pro drive lights
13 January 2007, 10:47 PM
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pro drive lights
my old man has got a set of them pro drive lights on his bug eye,he bought the car with them on,had 2 relays and the lights ar still playing up.
if he puts hi beam on the lights go out.
and sometimes he is only left with park lights which is not good at this time of year.
any ideas ?
if he puts hi beam on the lights go out.
and sometimes he is only left with park lights which is not good at this time of year.
any ideas ?
14 January 2007, 05:12 PM
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When you say he's left with side lights only, is it blowing the main beam fuse?
Where's the relay? Under the bonnet (aftermarket wiring) or under the dash by the fuse box (original fog wiring converted to main beam using prodrive's recommendations)?
Where's the relay? Under the bonnet (aftermarket wiring) or under the dash by the fuse box (original fog wiring converted to main beam using prodrive's recommendations)?
14 January 2007, 08:53 PM
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chelspeed i will look on sat when i see him,lights have worked properly then they went,took it back to the shop the fitted a relay.
it was fine for a month then it did the same thing againg so this time the changed the conectors and the relays it was fine the the othere night went to put his lights on only park,turned them of then back on nothing.
so turned car of restarted it turn lighs on ok they came on,this is what they did just before they went both times before.
if they can sort it he is backing the car as he has had a gearbox go and now this every couple of months
it was fine for a month then it did the same thing againg so this time the changed the conectors and the relays it was fine the the othere night went to put his lights on only park,turned them of then back on nothing.
so turned car of restarted it turn lighs on ok they came on,this is what they did just before they went both times before.
if they can sort it he is backing the car as he has had a gearbox go and now this every couple of months
16 January 2007, 10:55 AM
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Have agood look at the realys. Mine for my HID driving lights rusted solid inside. All mine are now sealed with epoxy
You SHOULD be able to test it yourself if you have a simple tester, such as the ones sold for a couple of quid at carshops.
Terminal 85 should be live when main beam is selected.
Terminal 30 should be permanent live via a fuse.
Terminal 87 should be live when main beam is selected.
Terminal 86 should be connected to a good earth pref battery -ve.
The relay should click whenever main beam is switched on, or off.
I'd also be inclined to trace the wire from terminal 85 back towards the headlights, and check the connection there.
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You SHOULD be able to test it yourself if you have a simple tester, such as the ones sold for a couple of quid at carshops.
Terminal 85 should be live when main beam is selected.
Terminal 30 should be permanent live via a fuse.
Terminal 87 should be live when main beam is selected.
Terminal 86 should be connected to a good earth pref battery -ve.
The relay should click whenever main beam is switched on, or off.
I'd also be inclined to trace the wire from terminal 85 back towards the headlights, and check the connection there.
Alcazar
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17 January 2007, 02:23 PM
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You can't just swap bulbs to get HID. They need ballasts as well and quite a bit of wiring. The 1000FF lights use an H3 bulb as standard, BUT they also come as an HID. Looking at my HID's, and thinking of the halogen ones I HAD, you can't easily change from one to the other.
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17 January 2007, 04:30 PM
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ah thats a real bummer, i had ordered a kit on the group buy but got the wrong bulb fitment, luckily i sold them on.
so having these head lamps, what the best way to get HIDs on them?
so having these head lamps, what the best way to get HIDs on them?
17 January 2007, 05:39 PM
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Are you saying you have the Prodrive Hella 1000FF driving lights?
If so, fitting HID isn't easy.
You'd need the Hella HID versions of the lights, which are DEAR to buy, then you'd have to home-fabricate brackets as the Prodrive ones can't easily be used to fit the HID version lights.
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If so, fitting HID isn't easy.
You'd need the Hella HID versions of the lights, which are DEAR to buy, then you'd have to home-fabricate brackets as the Prodrive ones can't easily be used to fit the HID version lights.
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18 January 2007, 06:57 PM
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Ah.....you're talking about HEADLIGHTS. Ok, no probs.
Driving lights, however, fit in place of the foglights, or where your foglights WOULD be if you had any, under the covers BENEATH the headlights.
You'll be able to order HID for that car, in fact if you're flush, AFAIK, you could have main AND dip beam!
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Driving lights, however, fit in place of the foglights, or where your foglights WOULD be if you had any, under the covers BENEATH the headlights.
You'll be able to order HID for that car, in fact if you're flush, AFAIK, you could have main AND dip beam!
Alcazar
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