Αυτά τα γράφει ένα αμερικάνικο ιντερνετομάγαζο
http://www.ultrabrightlights.com/t-hidrelated.aspx
που πουλάει κιτ μετατροπής h.i.d. Τα τονισμένα "bold" είναι δικά μου:
FAQ:
1) Why should I choose Ultra Bright Lights when I am purchasing my kit?
2) What is HID?
3) How long does it take to install the lights?
4) Is there any splicing or cutting of wires to install the lights?
5) Why should I secure my wiring and ballasts?
6) What size bulb do I have?
7) Which Kit is right for me?
8) What does the wiring Harness do?
9) Why should I get an aftermarket kit, if I can get one off a BMW, Nissan or other cars?
10) How long does shipping usually take?
11) Are HID lights legal?
12) Why does one of my lights flicker?
13) How come one light does not go on?
14) Which kit is like the ones I see on BMWs and other luxury cars?
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1) UltraBrightLights.com offers each one of our customers, free support on a personal basis. We are very experienced with installations on most cars and have many customers who drive the same car as you. Our prices are some of the lowest on the market. We also offer free shipping to all customers in the USA, and we offer the wiring protection harness. This harness helps protect the life of your vehicles wiring system and helps prevent damage to the ballast.
2) HID stands for High Intensity Discharge. It is a bulb which is filled with gas, once the gas heats up to a certain degree, it produces a light color. The degrees are measured in Kelvin due to the fact that they are so hot. HID is the same thing as xenon lights, which are sold on many luxury cars.
3) Installation can usually take anywhere between 20 minutes to an Hour, depending on you car. Some cars need their bumpers to be taken off in order to get to the headlight. Some cars usually have an air intake in the way or above the headlight, which can usually be taken off with a socket wrench. Check your cars manual to find out how to install headlights.
4) The McCulloch HID Kits, do not require any splicing or cutting of wires. The kits are complete plug and play units which come with wiring which is of ample amount in length; so that you are able to mount your ballasts and igniters in different areas.
5) All wiring and ballast should be safely secured because many of the cars engine compartments parts heat up to great temperatures which can damage the wiring and ballasts. Also to make sure the parts do not dangle and hit things as you drive, potentially breaking the system.
6) You can check you cars manual, most manuals list the different types of lights your car uses, or you may visit
www.Sylvania.com and enter your cars year, type and model.
7) When choosing a kit for you car, you should take in a couple factors in to consideration, such as your environment, your budget, your use for the lights and more. If you live in an area where there are not too many street lights or a woods are you might want to consider a kit which offers the most light (3000K, 5300K or 6000K Kit). If you live in the city and would like a kit which can make your car stand out from the rest, you might want to purchase and of the kits which are colored (6000K 8000K 10000K).
8) The wiring harness is an elaborate harness which runs from your battery, to your HID kit and to your stock wiring harness. It helps control the amount of power going to the ballasts and it makes sure the stock wiring harness will not be damaged. This was the ballasts receive a steady stream of power and the stock wiring only acts as control unit and not a power source.
9) Kits taken off of other vehicles are not made to fit in yours, even if both of you have the same model and year. The kits are made specifically for a HID light housing and will not work or fit correctly with you housing. Also you will not be able to produce the same color light as those vehicles did, your headlights will give out a yellowish white color.
10) Shipping usually takes anywhere between 7-10 Days, there are times when the lights can come in 4 days or even 14 days. If an unreasonable amount of time goes by and you have not received a shipment please contact us with proper ordering information.
11) In 2002 the DOT banned the sale of HID lights, due to the fact that "light is scattered", "glares affected other drivers", "were improperly focused." HID lights should be used for off-road and show purposes only. The lights should and have to be properly aligned, please look in your manual, it should be listed under leveling or adjusting.
12) If your light flickers, it could be one of a couple things. Usually it is because your car is not started. It takes time for your cars ECU to adjust to the addition if higher powered lights; that's why you should have your car started in the first few weeks of the kit. Another reason, could be your fuses, many people have upgraded to 20A fuses for their headlights.
