Question about xenon power packs

[johal87]

hi all

just a quick question, i dont know if anybody has tried this, xenon head lamps come with a power pack, im guessing this is the same as a h.i.d powerpack?

would the h.i.d powerpack "ballast" do the same job? could even use the bulbs that come with the h.i.d kit, and i do know about the various problems these cause, but there is a kit which doesnt cause the wiper motor to blow out.

thanks all

 

[Nilz]

I believe they are the same thing, just different terminologies thats all.

But dont quote me on it if anything blows up

 

[hollows wife]

hi im using hid on a 05 plate a3 bought in uk 50w hid although the 35w ones are available £81 delivered from ebay

they have digital ballast and a canbus intefernce module built in

the ballasts are that small that they fit inside the back of the headlamps

i did however have to change the coding in the bordznet controller
to xenon headlamps with halogen main beam .

as the passenger side bulb kept flickering and turning off before


no problems at all with wiper motor burning out (touchwood)

 

[johal87]

yeah ive heard about the new type of hid they have brought out.. this thing im getting at is, if i had a bare xenon headlamp shell.. do you think i could get away with it with hid bulbs and the hid ballast? i guess its going to just be a trail and error run lol, coding.. this my the part that needs doing first. thanks so far guys

 

[hollows wife]

sure you could why not ??

you could retro fit hid ballasts and bulbs then just recode the module xenon and hid are one and the same in audis terms