Xenon lights
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RE: Xenon lights
YOU CAN DO IT. BUT WITHOUT THE PROJECTOR THE LIGHT IS AN UNFOCUSED HI BEAM LIGHT AND YOULL NOT ONLY PISSOFF PEOPLE, BUT WILL ATTACK COPS FOR THE SAME REASON. AFTER I REPLACED MY OLDER STYLE XJ6 TO CLEAR NEWER XJ8'S, IN MODIFYED THEM TO ACCEPT JAGUAR PROJECTORS AND BALLASTS, SEE SIG
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Fitting Xenon kits
I experimented with these eBay kits a lot. The main headlamp beam on an XJ8 is not part of the bulb failure detection so no problems with that.
The main problem is that the centre of a filament in a Halogen bulb (vertical) is not in the same place as the center of the Xeno arc (which is more horizontal). Hold the two types next to each other and you can see.
If you just replace Halogen with Xenon, the nucleus of the light source is therefore not at the focal point of the bulb reflector housing. Direct replacement results in a weaker light as it is not focussed and upsets others drivers. But if you make a small collar (about 4mm thick) for the Xenon bulb so it doesn't go in so far in to the headlamp housing, you can get the arc in the same position as the original Halogen filemant and then WOW!!!!
The law in UK is more concerned with the dipped beam, so I fitted my Xenons to the main beam and not dipped beam.
Even better, replace the small sidelight bulbs with blue coloured glass bulbs and the total effect is brilliant.
I also tried (illegal) 110watt Halogens instead of standard 55w but found very little different.
Me? from MkII (1966), e-type (1967), then XJ6, XJ6, XJ6, XJ6, XJ12 (best ever), then XJ6, then XJ8 and now finally the ultimate = Daimler SuperV8 which of course has Xenons as standard.
Pete
The main problem is that the centre of a filament in a Halogen bulb (vertical) is not in the same place as the center of the Xeno arc (which is more horizontal). Hold the two types next to each other and you can see.
If you just replace Halogen with Xenon, the nucleus of the light source is therefore not at the focal point of the bulb reflector housing. Direct replacement results in a weaker light as it is not focussed and upsets others drivers. But if you make a small collar (about 4mm thick) for the Xenon bulb so it doesn't go in so far in to the headlamp housing, you can get the arc in the same position as the original Halogen filemant and then WOW!!!!
The law in UK is more concerned with the dipped beam, so I fitted my Xenons to the main beam and not dipped beam.
Even better, replace the small sidelight bulbs with blue coloured glass bulbs and the total effect is brilliant.
I also tried (illegal) 110watt Halogens instead of standard 55w but found very little different.
Me? from MkII (1966), e-type (1967), then XJ6, XJ6, XJ6, XJ6, XJ12 (best ever), then XJ6, then XJ8 and now finally the ultimate = Daimler SuperV8 which of course has Xenons as standard.
Pete
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