I'm in the process of doing a hid conversion for my high beams. The bulb has a smaller bracket than oem so the pin won't hold it down.

How hot does the area behind the high beams get? The only thing I can form to get the area snug is electrical tape. But of course, I'm not going to use it if it'll have a risk of catching on fire. The oem bracket is plastic so I'm not really sure how hot it gets back there.

Do you guys have any suggestions on what other material I can use?

Here's a picture of what i'm talking about:

 

Nice project

I'd use aluminum and then leave it on for 10-15 mins and check the temp w/ a laser gauge maybe. And also since these will be for the high beams, they wont be on for long periods so it shouldn't be a problem. But test accordingly.

 

Aluminum! haha I should of thought of that. I'm sure that'll work great.

Thanks.

 

...electrical tape is not flammable. You know...because it goes on electrical fittings...

Try it if you don't believe me. However, your project looks a little ghetto. If the bulb doesn't sit just right in the housing, you're going to get very little useable light.

 

ya get like a TL-type s bi xenon projector !!

 

I was actually more concerned about the electrical tape melting and allowing the bulb to become loose... That would definitely cause a fire.

Obviously it looks ghetto. but I'm not sure who's going to be looking inside my headlight? As long as it's fits snug and won't come loose, why should there a problem? It's completely hidden.

You must not be familiar with these HID bulbs so I'm not sure what you mean by not sitting right in the housing. It's fits perfectly in the housing since it's made specifically for H1 bulbs. There are even little nubs that line the bulb correctly inside the housing. The problem I have is BEHIND the bulb where the clip locks. There's no way a universal H1 kit will have an adapter that will fit on all cars.

The aluminum foil worked exactly how I wanted it. (thanks CapoArgentino)

The bulbs are very snug and the clip locks perfectly. With 3000k hids, visibility is simpily amazing. Definitely a night and day difference from the halogens. I'll try to snap some pictures for you guys.