03 gs300 HID question
Lead Lap
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so all you need is pair of HID headlights and stock ballast and pair of bulbs….ok..so how is it working, if wires is for 9006 socket how you gona plug OEM ballast ???? do I need cut wires or somethinn?
? couse i kinda tired of my HID KIT I don’t why i bought kit only different between halogen they brighter that it, i always wanted xenons.
i just don’t now what to do I heard about retrofits but i don’t think am gona able doit my self
? couse i kinda tired of my HID KIT I don’t why i bought kit only different between halogen they brighter that it, i always wanted xenons.i just don’t now what to do I heard about retrofits but i don’t think am gona able doit my self
so all you need is pair of HID headlights and stock ballast and pair of bulbs….ok..so how is it working, if wires is for 9006 socket how you gona plug OEM ballast ???? do I need cut wires or somethinn?? couse i kinda tired of my HID KIT I don’t why i bought kit only different between halogen they brighter that it, i always wanted xenons.
i just don’t now what to do I heard about retrofits but i don’t think am gona able doit my self
? couse i kinda tired of my HID KIT I don’t why i bought kit only different between halogen they brighter that it, i always wanted xenons.i just don’t now what to do I heard about retrofits but i don’t think am gona able doit my self
But like an HID kit, you're risking the stock electrical system with the 9006 kit because the ballast is drawing way too much power through the stock small wires. Eventually, you might burn something (OEM wiring is very expensive to fix if the problem is somewhere else in the dash
). To overcome this, you'll need a wire harness for the HID ballast. Basically it is a separate wiring straight to the battery running thicker wire. Its what most people get when they run HID for their non-HID cars.
Even if you dont get OEM HID, you'll need a wiring harness for that HID ballast you're currently running. I cringe whenever I see someone running a ballast off of their stock 9006 wiring.
Lead Lap
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From: NJ
To convert your regular halogen to HID, you'll need the HID headlight, D2R bulbs, HID ballast. That's the essential.
But like an HID kit, you're risking the stock electrical system with the 9006 kit because the ballast is drawing way too much power through the stock small wires. Eventually, you might burn something (OEM wiring is very expensive to fix if the problem is somewhere else in the dash).
To overcome this, you'll need a wire harness for the HID ballast. Basically it is a separate wiring straight to the battery running thicker wire. Its what most people get when they run HID for their non-HID cars.
Even if you dont get OEM HID, you'll need a wiring harness for that HID ballast you're currently running. I cringe whenever I see someone running a ballast off of their stock 9006 wiring.
But like an HID kit, you're risking the stock electrical system with the 9006 kit because the ballast is drawing way too much power through the stock small wires. Eventually, you might burn something (OEM wiring is very expensive to fix if the problem is somewhere else in the dash
). To overcome this, you'll need a wire harness for the HID ballast. Basically it is a separate wiring straight to the battery running thicker wire. Its what most people get when they run HID for their non-HID cars.
Even if you dont get OEM HID, you'll need a wiring harness for that HID ballast you're currently running. I cringe whenever I see someone running a ballast off of their stock 9006 wiring.
Tanks... that ticker wire that you mentioned is it” relay wires” if am correct?......Because those HID KITs they dont make any differents only color its blue, no cutoffs, the beam not wide enough. And am thinking what to do, I guess I need OEM hid headlights or somehow retrofit my headlights, honestly I don’t know how am gona do that never done this before. What about those aftermarket ebay headlights????? They comes with projectors………
Tanks... that ticker wire that you mentioned is it” relay wires” if am correct?......Because those HID KITs they dont make any differents only color its blue, no cutoffs, the beam not wide enough. And am thinking what to do, I guess I need OEM hid headlights or somehow retrofit my headlights, honestly I don’t know how am gona do that never done this before. What about those aftermarket ebay headlights????? They comes with projectors………
the HID kits increase the light intensity over halogen, but the light is being reflected in the wrong way.
I wouldn't bother with ebay headlights. Their projectors were meant for halogen and the quality is going to be inferior to OEM.
Lead Lap
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From: NJ
yes..the wire harness consist of relay(s). If you need one, PM me
the HID kits increase the light intensity over halogen, but the light is being reflected in the wrong way.
I wouldn't bother with ebay headlights. Their projectors were meant for halogen and the quality is going to be inferior to OEM.
the HID kits increase the light intensity over halogen, but the light is being reflected in the wrong way.
I wouldn't bother with ebay headlights. Their projectors were meant for halogen and the quality is going to be inferior to OEM.
I guess those ebay headlights not gona work damitt lol. So i only have two choices, OEM HID headlights or retrofit. I saw a lot of people done retrofits and I really like projectors, I found some threads about retrofits and stuff it looks easy only is kinda hard is open headlight, you have put in oven blaa blaaa. What would you suggest? Retrofit ? or just get oem headlights ?
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To convert your regular halogen to HID, you'll need the HID headlight, D2R bulbs, HID ballast. That's the essential.
But like an HID kit, you're risking the stock electrical system with the 9006 kit because the ballast is drawing way too much power through the stock small wires. Eventually, you might burn something (OEM wiring is very expensive to fix if the problem is somewhere else in the dash).
To overcome this, you'll need a wire harness for the HID ballast. Basically it is a separate wiring straight to the battery running thicker wire. Its what most people get when they run HID for their non-HID cars.
Even if you dont get OEM HID, you'll need a wiring harness for that HID ballast you're currently running. I cringe whenever I see someone running a ballast off of their stock 9006 wiring.
But like an HID kit, you're risking the stock electrical system with the 9006 kit because the ballast is drawing way too much power through the stock small wires. Eventually, you might burn something (OEM wiring is very expensive to fix if the problem is somewhere else in the dash
). To overcome this, you'll need a wire harness for the HID ballast. Basically it is a separate wiring straight to the battery running thicker wire. Its what most people get when they run HID for their non-HID cars.
Even if you dont get OEM HID, you'll need a wiring harness for that HID ballast you're currently running. I cringe whenever I see someone running a ballast off of their stock 9006 wiring.
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