Cascade Crew

305 302eater · Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 9:35 pm Post subject: HID's ROCK

OK just thought i would let you all know i just got done doing a hid swap to my camaro. It was bry far the easiest thing i have ever done to my car to date. Here is a link that does it no justice at all.
http://s167.photobucket.com/albums/u139/92camarorsz/?action=view&current=DCAM0017.jpg

http://s167.photobucket.com/albums/u139/92camarorsz/?action=view&current=DCAM0018.jpg

http://s167.photobucket.com/albums/u139/92camarorsz/?action=view&current=DCAM0016.jpg

Twilightoptics · Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 10:39 pm Post subject:

Which housings did you go with? Since we both know that the cheapo's off ebay suck for H4.

305 302eater · Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 8:04 am Post subject:

I kept the cheap ebay housings. The hids work in those housings. I bought the more expencive h4 hi/lo hid kit so the inner headlights dont come on anymore. so the inner headlights will just be for the halo lights only. I need to find a color of fog that matches my headlights now though.

mrpopo573 · Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 11:05 am Post subject:

WOW DUDE

305 302eater · Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 3:18 pm Post subject:

iansane · Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 8:41 pm Post subject:

You should look into retro'ing projectors. A night and day difference between freeform housings.

305 302eater · Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 9:49 am Post subject:

I haven't been able to find anyone that makes a 4x6 projecter housing anymore. I will keep looking though. That is what i have wanted to do for a long time. Very Happy

Twilightoptics · Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 9:50 am Post subject:

Can you go HID and have all 4 lights work like factory?

Al Hasse · Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 10:23 am Post subject:

Since they use a ballast which needs to warm up to get full power, wiring like factory isn't practical. The ballast won't warm up fast enogh to make the high beams useable when you want them.

305 302eater · Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 5:11 pm Post subject:

305 302eater · Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 5:14 pm Post subject:

izcain · Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 11:22 pm Post subject:

Sweet man! I would have done mine sooner but to many other things in the works right now hopefully I will get the HID's rigged up soon!

iansane · Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 7:08 pm Post subject:

aximil · Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 12:39 am Post subject:

actually you don't want all four light on when you are in low beam mode because i asked a cop about my headlights (right after he gave me a reckless driving ticket Very Happy

) and he said that you can onlt have two sets of headlights on legally when you have you highbeams on, for the low beams you can only have one set on. (hi, I'm new by the way, nice to meet you all)

iansane · Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 6:09 am Post subject:

Sounds like a nice car you've got aximil.

Actually, you can have a second set on as long as you call them driving lights or something like that and not headlights. Smile

Al Hasse · Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 8:42 am Post subject:

You can have on two sets of bright lights at a time. Hi + Lo beams equals two sets. Thats why factory fog and/or driving lights are disabled when the high beams are turned on.

305 302eater · Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 8:44 am Post subject:

Twilightoptics · Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 8:51 am Post subject:

Dewey316 · Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 9:38 am Post subject:

Heh, I have a plan for doing HID's the right way. I've been doing a lot of research on light patterns and diffrent HID tech. I have everything figured out now....just need to wait until I get back from Africa, so I can drop the coin to the D2R (true bi-xenon) bulbs and balists and everthing I need to keep the light pattern and aiming right.

I am sure you will see something on it this fall.....