Fiat Coupe Forum
- Founded by Kayjey & James Northam
- Funded by the Club for the benefit of all owners
Fiat Coupe Club UK
join the club
Fiat Coupe Forum
 
» Announced
    Posting images


» Related sites
    Main club site
    fiatcoupe.net


» External data
    owners listed
 
Who's Online Now
1 registered members (carmine), 217 guests, and 4 spiders.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Forum Statistics
Forums69
Topics113,599
Posts1,341,090
Members1,801
Most Online731
Jan 14th, 2020
Top Posters(All Time)
barnacle 33,553
stan 32,122
Theresa 23,300
PeteP 21,512
bockers 21,071
JimO 17,917
Nigel 17,367
Edinburgh 16,786
RSS Feeds
Club Events
Club Information
Track Events
Rolling Road/RWYB
Social Events
Non-UK Events
Coupé Related Chat
Coupé Spotting
Coupé News/Press
Buying/Selling Advice
Insuring a Coupé
Basic FAQ's
How to Guides
Forum Issues
Technical Problems
General Maintenance
Styling
Tuning
Handling
ICE and Alarm
Coupés for Sale
Coupés Wanted
Parts for Sale
Parts Wanted
Group Buys
Business Forum
Other Vehicles for Sale/Wanted
Other Items for Sale/Wanted
Haggling/Offers
Ebay links
Other Cars
Other Websites
General Chat
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
OEM HID Conversion, Can it be done? #1396058
05/12/2012 00:13
05/12/2012 00:13

M
motocoupe
Unregistered
motocoupe
Unregistered
M



Within days of buying my coupe I fitted a chinese 55w 6000k HID conversion which was great because now I can avoid the foliage, juicy wildlife and other motorists.
Although have you ever watched the headlights in the oncoming stream of traffic on the M1 and you can see the OEM HID lights look so much better against some of the cheap HID Conversions from hing yang fu international lighting corporation firm (especially the kits fitted to cars with just a reflector not like the coupe with the projector casing thingy)

Also i would like the ability to be able to flash my lights and the bulbs to ignite instantly (like high end mercs etc) rather than taking 20 seconds to come to full brightness crazy

What I am wondering is will any of the other kit fit thats designed for the other fiat models that you can get HID lights as a factory option e.g.: Stilo and the 500c

I have done some googleing and have found a few websites that will sell you the kit its just a matter of can it be made to fit? especially if they use the same projector technology throughout the fiat range?

Any advice or pointers would be brilliant!

Re: OEM HID Conversion, Can it be done? [Re: ] #1396089
05/12/2012 07:43
05/12/2012 07:43
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 33,553
Berlin
barnacle Offline
Club Member 18 - ex-Minister without Portfolio
barnacle  Offline
Club Member 18 - ex-Minister without Portfolio
Forum Demigod

Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 33,553
Berlin
2007 Bravo was available with HID, though I've never seen one.

The main difference will be in the quality of the electronics; specifically monitoring to see if the arc's gone out and restarting automatically, and perhaps a higher start voltage.


[Linked Image]
Don't get no respect! Coupe Fiat 1994-2000 - an owner's guide <-- clicky!
Re: OEM HID Conversion, Can it be done? [Re: ] #1396210
05/12/2012 16:14
05/12/2012 16:14
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 1,360
stockport
volumex Offline
My job on the forum
volumex  Offline
My job on the forum

Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 1,360
stockport
binned my HID's as they took to long to work

Re: OEM HID Conversion, Can it be done? [Re: ] #1396213
05/12/2012 16:32
05/12/2012 16:32
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 2,614
Bucks
jame5 Offline
I need some sleep
jame5  Offline
I need some sleep

Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 2,614
Bucks
Digital ballasts fire up quicker apparently.


Re: OEM HID Conversion, Can it be done? [Re: volumex] #1400113
27/12/2012 19:04
27/12/2012 19:04

M
motocoupe
Unregistered
motocoupe
Unregistered
M



Originally Posted By: volumex
binned my HID's as they took to long to work

Thats the main reason I didn't bother getting any for my main beams because by the time they have fired up properly you dont need them anymore.
I am just trying to work out if any OEM Projector assemblies would fit into the fiat coupe headlight, so I could use high quality parts and have instant light,
Me thinks I am going to have to buy some beaten up headlights to have a good look inside. then find somewhere that stocks new projector assemblies so I can just see what will fit (if any)

Re: OEM HID Conversion, Can it be done? [Re: ] #1401029
02/01/2013 23:18
02/01/2013 23:18
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 2,168
London
E
EDz Offline
Competition Level
EDz  Offline
Competition Level
E

Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 2,168
London
Bi-xenons might be the answer smile



e46 M3 330D Sport

Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.1
(Release build 20190129)
PHP: 7.3.33 Page Time: 0.011s Queries: 14 (0.005s) Memory: 0.7636 MB (Peak: 0.8210 MB) Data Comp: Off Server Time: 2024-04-27 22:11:18 UTC