EddieT Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 here is idea for HID headlightsit might fit into not sealed headlights, just need to verify dimentionsthis projectors just under 5" long from end of lens to mounting point:My link http://i8.ebayimg.com/07/i/001/4c/51/4e59_1_bl.JPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrazilBoy Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 Wonder if these could be put in the foglight housings?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieT Posted September 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 Wonder if these could be put in the foglight housings??no too big for fogs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-O Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 I plan on building two headlight setups using Acura Integra projectors - one as a low-profile pop-up [sleepy-eyes, if you will] and a flush-mount setup behind molded Lexan. While they aren't specifically HID projectors, they have an amazing cutoff with very little light scatter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v8starion Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 (edited) HELLA Projectors from http://www.rallylights.com/SearchResult.aspx?CategoryID=359 Edited September 30, 2009 by v8starion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jms Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 I plan on building two headlight setups using Acura Integra projectors - one as a low-profile pop-up [sleepy-eyes, if you will] and a flush-mount setup behind molded Lexan. While they aren't specifically HID projectors, they have an amazing cutoff with very little light scatter. Dave-O, Would you care to elaborate on what specific years? Rgds,Jms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killtodie Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 You know I saw a that chevy ver of the astro van with what looked like HIDs in it... wonder what he used Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooterh72 Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 Wonder if someone could use the fog light housings/area for a headlight set up. Never would have to raise the stockers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polcat87 Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 (edited) I think I found a replacement set up for our cars. Our headlights are an H6054 sealed unit. There are several companies out there that make conversion kits to the H4 bulb set up. You then could use either a normal bulb, or an HID kit (which I can get REAL cheap $150.00 for quality kits!!). Either way, you are going brighter. They even have projector kits out there. Heres what I am looking at doing when the cars running better.... http://www.racinglab.com/sealed-beam-h6054-168.html Edited November 15, 2009 by Polcat87 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustPaus_88TSi Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 Wonder if someone could use the fog light housings/area for a headlight set up. Never would have to raise the stockers. There are projectors that will fit into the bumper openings, but it will require extensive modification to the stock foglight housings or a fabricated-from-scratch housing. E46 single xenon HID projectors do fit into the openings, so a real HID setup can be done, but the housings will need to be fabricated. However, most local laws prohibit headlights from being a certain height above the ground(no lower than 18" as an example). I think I found a replacement set up for our cars. Our headlights are an H6054 sealed unit. There are several companies out there that make conversion kits to the H4 bulb set up. You then could use either a normal bulb, or an HID kit (which I can get REAL cheap $150.00 for quality kits!!). Either way, you are going brighter. They even have projector kits out there. Heres what I am looking at doing when the cars running better.... http://www.racinglab.com/sealed-beam-h6054-168.html There isn't a set of 6054's on the planet that will control the output from drop-in HID "kits". You will have extreme hot spots and massive glare, which shoots the lighting upward and not on the road where it should be. Legality and on-coming driver safety aside, they're just a piss poor way of going about it. Sure, it'll be WAY brighter, just in all the wrong areas. Use projectors designed for HID's and retrofit them into the 6054 housings. There are 6054 housings with HID's installed already, but the length of the projector makes the front cover bubble outward, which might contact the header panel area during opening/closing. I haven't tried those, as they're $1000 and you can piece together much better quality OEM HID components for much much less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey_L Posted November 16, 2009 Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 There are projectors that will fit into the bumper openings, but it will require extensive modification to the stock foglight housings or a fabricated-from-scratch housing. E46 single xenon HID projectors do fit into the openings, so a real HID setup can be done, but the housings will need to be fabricated. However, most local laws prohibit headlights from being a certain height above the ground(no lower than 18" as an example). There isn't a set of 6054's on the planet that will control the output from drop-in HID "kits". You will have extreme hot spots and massive glare, which shoots the lighting upward and not on the road where it should be. Legality and on-coming driver safety aside, they're just a piss poor way of going about it. Sure, it'll be WAY brighter, just in all the wrong areas. Use projectors designed for HID's and retrofit them into the 6054 housings. There are 6054 housings with HID's installed already, but the length of the projector makes the front cover bubble outward, which might contact the header panel area during opening/closing. I haven't tried those, as they're $1000 and you can piece together much better quality OEM HID components for much much less. May not be a kit on the planet, but a Hella e-code does a good job of providing a nice cut off. I run them and I am very happy with the results with a stock h4 bulb. The Cheap ebay housings like the one above are not worth your money. Get a glass lens Hella e-code or Cibi 6054 unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polcat87 Posted November 16, 2009 Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 (edited) I agree with plastic lenses...for the most part. I am running HID's in my 08 Tundra in both headlights and fog lights. Same as My Sierra, and my intrepid. They are all plastic lenses. Actually, the only vehicle I have seen come back to our shop (custom performance/stereo)was the Gmc Envoys fogs. They actually melted the lenses...It wasn't pretty.. We have put HID's in almost every application out there, even Ebay specials for Civics and crap, with no issues. You are correct in saying that they are illegal without a DOT projector lens (thanks to the 03' Acura TL), but I have never been messed with by police in any state. I drive from FL-PA quite often. Not to say there not annoying or bright to on coming traffic...I know they are. I wouldn't worry to much about the housings, and for $34.00, Its not a bank breaker if they do melt..That is if you choose to run HID's. The lens in the kit I posted above is actually glass, and the plastic housing is made to withstand the heat of the newer 12V bulbs. Edited November 16, 2009 by Polcat87 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustPaus_88TSi Posted November 16, 2009 Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 May not be a kit on the planet, but a Hella e-code does a good job of providing a nice cut off. I run them and I am very happy with the results with a stock h4 bulb. No doubt, yet the key phrase there is why they work well. Even E-codes fail miserably when you introduce HID to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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