TransporterHQ (THQ) Aftermarket Headlights

[dubber36]

@dubber36 I'm guessing that the Hid lamps fit as easily as the halogen lamp ie. same dimensions but are there any issues with the driver and flying leads as this is the situation with the H4 headlight in particular.

Fitting the bulbs was as straight forward as the halogen ones. There is a lot more gubbins with HIDs that won't fit inside the headlight. There is a grommet on the wiring harness, so I cut out a hole in the rubber cap on the back of the headlight for this to fit into.

 

[dubber36]

Dipped beam HID



Dipped beam HID + Main beam Halogen

 

[Keeff]

They look very good . Looks like the hedge as been cut until you see the other photo. Do you get the warning on dash withHIDS .

 

[fezza68]

Have you got a link to where you bought them from?.

 

[dubber36]

I'd already turned off the bulb monitoring with VCDS when I had LEDs.

 

[dubber36]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/CAR-Xenon-Conversion-5000K-Headlight/dp/B011XVJHAS

 

[fezza68]

Can i ask why you chose these?.

 

[dubber36]

It was an experiment to see if HIDs were any good in these projectors. I didn't want to commit any more money, so went for something cheap. These had the most English sounding name.

 

[Smr72]

@dubber36 as you’ve tried Leds and HiDs do the HiDs have a better fill of light across the beam. I have found that the leds are fine close up but they run out of light 100yds or so down the road.

 

[dubber36]

The LEDs were just not powerful enough. A good fill spread of even light, but just no distance. Also, what light was put on the road was drowned out by headlights coming the other way. The HIDs are many times better. I'd go as far to say nearly as good as OEM xenons on dipped beam.

The problem with the THQ lights is the poor quality of the projectors. I think that having tried most options, HIDs hit the sweet spot with them. Anything less and all you've bought are some fancy DRLs.

 

[nobbyq]

you get any pic with hids , are they easy to fit ?

 

[RedUn]

you get any pic with hids , are they easy to fit ?

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[simonnwt6]

Which main beam halogen bulbs were in on the last photos with the amazon HIDs ?

great info

 

[fezza68]

Had you not turned off the bulb monitoring would you have got a warning on the dash?.

 

[dubber36]

Which main beam halogen bulbs were in on the last photos with the amazon HIDs ?

https://www.powerbulbs.com/product/cool-blue-intense-h1-two-bulbs

Had you not turned off the bulb monitoring would you have got a warning on the dash?.

I don't know. I didn't bother to find out.

 

[Kev_]

I spoke to the guys at THQ about their current range of headlights. They're really helpful guys and said they're currently testing a version 3. They sent me a video and they look great. LED lightbar with dynamic indicators looking to be available in Jan 2020.

Hopefully they will provide LED bulbs (for off road use) and how to install them correctly. The video shows no errors on the standard set up.

They sent the video on instagram so I can't download it. Here is a screenshot of how they look:

 

[RedUn]

Fitment looks a little off

 

[dubber36]

These will look really good, but probably have the same cheepo projectors, meaning HIDs will be the only way of getting meaningful light from them.

 

[andys]

That's not a good look!
I hope that's an unfortunate reflection or they're pre-production units. Assuming the final ones don't look as bad as that, what's the difference over the Version 2 lights?

 

[fezza68]

I think thats a bad reflection on the n/s headlight. I've got the v2 and looks to me like the drl is a strip on the v3 not individual leds like the v2. If you zoom in you'l see what i mean.