HID Kit

[JIMPRU]

I am thinking of installing a HID kit for the Lows on my 07 classic. Anyone have a recommendation on a good kit? Also is it a good ideal to go ahead and do the high beams and fogs at the same time or is this more work than necessary? How difficult is the install?

Thanks
Jim

 

[Unit453]

HID's are plug and play. Sometimes the kits wires need to be reversed because the polarity is opposite overseas.

I'm running HID in a pure white 4300K (some websites call them 5000k) in my low, high and fog lights.

If I could recommend anything, it would be not to put them in your high beams, solely based on how often you actually use them. Plus, your flash to pass will now be pointless since it takes HID about a full minute to reach operating temp with full illumination.

Do your low beams and fogs and be done with it.

There are many good kits and your price can range from $50 to $500, depending on quality. I got mine for around a hundred bucks a set two years ago. We do have vendors here who sell HID kits if you're interested. McCulloch HID conversion kits are pretty much top of the line but also expensive.

 

[JIMPRU]

HID's are plug and play. Sometimes the kits wires need to be reversed because the polarity is opposite overseas.

I'm running HID in a pure white 4300K (some websites call them 5000k) in my low, high and fog lights.

If I could recommend anything, it would be not to put them in your high beams, solely based on how often you actually use them. Plus, your flash to pass will now be pointless since it takes HID about a full minute to reach operating temp with full illumination.

Do your low beams and fogs and be done with it.

There are many good kits and your price can range from $50 to $500, depending on quality. I got mine for around a hundred bucks a set two years ago. We do have vendors here who sell HID kits if you're interested. McCulloch HID conversion kits are pretty much top of the line but also expensive.

Thanks for the info,
I perfer to buy from one of the supporting vendors. I will check out the vendor section to see who offers.

If there are any vendors reading this thread I would appreciate it if you could PM me with your info.

Jim

 

[DieselCash]

Thanks for the info,
I perfer to buy from one of the supporting vendors. I will check out the vendor section to see who offers.

If there are any vendors reading this thread I would appreciate it if you could PM me with your info.

Jim

I would try dog house Diesel, if he does not carry it he will try to find it for you.

 

[Unit453]

I can provide pictures if you like...I know there are several threads here already with lots of pictures in them on mounting and ballasts and stuff.

If you're not doing your high beams, you wont need to zip tie them together so you'll only have one ballast per side.

On edit, here's some pictures of where I mounted my ballasts and the install.

 

[Unit453]

And you can see the difference between the silverstars that are in the fog lights and how white HID's really are.

 

[Unit453]

Here's the fog lights once I installed those.

 

[DieselCash]

That is pretty cool nick, How did you get it to snow in Florida! ):h):h :thumbsup:

 

[Mad Maxx]

That is pretty cool nick, How did you get it to snow in Florida! ):h):h :thumbsup:

The Crappy Weather follows him. ):h

 

[Unit453]

This is a shot of only the fog lights...

 

[Pepperidge]

but white is blinding in fog and snow though right?

 

[Mad Maxx]

but white is blinding in fog and snow though right?

To On-coming Driver's, yep...and the Higher Kelvin you go, the worse it gets, unless you are 20,000k and above.

 

[JIMPRU]

Nick,
You have the setup that I have been considering (Low, High and Fogs) but I was told that I would have to change out my wiring harness for that particuliar setup due to voltage drop. I would appreciate it if you could provide me with some details as to the specfic mods you did in order to obtain the setup you are running on your Truck.

Thanks
Jim

 

[Unit453]

I plugged them in and turned them on. Thats it. I didnt change anything. There's no need to. Its running less juice and generating way more light so its a win win situation.

Like I said though Jim, unless you use your high beams a lot, dont waste your money. Its all crazy bright but I dont use them enough anymore to justify buying them to begin with.

but white is blinding in fog and snow though right?

Sadly, I dont have that problem anymore. When I got caught in real heavy snow, I would run my amber PIAA's as much as possible and turn off my low beams. It actually worked really well.

 

[Pepperidge]

Sadly, I dont have that problem anymore.

sadly? ):h

 

[JIMPRU]

Nick,
Thanks for the info and advice. Really helped out a lot. Followed your adivce and purchaed the Low Beam and Fog Lamps (35W, 5000K) (if only I had followed your example and looked at the pictures and saw where you mounted your ballast I would have saved myself alot of time and pain). Final Question: Where did you mount your ballast for the Fogs?

Thanks for taking the time to help out with this.
Jim

 

[Anubis]

Here's the fog lights once I installed those.

I hope you turn those fogs off for oncoming traffic.

despite what kit builder want you to believe. HID is not plug and play. Simply putting HID lights into a halogen non projector housing is not an HID conversion.

 

[Unit453]

Its difficult to explain but I'll try and show you.

 

[schulte]

Because I beat on my truck so hard, I went with a cheaper set off eBay... I spent about $55 a pair. They only last me about a year and a half (I'm on my 3rd set); probably because of all the shock and vibration I give them.

If you don't mind replacing them once every couple years (especially if you beat on your truck), buy the cheapo ones. If you want a set that'll last longer (if you're less likely to physically damage them), go with a higher quality kit like the MTEC, Phillips, or McCulloch.