Latest mod: HID fog lights installation

[TwinsPoppa]

Originally Posted by mtX5

I got it for free because of an issue with the headlights

Yeah us normal people have to actually pay for stuff!

[mtX5]

LOL! ya ya...

[RichiRich]

Originally Posted by mtX5

I got it for free because of an issue with the headlights

LOL! Moh - great looking face!!

I second that motion...

I got my 6000k h3 bulbs for free...had to pay for the digital ballasts though from AIB.


This was a fun mod to do last summer.

I have to change out one of my bulbs as it just shit the bed....not even a year...

here is my new connect..

www.hidgalaxy.com

Rich

[mrbmwx5]

PersonaNonGrata .Great mod
Finally some body lost they eye vision and need more lights up front.

[skiboats]

Originally Posted by dkl

I think the red/black wire may work with them staying inside the grommet. The red wire can hook into the slot where the original bulb white wire would go. The only issue is to find a place to crimp/attach the black ground wire. This way, you can just plug everything back into place using the OEM connections without further modifications/electrical wraps, etc...

DKL is correct. That's how I did mine. The H3 bulbs have the same connecter on one side, the other side we crimped on the existing post. It will plug right back into the existing harness.

Looks good though and nice write up!

[faz]

Great write up. Thanks for detailed pictures and instructions.

I have the regular halogen light headlights, and have been thinking about either replacing the headlight bulbs with HID units, and/or replacing the fog lights with HID units as you have done here. In both cases, I am worried that the light might be too 'offensive' to the oncoming traffic or the traffic that I am behind of.

Any input on these concerns will be appreciated.

[mtX5]

Originally Posted by faz

Great write up. Thanks for detailed pictures and instructions.

I have the regular halogen light headlights, and have been thinking about either replacing the headlight bulbs with HID units, and/or replacing the fog lights with HID units as you have done here. In both cases, I am worried that the light might be too 'offensive' to the oncoming traffic or the traffic that I am behind of.

Any input on these concerns will be appreciated.

Putting HIDs in your regular halogen headlight setup might cause glare issues to oncoming traffic.

If you have projectors in your foglights then HIDs should not be an issue(speaking from personal experience). Also, according to Jose (twinspoppa) putting HIDs in foglights won't be an issue if you don't have projectors, because you can point it down.

[sobi6111]

shit !!! i had my ballast on the 3m glue tape which came with the balast,but the place where i mounted them got hot as it is pretty hot now and they fell off:-( Still working,but hear clank sound. Opened it and was amazed,glue got liek new and couldn't steak to metal,as glue was hot :-( So i guess will put it with plastic tie-downs. Also won't it melt?

[Chris F.]

Looks good Kev! Nice job. Did you do the 35W kit or the 55W?

I wonder if the capacitor kit would help with the flickering, or if you need to run these babies directly to the battery via the relay harness they sell?

Chris

[mtX5]

Originally Posted by sobi6111

shit !!! i had my ballast on the 3m glue tape which came with the balast,but the place where i mounted them got hot as it is pretty hot now and they fell off:-( Still working,but hear clank sound. Opened it and was amazed,glue got liek new and couldn't steak to metal,as glue was hot :-( So i guess will put it with plastic tie-downs. Also won't it melt?

I have mine mounted with plastic tie downs.. they won't melt