05+ Halo Projector H.I.D. Conversion Kit

[taco_eating_monkey]

Got my projectors installed and running, I wired the halos into a fuse box that I had already installed for add-ons. They look incredible! Although, I'm still running the crappy halogens that came with it, cause I don't have the right size HID kit for these. I have 9007s, I need H1s. Oh well, I'm selling the 9007 kit to a friend and I'm gonna buy a new H1 kit. Anybody have suggestions on the best HID kits, link to a forum tread etc?

[taco_eating_monkey]

Sorry for kinda hitchhiking on your thread pimptastic, but I'm wanting to retrofit some HID projectors into the housing we have. Does anybody know what would fit? I have yet to measure the projectors it comes with so I can't provide that info.

[pimptastic86]

I believe any H3 H.I.D. Conversion kit will work just fine. I forgot the brand that i bought but i had measured it and any H3 bulb would fit perfect inside of there. Those projectors will ONLY take H3 bulbs. Good luck. I say go for 6000K anything higher than 6000K will be less bright and more darker colors like blue/purple. Lemme kno how it turns out Taco

Originally Posted by taco_eating_monkey

Sorry for kinda hitchhiking on your thread pimptastic, but I'm wanting to retrofit some HID projectors into the housing we have. Does anybody know what would fit? I have yet to measure the projectors it comes with so I can't provide that info.

[taco_eating_monkey]

Yeah I was just looking at those tonight. For some reason I had been thinking the both the highs and lows were H1. Oops. I hear that H3s are designed for fog light use, so I was looking into retrofitting in some other projectors. I just took apart one of the headlights about a half hour ago to take measurements, and it looks like the famous TSX projector just won't fit
Oh well, doesn't matter as long as the beam pattern is ok. I noticed that the beam pattern with the halogens they come with is absolutely horrible, jaggies everywhere, light and dark spots all over. So I tried putting my 9007 HID bulbs in there to see if it improved the beam pattern at all, and all those nasty spots went away, so I think it's just the crappy stock bulbs. Note that I wasn't trying to actually install a 9007 bulb into these, I just held the projector in one hand and the bulb in the other and put the bulb into the hole to try and match the focal point of the stock bulb. So I'm really hoping that a H3 HID kit will cure the jaggies and give me a nice smooth beam. Also, no glare at all with the HID, which is a nice suprise H3s have a sideways filament in them, which makes the light spread out more instead of throw. Hence their use in fog lights. But the HID kit I'm looking at uses the normal vertical capsule, so it should work more like an actual headlight. I'm just so worried I'm not gonna like the results and waste a bunch of money. Whew, my fingers are tired lol.

[pdxfocus]

Where did you buy them?

[taco_eating_monkey]

Originally Posted by pdxfocus

Where did you buy them?

I got the headlights from xtralights.com.

[taco_eating_monkey]

I just bought a 55w 5000k kit for the lows from Retro Solutions, I'll put some pics up when I get them in.

[alk.3_st]

Your car looks amazing, I'm sure it looks even better in person (if possible). If you do find out a website where your local shop bought the headlights, it would be appreciated if you posted or pm'd it, because I wouldn't mind investing in them.

[Gumby]

Originally Posted by walls2004

looks great, just bought a pair myself with the hids and should get the mon. I have a question, where do you connect the angel eyes to?

Grab a DRL (daytime running light) kit from a local parts store and connect the angel eyes that way, so they will always be on when the car is on and you don't have to worry about a switch.

[Redses]

looks good i done the 10000k in mine no projectors though i want a set just not a fan of the halo

[polyamorous96]

Do you have yellow bulbs in your fog lights or just lamin-x?

[walls2004]

Originally Posted by Gumby

Grab a DRL (daytime running light) kit from a local parts store and connect the angel eyes that way, so they will always be on when the car is on and you don't have to worry about a switch.

my car came with DRL, but i got the halo hook up and defused the DRL system.

[eddiebrock71]

Hows the lights quality? any problems with them or the install.

[taco_eating_monkey]

Originally Posted by eddiebrock71

Hows the lights quality? any problems with them or the install.

We're both using the same projectors, and personally, I will say the light pattern sucks. Horribly. Jaggies like no tomorrow, no a smooth beam at all. But the cutoff is pretty much perfect, no glare at all. So at least that's good news. No probs with the install, but the instructions suck. Takes a while to figure out. Once you've got it, it's a breeze though. I had to take mine back out to take them apart, and it took about 10 minutes total to take them both out.

[taco_eating_monkey]

I'm wondering if perhaps the reason why the beam pattern is bad is just the bulbs, cause the xenon capsule is aligned vertically. I'm wondering if perhaps the reflector was designed for a horizontal halogen filament. I wish i had a horizontal halogen handy to see.

[ZedX31485]

Your car is probably one of the best looking 05+ I have seen.

Not a fan of HID's in non-HID spec housings though. Probably would have been better off doing an OEM retrofit to those headlight housings (which look awesome, btw). I know a lot of people use Acura TSX projectors.

[pimptastic86]

Originally Posted by taco_eating_monkey

I'm wondering if perhaps the reason why the beam pattern is bad is just the bulbs, cause the xenon capsule is aligned vertically. I'm wondering if perhaps the reflector was designed for a horizontal halogen filament. I wish i had a horizontal halogen handy to see.

Yea it do kinda sucks but honestly only when ur up against a wall or something you can tell cuz all my buddies dnt evn notice unless I say something. But i notice! lol Yea i just wished the pattern was much cleaner tho! Post some pics dude evn video wanna check em out!

[wilko]

Man, your lights look like they died and went to heaven. I like it.

(late to the party)

[sportscarfan1989]

my buddy put aftermarket projectors on his A4 with a 8K hid and the beam sucked major, and it wasnt any better with the stock halogen eather, my 05 ZX3 ive got an 8K HID with high and low beam, ive got mine aimed a little low just for other drivers but not too much, send the extra $$$ for high and low you will love it

[PnkRckr121]

Originally Posted by sportscarfan1989

my buddy put aftermarket projectors on his A4 with a 8K hid and the beam sucked major, and it wasnt any better with the stock halogen eather, my 05 ZX3 ive got an 8K HID with high and low beam, ive got mine aimed a little low just for other drivers but not too much, send the extra $$$ for high and low you will love it

Pics? You have 2 different kits? Sorry i just don't fully understand.