I was thinking about getting an HID kit for my truck, but I was wanting to know of I'll run into any difficulties.
I was contemplating on replacing the lense with clear ones as well.
Any input is appreciated

 

The only proper way to do it is in my wig below.

And here is a sorce for pre-made ones.

http://www.fullsizebronco.com/forum/...d.php?t=357993

 

I would do projectors,but my current financial situation won't allow it.
I was going to order a 8k HID kit,and have clear acrylic cut out for the lense.
But I appreciate it anyways

 

if you can't afford to do it correctly, please do all us that drive on the road with you a favor and don't do it at all.

 

I can't afford to pay 600+ on projectors, but I can put out 250-300 on a HID kit with a new clear lense.
But driving with my current lights is getting dangerous.

 

Don't want to be rude but let me do a little educating here.

First, 8K HID's should not exist in the first place. With those you are going to be even worse off that poor condition stock lights. The human eye is far better at seeing the warm, yellow color of the factory lights than it is the cool blue color of the 8K HID's. (By cool I mean color temperature. They don't look cool either.) The effect is made worse in the rain as almost all of the light from the 8K HID's will be reflected of the wet ground making them pretty useless.

Second. GLARE. It does not matter if the lens is diffused as it came from the factory or crystal clear. Reflector housing are designed in such a way that the light from the bulb is sent to the reflector bowl and then out of the housing. There is a reason your bulbs have a coating on the ed to block the light from going strait out the tip of the bulb. HID bulbs do not have this coating and therefore throw light is every direction at a very high intensity. To oncoming drivers it is very blinding and distracting.

This is the output of a HID projector.



All of the light that escape the lens is focus and kept below the height of oncoming traffic such that the high intensity of the bulb is not seen by oncoming traffic. To oncoming traffic they look like normal headlights.

This is a CLEAR lens reflector HID "conversion".



Notice how the light is scattered everywhere and not controlled in any way. This is what blinds other drivers.

If you can't afford projectors, like stated above, please do not use those crappy HID kits. They are unsafe and have no place in the market. Be kind to those you share the road with.

If you want to get some nice working lights for not too much money, get yourself some new quality halogen bulbs, mare a relay setup for your headlights and if you can afford it, get some new, fresh STOCK DIFFUSED housings. You will be surprised with how much better the light output is. Best part is it won't cost $600 and you will actually be able to see better.

End of rant....

 

I was gonna say the same thing as Evan but he beat me to it and had pics too!

Don't put HID's in your halogen housings. One of the most aggravating things that can happen is driving in one of our usual downpours after dark and having to deal with some idiot coming towards me on a dark two lane road. Its hard enough to see past their glare on a clear night, add the rain for even more glare effect and it's not a good situation.

Don't make it harder on others for no gain on your own part. If you can't afford projectors then either get LED's or do the relay upgrade and put in GOOD (not the ghetto blue ones) bulbs in.

 

another thing to remember is that to the best of my knowledge there are no DOT approved HID light kits made for use in the united states.
the seller may claim they are, but the DOT has not approved any aftermarket kit for on road use.

 

I will echo Evan and the others who have posted here by saying either do it right or do not do it at all. I live in a fairly big city and I cannot begin to count the number of cars and trucks (usually riced out imports or giant brodozers) driving around with 6, 8, even 10k crappy HID kits in stock housings and it is maddening. To say it's blinding is an understatement, plus they look pretty terrible too.

If you wanna get HIDs the right way, look in Evans thread it details everything. I am planning on doing it myself in a few weeks hopefully.

 

I agree with the above statements, however, I personally did a simple ebay HID kit on my 94. At the same time I replaced the lens with clear. While they may not be as focused or clear cut as the projector HIDs, they are definitely a step up from stock light through a clouded lens. I would not go with anything above 6k (what I did) as like the above said, anything higher and your into practically useless light. For a cheap, simple to install, upgrade? I think a decent 6k kit and new lens' will satisfy your temporary needs.

 

I tried a HID kit in my 2005 F150. I paid close to $100.00 for the kit. In my opinion it was a waist of money. All I got from them was lots of cars flashing me to hit low beam. As for high beam that was almost none existent. The light just disperses so much you see on low beam better. I might also add that the right headlight would go out once in a while. Shutting the headlights off for a second would make it come back on again, TERRIBLE! I swapped them out and installed Philips 9008XVS2 X-Treme Vision Headlight Bulb, (Pack of 2). $40.00. Keep your stock lights!
If you want a good high beam wire in a set of 55w driving lights. Hook the power to the high beam circuit so they come on and off with you high beams.

 

Okay I'm back from being offshore for the holidays. I realized my ad was a typo, by 8000k I meant 6000k. Anyways, HIDs are the most basic mod here in Houston. So I plan on just doing LEDs, not trying to do some fugly blue lights, just white lights to feel more safer to drive.
I'm sorry to do this, but I'm limited to my cell phone and can't find anything else so I'm resorted to my thread.
So if anyone could please link me to sites,threads, write ups, etc.
So I'm looking to get LEDs, as stated, and was wanting to get a relay as well. I would build one,but I honestly would rather buy one. Also, if you could link me to anything else I'd need to do this setup correctly. Housings, bulbs, etc. I could careless what people think, but if there's any thar exist and if I could be linked to black housings. My truck is getting painted white with black accents with little to no chrome.
I'd appreciate any and all help.

 

With LED's you don't need to install relays. I DO NOT recommend any products from Lifetime LED's or any of their lookalike products sold under different brand names. Had two sets with failed drivers... I will be trying another set in the future and if those fail I will make my own drivers. Drivers are what provides the proper current/voltage for an LED, this is similar to what would be called a ballast on an HID kit).

Here is my LED install thread: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...onversion.html

Note I don't have any LED's installed in my headlights right now but plan on buying these at some point: 9007 LMZ PLATINUM ULTRA OUTPUT HIGH/LOW LED HEADLIGHTS

Due to that set using emitters placed one behind the other for high/low beam, being adjustable front to back, and adjustable for rotation angle, I think I'll have better results with those vs. my original ones.