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Old 07-26-2008, 07:08 PM   #101 (permalink)
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Old 09-23-2008, 12:25 PM   #102 (permalink)
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FYI:

I had a bulb burn out. Called these folks up and they dispatched a replacement after I put up a deposit to be returned upon me returning the current set.

I will keep you posted but the customer service was excellent.
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Old 12-09-2008, 04:04 PM   #103 (permalink)
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Hey ekological,
I bought one of your kits a while back and I've been pretty happy with it. Definitely a huge improvement over stock.

Recently one of the bulbs stopped lighting up. Initially it was intermitent (at least once it came back on after the first time it went out, but now it doesn't ever ignite at all.

It's the passenger side one, and the dash light has also gone out (not sure if this is related).
light has stopped working as well. I have done zero trouble shooting so far, since I wanted to get some advice on what to check first. I was going to start with the fuse, then assuming that's good, I figured I'd take apart the wheel well and check teh voltage into the ballast and then out of the ballast. Assuming that is still nominal, then I would assume it's the bulb. Is that the right order? What voltage should the ballast put out? Thanks, any help is apprieciated...

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Old 12-09-2008, 04:12 PM   #104 (permalink)
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Hey Pasquale,

I would not try to measure voltage coming out of the HID ballast! Certainly you're on the right track in terms of tracking it down. I would put a voltage meter to the 9006 connector that plugs into the ballast. If you have no power, it's something before the lights. I'm not sure why your dash lights don't work....which lights, specifically?

Anyway, don't worry...we'll get to the bottom of this and if you need replacement parts (bulb or ballast or harness), they'll be sent to you. Feel free to contact me offline and we'll reply with the outcome of this.

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Hey ekological,
I bought one of your kits a while back and I've been pretty happy with it. Definitely a huge improvement over stock.

Recently one of the bulbs stopped lighting up. Initially it was intermitent (at least once it came back on after the first time it went out, but now it doesn't ever ignite at all.

It's the passenger side one, and the dash light has also gone out (not sure if this is related).
light has stopped working as well. I have done zero trouble shooting so far, since I wanted to get some advice on what to check first. I was going to start with the fuse, then assuming that's good, I figured I'd take apart the wheel well and check teh voltage into the ballast and then out of the ballast. Assuming that is still nominal, then I would assume it's the bulb. Is that the right order? What voltage should the ballast put out? Thanks, any help is apprieciated...

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Old 12-09-2008, 04:17 PM   #105 (permalink)
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Thanks for the ultra fast replay and great service. Just FYI, I probably won't get to this for a week or so (unless it's the fuse :-) since I'm going to be going out of town. I will keep you up to date.

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Old 12-11-2008, 07:14 PM   #106 (permalink)
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I purchased the 6000K kit from Chester last weekend. I decided to travel to his place and have him handle the install personally. He did a very professional job and treated my car like it was his own. I couldn't be happier with the lights or with his install.

For anyone who is looking to add HID's to their Lotus, I highly recommend this kit.
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Old 03-31-2009, 06:10 PM   #107 (permalink)
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Chester,

I recently purchased an Elise that has an Ekological low beams. I don't know which kit, but they are pretty bright and have a blue tint. I have a few questions and am posting them here because your answers may be of interest to other customers:

1. The HID lamps are very focused and the beam has a distinct edge that is somewhat distracting. The edge is fairly low. I don't see anything in your instructions about aiming the beam. Any suggestions? Is there a reason why the upper edge of the beam is so sharp? It's almost like there is a shade on it to keep the beam from going high.

2. There is a gap in coverage between the HID low beams and the high beams. In other words, there is a dark spot ahead of me where the HID edge stops below the coverage of the high beam. Again, maybe this is an aiming issue. Any suggestions?

3. There are dark areas within the HID beam, that also are somewhat distracting. I think these are shadows from the bulb structure. Is it possible to diffuse the beam a bit to eliminate these dark areas?

