HID conversion

[AaronRVegas]

i thought i remembered seeing a DIY on converting to HID bulbs. after multiple searches i cant find it though.

so my question is this: is there a DIY for this? if so can someone post the link?

if there is not a DIY can anyone help instruct me? is there a complete parts list?(i HATE going to the store in the middle of a project)

also how much will this cost total?

i have a 91 cb7 lx 5MT if it matters.

thanks in advance.

[hmchaos]

if your just talking about replacing stock 9006/5 bulbs with hid bulbs...
they make hid bulbs to fit into the stock housings. just buy the ones that fit the 9006/5. buy the plug and play, they are soo easy to put on. put hid bulbs into stock housings, plug the correct corresponding wires to the hid ballast and hid bulbs, last, plug stock harness into the mate on ballast. turn on and enjoy the glow. if you still need help or are a visual learner, i added a youtube link below.

i bought a cheap kit on ebay for like $50. its worked fine for me for the past year with no problems. all you really need it the kit itself(bulbs, wires, ballast)
hope this helps
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZWRjt8UW8g

heres one diy for the retrofits
http://cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthread.p...ighlight=retro

[tonka9999]

Listen i just got mine! and they are bad ass! igot them from here!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Accor...ht_5715wt_1165
Super fast shipping. took mine 3 day to get to me!



hey if you want i can do a DIY write up on them. Just let me know.

[sow3r]

Do a retrofit man, is way better, and you wont be blinding people like the guy above, best of all it looks freaking sexy
here are 2 DIY's one has pics but not much info the other one has alot of info but no pics, good luck man!
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[hmchaos]

x2. yes, DEFINITELY do a retrofit. the beam pattern is shit without the retro, and isnt very considerate to other drivers on the road

[hmchaos]

lets see a shot of the "cutoff"....no offense, but (when im in the driver seat) people like this are dicks. im not knocking you by any means, just try and see it from another motorists point of view. im sure even youve been blinded and pissed at people for having lights like this...

[bcjammerx]

Listen i just got mine! and they are bad ass! igot them from here!

Please provide a cutoff pic showing you are not blinding folks though it looks like you just dropped those in. If that is what you did then get used to being informed of how to correctly do this and how you have done it wrong...it looks like you did it wrong.

You have put those into your low beams...with no projector...no shields...all wrong
For low beams YOU MUST RETROFIT!!!


You can either get the "NO CUTTING RETROFIT" kit, or you will have to cut into the housing and install the donor projectors into the stock housing. If you do not you are doing it wrong.

It is not just a reflection of your lack of ability, understanding, experience, and education, but it is dangerous and illegal. Now, you could argue that it could be illegal to do this mod even when done "properly" (I do not know that for a fact) but when you do it wrong you DRAW attention to yourself and as a result the rest of us.

So why do I care? (and get rather pissed at seeing people do this wrong?)
1. because you blind the shit out of me when I am driving, VERY dangerous for oncoming traffic

I have been blinded MANY times because of morons doing this mod incorrectly...it is NOT a fun experience.

2. One bad apple spoils the bunch, your bad job will eventually cause local pd to come down harder on modded cars.

[hmchaos]

Hoorah!!

[tonka9999]

Ok Ok! like i said i just put them in and i havent been driving this car because im waiting on parts to show up. so dont worry no one has been blinded. I didnt do any research on HID kits...and yes i just took out the 9006 bulbs and put the new ones in.
So school me because the two links that are up top are not telling me shit!
i do know that the housing has the the little cap over the bulb inside the light.
Boy if somebody fucks up on here theres no holding back! lol

[tonka9999]

I got it dont worry i will fix it thanks for the bashing and the heads up

[gundo knight]

hey i got the same hid kit on top and hell yeah it truly badass man

[deevergote]

1) As said above, a projector retrofit makes all the difference in the world. HIDs in our stock housing does nothing but scream "RICER!" to the rest of the world... and anyone blinded by your flood of unaimed light will be pissed. People doing this will eventually cause HIDs to be banned (and that law enforced), ruining it for those of us that actually did it right. Thanks guys!

2) If you get that kid, I STRONGLY suggest getting an auxiliary harness that draws power from your battery at startup, so you're not overloading your stock wiring. New kits supposedly don't draw as much as the old ones did, but personally, I wouldn't risk it. Replacing your stock wiring harness is expensive and difficult. Installing an auxiliary harness is $15, and takes no time at all.

[tonka9999]

hey thanks for the tip. do you have any links on what it looks like because i will probably make it... i have been in to imports since i started driving and tuning just as long and listen man and by no means, would I want to tarnish the rep of this web site nor the tuner rep. like said i will be hitting the junkyard this weekend to grab some projectors along with a new set of cb7 headlights because the glue that i use when i blacked them out could make it a little difficult to split them.

[deevergote]

www.3bspecialties.com makes the harness for $15, and they're pretty well made. For that price, it's just easier to buy it than make it! I'm lazy, though...

Be sure you get proper HID projectors. Halogen projectors won't work properly, giving much the same effect as HIDs in the stock housings. I have Audi projectors in my car, and they're great. However, the best I've seen so far would be the TSX projectors in icedplaya123's car. They look amazing.

[AaronRVegas]

thanks for all your posts guys. when i do things i like to do them right the first time. i dont want to be the guy who is blinding every other driver on the road. i have run into those cars a lot and it gets very annoying.

i would like to do a retrofit. i was looking at ebay last night but could not find anything. just the same 5 kits posted 90000 times a piece. none of which say anything about retrofitting. idk if they would even work very well. i have heard most ebay parts suck.

sow3r -- thanks for posting those DIYs. much appreciated.

hmchaos -- thanks for posting the DIY. so you did one of those kits and it worked well?

bcjammers -- totally agree with you 100% bro. and i respect your opinion too. thanks a lot for posting.

deev -- as always thanks for the knowledge. i certainly respect your opinion very much as well. and certainly $15 is way cheaper and much less hassle than replacing your whole wiring harness. shit they are like over $200 right?

i guess i will look for a retro fit kit and see what i can find. if anyone knows where i can find one and posts a link i would greatly appreciate it.

thanks again everyone