Skip to content
  • Categories
  • Recent
  • Tags
  • Popular
  • World
  • Users
  • Groups
Skins
  • Light
  • Brite
  • Cerulean
  • Cosmo
  • Flatly
  • Journal
  • Litera
  • Lumen
  • Lux
  • Materia
  • Minty
  • Morph
  • Pulse
  • Sandstone
  • Simplex
  • Sketchy
  • Spacelab
  • United
  • Yeti
  • Zephyr
  • Dark
  • Cyborg
  • Darkly
  • Quartz
  • Slate
  • Solar
  • Superhero
  • Vapor

  • Default (No Skin)
  • No Skin
Collapse

Fargostreet.com

  1. Home
  2. Car Related
  3. Car Tech
  4. HID Retro Fits

HID Retro Fits

Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Car Tech
15 Posts 10 Posters 2.3k Views
  • Oldest to Newest
  • Newest to Oldest
  • Most Votes
Reply
  • Reply as topic
Log in to reply
This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
  • legacy-user-33L Offline
    legacy-user-33L Offline
    legacy-user-33
    wrote on last edited by
    #3

    I used to have my 8000k HID in OEM housing, and it was really bright eventhough it was aimed it down. There wasn't any glares like these pictures. Now i have them in projectors, a lot better with a sharp cut off.

    -Tin-
    -IS300-Black on Gold-

    1 Reply Last reply
    0
    • BryceB Offline
      BryceB Offline
      Bryce
      wrote on last edited by
      #4

      Great information Jim. thanks for clearing all that up!

      88 Honda crx Si-B16 turbo street car, 06 Civic Si- DD

      1 Reply Last reply
      0
      • L Offline
        L Offline
        Lothurin
        wrote on last edited by
        #5

        So from what i understand if i bought a set of projector headlights for my car (Btw BMW can be retrofited to a beretta) I should be able to run HIDs in the projected part of the headlight ??

        These aren't the ones i'm getting but i should be able to put HIDs in my bright side safely?

        legacy image

        Lothurin
        legacy image
        Soul MotorSportz GM_FWD Jeff's Upholstery
        A+ Performance

        1 Reply Last reply
        0
        • JimJ Offline
          JimJ Offline
          Jim
          wrote on last edited by
          #6

          The projectors have to be designed for HID's, they can't be Projectors designed for halogen bulbs...

          1 Reply Last reply
          0
          • M Offline
            M Offline
            MrScary
            wrote on last edited by
            #7

            Someone wanna give a specific definition of retrofit?

            legacy image

            1 Reply Last reply
            0
            • JimJ Offline
              JimJ Offline
              Jim
              wrote on last edited by
              #8

              taking an OEM projector such as a BMW projector, and putting it in your cars headlights...

              ret·ro·fit
              v. ret·ro·fit·ted, or ret·ro·fit ret·ro·fit·ting, ret·ro·fits
              v. tr.

              To provide (a jet, automobile, computer, or factory, for example) with parts, devices, or equipment not in existence or available at the time of original manufacture.

              1. To install or fit (a device or system, for example) for use in or on an existing structure, especially an older dwelling.
              1 Reply Last reply
              0
              • M Offline
                M Offline
                mym6
                wrote on last edited by
                #9

                I have never understood the draw to HIDs. People on the mazda6club.com boards are all over them but I don't get it. $400 bucks for some lights? HIDs are one thing I'd rather have factory equipped than shoe horned on.

                Excellent post!

                legacy image
                Personal Gallery | Cardomain Site | Fargo-Moorhead Linux User Group

                1 Reply Last reply
                0
                • PhatsP Offline
                  PhatsP Offline
                  Phats
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #10

                  ok so let's say hid's may be in my future, where would i most easily find the hid projectors to retrofit into my headlights for good amount of money, ebay??? Some specific site???

                  02 GSXR-1000
                  97 540i

                  1 Reply Last reply
                  0
                  • legacy-user-33L Offline
                    legacy-user-33L Offline
                    legacy-user-33
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #11

                    Phats wrote:
                    ok so let's say hid's may be in my future, where would i most easily find the hid projectors to retrofit into my headlights for good amount of money, ebay??? Some specific site???

                    You could find a set of Evo8 housing.

                    -Tin-
                    -IS300-Black on Gold-

                    1 Reply Last reply
                    0
                    • J Offline
                      J Offline
                      jake
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #12

                      I've thought about putting HID's on my R6, which already has projector beam headlights. The bulbs themselves aren't too high price (~$100/pr), but the ballasts are super-expensive. I found do-it-yourself ballast plans on the 'net...anyone tried this before? The only thing I'm worried about is getting the voltage right; I'd hate to burn out a bulb prematurely at $50 apiece.

                      Here's the link: http://members.tripod.com/~wvsp/light1.html

                      Jake

                      1 Reply Last reply
                      0
                      • JimJ Offline
                        JimJ Offline
                        Jim
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #13

                        You can get bulbs + ballasts from a reputable dealer for $250 shipped. If you'd like details let me know...

                        1 Reply Last reply
                        0
                        • JimJ Offline
                          JimJ Offline
                          Jim
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #14

                          Phats wrote:
                          ok so let's say hid's may be in my future, where would i most easily find the hid projectors to retrofit into my headlights for good amount of money, ebay??? Some specific site???

                          People with 2Gb's have purchased the single projector headlights on ebay, taken BMW oem projectors, and then just swapped out the projector...

                          Check DSMTuners there are a bunch of people who've done it

                          1 Reply Last reply
                          0
                          • S Offline
                            S Offline
                            StealthMode
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #15

                            Good post jim, ive used alot of those same pictures off www.hidplanet.com/forums to teach the truth about hids to many other people on diffrent sites..

                            I drive a Mazda, how much more rice do you want??

                            1 Reply Last reply
                            0

                            Hello! It looks like you're interested in this conversation, but you don't have an account yet.

                            Getting fed up of having to scroll through the same posts each visit? When you register for an account, you'll always come back to exactly where you were before, and choose to be notified of new replies (either via email, or push notification). You'll also be able to save bookmarks and upvote posts to show your appreciation to other community members.

                            With your input, this post could be even better 💗

                            Register Login
                            Reply
                            • Reply as topic
                            Log in to reply
                            • Oldest to Newest
                            • Newest to Oldest
                            • Most Votes


                            • Login

                            • Don't have an account? Register

                            • Login or register to search.
                            Powered by NodeBB Contributors
                            • First post
                              Last post
                            0
                            • Categories
                            • Recent
                            • Tags
                            • Popular
                            • World
                            • Users
                            • Groups