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Gordo714 · 12-12-2008, 05:16 PM

i have the whole hid assebly 8000k but they are only for the high beams
i was wondering what would happen if i plugged in the balast to the stock headlight... anyone one ever done this or heard of it thanks

Sileighty_85 · 12-12-2008, 08:10 PM

ppl will die, blinding everyone as you drive by or are in the beams of your head lights.

But wait till Ixfxi chimes in lol hell let you know whats up

AznDrftr. · 12-12-2008, 08:27 PM

High beams? lol, yea blind people for sure.

I run two sets of HID's on my car. 8k and 12k. Lovely. Buuutt, i point them down just a little bit so it doesnt blind people.

projectRDM · 12-12-2008, 11:40 PM

Anything above 6000k is just blue light, so you're getting maybe 60% of the usable light you could have with correct bulbs. This doesn't even take into account using them in the wrong housings like you plan to do.

bardabe · 12-13-2008, 12:26 AM

2 words

GLARE MOBILE

dorkjoey240 · 12-13-2008, 12:44 AM

not a good idea.

devnull · 12-13-2008, 01:53 AM

Wait wait...are you asking what would happen if you plugged the HID ballast into the standard bulbs?

Either they would burn out quickly or they wouldn't work. Either way you risk damage to the ballasts, which may result in some various bad things happening.

Gordo714 · 12-13-2008, 04:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by devnull

Wait wait...are you asking what would happen if you plugged the HID ballast into the standard bulbs?

Either they would burn out quickly or they wouldn't work. Either way you risk damage to the ballasts, which may result in some various bad things happening.

... thanks
i dont think i want to try it. im just going to stick with my highbeams and point them down slightly... thanks everyone

*fliprayzin240sx* · 12-14-2008, 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Gordo714

... thanks
i dont think i want to try it. im just going to stick with my highbeams and point them down slightly... thanks everyone

Umm...how about you just not run them. No matter how low you point down your high beams, you will still blind people. High beams doesnt have any damn cut-offs. Hence the reason you have high beams and low beams. If your really set on running these gheto "HIDs", go buy the same debased HID bulbs for your low beam. Still gheto but wont be as fucking horrible as what your planning on doing.

ramman434 · 12-13-2008, 02:11 AM

Putting High Intensity bulbs (a shitty HID kit) into a Halogen housing/projector is a no-no. If you want HID's do it the right way the first time and retro-fit OEM Xenon projectors

*hOngsterr* · 03-01-2009, 11:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ramman434

Putting High Intensity bulbs (a shitty HID kit) into a Halogen housing/projector is a no-no. If you want HID's do it the right way the first time and retro-fit OEM Xenon projectors

i dont have hid's and my h4 glass housing cracked when i would leave my
high beams on lol

jdm538 · 12-13-2008, 02:40 AM

i have seen a few s13's with HID's in h4 housings. its pretty much a flood light listen to everyone on the forum and just do not do it.

napaKAliboog · 12-13-2008, 03:13 AM

I USED TO HAVE THIS, AHAHA IN 3400K IT WAS WORSE! Drivers behind would always wonder why the freeway signs would bling them with golden lite ahahah
but this was when i was 17 amd a dumb fucken idiot so DONT DO IT!

ro240sx · 12-24-2008, 12:16 PM

those lights do blind. Ive seen them myself.

Howard92884 · 12-25-2008, 05:22 PM

I'm guessing you have a S13? Just buy some H4 housings and select the Hella +50% xenon.
Susquehanna MotorSports - Detail
This is someones elses car with the same setup.

hpipro4 · 12-26-2008, 03:52 AM

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soreballz · 12-26-2008, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by hpipro4

im have this hid/headlite conversion on my 92' fastback and its not that bad.....

"Not that bad"? Good god man, that shit is HORRIBLE!

hpipro4 · 12-28-2008, 02:19 AM

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Originally Posted by soreballz

"Not that bad"? Good god man, that shit is HORRIBLE!

i know!!!which headlite are you using???

Quote:

Originally Posted by VQMaxFan

Wow you deserve to be kicked in the balls.

awwwww dat hurts......

