Hella 4000 Compact - HID Conversion Question

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Anyone do HID conversion with the 4000 compacts? Does it make sense to get pencils or driving reflectors for the conversion.

I am thinking they are about the same size as 500s but with the metal housing people run 75W HIDs as apposed to 55W.

 

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This write-up is for the regular size 4000's but the design is very similar Hella 4000 HID Conversion | race-deZert You don't have to drill the housings,just take the HID bulbs' electrical connectors apart and run the wires through the original openings like this http://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-g...ealed-hid-factory-fog-lights.html#post1437681

Beam-wise,I'd go with driving reflectors. Pencils may reach farther but the pattern is narrow. Auxillary Lamp Beams - RallyLights.com

EDIT: started reading your build thread,guess you already know about taking apart those HID bulb terminals

 

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This write-up is for the regular size 4000's but the design is very similar Hella 4000 HID Conversion | race-deZert http://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-g...ealed-hid-factory-fog-lights.html#post1437681

Beam-wise,I'd go with driving reflectors.

EDIT: started reading your build thread,guess you already know about taking apart those HID bulb terminals

Thanks, yea I have modified my 500s, but the halogen pattern doesnt really translate on those at all. I can see far down the road, but 90 degrees out the drivers window. I noticed how they lit up power poles in a field.

Looking at the 4000C again, the reflectors are different. Some have claimed the 4000 full size reflectors are the same HID to Halogen, but that seams pretty unlikely.

4000C 35W HID, driving
it has a similar reach as the full size 4000, not nearly as full

4000C 55W Halogen, driving

I also came across these, FF200s. They are a bit smaller than the compacts and hella 500s. They have a goofy mount, but clearly the HID reflector is different. The advantage is its mount is near the face, better for bumper mounting.

FF200 35W HID, driving

FF200 55W Halogen, driving