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Originally Posted by a4anurag
(Post 4273467)
Here's what I think: "Materials used for the headlight casings". May be the compatibility or long term weather effects aren't in-synch with the Indian environment so ageing takes place faster!! Could this happen? I am NOT saying that it is lower grade materials used but the materials used aren't 'right' for our type of conditions. |
Originally Posted by audioholic
(Post 4273491)
This can only be analysed on a case to case basis. Firstly, headlight damage can occur due to various reasons:
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This had made it look faded and had a smoked effect. |
Second issue I have commonly seen is the yellowing and fading of assemblies, which is prominent with aftermarket replacement assemblies. My neighborhood has a lot of such cars where the headlight assembly was damaged and instead of paying a high cost at the dealership, the owners have opted for cheaper alternatives. These cars have shining OE headlight assembly on one side, and a yellowed and faded assembly on the other. |
Forget premium cars, you can see even some Maruti cars with faded lights, while some others look brand new. My car has shining headlights after 8 years of use with Phillips 100/90, but I have seen a lot of SX4 with dull and yellowed headlights. Hence, you cant narrow down this issue to a certain cause since there are multiple causes of this issue. |
Originally Posted by ashis89
(Post 4273519)
Not likely. I did some digging and here is what I found: These headlights don't fare any better in cooler and cleaner climate conditions. And some of these cars are just 3-4 years/40k miles old. Also the smoking of the headlights is seen on slightly old cabs. Could it because they are driven in traffic and exposed to smoke constantly but the lamps are not washed regularly? Or some other reason? |
Originally Posted by Dr.Naren
(Post 4273110)
You can also interchange the bulbs and look for hotspot. Bulbs are also culprit most of the times. If the hotspot is fine with LHS HID bulb, you can change only bulb which doesn't need opening of headlight :) |
Originally Posted by SunnyBoi
(Post 4273117)
If projector solenoid was shorting and car's fuses were blowing, it means the high beam solenoids are connected directly to the car wiring and not through the wiring harness. Hope this has been corrected. Is the pinched area insulated again properly using heatshrink or did he use insulation tape? |
Originally Posted by audioholic
(Post 4273721)
Most premium cars come as a CKD or CBU so it is obvious that Indian markets dont get a different treatment compared to the other markets. But the same cars are sent to harsher places such as the middle east, Australian subcontinent or so in the same CKD/CBU route. Hence, the material of the headlights will be in question only when a local manufacturer has used his own concoction for the material. |
Originally Posted by Thilak29
(Post 4273986)
I know JC road has plenty of accessories shops but I wonder if they would offer time for something not purchased at their shops. |
Originally Posted by Epic
(Post 4273739)
The harness is plugged to the LHS OEM socket. Does the harness not control the high beam? |
Originally Posted by Epic
(Post 4273739)
The pinched area was covered with insulation tape and not a heat shrink. |
Originally Posted by Dr.Naren
(Post 4272996)
The headlight lens will reduce the sharpness and blue colour in cut off for any projector setup. The alignment is fine and you can adjust the height as per your need. |
Originally Posted by Dr.Naren
(Post 4272996)
I am not sure if it's only in pics. If its in real also, The Hotspot is fully off in RHS projector. There should be good amount of hotspot around the Z line which is totally missing in RHS projector. I too had the exact same problem in XP Mini Super projector in Baleno. They had tried bulb seating, bulb change, projector shield mod (jugaad?) and finally did some shield mod in one projector and changed another projector. |
Originally Posted by Dr.Naren
(Post 4272996)
If you talk about perfection.. There is lot of bowing at edge in RHS projector. The cut off is going down to ground. This won't affect you much practically on road. So you can live with it, but not the hot spot issue. If the hot spot is not around the Z line, it should be much higher (This is why I wanted to see high beam pattern also). When the hot spot is much higher than Z line.. It will illuminate trees and not the road lol:. |
Originally Posted by SunnyBoi
(Post 4274033)
Yes it should. But if the fuses on your factory fuse box are blowing, it clearly means the high beam circuit is not controlled by the harness. Ask your installer if this has been fixed or not. |
Originally Posted by SunnyBoi
(Post 4274033)
Headlights and projectors work under intense heat conditions, much hotter than even the engine bay. Insulation tape will lose its adhesive in such conditions and will come undone. Heatshrink tubing or silicon tape is the correct repair. Anyways what's done is done. Just hope these issues does not happen again. |
Originally Posted by Epic
(Post 4274222)
So I can now safely say that I have sorted out the missing/dim hot spot from the RHS projector. I am pretty satisfied with the outcome now. Pics attached. |
Originally Posted by Epic
(Post 4274222)
I will have this checked. I am currently using the stock 10A fuse in the car's fuse box which is working perfectly. |
Originally Posted by Epic
(Post 4274222)
So I can now safely say that I have sorted out the missing/dim hot spot from the RHS projector. I am pretty satisfied with the outcome now. |
Originally Posted by Epic
(Post 4274222)
High Beam (Far) Attachment 1678599 Low Beam (Close) Attachment 1678600 High Beam (Close) Attachment 1678601 |
Originally Posted by Sankar
(Post 4275053)
Why is there a difference in colour temp between the lights? Right side beam looks warmer and left side slightly bluish. |
Originally Posted by Sankar
(Post 4275053)
Why is there a difference in colour temp between the lights? Right side beam looks warmer and left side slightly bluish. |
Originally Posted by a4anurag
(Post 4275076)
Bulb mismatch buddy. I think the install was done by Xenon Planet guys. None of their installs are consistent. There is some or the other issue like wrong bulbs. In my case, ordered 4300K, 6000K provided. Another BHPian recently fixed XP Micro on his S-Cross, he received one 4300K and the other was 5500K. After a months waiting he was sent the right one.:Frustrati |
Originally Posted by Sankar
(Post 4275053)
Why is there a difference in colour temp between the lights? Right side beam looks warmer and left side slightly bluish. |
Originally Posted by a4anurag
(Post 4275076)
Bulb mismatch buddy. |
Originally Posted by Epic
(Post 4275496)
Could be it looks like this in the picture. In reality there is no difference really. |
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