has anyone had any experience putting xenon lights (with ballasts) into these headlights? how is the light output?

does it get too hot? i know that xenon draws less power than halogen, so does that mean there is less heat?

someone mentioned that if i put HID in the cefiro headlights, it would crack/melt the housing.....

 

I could be wrong, but I think you may be mixing up some things. There was a thread a while back about the corner light housing on a cefiro headlight melting from running a high wattage bulb with a nub cut to make it brighter. However, I hadn't seen any about the regular bulb housing part melting.

Like I said, please correct me if i'm wrong..

 

since you're mentioning balasts, i assume you're talking about real HID.
I believe real HIDs make less heat than halogen bulbs.

 

so is it the corner bulb thas the problem? i plan on running a regular amber bulb in there..that shouldn't be a problem right?

 

IT SHOULDN,T AND I HAVE REAL HID IN MY CEFIROS, TEMPORARILY, THEY ARE ACTUALLY 9004 HID....I HAVE TO GET THE H4s, AND NOTHING HAPPENED WIT THE HOUSING ON MINE YET, ITS BEEN 2 WEEKS...

 

You should be fine with the HID. But the corner light would melt if you ran hotter

 

When I Get The H4's Will The Light Output Be Better? Cuz The 9004's Suck In The Cefiros....cant See Anything In Front Of Me..

 

Yeah it does make your corners melt. I have HID's in the cefiro's (9004), and nothing has happened to that part of the cefiros. On the other hand I was running the corners with 1 nub cut and it melted the driver side reducer off and broke the bulb.

 

mayb ill just get led bulbs for the corner lamps, and how is ure output with the 9004's it sucks doesnt it? if u get the h4s, regular h4 bulbs, will it be brighter and have a better light output?

 

Hey, how are you running 9004 bulbs in the Cefiro lights?

 

Remember. Real HIDs are only running about 13-15 watts of energy. That's 1/4 that of your normal headlights at 52 watts. That is indeed a lot less heat being put out. Most of the temperature is in the inner core of the bulb which can get unbelievably hot, yet the outer portions of the bulb are indeed cooler, therefore being harder to melt your housings than would a normal headlight bulb.

 

i guess that explains it, as for how i got them there, just put the bulb in and close ure hood

 

I have h4 8000k's in my cefiros...they look great and i can actually see in the rain. cuz we all know with hyper whites you cant see sh*t especially when it rains out

 

how much did u pay for those? i got quoted $700 for H4 HIDS

 

ebay $285 shipped.

 

what brand are they and what seller? id like to get some from him...

 

Hmm... any recommendations on stock headlight housing HID bulbs? Do they make 9004 hi/low beams? I don't see much info on them...

 

im about to sell mine.....

 

How much for yours, and details Maximus, if it's not too much trouble. Are you simply selling the stock ones since you have the cefiro's now, and are they a true HID?

 

i dont know how much to sell em for, and they are real, ballast, ignitor, its a reall deal HID kit, and i bought it wit the car, its beautiful, but just doesnt look right cuz its a 9004 in a cefiro H4 housing...its all wrapped up ill peel off enough to read wut brand it is...

 

So is it a direct bolt-up, wiring and ballast mount excluded, of course, for a 98 with stock housings, etc.?