Originally Posted by Rowanbud
Has anybody converted their headlights to HID? After a most disconcerting experience on a dark country road last night, I am wondering whether to convert my headlights to take the extra bright HID bulbs. I'd really appreciate your thoughts if you have converted your headlights and info about what products you have used. Thanks
HID kits are on the market but be wary of cheap poor quality ones. They can be fitted as a DIY job but are a bit of a fiddle. I very nearly went along this route, as the XF standard headlight bulbs are well known to be dull! Instead of HID I went for simply upgraded headlight bulbs and the difference was amazing. Halfords do a range of suitable bulbs (Type H7). I went for Zenon 6000K bulbs to replace all 4 (high beam/low beam). These have a slight blue effect. The higher the number (ie 8000K), the bluer they are but my choice was twice the brightness of the standard ones. They are a devil to fit, so get the Halfords man to fit them for you! Good luck!
