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Old Jul 19, 2003 | 11:08 AM
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Hi guys,

Today I ventured out to my car and attempted to install my 6000K kit from Jason at discountcycle. I looked at what i was given and have no idea what I am doing. Lots of plugs.. Two ballasts and Two Lights. ANyone have any suggestions? I really don't want to mess anything up but i have no idea what im doing?

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Old Jul 19, 2003 | 12:24 PM
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You can take a look at this thread ..
HID Retrofit Kit
And This one
HID Installation Guide

It has some pics, Ive been reading around also trying to figure out how to do this install, I should be receiving my Philips HID kit early next week and was trying to get an idea on how to install this

brendanlim also had a HID DIY and Comparsion Video at this thread(below) but the video isnt woking, I sent brendanlim a PM/Emails to see if he still has it , no luck yet though

VIDEO - 6000k Conversion Kit DIY & Comparison
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Old Jul 20, 2003 | 09:51 AM
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I tried.. and tried.. and tried.. I am just not good with my hands. Oh well.

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Old Jul 20, 2003 | 10:07 AM
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umm..... all the connectors should only go in one way. try to look at them again. you will see there is only one way to plug them in
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Old Jul 20, 2003 | 10:59 AM
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Step 1) Buy a 6 pack of beer, nothing too cheap.

Step 2) Find a friend who's good with cars or stereos and ask him to help.

Step 3) Bribe said friend with beer purchased in step 1.

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Old Jul 21, 2003 | 08:20 AM
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I installed mine yesterday morning for about 1.5 hours. The HID came right up. Very easy to install.

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Old Jul 21, 2003 | 05:02 PM
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Yes the friend idea is what I'm doing... mission will be accomplished by end of month,.

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Old Jul 21, 2003 | 05:20 PM
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Captain bone...PM me, mybe I can ive you my number and walk you thru it...
what car is this?
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Captain bone...PM me, mybe I can ive you my number and walk you thru it...
what car is this?
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Old Jul 21, 2003 | 05:46 PM
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If I remember correctly there was a DIY writeup about installing these Kits..........just cant seem to find it

I remember reading that somewhere on CL, but cant seem to find it
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Old Jul 22, 2003 | 04:04 PM
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i used this to install my Autolamps kit. It was right on theeeee money!

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Thanks for all the help guys. I'll let you know how it turns out.

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Old Jul 23, 2003 | 11:10 AM
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Yo Captain -

When I got my kit, i had the same questions you have now. What I did was I laid it out on a table....then try connecting the sockets (dont forget to be consistent with the polarity).

I posted my pics here:

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...t=HID+Retrofit

Good luck.

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