| jeeps1998 | 10-06-2006 05:25 PM |
Installed HID Kit
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Just installed took about 2 hours. I had to pull the battery out and fit the ballast next to it up against the wheel well. Used doubled sided tape. Looks great but, lets see how long it lasts as I only paid $103. They are made in germany so I figured they had to be decent. I will have some pics as soon as it gets dark outside.
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| LightWerkz | 10-06-2006 05:29 PM |
Rebased kits never last long...good luck though, that price is a steal!
Caesar
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| eyehate | 10-06-2006 05:43 PM |
intersted to see how these last as well!!! post them pics!
| damonmlime | 10-06-2006 05:57 PM |
I've really been kicking around the idea of a hid kit but I want to see what other people think about them. I'll probably just wait until I have the money to do a retrofit.
| IIdiceII | 10-06-2006 07:25 PM |
good thinking...hids DO NOT belong in halogen housings. it looks and performs like ****.
i also love how because theyre made in germany you figure theyre gonna last long :lol:
i also love how because theyre made in germany you figure theyre gonna last long :lol:
| jeeps1998 | 10-06-2006 07:33 PM |
Well the 06 WRX housings are made for HID so it works out. My friend had his last for 3 yrs before a bulb wentout, but thats longer than any halogen would last. Plus all I have to is buy another set of bulbs right. Also Germany is the ****.
| eld4au6 | 10-06-2006 07:38 PM |
Sorry dude but the 06 wrx projectors are not made for hid's thats why they dont come with them. They are made for halogen bulbs. However they will have a better cut off then a non-projector hid kit.
| jeeps1998 | 10-06-2006 08:20 PM |
Actually they are. You can get an 06 with HID and they use the same projector just different bulb. Ask any vendor.
| jeeps1998 | 10-06-2006 08:26 PM |
This was taken from a Nasioc vendor.
[QUOTE]Ok, let me clarify this once and for all for everyone.
'02 ~ '03 WRX (Impreza) takes 9007 application:
9007 is a bixenon application bulb on a bixenon application housing.
Meaning, you do high beam / low beam using one halogen bulb by going from 55 watts to 100 watts.
Why does this matter? - well, by having bixenon application, you get two things:
1. Bulb has to be bixenon (for high beam and low beam)
2. Housing will give off more glare than other counterparts (like H1, and H7).
Fact: Kaixen only has single low beam 9007. Meaning, you will lose high beam function (which is what I have, and dont mind it much - I just honk if someone cuts me off on the road instead of high beamming.
As for glare, you can reduce it little bit by leveling the headlights.
However, as Jimprezza stated .. projector retrofit would be ideal way to go for a good result.
2004 ~ 2005 WRX takes H1 application (most popular).
From the pictures I've seen so far, the Subaru WRX '04 and '05's have the best cut off line I've ever seen on an H1 housing.
Cut off is better than RSX other other H1 housing cars.
And dont worry, you guys use seperate high beam bulb, so theres no worries of high beam / low beam functions.
2006+ WRX takes H7 on projector lens:
Consider yourself lucky. Your car was designed for HID, and it should have HID. You're car is practically begging for it.
Cut off is as best as it can be, and results are excellent.
[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE]Ok, let me clarify this once and for all for everyone.
'02 ~ '03 WRX (Impreza) takes 9007 application:
9007 is a bixenon application bulb on a bixenon application housing.
Meaning, you do high beam / low beam using one halogen bulb by going from 55 watts to 100 watts.
Why does this matter? - well, by having bixenon application, you get two things:
1. Bulb has to be bixenon (for high beam and low beam)
2. Housing will give off more glare than other counterparts (like H1, and H7).
Fact: Kaixen only has single low beam 9007. Meaning, you will lose high beam function (which is what I have, and dont mind it much - I just honk if someone cuts me off on the road instead of high beamming.
As for glare, you can reduce it little bit by leveling the headlights.
However, as Jimprezza stated .. projector retrofit would be ideal way to go for a good result.
2004 ~ 2005 WRX takes H1 application (most popular).
From the pictures I've seen so far, the Subaru WRX '04 and '05's have the best cut off line I've ever seen on an H1 housing.
Cut off is better than RSX other other H1 housing cars.
