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HID question

PostPosted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 2:33 am
by techst
Hey guys , i have a MY04 liberty sedan , i have installed hids ( h7 ) for my low beam but was wondering how i would do the high beam ( HB3 i presume ) , do i set it up as i did the low ? Not too keen on having 4 ballasts thats all

Many thanks ,
Chris

Re: HID question

PostPosted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 9:53 am
by alessandro132
You'll need to run separate ballasts for your high beams. Unless you're doing a lot of country/highway driving at night, I don't see the point - just chuck in some Crystalvisions that don't require ballasts and don't need time to warm up!

Re: HID question

PostPosted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 8:26 pm
by seanmau5
alessandro132 wrote:You'll need to run separate ballasts for your high beams. Unless you're doing a lot of country/highway driving at night, I don't see the point - just chuck in some Crystalvisions that don't require ballasts and don't need time to warm up!


+1 however if you do wish to do it, 4 ballasts will be required.

Re: HID question

PostPosted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 8:58 pm
by mincedmeat
Do your Fogs to, 6 ballasts. try and hide that :lol:


Edit: cant add up :oops:

Re: HID question

PostPosted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 3:47 pm
by techst
bought some philips diamond vision 5000k hb3 globes off ebay , will see how they go

Re: HID question

PostPosted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 11:35 pm
by AlpineRaven
If youre prepared to wait for the HID to warm up at full beam which is annoying!
Just get good quality bulbs for full beam.
Cheers
AP

Re: HID question

PostPosted: Thu Aug 30, 2012 12:49 am
by techst
Put the philips globes in for high beam , made a lot of difference , nice white light too , fogs are next , are they h3 or hb3 ?

Re: HID question

PostPosted: Thu Aug 30, 2012 3:43 am
by seanmau5
techst wrote:Put the philips globes in for high beam , made a lot of difference , nice white light too , fogs are next , are they h3 or hb3 ?


Hb3 is your high beam globe. H3 is fogs :)

Re: HID question

PostPosted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 11:43 am
by techst
Hb3 is your high beam globe. H3 is fogs :)[/quote]

Cheers , that's what i thought too until i saw a post on here about someone replacing fogs , but they used hb3 instead ?

Re: HID question

PostPosted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 2:54 pm
by techst
found out that H3 is for my MY04 libs installed 100w globes and now a week later they both don't work , fuses are okay , any ideas guys ?

Re: HID question

PostPosted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 3:25 pm
by mincedmeat
techst wrote:found out that H3 is for my MY04 libs installed 100w globes and now a week later they both don't work , fuses are okay , any ideas guys ?

Have you tried putting normal ones back in

Re: HID question

PostPosted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 4:24 pm
by alessandro132
techst wrote:found out that H3 is for my MY04 libs installed 100w globes and now a week later they both don't work , fuses are okay , any ideas guys ?


100W halogens? You've probably burnt out the bulbs, run something closer to 55W and you'll be sweet.

Re: HID question

PostPosted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 5:18 pm
by techst
just put stock back in , passengers side bulb was completly blown , would this cause both not to work ? only bought them on friday , lost reciept though , so doubt ill get a replacement :(

Re: HID question

PostPosted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 10:23 pm
by champ
The factory wiring probably couldn't handle the extra wattage required. I had many "blown bulb" issues with my old car until I upgrade the headlight wiring harness with thicker ones.

Re: HID question

PostPosted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 10:33 pm
by alessandro132
champ wrote:The factory wiring probably couldn't handle the extra wattage required. I had many "blown bulb" issues with my old car until I upgrade the headlight wiring harness with thicker ones.


Exactly what Ian said. Actually for high-beams, 65w should be okay with the stock wiring.