Hey everyone. I have hid bulbs from a 2005 corvette but i was wondering if i could install just the bulbs instead of having to install the bulbs w/ the ballasts.

 

That is not possible... HID bulbs are a totally different setup than a standard stock setup and require the ballasts without question...

Sorry...

-WDS

 

yeppers.

 

okay.. i have a question about adding a HID conversion kit. ummmmm.. yeah. the only problem i really really want to do it. but. the jdm parts i might get are hb4 (9006) with the stock housing. how would it actually look like ? because i have seen mostly all HID STOCK lighting system out in the road with the blub filter thing on them ? would i need the light filter ? or just go straight blast ?

 

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sorry doesnt make sense at all......

 

sorry... late nite.....

okay. i want to add HID to my stock headlights. i'm gettin a 9000k HID conversion kit. now. if i were to add it to my headlights. how would it look ? would it be a full blast of HID or need a bulb filter like some of the new bmw's/lexus/etc ?

 

I have the 10000k Xetronic HID kit on my daughters tC and it's not blinding at all. The cutoff appears to be just fine. No glare head on as that was my biggest concern. Night vision is amazing and looks very classy head on.

 

so you want to basically do what i want to right? you wanna install straight hid light bulbs with out the ballasts

 

does she have projector headlights or stock headlights w just the bulb and no balast?

 

The Xetronic HID kit requires the use of ballast to fire the lights. I don't think any HID kits will fire and light up on 12 volts. It uses the existing stock headlight housing and stock harness.

The stock light socket plugs into the ballast, the ballast then goes to the HID bulb that plugs directly into the stock housing.

 

No HID kit will fire on just 12V.

insanelyx, I think you're talking about a projector lens...you don't really need it for the tC, but some say that it's better to have.

 

oops sorry. so whats a balast? and the projector lens is the little glass dome in front?

 

No cutting at all ? also do you have pics? is 10000k very blue / purple ?

 

A balast is what converts the 12v to high voltage to fire the lights.

 

finally.........anyways, there is no hid kit out in the market without a ballest....

12000k hid is purple
10000k hid is blue/purple
8000k hid is blue
6000k is white/blue
5000k is pure white
3000k is yellow

 

if the hids say h9 which of the above is it?

 

o yea and most stock vehicles from the factory use 4500k its yellowish/white that the legal color for the road, the reason why they look bluish purple sometimes is the ellipsoid magnifines the light and changes the color much like you would see in a prism.....

 

h9 is the bulb type.....what fits in our low beams is a 9006 bulb.......

the different kind of bulbs you will commonly see are....
h1 bulbs
h3 bulbs
h7 bulbs
h9 bulbs
9005 bulbs
9006 bulbs
d2s bulbs
d2r bulbs
and some others i cant think of

 

As light color increases, output decreases.

3K, 3K, 4K, 4K,
5K, 5K, 6K, 6K,
8K, 8K, 10K, 10K,
12K, 12K, 3K, 3K,

 

yeah the light bulb sits in like a dark blue/purple cone shaped piece.