evo 8 hid swap help! hacked job repair

[turbo98eclipse]

The guy I picked up my 97 tsi from started an evo 8 hid conversion. He installed the balast thru the headlight housing (oem housing not projectors) and pretty much stopped there. I plan on getting projector lenses soon but right now I just need light of any kind to drive after 5pm!!

1) what plugs into the balast?

2) the yellow circle: looks like a grounding point. But to where?

3) that big plug has the red and black wires (purple) from the high beam and the green wire (circled in pink) going to it. But the green wire is not connected to anything ?

Will these even work? I couldnt find a how to for an evo 8 hid swap. If I missed it, please link me!

 

[DJ Raydiate]

Did they give you anything else with it? What does the stock wiring look like? Is it all hacked up as well?

 

[turbo98eclipse]

Nope nothing else. The stock wiring in the engine bay? I didnt even look. Ill be around the car in ~30min so ill report back.

 

[Tyeler18]

Why not just get stock bulbs if you need light so bad? You could rig up the evo 8's, but honestly if you want HID's you're probably better off just getting something like the DDM tuning HID kit instead.

 

[DJ Raydiate]

It is not a good idea to put pnp hid kits into vehicles. They cause a glare that can blind oncoming traffic. If one wants HID lights, there is vast information about true retrofit hid lighting(projectors,bulbs,ballasts,cutoffs,etc.etc.).

 

[killab443]

Get a set of stock bulbs to band aid it. If you really want hids do a retrofit like stated above. Your gunna get nothing but glare from the stock housings, and you'll be blinding other drivers. Some people have no issues with this . You could also pickup a pair of aftemarket halogen projector headlamps and use a rebased hid kit with it. Youll achieve a lot less glare this way but the light quality wont be nearly as good as a real retrofit. Some might not recommend this method because the halogen projectors sometimes cant handle the heat from the bigger hid bulb. I've pereonally never had a problem with this. Ddm tuning makes a decent quality kit (when referring to rebased kits), they also sell relay harnesses so you won't be drawing power from the stock headlamp harness. It really just depends how into lighting you are, I currently have a retro on my 1g ( euro lights w/rdx d2s projectors, Lexus 35w ballasts) and the light quality is unmatched in comparison to many other factory hid cars. Plenty of info out there on retros, I can go on and on

 

[turbo98eclipse]

Yea I just took a look at the harness on the car. Everything LOOKS unhacked so ill probably uninstall the ballasts and put in some halogens for now. The more I look, the more half assed everything was done on this car. He even installed evo brembos, but the caliper bolts were all hand threaded!!

Thanks for the info guys

 

[DJ Raydiate]

Glad it's not all hacked up. It doesn't look like it would be all that hard to get rid of everything that the PO put on there to have you up and running.