i'm looking into a set of hid's to use as my high beams in my 05 sunfire. I work at night and drive over a mountain and my high beams stay on about 40 mins out of a 45 minute drive, so I want more light to see better. lots of deer and other wildlife thaqt i'd like to be able to see before i'm 30 yards away from 'em.
my question's are:
will hid's in the stock reflector housing still produce more light and increase all around visibility, i want to see absolutely everything, light up as much opf the road and the trees and everything possible.
where is the best place to buy a GOOD kit, not a cheap pile from china, i would really like a philips kit
thanks
'05 sunfire. rksport intake, 2.25" custom dual catback, b&m short throw pacesetter header and high flow cat.
well the HID's would certainly brighten everything up. in a reflector housing, they will spread out A LOT of light. certainly do what you want, and being the high beams, should minimize the blinding effects normally associated with people putting HID's in reflector housings.
I think there are better ways to do what you want, like a proper HID on a projector for your low beam, but to answer your question, yes....
if you are looking for good deals on good kits, check my thread in the GP forum. Last I heard, Phillips had stopped making aftermarket HID kits. If you dont want to go with something like what is in the GP thread, I would recomend going OE from something like infinity, bmw, or benz,
ok, thanks
i'd like to do a custom projector setup for both low and high beams but i just don't have the time or money. I have a major door dent to fix now thanks to a deer.
by any chance does anyone have high beam hids in their reflectors?
'05 sunfire. rksport intake, 2.25" custom dual catback, b&m short throw pacesetter header and high flow cat.
For high beams I would never recommend projectors, they cut down light output a lot. Your high beams, even halogen are always going to blind people, so just be sure to go down to your lows when passing.
bradsk88 wrote:For high beams I would never recommend projectors, they cut down light output a lot. Your high beams, even halogen are always going to blind people, so just be sure to go down to your lows when passing.
a proper high beam or bi-xenon projector would not cut down light output to a harmful level. i still suggest the low beam projectors, a bi-xenon, then have your regular halogen in the high beam as well. if the budget is your concern, just stick with the high beam HID kit, youll be very happy with them.
if you want something a little better, hit me up, id be happy to work something out for you.
looking into a kit from www.xenonking.com
'05 sunfire. rksport intake, 2.25" custom dual catback, b&m short throw pacesetter header and high flow cat.
IMO, and I've done this before,
I puchased the Ebay headlights that has a projector housing. And put some HID kits in them. THe bulbs don't matter as much as the BALLASTS. They are the ones you need to shop around for. To be honest, I started with some cheapies, and they were all working for me for the last 2 years.
The only thing I've had to replace were the bulbs, after the first 1.5 years, but that's normal. I've worked for BMW and I've seen ones burn out sooner.
DOn't use the German systems because the wiring harnesses are more or less proprietary. and they use the ballast and ignitor as seperate units.
At this point, I would go get hte ebay light units, then get some HID kit. Shouldn't run u more than about $250 max.
I'd recommend projectors because the lights you can adjust both the horizontal and vertical angles. So you can tune it to your liking. Wiring will be straightfordward plug and play. It's IMO, the most head-ache free way to do this.
Good luck.
The answer you are looking for is.....
FX35 Projectors.
They use one bulb, and when wired up properly, the shield retracts when the highs are engaged, letting more light out which in turn makes the "high beam" effect.
That is the easiest way to get high beams out of a projector.
It just takes some time to wire it up properly.
And the best part is, the FX35 projectors are compact, making a retro fit really easy.
And to get a better cut off line, you simply replace the lense with the TSX lense which is crystal clear as opposed to the FX35 which is not.
Hope that helps.
