I got the HIDS in.. He he he they are PURTY.. Its not night time so I can't post photos yet.. I'll do that tonight but heres some install shots.. Notice the two photos of the left/right head lamps.. Left is HID and right is Halogen.. You will notice just how bright HIDs are






P/S Ballast


D/S Ballast

 

was it a retrofit kit, or did ya have to fab em into the housings?

 

Who makes that kit? Can you explain more about it?

 

Storm, looks good! Curious to see your opinions about the light quality & pattern from them.

BTW, is that YOUR Hyundai in the background?!

 

No it's a retrofit.. No modifications needed...

It's made by BAC American Lighting.. They have no US website but I am working on getting the guy who I got them from to set me up with supplying. I'm gonna talk to Bill (Dfuser) and see bout us selling them..

They are easy to install.. You mount a ballast by each light.. A wire goes from the Ballast to the Bulb.. Then a harness plugs into the factory 9007 plug and hooks to the ballast.. Then there are two pig tails on the bulb and on the 9007 plug that you hook together, thats for the high beams.. It was really easy to install just a pita to find a mounting spot.. Especially on the Drivers side.

I'll post tonight on the quality but I can see how bright they are in daylight.. They light my reflectors up blue..

No thats not a Hyundai.. It's my mum's 2005 Kia Amanti Fully Loaded.. Thing looks like a Jag from the front until you see Kia on the trunk lol.

 

Hmmm, They look really interesting! Whats the price on the kit?

 

That looks great man... can you mount those things using the upgraded heavy duty harness that Bill sells?

 

I don't want to be the one to wet on your charcol, but...

Aftermarket HID lighting systems that plug into your current lights are illegal in the US and not DOT approved, hence the reason you cannot find a US website for the manufacture of your light kit. The feds have been cracking down on businesses selling these kits in the US.

Problem with just plugging in HID lights into your factor light housing is that the reflectors were not properly designed for the HID bulbs, thus resulting in poor lighting performance and undue glare to oncoming drivers. The only cars that can have HID lights legally installed on them in the US are cars that came from the manufacture with HID lights in them.

Here are a few links for some more reading info.

http://www.danielsternlighting.com/t...s/Hid/HID.html
http://www.danielsternlighting.com/t...nversions.html

Hope this helps

 

Direct quote off one of the websites selling HID conversions

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(All headlight assemblies have a DOT code on them ex. HB3 - Halogen Bulb 3, if the headlight assembly is designed for HID it will list an HID code on the headlight) By buying and using HIDs on public driven roads without proper headlight assemblies will be the sole liability of the customer. You may not hold any parties but the customer responsible for misuse of this product. HIDSources.com and its partners nor anyone associated with HIDSources.com is responsible for any representation of our products from our “Affiliates” or by those who purchase their products from this web-site. We urge our customers not to claim that the products they purchase from us are legal. Please be sure to check DOT regulations in your state before purchasing this product."
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"Are these XENON HID light systems street legal?
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www.hidsources.com/faq.php

So as the saying goes 'caveat emptor'

 

There is some noise out there that the feds are looking to stop allowing the factory HID systems as well in the US. They're getting many complaints and many accidents are starting to have glare from these lights listed as a contributing factor. While I don't expect to see them go away, I do expect to see the systems modified from their current form in the US.

 

I know; they are BRIGHT!...I got a ticket one time for having the covers off of my Hella Off Road lights on my Bronco, even though they weren't turned on.

 

Just be careful with these kits, they create dangerous glare when put in a stock halogen reflector and offer less effective lighting. What K temp are they? I am assuming 6000K by the bluish look. Not sure if you like nice projects, but doing a total retrofit for a few hundred dollars more would give you amazing results.
Here is a pic and link to my complete retrofit just to give you some other options and ideas. The pic is of the cutoff before I fine tuned it. After aiming it is completely sharp. You know how when you pull up behind someone at a light and your headlight blasts their rearview and side mirror and blinds the driver? These dont. The cutoff sits right on their trunk lid, leaving them in the dark. I never have been flashed.
Take a look, and see what ya think.

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https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/5...t=HID+retrofit

 

Yes.. I'm using our Harness for the relay protection...

 

hey dan, i picked up a set of lights from an 07 caddy deville. i got them today at the englishtown nj swap meet. they were COMPLETE and not even a scratch on the housings. i pulled them apart and they are not bi-xenons. i did hook them up and rested them on my rad support. they are so much better than the stock lights. i am thinking that i dont even need the highs. i know i need them for inspection but, i inspect it myself....so it passes...anyway, what do you think. i paid $100 for the pair. yup, $100.....

 

Sorry for the thread jacking Storm, and also did not mean to offend you at all by showing you other options

Rob send me a private message with some pics so I can see what we are workin with