Posted February 29, 200421 yr comment_70472 I found these on e-Bay and although not billed as the same thing as what I have, they appear very similar to mine. The biggest diference is that mine have 2 bulbs for the extra light and not just the one.http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2463105556&category=33710Hope this helps someone.Enrique Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/10456-hid-headlights-w-city-lights/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
February 29, 200421 yr comment_70476 Lessee...85/80W draw means 12Amps high/11.5 amps low?the city light thing doesn't sound bad, especially if it helps you see around a corner. Is that what it does?thx. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/10456-hid-headlights-w-city-lights/#findComment-70476 Share on other sites More sharing options...
February 29, 200421 yr Author comment_70481 My headlights have a "Halo" around the light. The City Light I presume is similar. Unfortunately no pictures were shown as to how they look. Maybe someone has pics.Enrique Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/10456-hid-headlights-w-city-lights/#findComment-70481 Share on other sites More sharing options...
March 20, 200421 yr comment_73520 Where do you hide all the electronics for these lights on a Z? Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/10456-hid-headlights-w-city-lights/#findComment-73520 Share on other sites More sharing options...
March 21, 200421 yr Author comment_73547 No electronics. Just a couple wires to hook into the circuit of your choice. In my case I hooked into the parking lights.Enrique Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/10456-hid-headlights-w-city-lights/#findComment-73547 Share on other sites More sharing options...
March 21, 200421 yr comment_73553 But there IS some electronics. HID uses a ballast transformer or something to get make the high-voltage arc to light the bulb.then it should have three wires for the low & high beam, ground. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/10456-hid-headlights-w-city-lights/#findComment-73553 Share on other sites More sharing options...
March 21, 200421 yr Author comment_73557 You're talking a much higher end of lights than these are.These are basically replacement lamps and not the HID with Ballast etc that you've read about elsewhere.Enrique Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/10456-hid-headlights-w-city-lights/#findComment-73557 Share on other sites More sharing options...
March 21, 200421 yr comment_73580 (qoute)The biggest diference is that mine have 2 bulbs for the extra light and not just the one.Enrique - it does have two bulbs the HID 130W and a 5W "city light"(quote)the city light thing doesn't sound bad, especially if it helps you see around a corner. Is that what it does?Tomohawk - The city light is just a very dim (5W) bulb that probably isn't legal anywhere in the states for night driving but are representitive of day time running lights Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/10456-hid-headlights-w-city-lights/#findComment-73580 Share on other sites More sharing options...
March 21, 200421 yr Author comment_73594 What I meant by the 2 vs 1 bulb, is that the ones on e-bay currently show that there is only ONE bulb for the City Light portion of the lamp, whereas the lamps I bought have TWO bulbs.Now, in addition to those bulbs, which are the ones that create the "halo" effect, are a set of "Xenon" gas H4 lights, meaning that they aree the replaceable "halogen" style of lamps. They are brighter than the original lamps, but don't know how much more so.I wired my Halo's to operate with the Parking Lamps, that way at dusk when I typically run with the Parking Lamps on, they would be illuminated. I'm not sure if the single bulb in the ones on e-bay would light it up enough to provide a "halo".Bill is correct in that they are just a pair of 5W side marker bulbs and not designed to light up the street. Their function is to look cool!2¢Enrique Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/10456-hid-headlights-w-city-lights/#findComment-73594 Share on other sites More sharing options...
March 21, 200421 yr comment_73602 You'd be better off using a normal H4 headlamp and a round neon or a ring of leds around the headlamp. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/10456-hid-headlights-w-city-lights/#findComment-73602 Share on other sites More sharing options...
March 24, 200421 yr comment_74014 Are there any ACTUAL HID conversions available for the Z car? I love the look of HIDs, and more importantly, I love being able to see at night (Had a bad accident due to poor visibility one time...never make that mistake again). Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/10456-hid-headlights-w-city-lights/#findComment-74014 Share on other sites More sharing options...
March 24, 200421 yr comment_74053 TomoHawk, Just out of curiosity, how did you arrive at 12a/11.5a!??? Maybe a typo? Watts divided by volts equals amps. Or volts times amps equals watts. Would it not be as follows....85w @ 7.0amps / 80w @ 6.67amps? Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/10456-hid-headlights-w-city-lights/#findComment-74053 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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