HID kit with-out any drilling ??

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Nov 24, 2010 | 02:19 PM
  #1  
is there an HID kit that does not require drilling on the dust compartment housing and that is more of a plug and play installation ....
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Nov 24, 2010 | 03:21 PM
  #2  
Yeah pretty much all of them are PnP. Only drilling would be if you wanted to mount the ballast a special way. Dont know where you heard that.
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Nov 24, 2010 | 04:10 PM
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For low beam HID--no drilling just plug and play!

Fog lights--minimal drilling into plastic so wires can come out back, easy!!!
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Nov 24, 2010 | 05:43 PM
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Quote: Yeah pretty much all of them are PnP. Only drilling would be if you wanted to mount the ballast a special way. Dont know where you heard that.
ya there isnt any drilling pnp
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Nov 25, 2010 | 01:19 PM
  #5  
OH alright i heard u had to do some drilling from several friends thats why.. but good to make sure i dont...im going for a stock look, how bright should i go ?
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Nov 25, 2010 | 08:34 PM
  #6  
4300K to 5000K is the brightest out there!
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Nov 26, 2010 | 03:15 AM
  #7  
if you don't use a relay. you can stuff the ballast inside the housing.
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Nov 26, 2010 | 08:52 AM
  #8  
For the IS, you need to drill. Unless you get a real slim ballast.
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Dec 10, 2010 | 08:12 PM
  #9  
I heard you were supposed to drill a little hole when you install HID's? I didn't since I don't have a drill though.
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Dec 11, 2010 | 09:12 PM
  #10  
yeah i think im gonna go with 4300k... what is the purpose of a relay ? im really bad with stuff like this.lol
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Dec 12, 2010 | 04:15 PM
  #11  
the power from a relay comes directly from the battery, so the power is constant. the power from the bulb connector is not always constant. so you get some flickering.

with a relay, you also have a fuse to protect the HID kit. it's cheap to replace the fuse, expensive to replace the whole kit.


make sense?
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Dec 14, 2010 | 01:31 PM
  #12  
yeah it makes sense... thanks. so the smart thing to do is get a relay with the kit ?
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Dec 14, 2010 | 03:34 PM
  #13  
Drilling is optional if you want to run the wires to the outside of the dust cap and down to where your ballast is, assuming you want to mount the ballast on the outside of the headlamp.

Relay harness is always optional but recommended, HID kits upon start up draw a surge of power to ignite the ballasts, this prevents your stock harness from frying and gives you a constant power draw to your kit. However, an HID kit frying a stock harness is very rare.
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Dec 14, 2010 | 04:33 PM
  #14  
why drill... 3m double sided TAPE!
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Dec 14, 2010 | 05:40 PM
  #15  
cool ! well any recommendations where to buy this 4300K HiD kit ?
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