RE: [ST] What's that LED & HID Lights

["Hitman \(Melb\)" <da_hitman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The LED is asctually in the same lens/fitting as the front park light. it
sits just below the park light globe.

HID lamps from what i've found use approx 30-35W power and are true xenon
filled lamps. They work like fluro lights to a large degree hence they dont
blow. Their light output is equivelent to approx a 150w Halogen globe and of
course is white. They last 10 times (claimed) longer than conventional bulbs
as there is no filament to break.
As far as cost goes, it will cost me approx $300-400 a globe to do. I am
happy to spend that money if it improves the light. This price includes the
transformers and the globes. Globes cost approx $40 each. Heat (i've been
told) is less as it is a fluro but i will now have to research that further
as i never thought of seriously researching the heat differences.

Cheers
Matt

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Ken
> Mitchell
> Sent: Sunday, 11 April 2004 11:06
> To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ST] What's that LED & HID Lights
>
>
> Matt,
>
> No idea what LED you might have in your hand there. Could it be
> one for the
> high beam indicator?
>
> The true High Intensity Discharge lights are usually Xenon lamps. The real
> ones are quite expensive, use a lot of power, are very bright, and did I
> mention, are quite expensive? You would have to add power
> transformers, and
> I believe your lenses would melt, as Xenon burns much hotter than halogen
> lamps.
>
> Get the Phillip Vision Plus and be done with it.
>
> Ken M.
> '00 RS
> Spencer MA USA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hitman (Melb)
> Subject: [ST] What's that LED & HID Lights
>
> Hi all,
> 	Having taken off my front fairng today so i can fit new headlight
> globes (got the cheap opti-blue ones whilst now the colour is better the
> brightness is worse). Anyway when i unplugged the park light, i noticed
> another wire. i pulled and out came an LED. Any idea what it is for. it
> doesnt come on with park lights.
>
> As a second, has anybody fitted those HID lights to the sprint as
> yet. These
> are those bright white sort that you mostly see on the mercedes benz and
> higher model BMW's (in australia anyway). If so what are your experiences
> good or bad.
>
> Thanks
>
> Matt
> 04 Sprint ST
>
>
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