Quote:

Originally Posted by soreballz

^You don't understand the concept of proper lighting output at all, do you?

i guess not....thats why im here correct???

VQMaxFan · 12-26-2008, 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hpipro4

im have this hid/headlite conversion on my 92' fastback and its not that bad.....

H4 10K HID & Projector H4 housing

looks like this....

Wow you deserve to be kicked in the balls.

firelizard · 12-27-2008, 10:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hpipro4

im have this hid/headlite conversion on my 92' fastback and its not that bad.....

H4 10K HID & Projector H4 housing

looks like this....

What the hell is that?
That's the most horrible 'cutoff' I've ever seen!

Those headlights are what, lenses stuck in the middle of an H4 conversion housing? Absolutely retarded.

hpipro4 · 12-28-2008, 02:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by firelizard

What the hell is that?
That's the most horrible 'cutoff' I've ever seen!

Those headlights are what, lenses stuck in the middle of an H4 conversion housing? Absolutely retarded.

its an h4 what do you expect....why what do you run on ur s13????or do you even have one!

firelizard · 12-28-2008, 09:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hpipro4

its an h4 what do you expect....why what do you run on ur s13????or do you even have one!

A normal beam pattern. ie:

Yes, I do even have an S13.

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Originally Posted by aziankingz

hpipro.. what kind of projectors did you retrofit into your h4 housings?

He doesn't have projectors, they just look like projectors. They're ghetto eBay units.

Quote:

i just picked up a pair of h4 headlights with silvia projectors retrofitted into them..anyone know how well that would be with hids?

Silvia as in S15 with factory HID, or previous models' projectors?

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Originally Posted by hacknik

This may be the nooobest question ever. But what kind of bulbs can be used in an H4 housing?

H4 halogen

NISMOTUNEDZ · 02-11-2009, 01:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hpipro4

im have this hid/headlite conversion on my 92' fastback and its not that bad.....

H4 10k hid & projector h4 housing

looks like this....

here did u get ur kit?

KiLLaS13 · 04-23-2009, 02:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hpipro4

im have this hid/headlite conversion on my 92' fastback and its not that bad.....

H4 10K HID & Projector H4 housing

looks like this....

why do your HIDs have eyebrows?

lol haha

hpipro4 · 04-24-2009, 01:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KiLLaS13

why do your HIDs have eyebrows?

lol haha

LOL those are the shield on the bulbs....this set-up is not being use anymore! im going toward the retrofitting shit!

murda-c · 12-26-2008, 06:22 AM

that's bad.

Propaganda · 12-26-2008, 06:35 AM

hpipro4.. i see no cutoff

hpipro4 · 12-28-2008, 02:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Propaganda

hpipro4.. i see no cutoff

there is...see the curb light on the top thats the curb metal peice that goes underneath the hid bulb. if you take out the metal peice you would see full circle light and curb light wont be there!

nani · 12-26-2008, 08:44 AM

they're not projectors.... They just have alittle piece of concave glass attached there, to make it look cool I guess

cxlo8331 · 12-26-2008, 09:42 AM

yeah, that cutoff is no good.

gordo- i would not recommend pointing them down and driving around with them on. as stated earlier by fliprayzin, there is no cutoff on high beams. if you look at most cars w/ seperate high/low beams, the low beams have shields and highs do not. if for s14, you are better off purchasing another kit for the low.

ideally retrofit is best.

something like this:

which produces a cutoff like this:

hit up mmm858 for more details.

