Finally Pulled the Trigger on HIDs

[buckshotmudder]

when i installed the hids in my sport trac, the fogs also wouldnt come on so i switched the wires on the fog lights and it works fine now... looks good!!

 

[Jo the Explorer]

I plan on doing the Fog light mod eventually. Thanks.

 

[storlied]

Haha, I put it off for so long.. but once I finally went out and did it.. I thought to myself.. Why didn't I do this sooner?

Granted, fogs are worthless with the high beams on.. there has been a few times where having Just the fog lights on has helped me get through the fog.

 

[spkhone]

the infamous euro clear shadows. pita to adjust it to make the light spread evenly.

 

[celly]

the infamous euro clear shadows. pita to adjust it to make the light spread evenly.

I hear ya.

 

[Jo the Explorer]

Yep still doing some tweaking to get them exactly right.

 

[celly]

Yep still doing some tweaking to get them exactly right.

It's a never ending battle. I FINALLY had mine just perfect last summer when one of my ballasts gave out. I hooked up with the guy who sold me the kit and he offered to allow me to upgrade to their "new and improved" kit for a small fee. I got brand new ballasts, wiring and bulbs.

Problem is, I had to start tweaking all over again and this time I've struggled with it for months now. I was hoping that just slapping in new bulbs would be enough but no! I started getting flashed almost from the start. I had to re-aim the setup and for the most part I don't get flashed anymore but the beam pattern is pretty sloppy. I can see just fine, but the pattern is pretty blotchy.

Just make sure you're not blinding people. That's objective # 1 and an objective that many HID kit owners tend to ignore. I aim mine pretty low and to the right.

 

[Jo the Explorer]

I haven't been flashed for them being to high, I just can't seem to get the pattern just right. I also noticed last night that they have lowered form when I adjusted them last.

 

[celly]

I haven't been flashed for them being to high, I just can't seem to get the pattern just right. I also noticed last night that they have lowered form when I adjusted them last.

I get flashed rarely. I think some people confuse "high" with "bright" and the fact HIDS kits are brighter than the norm they make a big deal out of it.

I just scored projector headlights for my ride through a group buy on this site (should be here in a week or so). I'm hoping they work better with HIDs than Diamond headlights.

 

[Jo the Explorer]

Yeh they are definitely brighter.

Nice.