HID questions
04-17-2012, 08:47 PM
#1
HID questions
So I'm slowly but surely modding my car. One of the first exterior improvements I want to make is HID conversion. My question is, which should I buy first, the HID conversion or new headlight assemblies? Does it matter? I plan on buying both.
04-17-2012, 11:12 PM
#9
Only the color is changed in my sig. Really not bright at all. I only connected 2 of the 3 wires on the HID kit. With all 3 its almost like high beams all the time. When I would switch to highs the light output would actually get lower and the beam pattern would get so much better. Thought I had the wiring wrong but nope. So only 2 are connected and beams are centered on the road in a nice circle and not all over the place
04-18-2012, 08:12 AM
#12
'95-'96 flutted lenses glare way more than '97-'99 clear lenses. Trust me, I had both and have videos of the terrible glare of the flutted lenses 
OP, if you want a cheap little upgrade, do the 9007 bulb conversion.
OP, if you want a cheap little upgrade, do the 9007 bulb conversion.
04-18-2012, 09:37 AM
#14
If you want it done right get a retrofit done. That being said, you CAN drive with the stock housings as I did but vision isn't so great because the beam scatters everywhere and you do blind people. If you don't get a retrofit your life is not over, but later on you will realize it has to be done. Just like buying lowering springs with no aftermarket shocks, you'll realize you do need the extra bit
04-18-2012, 06:12 PM
#21
If you want it done right get a retrofit done. That being said, you CAN drive with the stock housings as I did but vision isn't so great because the beam scatters everywhere and you do blind people. If you don't get a retrofit your life is not over, but later on you will realize it has to be done. Just like buying lowering springs with no aftermarket shocks, you'll realize you do need the extra bit
if i were to tear into my suspension I would be replacing it all at the same time... not my area of expertise... its a royal pain for me.
04-18-2012, 08:56 PM
#22
04-19-2012, 06:50 PM
#25
Well, after doing a little research ( like I should have done in the first place) it actually doesn't look too difficult. My day job is fabricating way more complex and critical componants. Aerospace standards and tolerances are a mfer.
04-19-2012, 08:16 PM
#26
Yeah, a retrofit isn't hard to do...just tedious.
04-19-2012, 09:21 PM
#27
here was my first take on doin a retro myself, it wasnt hard just time consuming an tedious. youll want bi-xenon projectors for best performance, i used the low beam projectors from a infiniti j30 so that means i have no high beams, besides the out put is way better then stock
http://my4thgen.org/showthread.php?t=156
an after you master that you can try this
http://my4thgen.org/showthread.php?t=806
enjoy
http://my4thgen.org/showthread.php?t=156
an after you master that you can try this
http://my4thgen.org/showthread.php?t=806
enjoy
04-20-2012, 01:03 AM
#29
GS300 projector retrofitted into stock housing with 6000k HID's
If you send your lights to Chrisman he'll retro them for you for a good price and professional quality. Or you could attempt to do it yourself with a dremal and some trial and error.
If you send your lights to Chrisman he'll retro them for you for a good price and professional quality. Or you could attempt to do it yourself with a dremal and some trial and error.
04-20-2012, 09:03 PM
#30
Im looking at different projectors to put in. Prices arent as bad as I imagined. very doable. i think i can handle this project. fog retro will be a little more tedious considering my car doesnt even have them so it will all be from scratch. not gonna happen tomorrow, but it will get done.
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