HIDs installed: 4300K

[Bru]

HIDs installed: 4300K (now with black headlights)

I ordered 4300K HIDs from the Wbody Store, as well as black headlights off of e-bay -- the headlight housings are still in transit and the expected shipment date is Friday

I don't have any family crap going on until later today, so I slapped in the HIDs this morning. Install was painless and took less than an hour, most of which was spent looking for a place to mount the ballasts.

I disabled the headlight flash through the keyless programming.

I'm looking forward to when it gets dark out tonight and will get night shots soon enough.

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[IDAFC21]

nice cant wait for some night shots

 

[slowchevy]

nice.. are those bonneville sle/ssei rims

 

[Lord Tin Foilhat]

hid in stock housing

lots of glare

 

[Bru]

Eric, those are the stock GTP rims facing backwards with my D/Rs on them.

Silent, the Prix headlights are straight-up dangerous because the light output is so horrible, especially on blacktops when the light gets absorbs, and also when it's wet outside, pretty much everywhere.

Over on the GP forums, there was talk of an aftermarket company manufacturing projectors for our cars. And if they were reasonably priced with HID I would have waited to scoop them up, but initial numbers were not reasonable and they weren't going to be HID, just halogen projector, hence my HID in stock capsules. I just couldn't wait anymore.

 

[Bru]

Night pics, Enjoy:

 

[PANDA]

Nice, I have the 5000K Wbodystore HID kit, its very nice. I think you need to aim yours better though.

 

[Bru]

Nice, I have the 5000K Wbodystore HID kit, its very nice. I think you need to aim yours better though.

You're absolutely right. They need some adjusting. I may hold off until the new black capsules come in next week, though.

 

[IDAFC21]

lookin good

 

[Euro]

Those look awesome. I think I might go with those when I buy HID's and black housings.


And ah...those other wheels you have...are those the polished 5 spokes??? Do they have the polished centercaps?

 

[syP]

weird.. never seen a car with 4300 (true white) and those still look kinda blue-ish to me...


Def going to go with those if i ever go back to HIDs

 

[Lord Tin Foilhat]

lots of glare... thats not good lol.... what about a retrofit? get some projectors from an infiniti or something? i just picked up 2 projectors from an infiniti for 75 bucks of some guy. going o put them in my stock housing so i can have real projectors and not ebay ones

that would be the best, ull be blinding everyone

 

[Bru]

lots of glare... thats not good lol.... what about a retrofit? get some projectors from an infiniti or something? i just picked up 2 projectors from an infiniti for 75 bucks of some guy. going o put them in my stock housing so i can have real projectors and not ebay ones

that would be the best, ull be blinding everyone

Yep. Once I get the black headlight housings, I'm gonna pick up a pair of projectors and try to fab up something with the old capsules.

I've driven lots of cars with factory HIDs and projectors, and these do not compare at all with a factory setup. But I didn't expect them to, and they do the job for now.

 

[Bru]

weird.. never seen a car with 4300 (true white) and those still look kinda blue-ish to me...

Yeah. Me too. It's still a very blueish light. But it's identical to the color of factory HIDs, or at least the ones I've driven.

 

[Bru]

Those look awesome. I think I might go with those when I buy HID's and black housings.


And ah...those other wheels you have...are those the polished 5 spokes??? Do they have the polished centercaps?

The are polished fivers with silver "ABS" center caps. They're not polished. And there's only three rims. Two have D/Rs on them, the other is just a rim, no tire.

 

[01Cobra]

I wonder what those look like to the cars coming at you down the road. Nice and bright though. Stock headlights and wet roads is the lose.

 

[wanablaze]

Yeah. Me too. It's still a very blueish light. But it's identical to the color of factory HIDs, or at least the ones I've driven.

Yes, 4300k should match most factory kits. However, once some time is put on them, they won't look as blue anymore. Not sure why this is. I have a 5k kit in my car, and when i first got them they were quite blue. Now they're more of a bright white (no yellow) once warmed up.

 

[Euro]

The are polished fivers with silver "ABS" center caps. They're not polished. And there's only three rims. Two have D/Rs on them, the other is just a rim, no tire.

Damn, I was gonna say if they were the polished ABS ones I'd trade you my black arrowhead ones plus some $ for them.

 

[Bru]

Damn, I was gonna say if they were the polished ABS ones I'd trade you my black arrowhead ones plus some $ for them.

They would have been all yours if they were what you were looking for.

 

[Bru]

Just got word that the black headlights I ordered are sitting on my kitchen table at home. I'm gonna try and put those in tomorrow before I catch a 3:50pm train to Kansas City

 

[Bru]

Here they are: Wooo Hooo! I'm gonna try and get them on tomorrow. The brackets are kind of cheap, but what do you expect for $130. I'm not a fan of clear corners at all, so I got the orange reflectors, and it was cheaper.

 

[Mook]

looks good

 

[Euro]

Nice! What company was it?

 

[Bru]

Euro, A company called Motor Blvd. makes these and sells them on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&viewitem=&item=180195531961

The shipping was ungodly fast for ground, and if there wasn't a holiday I would have gotten them in three days. They're made in Taiwan and seem kinda cheap. I loaded the crap out of them with silicone RTV, though, and am gonna try and get them in soon.

 

[Angus]

Gotta love the HID's. I got 6000k and they are too blue...

and be careful about your aiming, that'll get you pulled over for those much faster...