And dont worry, you guys use seperate high beam bulb, so theres no worries of high beam / low beam functions.
2006+ WRX takes H7 on projector lens:
Consider yourself lucky. Your car was designed for HID, and it should have HID. You're car is practically begging for it.
Cut off is as best as it can be, and results are excellent.
[/QUOTE]
| damonmlime | 10-06-2006 08:29 PM |
Sucks I have MY00:(
| caesar | 10-06-2006 08:45 PM |
Damn i was watching that on ebay yesterday.Let us know how they turn out.I might jump on some of those.I need H1 tho for JDM projector headlights.
-Caesar
-Caesar
| redevil | 10-07-2006 06:28 PM |
just ordered me some hid's:banana:
post pictures of the output and the install asap! haha need to know how I should do mine when it comes in. I too have an 2006 impreza
which kelvin rating did you get? mine is 5000k, I didn't want it too blue
post pictures of the output and the install asap! haha need to know how I should do mine when it comes in. I too have an 2006 impreza
which kelvin rating did you get? mine is 5000k, I didn't want it too blue
| caesar | 10-08-2006 12:26 PM |
Just bought me a set for my JDMs.Ill post up pics as soon as get them and install them.:D
-Caesar
-Caesar
| WhiteFox | 10-08-2006 05:59 PM |
[QUOTE=IIdiceII;15523652]good thinking...hids DO NOT belong in halogen housings. it looks and performs like ****.
i also love how because theyre made in germany you figure theyre gonna last long :lol:[/QUOTE]
So which one looks better, the STI lights or mine? (my pics are on page 2)
[url]http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1105360[/url]
i also love how because theyre made in germany you figure theyre gonna last long :lol:[/QUOTE]
So which one looks better, the STI lights or mine? (my pics are on page 2)
[url]http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1105360[/url]
| eld4au6 | 10-08-2006 06:36 PM |
I take back my comment earlier, they dont look that bad at all
but the sti lights still have a more colorful cut off line
but the sti lights still have a more colorful cut off line
| hornyturbo | 10-08-2006 07:25 PM |
what size are the highbeam bulbs? i plan to change those to 3k yellow bulbs
| jeeps1998 | 10-09-2006 03:46 AM |
I have the 6000k. I don't know what size the high beams are.
| Ghosthound | 10-09-2006 03:51 AM |
im actually not sure if the 06 projectors on the wrx are the same as the sti, sure they may look the same, but i wont beleive it untlil i see actual part numbers for the sti headlight housing and the wrx headlight housing... just because a car has projectors does not mean its made for hids.
| IIdiceII | 10-09-2006 03:58 AM |
[QUOTE=WhiteFox;15537002]So which one looks better, the STI lights or mine? (my pics are on page 2)
[url]http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1105360[/url][/QUOTE]
cant really tell. your pics suck.
[url]http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1105360[/url][/QUOTE]
cant really tell. your pics suck.
| bal00 | 10-09-2006 05:40 AM |
These are almost certainly from China. The logo is copied from Hella and the writing on them is not proper German.
| Hank3 | 10-09-2006 11:34 AM |
[QUOTE=Ghosthound;15541524]im actually not sure if the 06 projectors on the wrx are the same as the sti, sure they may look the same, but i wont beleive it untlil i see actual part numbers for the sti headlight housing and the wrx headlight housing... just because a car has projectors does not mean its made for hids.[/QUOTE]
I agree. Nobody has confirmed part numbers yet for the '06 WRX and STI projector units. It may very well be that the optics and projectors are different. It's also plausible that the '06 WRX and STI projectors would have only have different part numbers for the projector unit as a whole but with just the bulb retention parts being different since the HIDs take D2S bulbs as opposed to H7s. I don't know if Subaru would be that specific with the part numbers - down to the bulb retention part, projector bulb, lense, shroud, and etc...
I agree. Nobody has confirmed part numbers yet for the '06 WRX and STI projector units. It may very well be that the optics and projectors are different. It's also plausible that the '06 WRX and STI projectors would have only have different part numbers for the projector unit as a whole but with just the bulb retention parts being different since the HIDs take D2S bulbs as opposed to H7s. I don't know if Subaru would be that specific with the part numbers - down to the bulb retention part, projector bulb, lense, shroud, and etc...
| IllNastyImpreza | 10-09-2006 05:17 PM |
holly crap 100 bucks for HIDS !......... exactly what else did u need to buy/modify to get them to fit??
