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School me on HID's

Started by Monsterlover, September 29, 2010, 01:47:58 PM

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Staggerlee

#30
October 05, 2010, 09:53:50 AM
Of the three, only the first one looks like it includes HID's.  The other two look like they just include standard halogen bulbs, if at all.  There's no reason you couldn't add a drop in HID kit to them though.

HID's only draw about 35 watts (less than most halogen bulbs); they need 20K plus volts to light off, but as long as you can get 12V to the ballasts, they'll take care of the rest.  In all likelihood, you'll have no issues with the factory harness.

I'm running aftermarket HID's in both my cars and I didn't do anything more than wire them into the factory harness; they've been going strong for 6 years with no problems.  Like I said though, if you're worried about letting the smoke out of your factory harness or switch, wiring in a couple load reduction relays is an easy way to eliminate the possibility.  

You mentioned you already did a bulb upgrade; what did that entail?

Monsterlover

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October 05, 2010, 10:15:12 AM
Car has factory fog lights.

They help, but my wife's CRV destroys my car as far as light output goes.
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