i have a gs400 2000, with no hids.....

in order to have hids, do i just need to replace the lamps, or is there something else?

thanks in advance


btw..... i did do a search, bbut i guees my searching skills suck....

 

you need HID bulbs (pick a color), ballasts, and perhaps some relay if you're going to run HID fogs too. If you want a clean cut-off line, then you either switch to the HID-spec reflector, or you can do a retrofit of a projector into your housing (recommended)

 

the easiest thing would to buy a 9006 hid kit. it's plug and play so it's easy.

to do it right, switch your headlights all together with OEM HIDs(the reflectors are different). the beam will be correct so you're blinding oncoming traffic.

 

how much do the 9006 hid kits run for?

 

i would recommend buying kits that uses philips ballast and bulbs. they go for about $450-500 new and around $250-300 used.

stay away from cheaply made kits, they dont last long and don't recommend a bulb that is 6000k or higher. stick with 4100k or 6000k color. anything higher will look purple.

 

i got my 6000K kit from ebay for 150$ with S/H, but that made in china……junk….,…oh well, am gona do retros anyway……………

 

i think i wanna go with retros, maybe off of the new gs

 

what i learn from HIDs are all brands are the same ( xenon, hyper, top speed....) except for OEM HID brands like Hella, Phillips, Denso. My suggestion is to get OEM ballast and bulb. Denso is what stock lexus uses and phillips are what you find in Acuras and Hondas along with some other brand. I am almost positive that Audi BMW and Mercedes uses Hella. Good Luck!

BTW. I paid 300 for my Denso kit brand new.

Oh yea...try to avoid bulbs that have 2 wires coming out ( negative and positive ) usually those bulbs are all generic brands and within 2 years i guarantee problem. OEM bulbs are just the bulb itself and the ballast has an adaptor that plugs into it.

 

OEM Ballast and bulb


Stock Lexus Denso HID on Integra with projector.



Stock Audi S4 in civic hatch with projector. ( headlight is not even )

 

i have a 2001 and i installed a HID kit on my ride...i think i spent around 3 bills...let me know if you're interested so i can refer u...

 

I hate HID kits in stock reflectors. They're really blinding.

 

it depends on how close or far you are from the car behind u...my kit can blind you if i'm really tailgating u...other than that..it just looks bright blue...

 

nice....my friend just got his HID kit at www.iJDMTOY.com, very good quality and great price.

 

check out xenondepot.com. i bought my setup from them. they have good prices on the philips hid kits. they are also a CL sponsor still i believe... theres a few cheaper kits for sale on their site too, non philips brand..

 

here is my post on how to do the oem hid conversion https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...nstalling+hids