I DEFINATLY want to get these for Fogs....that way I can turn them on/off and stay on the DL :)
I DEFINATLY want to get these for Fogs....that way I can turn them on/off and stay on the DL :)
| Roo | 10-09-2006 06:28 PM |
[QUOTE=Hank3;15543672]I agree. Nobody has confirmed part numbers yet for the '06 WRX and STI projector units. It may very well be that the optics and projectors are different. It's also plausible that the '06 WRX and STI projectors would have only have different part numbers for the projector unit as a whole but with just the bulb retention parts being different since the HIDs take D2S bulbs as opposed to H7s. I don't know if Subaru would be that specific with the part numbers - down to the bulb retention part, projector bulb, lense, shroud, and etc...[/QUOTE]
[IMG]http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y208/SubaruForester/HEADLIGHTS.jpg[/IMG]
Is this specific enough for you? :) :)
The bulbs are different (as already stated), but the lens/housing assemblies are also listed as different part numbers.
[IMG]http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y208/SubaruForester/HEADLIGHTS.jpg[/IMG]
Is this specific enough for you? :) :)
The bulbs are different (as already stated), but the lens/housing assemblies are also listed as different part numbers.
| WhiteFox | 10-09-2006 06:52 PM |
[QUOTE=IIdiceII;15541544]cant really tell. your pics suck.[/QUOTE]
Are you refering to my pics on the second page or the the other car on the first page? I fail to see where my pics "suck".
Are you refering to my pics on the second page or the the other car on the first page? I fail to see where my pics "suck".
| WhiteFox | 10-09-2006 06:56 PM |
[QUOTE=Roo;15548777][IMG]http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y208/SubaruForester/HEADLIGHTS.jpg[/IMG]
Is this specific enough for you? :) :)
The bulbs are different (as already stated), but the lens/housing assemblies are also listed as different part numbers.[/QUOTE]
Thats because they are different. The STi housings hold a D2S lamp, as compared to the Halogen housing, which hold an H7 bulb, but you already knew that. I think I read that the STi housings also contain the ballast? I thought I someone said that in the headlight painting thread. But anyways, yeah different parts, even though they look the same.
Is this specific enough for you? :) :)
The bulbs are different (as already stated), but the lens/housing assemblies are also listed as different part numbers.[/QUOTE]
Thats because they are different. The STi housings hold a D2S lamp, as compared to the Halogen housing, which hold an H7 bulb, but you already knew that. I think I read that the STi housings also contain the ballast? I thought I someone said that in the headlight painting thread. But anyways, yeah different parts, even though they look the same.
| Hank3 | 10-09-2006 07:22 PM |
Well, there you go :)
| Ghosthound | 10-09-2006 08:54 PM |
thanks for posting that roo
| Accorn1 | 10-10-2006 12:50 AM |
Is it possible to safely put a hid kit in my 06 2.5I, I could't tell from the posts above???
| semaj | 10-10-2006 01:46 AM |
[QUOTE=Accorn1;15552953]Is it possible to safely put a hid kit in my 06 2.5I, I could't tell from the posts above???[/QUOTE]
Yes it is safe...just need bulbs, ballasts, and wiring harness installed. :D
Yes it is safe...just need bulbs, ballasts, and wiring harness installed. :D
| Handsdown | 10-10-2006 02:14 AM |
considering the actual bulb housing bowls of the projector unit are actually embossed with a huge ass "[b][size=5]H7[/size][/b]" or "d2s" i'd assume that readout is correct, the part numbers are very different because they are completely different optical components.
| Okita Souji | 10-10-2006 02:39 AM |
[QUOTE=WhiteFox;15537002]So which one looks better, the STI lights or mine? (my pics are on page 2)
[url]http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1105360[/url][/QUOTE]
I'd say the STi lights look better.
You have glare above the cutoff on your setup thats quite high on the wall in your pics, not good IMO.
[url]http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1105360[/url][/QUOTE]
I'd say the STi lights look better.
