6000K HID's Installed!

[BoostedinSoFla]

Now I'm always the guy that recommends doing a retrofit but these were too cheap and I had to buy them. Turned out pretty good also and believe it or not there's barely any glare. The cutoff is just as good as stock which I love. The 6000k color temperature is fcuking perfect (in between blue and white). I was trying to stay away from the ricer boy blue or purple HID's and these are just perfect. Opinions? Btw, they were dirt cheap and the installation took about 10 mins (could've been shorter).

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[spyder97gs]

Looks great man. From what I can see the cutoff is very sharp.

Where did you get them? Did you have to upgrade the wiring harness or no? How much better are you able to see at night now?

 

[BoostedinSoFla]

I got them from Ebay, same shit sold everywhere. They were brand new and they took about 10 mins each side to install. No harness upgrade. Remove your stock halogen bulb - plug harness from HID kit into the stock bulb socket - Install HID bulbs - Drill hole in the headlight caps/covers on the back - Install rubber grommet - Screw on headlight caps/covers - Done!

 

[BoostedinSoFla]

Sweet. What seller if you don't mind?

Oh, and where did you mount the ballasts?

I forgot the seller's name but if you search for HID kits on Ebay, it's the only one for $70 shipped I believe.

As for mounting the ballasts, I used the double-sided tape that they supplied. I cleaned up the surfaces first then applied the tape. They also included brackets but they were'nt needed in this case.

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[BoostedinSoFla]

I used the stock headlights. I had HID's installed in Ebay projectors before on my old 420a but the light output wasn't that great.

 

[gsxtasy]

Have any night shots? Some that show light output?

 

[BoostedinSoFla]

Install was a breeze but I went back and cleaned somethings up. I hate rigged-up shit. I can take some night shots later tonight but I must warn you that my digicam might not hold up to the task well.

 

[gsxeclipse97]

There is going to be alot of glare.. using the stock hosing. I have had 2g's drive by me at night with hids and you can't see anything at all. It looks good but it really hurts my eyes just looking at your pictures so i can imagine what it would look in person.

 

[95CarbonEclipse]

What I'm wanting to know is... since the HID kits are usually made as a plug-n-play set up, how does this work for us guys already with aftermarket projectors? The reason I ask is because I had to cut my factory wiring harness in order to hard wire my headlights. It looks from the pictures that these PNP kits allow the user to just plug the factory headlight harness into the ballast and then run the lines to the HID bulb.

Will I be forced to find another set of headlight wiring harness plugs and re-wire them up in order to install one of these ebay HID kits?

 

[TSiAWD666]

How is the light output? Better visibility than stock? More full/even and/or extended field of vision?

 

[gsxeclipse97]

how is it a sharp cut off? Just curious. Did you adjust the head lights way down.

 

[BoostedinSoFla]

how is it a sharp cut off? Just curious. Did you adjust the head lights way down.

My headlights were already adjusted before I installed the kit. The cutoff is just like stock, no glare from the sides or all over street signs, trees, houses etc. Trust me I've seen what you are talking about but I had someone drive my car while I drove in front looking in the rearview and driving towards my car head on and there's barely any glare. (Emphasis on the word "barely" btw). I've also done a couple retrofits with my cousin and actually never thought I would go this route but oh well...

How is the light output? Better visibility than stock? More full/even and/or extended field of vision?

Honestly, the light output is about 30% more than stock with a wider spread. I would say better visibility because the output extends further out from the car than with the stock bulbs. Only thing is that it is not as even as stock but I can deal with that especially with more light at night.

 

[gsxeclipse97]

Well thats great because i have been wanting HID's but i really don't like the way the retro fit looks so i have just never gotten them. and i have seen how bad they can be without the projectors, but if there is not any glare then i would really like to put them on my car. On level ground where does the buble on the adjuster line up? Mine are right in the middle of the stick.

 

[arturo74r]

How are those bulbs holding up? Still working fine. I wanted to know before I buy

 

[BoostedinSoFla]

Yes, they're still holding up fine. No problems whatsoever. Buy from a seller with great feedback, that has been registered on Ebay for quite a few years and also one that comes with a 1 year warranty.