Thank in advance for your reply.
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Old 03-31-2009, 06:24 PM   #108 (permalink)
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PM me from whom you bought the car and I can hopefully figure out what color temperature, in case you're interested.

1) PM me your e-mail address and I can send you the install instructions that shows how to adjust the headlamps on '05/'06 cars. The sharp cutoff is the result of the projectors. Indeed, there is a shade on the lower half in front of the bulb. The light rays bounce around the reflector and out through the glass eye to the floor. The sharp cutoff prevents you from blinding oncoming cars. Certainly if the cutoff is aimed too low, the headlights aren't helping you enough when driving at night. Raise too high and you'll piss off people driving towards you.

2) Probably an aiming issue as well of the high beams

3) IIRC, the insulator on the return wire is on top of the bulb capsule after it is installed. Unfortunately, this orientation casts a shadow from the capsule to the top of the reflector, after which then gets projected to the floor. Other than getting a manufacturer to make the bulbs with the return wire on the other side, there's nothing that can be done. Believe me, I asked if this was possible and was told no since it would introduce a tracking issue of maintaining two separate inventories.

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Chester,

I recently purchased an Elise that has an Ekological low beams. I don't know which kit, but they are pretty bright and have a blue tint. I have a few questions and am posting them here because your answers may be of interest to other customers:

1. The HID lamps are very focused and the beam has a distinct edge that is somewhat distracting. The edge is fairly low. I don't see anything in your instructions about aiming the beam. Any suggestions? Is there a reason why the upper edge of the beam is so sharp? It's almost like there is a shade on it to keep the beam from going high.

2. There is a gap in coverage between the HID low beams and the high beams. In other words, there is a dark spot ahead of me where the HID edge stops below the coverage of the high beam. Again, maybe this is an aiming issue. Any suggestions?

3. There are dark areas within the HID beam, that also are somewhat distracting. I think these are shadows from the bulb structure. Is it possible to diffuse the beam a bit to eliminate these dark areas?

Thank in advance for your reply.
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Old 05-28-2009, 05:42 PM   #109 (permalink)
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PM me from whom you bought the car and I can hopefully figure out what color temperature, in case you're interested.

1) PM me your e-mail address and I can send you the install instructions that shows how to adjust the headlamps on '05/'06 cars. The sharp cutoff is the result of the projectors. Indeed, there is a shade on the lower half in front of the bulb. The light rays bounce around the reflector and out through the glass eye to the floor. The sharp cutoff prevents you from blinding oncoming cars. Certainly if the cutoff is aimed too low, the headlights aren't helping you enough when driving at night. Raise too high and you'll piss off people driving towards you.

2) Probably an aiming issue as well of the high beams

3) IIRC, the insulator on the return wire is on top of the bulb capsule after it is installed. Unfortunately, this orientation casts a shadow from the capsule to the top of the reflector, after which then gets projected to the floor. Other than getting a manufacturer to make the bulbs with the return wire on the other side, there's nothing that can be done. Believe me, I asked if this was possible and was told no since it would introduce a tracking issue of maintaining two separate inventories.
Thanks. I aimed both sides a bit higher and it fixed everything. The low beams now cover enough road to be all I need in most circumstances and the high beams mesh perfectly for seamless coverage. Although I raised the low beams quite a bit, they still are not high enough to fire directly into the eyes of on-coming traffic. I really like this setup.
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Old 10-01-2009, 06:44 PM   #110 (permalink)
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HID Kit

Are these kits still available?????
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Old 10-01-2009, 06:46 PM   #111 (permalink)
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They sure are. Feel free to PM me for details.
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Old 10-01-2009, 07:43 PM   #112 (permalink)
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I wish you made a kit for the Noble/Rossion.
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Old 10-01-2009, 07:48 PM   #113 (permalink)
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I wish I had a Noble/Rossion to tinker with! =)
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ARe this kit for 2007 or before? Or also for 2008 and after?
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