You have glare above the cutoff on your setup thats quite high on the wall in your pics, not good IMO.
| Ziggyrama | 10-10-2006 03:05 PM |
Ok, before we go further in this thread, I think someone needs to talk about the big, pink elephant in the room. OK, might as well be me. So......putting HID bulbs in a projector or reflector housing designed for halogen bulbs does not equate to better light. In fact, you produce tons of glare and end up with hot spots all over the place and you blind people in front of you. Nice. The problem is related to how the halogen bulbs and HID bulbs generate light. They produce significantly different patterns of light and therefore require different housings to function correctly.
BTW, you cannot judge the light performance by looking at the photograph and say "hey, X looks better than Y". What the camera captures is WWWAAAAYYYY off from what actually happens in real life. It's just about as useful as stating horsepower based on a car's interior. Makes no sense. Just ask anybody that knows a lick about photography. I know diddly squat about it but I know enough to know that :)
So, if you want better lights, there are options but slapping a cheap hid kit on is not one of them. You're better off getting some Osrams and installing relays on your headlights. Sorry to burst your bubble. If you want more, buy the genuine parts that were designed to work properly (OEM STI headlights or do a retrofit)
BTW, you cannot judge the light performance by looking at the photograph and say "hey, X looks better than Y". What the camera captures is WWWAAAAYYYY off from what actually happens in real life. It's just about as useful as stating horsepower based on a car's interior. Makes no sense. Just ask anybody that knows a lick about photography. I know diddly squat about it but I know enough to know that :)
So, if you want better lights, there are options but slapping a cheap hid kit on is not one of them. You're better off getting some Osrams and installing relays on your headlights. Sorry to burst your bubble. If you want more, buy the genuine parts that were designed to work properly (OEM STI headlights or do a retrofit)
| WhiteFox | 10-10-2006 03:59 PM |
[QUOTE=Okita Souji;15553642]I'd say the STi lights look better.
You have glare above the cutoff on your setup thats quite high on the wall in your pics, not good IMO.[/QUOTE]
Glare from projectors? lol That "glare" is from the light mounted on the bulding. I took pics behind a supermarket near the loading docks, so theres lights all around there.
You have glare above the cutoff on your setup thats quite high on the wall in your pics, not good IMO.[/QUOTE]
Glare from projectors? lol That "glare" is from the light mounted on the bulding. I took pics behind a supermarket near the loading docks, so theres lights all around there.
| Accorn1 | 10-10-2006 09:09 PM |
Thanks SubieDrift, now to start pricing out a set:)
| Pallendo | 10-10-2006 11:12 PM |
[QUOTE=Hank3;15543672]I agree. Nobody has confirmed part numbers yet for the '06 WRX and STI projector units. It may very well be that the optics and projectors are different. It's also plausible that the '06 WRX and STI projectors would have only have different part numbers for the projector unit as a whole but with just the bulb retention parts being different since the HIDs take D2S bulbs as opposed to H7s. I don't know if Subaru would be that specific with the part numbers - down to the bulb retention part, projector bulb, lense, shroud, and etc...[/QUOTE]
Taken from here:[url]http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=878084&page=2[/url]
[QUOTE=wgb113]2.5i/WRX (Halogen): 84001fe680 / 84001fe690
STI (HID): 84001fe720 / 84001fe730
Those part numbers would include everything you would need to replace a headlight: housing, projectors, bulbs, mounting hardware. I assume the STI part numbers include ballasts.
Unless the person in the Legacy forums is a trained automotive lighting professional that can examine the optics I'd assume that they are NOT the same for HID and Halogen.[/QUOTE]
Try again.
Taken from here:[url]http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=878084&page=2[/url]
[QUOTE=wgb113]2.5i/WRX (Halogen): 84001fe680 / 84001fe690
STI (HID): 84001fe720 / 84001fe730
Those part numbers would include everything you would need to replace a headlight: housing, projectors, bulbs, mounting hardware. I assume the STI part numbers include ballasts.
