HID Teaser pics + Wireing Q
11-13-2005, 10:57 AM
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Originally Posted by MaxFanatic
Ask "maxgtr2000".. he did my e-46 bi-xenon wiring, pretty easy matter fact.
And i hope you still have my tails kevlo, lol. Soon have the money for you
And i hope you still have my tails kevlo, lol. Soon have the money for you
Good, the person that wanted them stopped emailing me. Let me know ASAP when you get the $
11-13-2005, 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by JSutter
is that my old head light? if so wow she looks great!
Haha, naa. I used your old ones to keep in my car while I was working on my factory ones
Time you sell your old one
11-13-2005, 02:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Kevlo911
$260 with bixenon projectors/hids/shrouds.
Will be sealed up and aimed tonight. Then hopefully I can wire up the highbeams up.
Will be sealed up and aimed tonight. Then hopefully I can wire up the highbeams up.
11-13-2005, 02:19 PM
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There is a schematic on how to wire it up in the hiduniversity section, just do a search there. Those look good btw. I like e46 bixenon, they were pretty easy to work with. Was intemmidated by the schematic at first but got thru it. i actually mounted the capacitors and such on a little circuit board I got from Radio Shack but I saw a pic the other day on the planet where a guy basically spliced the resistor and capacitor leads into the relay harness, it definitely made it look waaaay less complicated.
11-13-2005, 02:20 PM
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That diagram is extremely over complicated. I am pretty sure I can get by with just one diode and one relay on each side. I just want to see what everyone else is using.
11-13-2005, 06:04 PM
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.... = O .... wow .. that is one complicated ****.. i mean jeez... mine is like the stupid version...
it requires 2 relays/2 fuses/1 diode
Illl post a pic if u want... def... not gonna be as detailed.. but obviously with ur knowledge you understand ...
once again.. wow.. that is a very ncie diagram... so professional.. nothing like the one i drew up in chem. lab.. hehe
it requires 2 relays/2 fuses/1 diode
Illl post a pic if u want... def... not gonna be as detailed.. but obviously with ur knowledge you understand ...
once again.. wow.. that is a very ncie diagram... so professional.. nothing like the one i drew up in chem. lab.. hehe
11-13-2005, 06:58 PM
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srry i went a bit color crazy in photoshop = )...... jsut wanted to seperate everything its very stupid(me) freindly...
This puts no strain on ur stock harness so 0 melting,
this harness puts no strain on the diode as well becuase the diode only has to fight very weat power for the signal (this was main problem cuase diodes heat up fast and burn out, trust me took me few tries before the diode started lasting now almost year and diode has ZERO signs of burning)
also you can hit the highbeam up and down as fast as you want and you dont get any flickers or anything its instant
as well as 0 dimming even if you start the car with lights on beucase the ground is comming straight from the batt. so it makes shure the ballasts life span doesnt get cut short... well unless u have an auxillar light instead of a solenoid then little dimming but its very minimal...
you can even jsut like strip the wire at the tips and tap into the original factory harness terminals so you dont have to crimp/taps etc.... (only for signal)
also the FUSE was jsut a saftey thing.. the HID are an investment i dont want to make again soon...
11-13-2005, 07:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Kevlo911
The way I plan to do it, I will only use one relay per side.
hmm i see u split it up into sides.. i split it into lights..
there is only 2 relays in teh whole setup.. one for both highbeams and one for both lowbeams... and one diode ...
i think i tired ur method.. well similar.. but i really cant confirm.. but the
problem i faced with the other setups was the diode... the freakin thing gets hot and burns out...
but then again urs might be diff cuase i didnt keep the diagram for those other ones.. only this one i kept..
11-14-2005, 05:46 AM
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That looks like a stock E46 bezel that you painted. Did youy have to do any cutting to get it to fit, or was it a direct swap out? I swear that my E46 bezel is part of the rest of the headlight housing and will require me to cut it out 
11-14-2005, 06:08 AM
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Originally Posted by kingrukus
That looks like a stock E46 bezel that you painted. Did youy have to do any cutting to get it to fit, or was it a direct swap out? I swear that my E46 bezel is part of the rest of the headlight housing and will require me to cut it out
Kev, do you have a shroud behind that bezel? it looks like there's a lot of light leaking out behind the bezel.
11-14-2005, 07:46 AM
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this is how i made a shroud around my projector .. only problem is how to make it all chorme.. im doign the whole thing agian and i cant figure out how to chrome these things... i really wanted to chrome these things... i mean i tired paint but it didnt come crhome.. the bottle said thats how its supposed to lok.. should i prime before i paint them... is that why..? anyone know where to get chrome paint..?
11-14-2005, 01:20 PM
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I did not use a shroud, I kind of like the light comming out from the back. It makes the bezel stand out more. I did have to cut to make them fit but that is not a big deal at all.
11-14-2005, 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by HomerMAC
hahah.. thats freakin clever never thought about using a PC powersupply to run these 12v things..
hmm well nwo i knwo how to work on things liek that in teh house..
hmm well nwo i knwo how to work on things liek that in teh house..
Yupp, I used it to test my HIDs/Projectors when I got them. It was really helpfull when I was color modding and shield bending.