this helps my friend and Good Luck.
Falcon | Feb 13, 2007
It depends what you mean by Xenon bulbs.
You can buy normal filament bulbs that are filled with Xenon rather than the more common Argon used for most halogen bulbs.
These are only a few percent more expensive than standard halogen bulbs, and give a slightly brighter light output, with a hint of blue. However, they are not what a car manufacturer would call a Xenon headlamp.
The Xenon lamps fitted by manufacturers are gas-discharge lamps (also known as HID, or High-Intensity Discharge, similar concept to neon or fluorescent strip lights). They do not have a filament, and the bulb is much smaller and requires a much higher voltage supply (~20,000 volts) to illuminate. Conversion kits are available for about £150 (see http://www.turborevs.co.uk/HID%20Convers ion%20Kits.html or https://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/home.php?cat=277 ).
Bear in mind that these conversion kits will not be to the standard of a factory-fitted option, may invalidate your warranty, and do not include the automatic levelling (requires sensors on the suspension) or headlamp washers required for HID lamps by EC regulations, so may be technically illegal on the road.
Neil | Feb 13, 2007
xenon blue HALOGEN bulbs?
Sep 05, 2008 by ndfwhfi | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs
Does anyone know where to get xenon blue HALOGEN bulbs, that are REALLY blue??? (Online websites)
You can actually find and buy them at Xenon site.
http://www.xenondirect.com/
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BumpStop | Sep 05, 2008
Can I get Bi-Xenon or Halogen bulbs for my 2003 Honda Accord?
Sep 03, 2009 by wardo_16 | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs
Traditionally, the combination of multiple lamps such as Tungsten/Halogen, Xenon-arc, or Deuterium has been necessary to cover this broad spectral range, and more »
Introduced circa 1991, HIDs create light by passing electricity through xenon gas and produce three times the illumination of conventional tungsten-halogen and more »
HID uses xenon gas other than tungsten filament, which makes the life of HID longer than halogen lamp. This ballast is equipped with Power-Off Protection
"Responsible Lighting" products featured in Gingko BacchusWAC deployed a combination of energy efficient, low voltage 2-circuit and linear track luminaires, xenon light bars and recessed halogen downlights.
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Set includes one pair of HELLA High Performance Xenon Blue Halogen Bulbs
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HELLA High Performance Xenon Blue Halogen Bulbs have a special blue coating that provides a crisp white beam pattern and Xenon-look for your vehicle?s headlamps or fog lamps
Introduced circa 1991, HIDs create light by passing electricity through xenon gas and produce three times the illumination of conventional tungsten-halogen and more »
"Responsible Lighting" products featured in Gingko BacchusWAC deployed a combination of energy efficient, low voltage 2-circuit and linear track luminaires, xenon light bars and recessed halogen downlights.
