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Old Oct 9, 2003 | 03:34 AM
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Default H.I.D. Help..Please..

Does anyone know how to install these on our cars, is their a certain way to do it?
I really have no idea. I know they are illegal now to retrofit, but I have a chance to pick some up,
but I don't want to get them unless I know how to install them first.

Any info anyone can give me would be helpful,
Thanks...

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Old Oct 9, 2003 | 04:26 AM
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as of 8-15-03 they are illegal and may not be worth the hassle
Old Oct 9, 2003 | 05:11 AM
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HIDS i will have a group buy soon. and you wont get in trouble unless you are blinding oncoming traffic. alot of police and sheriffs depts are not aware of the new laws. the only ones they might know somthing would be motors.
Old Oct 9, 2003 | 05:42 AM
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Its pretty easy to install. There is a ballast (small metal box) for each light and a bulb. You basically wire positive and negative to each ballast and then plug in the old headlight plug so it knows when to turn on. Then you plug in the new bulb and install the bulb in you headlight housing.

It takes just minutes to wire it up, it takes longer to mount the ballasts and secure the wiring.

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Old Oct 9, 2003 | 06:02 AM
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thanks alot everyone for your input, and thanks darren for explaing it for me. i was searching older post and some said that the scions use reverse polarity or something like that when installing hids. will i have to do something special when i install them or is it just something i dont need to worry about? thanks...
Old Oct 9, 2003 | 08:05 AM
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i have installed HIDS on 3-4 cars. i've played with 6-7 setups. my car has gone thru 4 sets of hids. i have retrofitted oem bmw bulbs to a civic, then to a XB and now i have even done it to a japanese integra headlight housing.. H4H which isn't even available over here for hid.

hids aren't as easy as u think. they're not hard but u SHOULD know what u're doing. my services are always available. i DO have a h4 7000k set i just made from spare bulbs. email me and maybe i can be of service.

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Old Oct 10, 2003 | 08:44 PM
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Default I've also installed them in several different cars,

Originally Posted by ikonXone
as of 8-15-03 they are illegal and may not be worth the hassle

It's a MUST, mine have low and HIGH beam HID!
8500k, no problems from anyone!
Old Oct 10, 2003 | 09:37 PM
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why are HID kits soo expenseive?
Old Oct 10, 2003 | 09:39 PM
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Default Re: I've also installed them in several different cars,

Originally Posted by crystaljukebox.com
Originally Posted by ikonXone
as of 8-15-03 they are illegal and may not be worth the hassle

It's a MUST, mine have low and HIGH beam HID!
8500k, no problems from anyone!

are you kidding me dude, even that picture is already blinding me


j/k i'm hoping to get a set soom, wish one would look as good as BMW or MB ones.
Old Oct 10, 2003 | 10:14 PM
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Default Re: I've also installed them in several different cars,

Originally Posted by crystaljukebox.com
It's a MUST, mine have low and HIGH beam HID!
8500k, no problems from anyone!
yep. high beam on the left, low beam on the right!

j/k.

frost: the HID kits are expensive because they contain an expensive ballast for each light and it just costs a lot. the bulbs themselves are not that much. when you buy a cheap HID kit the ballasts won't last as long so make sure you are getting something good quality.
Old Oct 10, 2003 | 11:35 PM
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thanks...i'm thinkin about a kit for my box...but when i saw da price... ...maybe later...lol...but they look great...
Old Nov 16, 2003 | 08:42 AM
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hi/lo or no hi/lo..
its suggested by most hid people to
rock glare guards..
and anything about 4300k loses lumens..
6000~7000k is PEAK for like COOL BLUE LOOK
and still shines.. antyhing about that.. like 8500k..
is just like having superwhites.. :roll:
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