 

[UnderPrssureDSM]

Yes, they're still holding up fine. No problems whatsoever. Buy from a seller with great feedback, that has been registered on Ebay for quite a few years and also one that comes with a 1 year warranty.

So, who is this fabulous seller?

 

[Cedrock]

They look really nice, i just got the halo projector headlights for my car and then bought 8500k bulbs and they look just about the same. You def. saved some big money.

 

[97 4G63]

They look really nice, i just got the halo projector headlights for my car and then bought 8500k bulbs and they look just about the same. You def. saved some big money.

Hid's and halo projector headlights are two way different things..

I'm kinda late to this thread but your hid's are nice but should have gotten 8k they look amazing here are some night pics..
Also if your kit did not come with a harness make sure to make one or your gonna have problems with your electrical.

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[BoostedinSoFla]

There are many of these sellers on Ebay, it's not just one seller. I'm happy with my 6000k btw, I had 8000k's on my 420a and I didn't like them.

 

[Tatanko]

They still have a good bit of glare to them, but they are definitely not the worst I've seen...not by a long shot. The color is perfect, or at least appears that way in pictures. They look more like 5000k than 6000k to me, though, but that may just be because of the pictures. One thing you could do to reduce the glare a bit is to make your own glare shields or pick up a set off a Volvo or something from a junkyard and retrofit them on (easy to do). Overall, not bad for $70. I'm interested to see how well they'll be holding up in 6 months

Oh, and glad to hear you're an advocate of retrofits. Coming from the Maxima community, people there put on kits like you wouldn't believe and that housing is even worse than DSMs in terms of glare and output. Personally I did it right with E46 bixenon projectors on my Maxima, and I know my Talon will be getting TSXs or something at the least.

Anyway, enough talk from me. Looks good and congrats on picking a set up for so cheap!

 

[azdave]

Also if your kit did not come whit a harness make sure to make one or your gona have problems whit your electrical.

The need for a separate relay harness when upgrading to a HID system in any Eclipse 2G is false. All that does is duplicate what was already provided by the OEM wiring. Study the original wiring diagrams and you will see that there is already a heavy-duty relay under the hood, right next to the battery that handles the in-rush current from the ballasts with no problem.
I have run my ballasts for nearly 3 years now in my daily driver using the stock wires and OEM relay. I also use my HIDs as DRL so they turn on with every single start of the motor. If the OEM system couldn't handle that it would have fried by now.


BTW, nice glare...

 

[97 4G63]

Well that may be the way with your car as for my hid's would not work with the stock wiring on mine.
I had to purchase the harness to actually make it work but then again i paid $300 for my hid kit 2year ago it's not an ebay kit.
you may want to take a look at this for more info.
Automotive Lighting FAQ - headlamps and HID harness

 

[lowandsleekDSM]

Lookin sweet! i was actually looking at those ebay kits and for 70 bucks you cant go wrong. Clean install by the way!!

 

[azdave]

Well that may be the way with your car as for my hid's would not work with the stock wiring on mine.
I had to purchase the harness to actually make it work but then again i paid $300 for my hid kit 2year ago it's not an ebay kit.
you may want to take a look at this for more info.
Automotive Lighting FAQ - headlamps and HID harness

If your HID kit didn't work using the OEM relay and wires then maybe your car was previously screwed with by a past owner or a repair shop that wasn't familiar with how our cars have a common hot feed with low-side switched high beams.

I've seen the FAQ link you provided many times. It does NOT apply to the 2G Eclipse or Talon. The first diagram shown as being a typical system is not even close to how our headlight power circuits are designed.

Having said all that, it does no harm to add a new HID wiring harness to a 2g (but it is redundant). I just want to let others know that there is no need for a harness on a 2G and to save their money.

 

[gsxeclipse97]

I was under the impression that hid's only used more power on the intial start up after words they produced more light with less power. Now with the 4300k is what i would want buy since that is what the factory hids come with would the glare from them be worse since they have no color tint to them.