Finished General Lighting/HID Fog and Headlight Install ( Pix included)
#42
Originally Posted by n3985
White LEDs have a purple glow that matches 6-8,000k HIDs.
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Get some LED's they look pretty sick. I have them in my parking lights lights up the whole headlight purple when I just have my fogs on. I like it, I got them off ebay for like 10.00. Looks good, I wanna get the HID fogs for my car.....
#43
Originally Posted by whitemax21
Italiano, thank you very much.
Originally Posted by Iron Scimitar
I would've gone w/ yellow fogs for better foul weather visablity but yours look sharp.
Originally Posted by Mass_Media
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Get some LED's they look pretty sick. I have them in my parking lights lights up the whole headlight purple when I just have my fogs on. I like it, I got them off ebay for like 10.00. Looks good, I wanna get the HID fogs for my car.....
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#44
just finished the wiring.. took forever b/c we didnt realize the positive and negatives were switched (dunno what that was about, prolly defect or something, but we finally figured that out).. they look tight and i didnt know the DDES would be that bright.. too bad i had a cracked left ring im waiting to replace..
but thats comin in with the LEDs for the parking lights
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but thats comin in with the LEDs for the parking lights
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#45
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#48
I just installed my new HID 3000K kit yesterday, and I'm very pleased with it:
Before, with my NOKYA Yellow xenon light bulbs:
![](http://i777.photobucket.com/albums/yy55/BOB24502/MAXIMA03008.jpg)
Comparison during the installation - Left: xenon - Right: HID
![](http://i777.photobucket.com/albums/yy55/BOB24502/MAXIMAHID003.jpg)
After:
![](http://i777.photobucket.com/albums/yy55/BOB24502/MAXIMAHID007.jpg)
![](http://i777.photobucket.com/albums/yy55/BOB24502/MAXIMAHID011.jpg)
It was a pain to install but it's all worth it!
Before, with my NOKYA Yellow xenon light bulbs:
![](http://i777.photobucket.com/albums/yy55/BOB24502/MAXIMA03008.jpg)
Comparison during the installation - Left: xenon - Right: HID
![](http://i777.photobucket.com/albums/yy55/BOB24502/MAXIMAHID003.jpg)
After:
![](http://i777.photobucket.com/albums/yy55/BOB24502/MAXIMAHID007.jpg)
![](http://i777.photobucket.com/albums/yy55/BOB24502/MAXIMAHID011.jpg)
It was a pain to install but it's all worth it!
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#49
If you're bound and determined to go yellow, that's the right way to do it, with a 3000K HID Kit. ![ThumbsUp](https://maxima.org/forums/images/smilies/thumbsup.gif)
I haven't done up my fogs yet with HID. It's on my list for a little summer project, so it's good to be encouraged like this.
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I haven't done up my fogs yet with HID. It's on my list for a little summer project, so it's good to be encouraged like this.
#50
Yep, I bought the Nokya bulbs off ebay and even though they looked pretty decent, they were not bright enough and did not lit up the road the way I expected... I drove around last night with the HIDs and they light up the road sooo much better ![doublethumbsup](https://maxima.org/forums/images/smilies/dblthumb2.gif)
Side note: I see you have centric rotors and hawk HPS pads, how do they perform compared to stock brakes? Mine need to be replaced soon and I'm thinking about upgrading to something better...
![doublethumbsup](https://maxima.org/forums/images/smilies/dblthumb2.gif)
Side note: I see you have centric rotors and hawk HPS pads, how do they perform compared to stock brakes? Mine need to be replaced soon and I'm thinking about upgrading to something better...
#51
I put 3000k in mine also...the job really isnt hard at all. Just some basic wiring and a little dremel action and your good!!! I've always said the hardest thing about HID conversions is finding a spot for the ballast.
#52
Yep, I bought the Nokya bulbs off ebay and even though they looked pretty decent, they were not bright enough and did not lit up the road the way I expected... I drove around last night with the HIDs and they light up the road sooo much better ![doublethumbsup](https://maxima.org/forums/images/smilies/dblthumb2.gif)
Side note: I see you have centric rotors and hawk HPS pads, how do they perform compared to stock brakes? Mine need to be replaced soon and I'm thinking about upgrading to something better...
![doublethumbsup](https://maxima.org/forums/images/smilies/dblthumb2.gif)
Side note: I see you have centric rotors and hawk HPS pads, how do they perform compared to stock brakes? Mine need to be replaced soon and I'm thinking about upgrading to something better...
I can't answer your question anyway. I don't have a before/after point of reference to compare current setup to the original setup, both at peak performance.
#53
It was not supposed to be that hard, but while disconnecting the fog light wire from the plug, I pulled on a wire and the son of a b.... came out of the plug... that was my dumb mistake though.
You are right, the job took about 2 hours, so it wasn't that bad... I just wished the kit would be "plug and play" type instead of having to cut wires...
How did you attach your ballasts? I did mine with zip ties, but I need to redo it, I'm not happy with the result...
You are right, the job took about 2 hours, so it wasn't that bad... I just wished the kit would be "plug and play" type instead of having to cut wires...
How did you attach your ballasts? I did mine with zip ties, but I need to redo it, I'm not happy with the result...
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