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Omega Help Area => Omega Electrical and Audio Help => Topic started by: Shane mvsex on 29 March 2011, 19:54:13

Title: standard to hid conversion
Post by: Shane mvsex on 29 March 2011, 19:54:13

i have a set of hids in the shed ready to be fitted..
by any chance does anyone have a how to and maybe some pics or wiring diagrams?

thanks if anyone can help  :y

Title: Re: standard to hid conversion
Post by: TheBoy on 30 March 2011, 09:55:27

To do it properly is a hell of a job, fitting the levelling system ECU and associated loom.

The headlight washers are easy enough to fit, if you have a donor for all the parts.

Title: Re: standard to hid conversion
Post by: 2woody on 30 March 2011, 17:42:34

don't be misled by the "official opinion", it's actually quite simple, involving a small change to the wiring. I'm surprised there isn't a guide for it somewhere

Title: Re: standard to hid conversion
Post by: 2woody on 30 March 2011, 17:43:09

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don't be misled by the "official opinion", it's actually quite simple, involving a small change to the wiring. I'm surprised there isn't a guide for it somewhere

washers and self-levelling are not a legal requirement

Title: Re: standard to hid conversion
Post by: RobG on 30 March 2011, 19:41:30

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i have a set of hids in the shed ready to be fitted..
by any chance does anyone have a how to and maybe some pics or wiring diagrams?

thanks if anyone can help  :y

As I said on t`other site Shane. ::)
You need the plug for the ballast unit + a short piece of loom. Should be 1 x yellow & 1 x brown. Splice these into the existing wires going to dipped beam. You also need to replace the HID level motors with yours so you still have levelling control on your headlight switch wheel

Title: Re: standard to hid conversion
Post by: TheBoy on 30 March 2011, 20:09:38

Department for Transport's take on it...

http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roadsafety/drs/hidheadlamps


Given the amount of cretins out there who are either stupid or just arrogantly misalign their lights, I'm all for a big clampdown ;)

Title: Re: standard to hid conversion
Post by: Elite Pete on 30 March 2011, 20:15:46

I'll be doing mine soon complete with washers ;)

Title: Re: standard to hid conversion
Post by: 2woody on 31 March 2011, 08:51:39

I'm all for a clamp-down, too. Not all of the "kits" are any good, and there's definitely not much of an incentive to make sure its safe afterwards.

but to make it illegal on the type-approval issue alone would be very, very bad indeed

Title: Re: standard to hid conversion
Post by: TheBoy on 31 March 2011, 09:45:08

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I'm all for a clamp-down, too. Not all of the "kits" are any good, and there's definitely not much of an incentive to make sure its safe afterwards.

but to make it illegal on the type-approval issue alone would be very, very bad indeed

In the case of retrofitting to Omega, use Omega HID lenses, and that hoop is jumped through, leaving just the glare issues and beam alignment to sort.

Washers are dead easy to retrofit, so worth doing. Its the beam levelling thats harder (assuming you don't have self levelling suspension).



With HIDs becoming more popular, mainly due to aftermarket kits and that factory HID cars are now appearing at scrapyards, the number of poorly adjusted ones is increasing dramtically. Its one of my current top 3 pet hates (along with electronic gonks stuck all over the bloody windscreen in the field of view)

Title: Re: standard to hid conversion
Post by: Andy B on 31 March 2011, 09:48:52

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.... (along with electronic gonks stuck all over the bloody windscreen in the field of view)

I'm always amazed at the number of people I see (generally young women) who have their TomTom/etc on the screen directly infront of them.  :-?  :-?  :-?