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Omega Help Area => Omega Electrical and Audio Help => Topic started by: Omega 37 on 11 January 2014, 13:03:05

Title: HID bulb upgrade help
Post by: Omega 37 on 11 January 2014, 13:03:05
I have a 2001 'y' reg facelift CD..

My lights are useless. They are the HID type I believe :o
I have polished the lens and this has helped but I'm wondering if the bulbs loose performance with age??????

What is the type of bulb I'm after ?
So ram night breakers seem to give greater brightness.
 Please help before I crash and die >:( :(
Title: Re: HID bulb upgrade help
Post by: Omega 37 on 11 January 2014, 13:35:51
OMG D2S how much  :D :'(
Title: Re: HID bulb upgrade help
Post by: Andy B on 11 January 2014, 15:30:28
I have a 2001 'y' reg facelift CD..

My lights are useless. They are the HID type I believe :o
I have polished the lens and this has helped but I'm wondering if the bulbs loose performance with age??????

What is the type of bulb I'm after ?
So ram night breakers seem to give greater brightness.
 Please help before I crash and die >:( :(

Do you have a manual level adjuster as part of the headlight switch? If so, you might see an improvement with Night Breakers (I've never sued them so don't know)
If there's no adjuster, then you have HIDs and I bet that the beam is pointing to the floor due to broken adjusters inside the headlamp itself. http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=90638.0
Drive up to a wall/garage door & check where the beam is pointing to.
Title: Re: HID bulb upgrade help
Post by: Keith ABS on 11 January 2014, 16:22:09
  Yes, the lamps do lose performance after time. mine would do all the normal on start up, go through the colour change and then dim off. one of mine was yellow like an old sealed beam headlamp while the other was like the old dim/dip system in the 80,s. Worse lights I had ever had. a word of warning with replacements. The cheaper they are, the more problems there will be. My first replacement set would sometimes no strike up in cold weather until they both eventually refused to light at all. The next set I got online from HID direct or something like that. Got a discount so only paid £80 for the pair sent. Never had a problem since
Keith B
Title: Re: HID bulb upgrade help
Post by: RobG on 11 January 2014, 18:09:15
I have a 2001 'y' reg facelift CD..

My lights are useless. They are the HID type I believe :o
I have polished the lens and this has helped but I'm wondering if the bulbs loose performance with age??????

What is the type of bulb I'm after ?
So ram night breakers seem to give greater brightness.
 Please help before I crash and die >:( :(
Bog standard projectors on the CD spec not HID.
As you say, Osram Nightbreakers :y
Title: Re: HID bulb upgrade help
Post by: Omega 37 on 11 January 2014, 19:00:07
a mate is getting me a pair of standard lamps so i will see if that does the trick before I shell out £150 on nightbreakers :y
Title: Re: HID bulb upgrade help
Post by: Andy B on 11 January 2014, 21:11:21
a mate is getting me a pair of standard lamps so i will see if that does the trick before I shell out £150 on nightbreakers :y

Standard/projector lights shouldn't be as good as HIDs ..... as per the other post & above, there's something wrong with your HIDs if the light is poor. I'd suggest fixing what you've got rather than than going backwards with 'standard' lights.
Title: Re: HID bulb upgrade help
Post by: dbug on 11 January 2014, 23:46:03
a mate is getting me a pair of standard lamps so i will see if that does the trick before I shell out £150 on nightbreakers :y

 :o :o :o A pair of Osram Nightbreaker bulbs is around £12 ::)
Title: Re: HID bulb upgrade help
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 14 January 2014, 15:48:02
Sorry to jump in on this thread, looking to upgrade all the bulbs on 03 CD can any one confirm the fitments for me please Dip/main/fog. 

TIA.  :y
Title: Re: HID bulb upgrade help
Post by: RobG on 14 January 2014, 15:50:04
Sorry to jump in on this thread, looking to upgrade all the bulbs on 03 CD can any one confirm the fitments for me please Dip/main/fog. 

TIA.  :y
Seek and you will find (lazy sod) ;D ;D http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=90457.0
Title: Re: HID bulb upgrade help
Post by: Omega 37 on 17 January 2014, 14:49:53
omg  >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
bought a pair of bulbs but they are H1  :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X
I had removed headlight bulbs from my old cdx 'w'w reg omega they are d2S  :'(
Title: Re: HID bulb upgrade help
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 20 January 2014, 09:50:48
Sorry to jump in on this thread, looking to upgrade all the bulbs on 03 CD can any one confirm the fitments for me please Dip/main/fog. 

TIA.  :y
Seek and you will find (lazy sod) ;D ;D http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=90457.0

Was going to call you a cheeky sod but you got it in one.   ::) :-X :y
Title: Re: HID bulb upgrade help
Post by: Martin_1962 on 26 January 2014, 10:20:08
Facelift CD used halogen projectors, CDX and up Xenons

I fitted aftermarket HIDs to mine
Title: Re: HID bulb upgrade help
Post by: Omega 37 on 26 January 2014, 22:54:15
yep just realised what projecters are :o
my cdx had the same lights but xenons, i thought the projector lens meant they were HID :o
Title: Re: HID bulb upgrade help
Post by: chrisgixer on 26 January 2014, 23:23:17
Facelift CD used halogen projectors, CDX and up Xenons

I fitted aftermarket HIDs to mine

After market hids? What do these consist of Martin? Just a head light unit?
Title: Re: HID bulb upgrade help
Post by: tigers_gonads on 27 January 2014, 12:58:56
Facelift CD used halogen projectors, CDX and up Xenons

I fitted aftermarket HIDs to mine

After market hids? What do these consist of Martin? Just a head light unit?



These kits have been around for a few years  :)
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CANBUS-XENON-HID-CONVERSION-KIT-ERROR-FREE-H7-8000K-/110919708799?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item19d354707f
Title: Re: HID bulb upgrade help
Post by: steve6367 on 27 January 2014, 14:04:25

These kits have been around for a few years  :)
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CANBUS-XENON-HID-CONVERSION-KIT-ERROR-FREE-H7-8000K-/110919708799?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item19d354707f
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If you do go this route please ensure you fit the required self leveling and washers and don't just become another person driving around blinding people coming the other way :-)
Title: Re: HID bulb upgrade help
Post by: TheBoy on 27 January 2014, 18:26:31
These aftermarket kits are the ones that DfT/VOSA have been getting a bee in their bonnet over, and have made clear that in their minds are NOT suitable for UK use
Title: Re: HID bulb upgrade help
Post by: chrisgixer on 27 January 2014, 22:28:24
Well, if that's the case, I do find it odd that somebody, who I distinctly remember posting up on here how annoyed he was that other cars lights where so bright that he found it difficult to see, would then go out and buy illegal Hid lights and fit them to his own car.

I've seen these In action and they are ridiculous, to say the least. Great for the driver, but blinding to everyone else.