HID Xeon help!

[pk_kk]

I just got a HID Xeon 8000K kit and i need some help and advice. on a 98 camry

1. How come the headlights wires go to my alternator??
2. where should i mount the Ballast
3. do i need projectors in toronto or should a do a 4.5 front conversion and get the angel eyes.

[totalreborn]

i just bought the HID xenon 8k kit 9006 bulbs and...mine doesn't go anywhere neear the alternator... my kit came with two ballast options...use an auxillary connection or connect it straight to your stock headlight plugs which i did...i used zip ties to hand the ballasts near the windshield fluid and one behind the battery...and i have no idea what the law is in toronto..

[TRDCamryCL]

Isn't the beam very shattered? I think having projectors will focus the beam and make it look like OEM HIDs. The best option probably would be doing a retrofit of some sort...

[RedPhoenix]

Originally Posted by TRDCamryCL

Isn't the beam very shattered? I think having projectors will focus the beam and make it look like OEM HIDs. The best option probably would be doing a retrofit of some sort...

still bright and you can see everything. In FL its not illegal, but cops are VERY uncaring. Today i saw someone roll through a stop sign and slam on their brakes because they were about to hit a cop and he just looked and rolled right a long.

[Hawkeye-SE]

Originally Posted by RedPhoenix

still bright and you can see everything. In FL its not illegal, but cops are VERY uncaring. Today i saw someone roll through a stop sign and slam on their brakes because they were about to hit a cop and he just looked and rolled right a long.

No... its VERY illegal to run an HID kit. It is a federal law.

And 8000k is just barely brighter lumen for lumen, and when you factor in how much light is lost because of a shitty beam pattern, it is less bright.

As for how to wire your POS kit: Make a harness. Else you run the risk of melting your wiring harness.

Click. Read. Learn:
http://hidplanet.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6612

[FDFL3131]

yea in florida they really dont give a shit... as long as its not a 10000k or 12000k kit

[CamryOwner98]

I want to install some HIDs in my 98 camry too. pk_pk, please keep us posted on the lighitng results. I'm sketchy about how the cut-off line will look like on our fluted lens. I don't want it to scatter everywhere and go blinding people.

On the subject of projectors though, are they tough to install? I remember finding a thread that has a brief tutorial, but I can't seem to find it anymore. Is it hard to adjust the projectors?

[chronoti]

Originally Posted by FDFL3131

yea in florida they really dont give a shit... as long as its not a 10000k or 12000k kit

they care then because they know you have a kit, 4300k is brighter, ya cops dont care you know how offten i see people driving with there high beams on, my friend did the almost hitting a cop thing once too and the cop didnt care.

but you NEED projectors, Kits are illegal, and it not hard to put projectors in just hard to clear the flukes.

i'll take a picture of my projectors behind my flukes on a gen 3 prolly have them up tomorrow

[leasaunce]

i got Xenon 2yrs ago. and it was blinding everyone hahahaha so i took them off and sold the kit on eBay.

[pk_kk]

-yea i'm debating if i should do a gen 4.5 front conversion so i can get some projecter headlights in. since my left fender bumper and clear corner have been smashed.

And BTW what is retro fitting?//

[CamryOwner98]

Originally Posted by chronoti

but you NEED projectors, Kits are illegal, and it not hard to put projectors in just hard to clear the flukes.

i'll take a picture of my projectors behind my flukes on a gen 3 prolly have them up tomorrow

Nice, I've love to see pics with some flukes.

[ericksonm]

Originally Posted by Hawkeye-SE

No... its VERY illegal to run an HID kit. It is a federal law.

And 8000k is just barely brighter lumen for lumen, and when you factor in how much light is lost because of a shitty beam pattern, it is less bright.

As for how to wire your POS kit: Make a harness. Else you run the risk of melting your wiring harness.

Click. Read. Learn:
http://hidplanet.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6612

Hawkeye-SE beat me to it ...he's right.. be best if you do a retrofit and go for 4300k for more optimum light output

[CamryOwner98]

Originally Posted by ericksonm

Hawkeye-SE beat me to it ...he's right.. be best if you do a retrofit and go for 4300k for more optimum light output

so 4300k is the optimal for most lumens?

what would you suggest for most optimal brightness with a tint of color? is 6000k too much lost of lumens?

[elvasoshexai]

i think 5k is ok... 6k maybe the limit? i dunno.. if it were me i won't go over 6k...

[pk_kk]

^ ?? have you guys ever driven in fog?? or a big storm? i would never get anything 4-5k it reflects like crazy!!!!! even 6000 reflects.