HID ? (did search)
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HID ? (did search)
I did a search but couldn't find what i was looking for...
I've got a HID system from an 03 is300 (just ballast and bulb....) so it's a D2R bulb with the painted shielding on the bulb.
Now correct me if i'm wrong, but the D2R bulb is made for reflective type housings. So if that's correct, would using these bulbs in the SC's projector housing help it project the beam better, help with the cutoff line.... etc..?
Of course I''d have to retrofit everything on there...
Also... I'm going to use a relay (switch from original headlight wiring, and power straight from battery) is that the right way of doing so?
thanks
I've got a HID system from an 03 is300 (just ballast and bulb....) so it's a D2R bulb with the painted shielding on the bulb.
Now correct me if i'm wrong, but the D2R bulb is made for reflective type housings. So if that's correct, would using these bulbs in the SC's projector housing help it project the beam better, help with the cutoff line.... etc..?
Of course I''d have to retrofit everything on there...
Also... I'm going to use a relay (switch from original headlight wiring, and power straight from battery) is that the right way of doing so?
thanks
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welp... it's all i've got.. unless someone wants to trade me their D2S bulbs...
so you don't think it'll help with the sheilding on the projector housing since it wasn't originally made for HID's?
so you don't think it'll help with the sheilding on the projector housing since it wasn't originally made for HID's?
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I think the slots on the D2R and D2S bases are different, so if you are using a factory HID housing the D2S is the only bulb that will fit without altering the D2R base. If this is a retrofit, you will have to alter the base anyhow so it won't matter but the D2R may not give a desirable beam pattern if used in a projector housing.
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Re: HID ? (did search)
Originally posted by ummagawd
... Also... I'm going to use a relay (switch from original headlight wiring, and power straight from battery) is that the right way of doing so? thanks [/B]
... Also... I'm going to use a relay (switch from original headlight wiring, and power straight from battery) is that the right way of doing so? thanks [/B]
thanks [/B][/QUOTE]
if you have acess to a wire load meter, try that. This is a device that clips on to a wire to measure the amout of current that is being drawn. Hid's draw most of their current at startup and then they draw less than a halogen. Chances are that if your fuse doesn't blow you are OK. The fuse is designed to blow before the wires are in danger of overheating. But to be sure I would check the current, first on the halogen then on the HID.
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