Just got my Xenondepot H11 kit!!
02-16-12, 04:13 PM
#122
Lexus Test Driver
It's not recommended to use the AUTO light setting, I think I read somewhere that it causes premature wear on the bulbs.
02-16-12, 04:40 PM
#123
I don't believe that is right redrocks. Turning them on and off frequently, will prematurely wear out the bulb. Example, having hid low beams in a car that has automatic switching from high to low beams. Auto, just turns on the lights when it is dark enough. Which brings up a dissapointment. You have automatic turning on of the lights, but no automatic diming. Another dissapointment is there is no battery run down protection, at least not on mine. In some cars, everything gets turned off in 15 minutes, even if you leave a door open. Waiting for chrisvr6 to get back to us on whether he did a little fiddling with his lights.
Last edited by Ancient; 02-16-12 at 07:58 PM.
02-16-12, 05:45 PM
#124
Ancient is right. Auto function will not shorten the life of the HID units in any way, shape or form. Flicking it on and off for poops and giggles for hours on end will do it, but even then, they'll last a long time.
Durable stuff, but again, get them factory quality units and none of that gray market junk.
Durable stuff, but again, get them factory quality units and none of that gray market junk.
02-16-12, 05:56 PM
#125
Lexus Test Driver
I don't believe that is right redrocks. Turning then on and off frequently, will prematurely wear out the bulb. Example, having hid low beams in a car that has automatic switching from high to low beams. Auto, just turns on the lights when it is dark enough. Which brings up a dissapointment. You have automatic turning on of the lights, but no automatic diming. Another dissapointment is there is no battery run down protection, at least not on mine. In some cars, everything gets turned off in 15 minutes, even if you leave a door open. Waiting for chrisvr6 to get back to us on whether he did a little fiddling with his lights.
02-16-12, 06:59 PM
#126
Lexus Test Driver
Try starting the engine with lights set to "off". There may be a power surge on start up that causing the ballast to "stop" the surge to bulb. When you turn to "Off" position and then turn "on", ballast resets and allows power to bulb. Not sure if this is what's happening, but try this.
02-16-12, 07:05 PM
#127
02-16-12, 08:02 PM
#128
You may be right. When I leave my car at night, I automatically turn my headlights to off. I don't want to come back in my car and try and start it with the lights on. Every car I have ever owned, other than the GX, had a relay, so if the lights were in the "on" position, the lights would not come on, until after the car started. I am so used to this now, turning the lights to off, when I turn my engine off.
02-16-12, 08:13 PM
#129
I don't have any data to back that premise, but it doesn't sound that far fetched. Since reading that it could shorten the life span, I have begun turning the lights off when I turn the car off. If it isn't accurate, it's no big deal to me.
02-16-12, 09:02 PM
#130
Too much of a hassle for me. On both my cars, I always have the low beams on when the car's in operation. On my weekend driver, I have to manually do it. On the GX, the lights are always set to on. When the car is turned off, the headlights do not turn off until I open the door. In other words, I never touch my headlight ****.
If I didn't have HIDs on my GX, I'd just set it to auto to take advantage of the amber DRL. The halogen bulbs are ugly. I never turn on my fogs either as I like a clean two light source look at all times. Picky, eh? Yes, very vain as well.
HIDs blazing day and night. Safety thing, too, and mandated in some countries.
If I didn't have HIDs on my GX, I'd just set it to auto to take advantage of the amber DRL. The halogen bulbs are ugly. I never turn on my fogs either as I like a clean two light source look at all times. Picky, eh? Yes, very vain as well.
HIDs blazing day and night. Safety thing, too, and mandated in some countries.
Last edited by ROK; 02-16-12 at 09:05 PM.
02-17-12, 03:51 PM
#131
How many more times do the informed users have to chime in for you to get clued in that your barney 6K bulbs throw out less light than 4300K? And then 6K is better than 4300K in bad weather? Did you get this off of a facebook post?
Toyota, BMW, Audi, Hyundai, Honda source their HID bulbs from all but a handful of vendors. This includes Philips which is resold by a CL vendor as a plug-and-play kit. Manufacturer to manufacturer? I challenge you to do something actually substantive. List out these manufacturers that you reference.
Toyota, BMW, Audi, Hyundai, Honda source their HID bulbs from all but a handful of vendors. This includes Philips which is resold by a CL vendor as a plug-and-play kit. Manufacturer to manufacturer? I challenge you to do something actually substantive. List out these manufacturers that you reference.
02-17-12, 06:58 PM
#132
thanx troll, if you read the post above of mine i was referring to higher voltage and the 6K has minimal blue in it, but still white... if you just starting out then you wouldn't know about varying 6K bulbs having different quality... they do have different color varying from kit to kit... bulb to bulb... anyway you play good games of trolling when someone is off guard i give ya that...
02-18-12, 10:39 PM
#135
Lexus Test Driver
If your kit is same as mine then you have a fuse for each light---open up that fuse holder and look at it, mine got all corroded and I had to pull the fuse out and clean it up in there and replaced with new fuse--mine woulnt fire up either on one side and thats what I found to be the problem