Hi there no they are not pop up lights
Cheers
Stuart
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Hi and welcome to the club, nice looking car. The best way to improve lights on a mk2 is a HID upgrade. You’ll need two sets (4 ballast) to do this, I believe @maxxbradley has done his recently? If I’m remembering rightly,
Thanks for the welcome what’s the best watt to get hold of max
Yes and no. I did put HID’s on mine but it was a Mk1 not a Mk2 so different headlights and I only needed 1 set. @Steven_Smith was investigating them on a Mk2 and I know he had some issues with the side lights. If you want to PM him click on his name that I have tagged above and you can send him a message from there.
Hi max
I have followed instructions to mail steve below but cannot see what to do once on his page
Cheers
Stuart
For reference for all, in case people find this later, HID kits DO NOT appear to work with a MK2 3000GT which can dip the main beam to become a sidelight.
There is a relay system in the driver’s side wheel arch which reduces the voltage and current. I found that with a HID kit, this causes only one ballast to activate correctly, leaving the other in a locked state. You can quickly go straight to main beam from nothing and then they do seem to work but that leaves you with no sidelights and I don’t know if that is legal.
In my opinion a set of Osram Night Breaker bulbs will give a nice after market appearance and also function in the car as Mitsubishi designed it. I used 55w HIDs and they were slightly brighter but not much, as for distance I feel it is also very close.
Night Breakers are the nuts and that is why i sell them… 
Cheers Rob
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What is the difference btw the two , GTO and 3000GT MK1 Only Osram Nightbreaker Plus Uprated H4 High & Low Beam Bulb / GTO and 3000GT MK1 Only PIAA Uprated H4 High & Low Beam Bulbs and why such a big difference in price ?
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That is a very good question Spiros and i can answer it truthfully as i asked PIAA the same question !!
Basically the Dearer ones are a made in japan Product and the price includes all the shipping etc from Japan along with the fact that are still a superior product in expensive packaging the Japanese love.
The cheaper ones are made in the New EU factory and come in cheaper packing and are slightly less brighter than the Japanese counter parts, but those who have tried them i have supplied them too have given the a great feed back to me.
Fitted along with my Hella Headlamp upgrade make these a must do upgrade on any MK1 GTO
Cheers Rob
Two and a half times dearer but not a big difference… Japs rip off, I do have the PIAA and the Hella Headlamp upgrade You supplied me few years back and must say that are much much better than the standard lamps and bulbs.
@Steven_Smith where did you get you hid kit from? I have a mk1 3000gt ( beleive these also run the reduced voltage) and am running hids without any issues. Just wondering if its the kit rather than the relay? Or i might be wrong with the reduced voltage as it was during a conversation of fitting some kaze style lights from a gto. Which would have been alot of work due to the reduced voltage and loom differences
Welcome to the club
André
Just had another thought aswell. My car is reverse polarity may be worth checking yours out. I had to swap the line and neutral around or they were extremely dim…
Reverse polarity?? You mean switched earth?
It depends if you mean the connections are reversed on our cars ( may jus be uk ones) by switched earth lol. Ive only seen it described as reverse polarity on evo forums for example and also the co i purchased my hid kit from. So i switched the polarity on the ballast and they fired up and worked perfectly ( swapped line and neutral cables around)
Hi,
Welcome to GTOUK, nice looking car.
Cheers,
Neil.
I got a kit from eBay, just a cheap set because I have also seen others on other forums who have had the exact same issue I have had and thought a £20 loss was worth a punt.
Not sure how the MK1 lights work, @GSXRKID may be able to shed a little more light on this?
Hidkits4u good gaurantee you do pay for what you get but ive got to be fair they have been great on mine. Good customer service answer all questions within 24 hrs etc. Stick your reg in on there site for the correct kit from memory they recognised the differences between mk1 2 etc. the only thing i had to do was switch the poles on the ballasts. They are all self contained ( no extra line to the battery). Maybe worth a go as you can always get your cash back if they fail. Mine were 100 for 55w 5k jobbies make a huge difference though
many thanks for the advise I bought some Osram bulbs will see what they look like
General question is it possible to clean inside of of headlights or are they sealed units
Cheers
Stuart
HIDS4U.co.uk did reply quickly but weren’t able to tell me if they would work with the electrical system in my car when I described it, which didn’t give me the most confidence in them. They did say they would refund me if the kit didn’t function correctly, however that could be a point of contention as they may well function when used correctly (i.e. Only supplied with a single voltage and current), but might not function on my vehicle and at £90 I didn’t think it was worth the punt. £90 is a bit much to lose but not enough to go chasing after if there is a problem.
If someone does this and it works that is great, but from my own experience and everything I have read online regarding MK2 3000GTs HIDs don’t function correctly.
My eBay £20 HIDs were great when they were on, but HID ballasts seem to be made to accept one input and have one output. Not vary the input and vary the output, which is what is required on the MK2 if you want to retain the same feature set.