Sunday, March 2, 2014

i10: HID Conversion




Just back from a friend's shop (SmartTint Auto Accessories) completing a 35W 4300K HID upgrade for the i10's standard H4. The kit is branded as TRUST Power Live. Paid RM450 for it.
Can't test until it gets darker. The ballast for this is slightly large compared to a OSRAM kit's ballast which was about the thickness of an iPhone.

HID Kit:
Brand - TRUST
35W 4300K with High/Low beam.
RM450

Installation:
i10 does not leave you much working space. An additional hole on the light housing had to be made to accommodate the extra wires going to the ballast. The ballast was mounted to the body side walls, above the tyre well.

You guys might be thinking about the reliability. My only guarantee is the trust I have for them giving me a worry free product that works. There was another cheaper one going for RM200++ and a more expensive one but the recommendation is for this instead of the higher end one. So far they have not let me down yet. Fingers crossed.

As a result of this upgrade I now have 1 pair of H4 Phillips Extreme Vision to let go for RM50. These were in the car for 3 months.

*Update 9 March 2014 - Lights looking good. The reflector does not seem to exhibit issues where there is scatter all over the place. Beams are looking in focus to shine on where they are suppose to be. Will be going back to SmartTint to have the telescopic type installed as I want to have a functional high beam.

*Update 16 May 2014 - SmartTint gave me a free replacement to those that was the telescopic type. But for some reason, I think free stuff does comes with a price. These turned out to be 8000K. Too damn white for my liking. What people say is correct, you can't see shit when it rained. So i ended up getting a pair of 4300K from EBay for about USD10. Took about 4 weeks to arrive. When I replaced it, i noticed extra cabling. There was an additional relay unit for the telescopic unit. How else would it have moved right? Not much problem, just swap out the cables matching the colours and it was done deal. With these 4300K, i hope it stays clear of the law.


1 comment:

  1. Did you fit a projector in your headlamp housing? Looks nice and clean
    Just did a projector retrofit on my SX8 with 4300k lights very pleased and not blinding other users

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