Unless the person in the Legacy forums is a trained automotive lighting professional that can examine the optics I'd assume that they are NOT the same for HID and Halogen.[/QUOTE]
Try again.
| Samirr76 | 10-11-2006 01:39 PM |
[QUOTE=jeeps1998;15524169]Actually they are. You can get an 06 with HID and they use the same projector just different bulb. Ask any vendor.[/QUOTE]
WRONG. The optics inside the reflector are different.
WRONG. The optics inside the reflector are different.
| IllNastyImpreza | 10-11-2006 02:44 PM |
[QUOTE=Ziggyrama;15559792]
...So, if you want better lights, there are options but slapping a cheap hid kit on is not one of them. You're better off getting some Osrams and installing relays on your headlights. Sorry to burst your bubble. If you want more, buy the genuine parts that were designed to work properly (OEM STI headlights or do a retrofit)[/QUOTE]
what are osrams?
...So, if you want better lights, there are options but slapping a cheap hid kit on is not one of them. You're better off getting some Osrams and installing relays on your headlights. Sorry to burst your bubble. If you want more, buy the genuine parts that were designed to work properly (OEM STI headlights or do a retrofit)[/QUOTE]
what are osrams?
| Hank3 | 10-11-2006 04:25 PM |
[QUOTE=IllNastyImpreza;15573693]what are osrams?[/QUOTE]
I think he's meaning Osram Silverstars - not to be confused with Sylvania Silverstars, which have been regarded on here as, "not-so-good" bulbs.
I think he's meaning Osram Silverstars - not to be confused with Sylvania Silverstars, which have been regarded on here as, "not-so-good" bulbs.
| 03Indigo | 10-11-2006 05:11 PM |
[QUOTE=Accorn1;15552953]Is it possible to safely put a hid kit in my 06 2.5I, I could't tell from the posts above???[/QUOTE]
I put a phillips set in mine, 6000K H7 replacement, and there is a clean cut off, no glare.
I put a phillips set in mine, 6000K H7 replacement, and there is a clean cut off, no glare.
| alpnwhite96 | 10-23-2006 11:51 PM |
im looking to get hid's into my 06
| dsmkid95 | 10-24-2006 01:00 AM |
ok so i have an 05 wrx and looking to get a set of HIDS which will run about 600.00 because i need better light on the road. looked into doing a swap from an sti but so damn expensive. honestly is it woth spending the money on the HID kit or not. i see lots of wanna be kids with HIDS on there cars and they light up the road nicely and have a clean cut
| wrxzboost | 10-24-2006 01:02 AM |
[QUOTE=dsmkid95;15723465]ok so i have an 05 wrx...i see lots of wanna be kids with HIDS on there cars and they light up the road nicely and have a clean cut[/QUOTE]
not with 05 reflectors...
not with 05 reflectors...
| dLo R6 | 10-24-2006 03:23 AM |
[QUOTE=dsmkid95;15723465]ok so i have an 05 wrx and looking to get a set of HIDS which will run about 600.00 because i need better light on the road. looked into doing a swap from an sti but so damn expensive. honestly is it woth spending the money on the HID kit or not. i see lots of wanna be kids with HIDS on there cars and they light up the road nicely and have a clean cut[/QUOTE]
i got my '05 OEM STI HID's for $625 shipped on this forum. and i am GLAD i got them, becuase i have the OEM electronic levelling switch in my dash now and i can blind people at 4 different heights :banana:
[IMG]http://ieng9.ucsd.edu/~rdumlao/wrx/rex2.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://ieng9.ucsd.edu/~rdumlao/wrx/rex3.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://ieng9.ucsd.edu/~rdumlao/hid4.jpg[/IMG]
i got my '05 OEM STI HID's for $625 shipped on this forum. and i am GLAD i got them, becuase i have the OEM electronic levelling switch in my dash now and i can blind people at 4 different heights :banana:
[IMG]http://ieng9.ucsd.edu/~rdumlao/wrx/rex2.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://ieng9.ucsd.edu/~rdumlao/wrx/rex3.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://ieng9.ucsd.edu/~rdumlao/hid4.jpg[/IMG]
| ducmaan748 | 10-24-2006 03:34 AM |
103 bucks
| redevil | 11-24-2006 11:16 PM |
jeeps1998
hey you haven't posted any pictures yet, post them up so we can see how they look.
hey you haven't posted any pictures yet, post them up so we can see how they look.
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