13) If a light does not go on, check it on the other side, go through the wiring to see the problem. If it still does not work try to upgrade the fuses or contact us for assistance.
14) Getting an aftermarket kit to look like an OEM Xenon Kit which is found on BMWs and other luxury cars is not always possible. The HID lights themselves on those cars are worth upwards of $1000. The reason they come out in blue and purple colors is mainly because of the projector in the headlight. They are designed to make the color of the bulb which is a yellowish white color appear blue or purple. This is done by lightly tinting the projector and bending the light. Most aftermarket head light housings are not designed that way.
Ο Αμερικάνος μας βάζει λίγο "πάγο" και μας προσγειώνει...
Κανένας στην πραγματικότητα δεν έχει ελέγξει αυτό το "
improperly focused". Και για να το "δεις" αυτό θέλει σχολαστικές μετρήσεις του σχήματος και τις φωτεινότητας σε κάθε σημείο του ίχνους "patern" της δέσμης. Εντώ στο Ελλάντα αυτά πσιλά γκράμματα!....
Στο αμέρικα ο DOT τα "μπανάρισε" αυτά τα κιτ τα οποία τοποθετούνται με ευθήνη των οδηγών. Σε άλλο σαιτ μάλιστα κάποιος προτείνει να μην φαίνονται τα balast αλλά να τοποθετούνται σε κρυφά σημεία γιατί αλλοιώς μπορεί να πέσει "ticket".
Για την θερμοκρασία εκπεμπόμενου φωτός προτείνει το πολύ εως 6000Κ αν θέλουμε μέγιστη απόδοση σε lumens. Χαζοί είναι οι μερτσέντες και σία που βάζουν 4500Κ; Όχι , ξέρουν ότι εκεί έχουν την μέγιστη φωτεινότητα.
Αν θέλουμε, λέει ο αμερικάνος, και λίγη μόστρα, τότε βάζουμε από 6000Κ και πάνω.
Μάλιστα μία λάμπα hid 12000Κ έχει την ίδια ή λιγότερη φωτεινότητα (1800 lumens) από μια λάμπα πυράκτωσης αλογόνου τύπου +50%. Η μόνη διαφορά είναι στο χρώμα της δέσμης που σίγουρα είναι πιο εντυπωσιακό
Οι λάμπες hid 4300K έχουν μέγιστη φωτεινότητα 3200 lumens που είναι η διπλή και κάτι από μία συμβατική αλογόνου που έχει 1500 lumens. Οι σύχρονες αλογόνου +50% και +80% πλησιάζουν ή ξεπερνάνε τα 2000 lumens. Μιλάμε για τις 60/55βατ. Αν μιλήσουμε για τις 100/120 βατ τότε η απόδοση είναι παρόμοια ή καλύτερη των hid. Φυσικά οτιδήποτε πάνω από 60/55 απαγορεύεται για χρήση στον δρόμο από τους κανονισμούς.
Παρατηρούμε ότι το διαφημιζόμενο τριπλάσιο φως των hid στην πραγματικότητα είναι μια πονηρή παρανόηση εκ μέρους των πωλητών. Απλά οι λάμπες hid είναι τριπλάσιου βαθμού απόδοσης από τις πυράκτωσης. Που σημαίνει ότι μία hid 35 βατ εκπέμπει τριπλάσιο φως από μία πυράκτωσης
35 βατ Όχι όμως και από μία 60βατ. Όπως και να έχει η διαφορά είναι σημαντική.
Οι λάμπες έχουν ζωή μόνο 2500-3000 ώρες και τα μπάλαστ 3-5χρόνια. Σκεφτήτε τώρα να ταξιδεύετε και να σας καεί το μπάλαστ.
Να τι θα εύχομαι για τους απέναντι που με στραβώνουν: "Να σου καεί το μπάλαστ ρε γαιδούρι!"
Να τις φορέσω λοιπόν ημιπαράνομα - ημινόμιμα και ελπίζω να μη φάω πολλά φάσκελα από απέναντι....
