suzuki sj xenon hid kit

dan00001 · Post by **dan00001** » Sat May 06, 2017 3:58 pm

Hi guys,

Just fitted an xenon hid headlight kit to my 1986 sj413 and I'm getting flickering on full beam, anyone have any ideas why? Also when I "flash" the full beam (pull the stalk towards me), this does nothing.

Thanks,
Dan.

twiss · Post by **twiss** » Sun May 07, 2017 2:22 pm

You are using just the standard wiring for them? Probably not letting enough power through the 30 year old corroded wires.
Set up a relay for the full beam at least so it gets full battery power.
Also you know aftermarket HIDs are sort of illegal in the UK?

SlimGrim · Post by **SlimGrim** » Sun May 07, 2017 11:21 pm

Did you use a h4 conversion kit? Its to do with LED's needing a 2 way alternating current rather than the sj's bulbs using single directional current and producing light from resistance

twiss · Post by **twiss** » Wed May 10, 2017 9:07 pm

SlimGrim wrote:Did you use a h4 conversion kit? Its to do with LED's needing a 2 way alternating current rather than the sj's bulbs using single directional current and producing light from resistance

You know LEDs require direct current that can only be flowing in one direction...? All diodes (I think) are one way only.
Also, he was asking about HIDs which are different to LEDs.

Post by **ScottieJ** » Thu May 11, 2017 9:02 am

I thought HIDs were illegal in older cars that don't have the right headlights for them?

buzzuki · Post by **buzzuki** » Thu May 11, 2017 5:29 pm

Think mine's been retro fitted with glo worms.

zook123 · Post by **zook123** » Sat May 13, 2017 1:32 pm

ScottieJ wrote:I thought HIDs were illegal in older cars that don't have the right headlights for them?

They are, you need Projector Lights, Washer Jets for the lights and also self levelling lights!

Anton · Post by **Anton** » Mon May 15, 2017 12:59 am

I'm not an expert, but I did read once that DC HID's flicker because they cause positive ions to flow only in one direction, causing them to get too bright around one electrode, but also somehow it breaks the circuit. I think because all of the conductors have been ionised and forced to one electrode, and so the circuit is broken until the ionised particles can migrate back again.

With AC HID's, the alternating between positive and negative of both electrodes means that the ions don't migrate to just one side, so the power isn't interrupted long enough for the particles to revert from a plasma back into a gas.

Don't quote me though. Might be talking out of my ample derrière.

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