Need help trying to install an extra hid system!
06-27-2001, 10:07 PM
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Need help trying to install an extra hid system!
Maybe i am crazy but i am going to install another hid system for the high beams, just wondering what i should be worried about, if anything?
06-28-2001, 03:08 AM
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You will have some issues with replacing the globe as I haven't seen any where that prduces a HID globe with a compatible base to replace the standard halogen 55W globe because the standard globe is much shorter in the body then a HID globe and you have to retain the focal point. I have also read about very bad results from these globe swaps because of the different size of the light source compared t a halogen globe.
More importantly firstly you will loose your "flash" capability as the HID won't ignite in time to give a significant flash, secondly I think if you check you will find most US States don't allow the modification of the standard lights. Of course with the second point it would have to be a picky officer to get upset and we know there aren't any of those out there...
A better proposition would be to fit a set of auxillary HID driving lights, there are plenty in the US not like Oz where there are a grand total of "none", just use HID in your favouritr search engine.
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More importantly firstly you will loose your "flash" capability as the HID won't ignite in time to give a significant flash, secondly I think if you check you will find most US States don't allow the modification of the standard lights. Of course with the second point it would have to be a picky officer to get upset and we know there aren't any of those out there...
A better proposition would be to fit a set of auxillary HID driving lights, there are plenty in the US not like Oz where there are a grand total of "none", just use HID in your favouritr search engine.
LOL.
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06-28-2001, 01:19 PM
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Philips make a lot of bulbs and ballast... the HID bulb is really long, a lot longer than your standard H1... so I don't even know if you could fit it without cutting.
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06-28-2001, 01:41 PM
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Fitment is no problem, but would it burn the stock casing , i can make it fit by doing some custom resizing, like i did for my strobe lights ( sho me) but will it burn or will anything bad happen...
06-28-2001, 03:03 PM
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As you seem reticent to look yourself I've done it for you.
mdigrappa (of billet X brace fame) is the gent with the H1 HID's.
Here's the thread:
https://www.s2ki.com/forums/showthread.php?...ht=HID+Phillips
mdigrappa (of billet X brace fame) is the gent with the H1 HID's.
Here's the thread:
https://www.s2ki.com/forums/showthread.php?...ht=HID+Phillips