believe
a few of you have been waiting for someone to do this, and here we
are!!
So.......
As
the title suggests I have fitted a pair of HIDs to my Juke!! After a
lot of research into this matter a few others on here giving me a
hand with a few things (Lukeplayer, M-J, Gadget, actd and probably a
few more) I decided I would go down the HID route as I really like
the look you get from Projector lens's with HIDs (Merc's, Audi's
etc).
After
a fair amount of deliberation, I opted for these off ebay in 4300K H11. I went 4300K as they would just look like OEM ones!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CANBUS-XENON-HID-CONVERSION-KIT-MINI-AC-35W-BALLASTS-H1-H3-H7-H11-HB3-HB4-9005-6-/370911540204?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item565c0cf3ec
Seemed pretty decent and also is Canbus compatible as some of us were
unsure as to whether the new Juke has this or not. After doing this,
i'm pretty certain it doesn't, but doesn't hurt to get a kit that is.
They
arrived and they came decently packaged, nothing flash, just all
plain white boxes.
Right
anyway, onto the fitting. I'll start with the passenger side as there
is more room. The bulbs had been in and out on both sides a fair few
times so I am an expert in getting the bulbs in and out. Remove the
rubber cover from the back of the fitting. There is 2 of these, you
want the larger one of the two.
To
remove the bulb you just need to twist the bulb about 90 degrees.
With the bulb removed, you need to unclip the bulb. I did this by
using a flat glass's screwdriver and pushed the clip open so the bulb will now pop out.Right, now we get our HID kit. Mine came with the ballast and the bulb separate. You have 2 choices of what to do here, you can either cut holes in the rubber cover for the wires to pass through or as i did it with the wires coming out of the side and then securing the cover with some insulation tape. I could've done the hole method but i decided against it as i didnt want to cut anything as there is a grommet already on the kit Make your decision on how your are going to go with this one then wire the ballast and bulb together.First, i would put the bulb onto the bulb holder. Ensure that the shield that runs alongside the bulb is facing down or as close as you can get it. The reason for this is that a projector lens mirrors anything that goes through it. So, the shield will in theory be blocking any stray light above.Now your bulb is in, time to connect it to the car. On my kit there is 2 wires with prongs on the end of them that just push into the 2 holes in the car connector. The wires are black and green, on my kit, the black wire went to the black connector and the red one to be the green connector.
I then put some insulation taper over the connector to cover up the connection.
Find suitable places to secure the ballast, wiring, ingniters with cable ties or whatever you're using.Then the moment of truth, give it a go.The drivers side is a bit more difficult in terms of you aint got as much room to work. What i did is unscrewed the horn which is here.There is a nut on the back of it, carefully unscrew it until you can do it by hand, be careful not to drop the nut, there is also a washer so dont lose that either. You can also undo the nuts that hold the upper light fitting to give a bit more roomSo pretty much repeat the process from the other side, just not as much room to play with. The most awkward part is the 2 black wiring looms in the way. These go into a black box nearby which does have a bit of movement in it so u can move these around a bit. Just need to be patient and take you time with the whole job.This is what mine look like.Pretty good colour match to the LED sidelights.AS you can see a nice beam pattern, pretty much same as the halogens were giving but far far far more light.I went out and gave them a road test, no one flashed me. In in all £36 well spent!! Actually quite a simple mod to do.Russ
RussTheJuke832015-01-11 14:25:24
a few of you have been waiting for someone to do this, and here we
are!!
So.......
As
the title suggests I have fitted a pair of HIDs to my Juke!! After a
lot of research into this matter a few others on here giving me a
hand with a few things (Lukeplayer, M-J, Gadget, actd and probably a
few more) I decided I would go down the HID route as I really like
the look you get from Projector lens's with HIDs (Merc's, Audi's
etc).
After
a fair amount of deliberation, I opted for these off ebay in 4300K H11. I went 4300K as they would just look like OEM ones!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CANBUS-XENON-HID-CONVERSION-KIT-MINI-AC-35W-BALLASTS-H1-H3-H7-H11-HB3-HB4-9005-6-/370911540204?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item565c0cf3ec
Seemed pretty decent and also is Canbus compatible as some of us were
unsure as to whether the new Juke has this or not. After doing this,
i'm pretty certain it doesn't, but doesn't hurt to get a kit that is.
They
arrived and they came decently packaged, nothing flash, just all
plain white boxes.
Right
anyway, onto the fitting. I'll start with the passenger side as there
is more room. The bulbs had been in and out on both sides a fair few
times so I am an expert in getting the bulbs in and out. Remove the
rubber cover from the back of the fitting. There is 2 of these, you
want the larger one of the two.
To
remove the bulb you just need to twist the bulb about 90 degrees.
With the bulb removed, you need to unclip the bulb. I did this by
using a flat glass's screwdriver and pushed the clip open so the bulb will now pop out.Right, now we get our HID kit. Mine came with the ballast and the bulb separate. You have 2 choices of what to do here, you can either cut holes in the rubber cover for the wires to pass through or as i did it with the wires coming out of the side and then securing the cover with some insulation tape. I could've done the hole method but i decided against it as i didnt want to cut anything as there is a grommet already on the kit Make your decision on how your are going to go with this one then wire the ballast and bulb together.First, i would put the bulb onto the bulb holder. Ensure that the shield that runs alongside the bulb is facing down or as close as you can get it. The reason for this is that a projector lens mirrors anything that goes through it. So, the shield will in theory be blocking any stray light above.Now your bulb is in, time to connect it to the car. On my kit there is 2 wires with prongs on the end of them that just push into the 2 holes in the car connector. The wires are black and green, on my kit, the black wire went to the black connector and the red one to be the green connector.
I then put some insulation taper over the connector to cover up the connection.
Find suitable places to secure the ballast, wiring, ingniters with cable ties or whatever you're using.Then the moment of truth, give it a go.The drivers side is a bit more difficult in terms of you aint got as much room to work. What i did is unscrewed the horn which is here.There is a nut on the back of it, carefully unscrew it until you can do it by hand, be careful not to drop the nut, there is also a washer so dont lose that either. You can also undo the nuts that hold the upper light fitting to give a bit more roomSo pretty much repeat the process from the other side, just not as much room to play with. The most awkward part is the 2 black wiring looms in the way. These go into a black box nearby which does have a bit of movement in it so u can move these around a bit. Just need to be patient and take you time with the whole job.This is what mine look like.Pretty good colour match to the LED sidelights.AS you can see a nice beam pattern, pretty much same as the halogens were giving but far far far more light.I went out and gave them a road test, no one flashed me. In in all £36 well spent!! Actually quite a simple mod to do.Russ
RussTheJuke832015-01-11 14:25:24