dirtboy411 Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 has any 411 owners tried HID's in theyre headlights..if so is it hard to install since its a old setup with new technology. a friend said its do-able just gotta switch a couple things out. but then again he doesnt have a 411 himself or a datsun in that matter.. Quote Link to comment
paisa13 Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 I put some in my 620! Not too hard! Just had to buy different style headlights that would take an h-4 Bulb! Huge improvement over stock Quote Link to comment
dirtboy411 Posted March 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 swweettt...cus ima be driving on freeways 3 or 4 in the morning for work and im not trying to hit a BIG RIG tire like my bro did in his acura..ALLL BAD Quote Link to comment
erichwaslike Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 its not hard, i have my housings just need to get the hids for em, put them on a relay tho, dont use the stock wiring to power ur ballist. if u need help with that i can draw up a diagram for u or come help in person Quote Link to comment
dirtboy411 Posted March 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 its not hard, i have my housings just need to get the hids for em, put them on a relay tho, dont use the stock wiring to power ur ballist. if u need help with that i can draw up a diagram for u or come help in person nice..ill let you know once i get back home and my car in the shop..wont be for a couple weeks probably..work is busier than hell and making a trip to vegas wit my lil lady the april 9th.. Quote Link to comment
erichwaslike Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 thats fine. im gonna be moving the next 2 weeks so ill be free to do it anytime after that Quote Link to comment
Laecaon Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Can anyone with HIDs show me the cutoff you have with your H4 housings? Like park the car 20 feet from a wall and take a picture. I just kinda curious what a HID does in a housing not originally designed for anything but halogen. Quote Link to comment
Laecaon Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 BTW this is an amazing cutoff... Quote Link to comment
DanielC Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Here is one option for wiring headlight relays. It uses a KC 3300 headlight relay. It has two 98 terminals, instead of one 87 (normally open) and an 87A (normally closed) I recently got two of these relays shipped to my doorstep for $18.45. Here is a post I made earlier, when I put these relays in a 1974 Ford pickup. http://community.ratsun.net/topic/30060-headlight-relays/page__p__448880__hl__%2Bheadlight+%2Brelay__fromsearch__1#entry448880 Quote Link to comment
benzo Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 curious as i am not a electrical whiz but why would you need a relay for using HID's as doesn't the ballast on the HID kit just amplify the existing power coming out of the original headlight plugs? does the relay make the outgoing power from the original plugs transfer power better? 1 Quote Link to comment
DanielC Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 When you run electricity through a wire, it loses some voltage. With a relay, you can put the relay up front in a car, and the electricity goes from the battery, more or less straight to the lights. Without the relay, the electricity goes from the battery, back to the dashboard light switch, to the dimmer switch, and then to the lights. On the Ford pickup I did, I was losing close to 2.7 volts in the headlight wiring. Now it is losing less than .3 volts. Quote Link to comment
Bullet_theory Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Here is one option for wiring headlight relays. It uses a KC 3300 headlight relay. It has two 98 terminals, instead of one 87 (normally open) and an 87A (normally closed) I recently got two of these relays shipped to my doorstep for $18.45. Here is a post I made earlier, when I put these relays in a 1974 Ford pickup. http://community.rat...__1#entry448880 so i guess your using the old high beams as fog lights then? Quote Link to comment
DanielC Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 The above diagram I made is for a truck with only two headlamps. With a four headlight system, you would need to "Y" the power lead on each side. Quote Link to comment
Bleach Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Can anyone with HIDs show me the cutoff you have with your H4 housings? cutoff? what cutoff, we're talking H4 housings! :D These guys will be driving around with headlights that are basically like running 6 lights on high beams all the time. Their question is about the install not about how illegal and dangerous these lights are. BTW this is an amazing cutoff... Projector headlights are the way to go to get that cutoff. I have seen ONE housing that is 7" round and had an excellent cutoff. The guy is on Hybridz.org and the housings were not cheap $15 ebay conversions. they cost a lot. Quote Link to comment
paisa13 Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Having trouble posting pics of my headlights! But i have projector headlights that take the H4 bulbs! Quote Link to comment
Bleach Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Having trouble posting pics of my headlights! But i have projector headlights that take the H4 bulbs! awesome! I'd like to see that... I hope they're not the "projector look" headlights like these Quote Link to comment
Bleach Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 To add some information here, this is the thread I mentioned earlier. http://forums.hybridz.org/index.php/topic/83396-the-ultimate-hid-headlight-upgrade-the-easy-way/ Oh, and read this and watch the videos http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech/bulbs/Hid/conversions/conversions.html I have never seen non-projector housings with as great of a light cutoff as this! You will not get this with $10-20 eBay H4 conversions Quote Link to comment
paisa13 Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 awesome! I'd like to see that... I hope they're not the "projector look" headlights like these Actually they are like these!! Cheapies!! But I don't have a show truck so it's all good to me! The huge improvement I got was worth it! I've posted plenty of pics before but last night for some reason would not let me do it! Im gonna try again later! Quote Link to comment
Bleach Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 So do you have HID or do you have halogen bulbs? do you know the difference? Quote Link to comment
paisa13 Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 So do you have HID or do you have halogen bulbs? do you know the difference? HID with 6000K temp H4 bulbs!! Bought the kit in LA last thanksgiving Quote Link to comment
Radim Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 Cell phone pic of my BMW 620 Projectors when i had barely finished installing them and used 3,000k HIDs (Now have 4.5K) they aren't probably aimed in the pic either Even with the fluted lens you can clearly see the cut-off... with the 4.5K the light output is AMAZING, rivals most new cars equipped with factory projectors. Quote Link to comment
ariascarlos1990 Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 ^do want! Quote Link to comment
Guest kamakazi620 Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 ^do want! ^ get job!! If I can get job and radio can get garage your can too!! I will show your the ways of a catfucker! Quote Link to comment
ariascarlos1990 Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 ^ get job!! If I can get job and radio can get garage your can too!! I will show your the ways of a catfucker! I has a part time one. Jokes on you! Quote Link to comment
erichwaslike Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 awesome! I'd like to see that... I hope they're not the "projector look" headlights like these i got a set of these also, very cheap, was gonna put hids in them, other than not being the bad ass expensive stuff is there any downside to this style, ive never used the projection look alikes b4 Quote Link to comment
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