Cam73

I was wondering if anyone is running them with HIDs as well? All the headlights I find on ebay have two bulbs and I'd like to as least incorparate HID with the bulb in the projector housing (low beams). My truck is a not a sport model but they provide a harness to switch over to the dual bulbs. Anybody know how well it works?
Thanks

HOHN

Avoid those Ebay HID kits like the plague. Other drivers will thank you!
They are NOT DOT certified, and running them is illegal. The reflectors aren't designed for the HID ballast, but rather the original bulbs-- meaning the beam pattern is a mess.

If you want HIDs, why not install some Aux lights? At least those are properly designed.

The ONLY projector module conversion I'd consider is one that uses a name-brand module like the Hellas, and simply adapts that to the particular mount.

Try fitting some of the DOT modules Hella offers in 50mm, 90mm, and 120mm sizes.

http://www.rallylights.com/hella/90mm_modules.asp

jmo

haloman

Look for a thread by Sea:/>Drive, he bought a set off of ebay and seems to like them so far.

Cam73

Is that true for the projector style headlights that can be found for our trucks or just the stock housings? The projectors I had in mind are DOT but I'm not sure if they can be used with HIDs.
A friend of mine put some 5000k HIDs in his daytona 675 an they look great. I can not stand the headlights in my truck and would like to do something about it before the weather gets bad again.

HOHN

Unless the projector housing was designed FOR HID, then it probably won't perform as it should.

The problem is that a typical halogen bulb (H1, H4, 9004, 9005, 9006, etc) places the filament in a different location within the housing than an HID capsule (D2S and such) would. This means that the light source and the reflector are no longer in the proper spatial relationship and the beam will scatter.

If you have a projector kit that's DOT certified, stick with the halogen bulbs. The HID retrofit will void the DOT certification, and you can be ticketed.

Borealis truck accessories used to have some neat headlight kits... I dunno if they are still around...

jh

powermad

stay away from any projector lights!!! atleast from ebay. i have a set and they are all out of whack i spent $200 on them and they wont stay adjusted and the beams are mest up

hamilton71801

I bought a set of headlights (not projector) from optionracing on Ebay and love them. I had a time adjusting them correctly but now they are set just right and I can finally see!