IF YOU ARE USING DUAL OPTICS WITH HIDs, YOU MAY BE BLINDING OTHER ROAD USERS.
Dual Optics, as standard, deflect part of the headlight beam upwards towards signs. With HIDs this deflected part of the beam (created by a cutout in the headlight shutter) will blind other road users.
Not too hard to fix though. I was expecting to have to fabricate a new headlight shutter without the cutout, however after looking this evening, I found out that Renault (or rather Hella) have fitted dual optics with a 'HID safe' mode, in which a moveable plate behind the shutter covers the cutout, preventing blinding.
Here's how to make your Dual Optics safe for use with HIDs:
1. Remove the headlight bulb. You'll probably need to look down the opening it sits in to verify the shutter position. (You can do this with a small mirror, or if you're doing the conversion you can set them up before fitting them to the car). In this guide I'll be doing it with the headlight off of the car like so:
2. Remove the rubber cover around the dipped beam holder. It just pulls off.
In the red circle is the lever we're interested in. It moves left-right, and controls the shutter. Slide it left to move the shutter into HID mode. Verify the shutter has moved correctly by looking through the bulb holder at the shutter:
Obviously you want to have it set up as on the right.
Then slide the cover back on, reinsert the bulbs and you should now be able to test the headlights. The beam's not totally level here as the unit's sat on the floor and the light is being provided by my phone hence the change of brightness.
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Hope this helped.
Dual Optics, as standard, deflect part of the headlight beam upwards towards signs. With HIDs this deflected part of the beam (created by a cutout in the headlight shutter) will blind other road users.
Not too hard to fix though. I was expecting to have to fabricate a new headlight shutter without the cutout, however after looking this evening, I found out that Renault (or rather Hella) have fitted dual optics with a 'HID safe' mode, in which a moveable plate behind the shutter covers the cutout, preventing blinding.
Here's how to make your Dual Optics safe for use with HIDs:
1. Remove the headlight bulb. You'll probably need to look down the opening it sits in to verify the shutter position. (You can do this with a small mirror, or if you're doing the conversion you can set them up before fitting them to the car). In this guide I'll be doing it with the headlight off of the car like so:
2. Remove the rubber cover around the dipped beam holder. It just pulls off.
In the red circle is the lever we're interested in. It moves left-right, and controls the shutter. Slide it left to move the shutter into HID mode. Verify the shutter has moved correctly by looking through the bulb holder at the shutter:
Obviously you want to have it set up as on the right.
Then slide the cover back on, reinsert the bulbs and you should now be able to test the headlights. The beam's not totally level here as the unit's sat on the floor and the light is being provided by my phone hence the change of brightness.
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Hope this helped.