12-12-2008, 05:16 PM	#1
Gordo714 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: 714 Posts: 510 Trader Rating: (10) Feedback Score: 10 reviews	HID on Stock Headlights i have the whole hid assebly 8000k but they are only for the high beams i was wondering what would happen if i plugged in the balast to the stock headlight... anyone one ever done this or heard of it thanks

12-12-2008, 08:10 PM	#2
Sileighty_85 Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Misawa, Japan Posts: 6,815 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	ppl will die, blinding everyone as you drive by or are in the beams of your head lights. But wait till Ixfxi chimes in lol hell let you know whats up __________________ 後輪駆動車１番 1989 Built SR GT2871R -363whp 1998 S14 W/RB25- 250ish (For Now) 1986 SR86 - 200ish 1990 R32 GTR - 320hp Don't Buy Engines from JDM-Online http://zilvia.net/f/businesses/207457-jdm-online.html Don't Buy XS-Power or SSAC Shit

12-12-2008, 11:40 PM	#4
projectRDM Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Atlanta Age: 47 Posts: 13,812 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	Anything above 6000k is just blue light, so you're getting maybe 60% of the usable light you could have with correct bulbs. This doesn't even take into account using them in the wrong housings like you plan to do. __________________ FORMERLY R240NA Learn what's really going on and protect your assets now before they're gone forever: www.paypalsucks.com

12-13-2008, 12:26 AM	#5
bardabe Post Whore! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: SoCal Age: 31 Posts: 4,716 Trader Rating: (10) Rides Gallery: bardabe Feedback Score: 10 reviews	2 words GLARE MOBILE __________________ Review Thread

12-26-2008, 03:52 AM	#16
hpipro4 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: norcal 530 Posts: 1,003 Trader Rating: (71) Feedback Score: 71 reviews	.................................................. ................................... Last edited by hpipro4; 04-23-2009 at 11:42 PM..

12-12-2008, 08:27 PM	#3
AznDrftr. BANNED Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: 254 \| Texas. Age: 34 Posts: 2,293 Trader Rating: (3) Rides Gallery: AznDrftr. Feedback Score: 3 reviews	High beams? lol, yea blind people for sure. I run two sets of HID's on my car. 8k and 12k. Lovely. Buuutt, i point them down just a little bit so it doesnt blind people.

12-13-2008, 12:44 AM	#6
dorkjoey240 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Dallas/Ft. Worth Posts: 1,042 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	not a good idea.

12-13-2008, 01:53 AM	#7
devnull Zilvia Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Earth Posts: 222 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Wait wait...are you asking what would happen if you plugged the HID ballast into the standard bulbs? Either they would burn out quickly or they wouldn't work. Either way you risk damage to the ballasts, which may result in some various bad things happening.

12-13-2008, 02:11 AM	#10
ramman434 Zilvia Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Nashville/Knoxville,Tn Posts: 177 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Putting High Intensity bulbs (a shitty HID kit) into a Halogen housing/projector is a no-no. If you want HID's do it the right way the first time and retro-fit OEM Xenon projectors

12-13-2008, 02:40 AM	#12
jdm538 Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: LA/OC SOCAL Posts: 3,517 Trader Rating: (30) Feedback Score: 30 reviews	i have seen a few s13's with HID's in h4 housings. its pretty much a flood light listen to everyone on the forum and just do not do it.

12-13-2008, 03:13 AM	#13
napaKAliboog BANNED Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: los angeles Age: 32 Posts: 428 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	I USED TO HAVE THIS, AHAHA IN 3400K IT WAS WORSE! Drivers behind would always wonder why the freeway signs would bling them with golden lite ahahah but this was when i was 17 amd a dumb fucken idiot so DONT DO IT!

12-24-2008, 12:16 PM	#14
ro240sx Zilvia Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: OC, CA Posts: 283 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	those lights do blind. Ive seen them myself.

12-25-2008, 05:22 PM	#15
Howard92884 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Puyallup, WA/Mosul, Iraq Age: 36 Posts: 829 Trader Rating: (1) Rides Gallery: Howard92884 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	I'm guessing you have a S13? Just buy some H4 housings and select the Hella +50% xenon. Susquehanna MotorSports - Detail This is someones elses car with the same setup.

12-26-2008, 06:22 AM	#26
murda-c Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Montgomery County, MD Age: 33 Posts: 3,197 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	that's bad. __________________

12-26-2008, 06:35 AM	#27
Propaganda Zilvia Junkie Join Date: May 2005 Location: Charleston, SC Age: 34 Posts: 451 Trader Rating: (10) Feedback Score: 10 reviews	hpipro4.. i see no cutoff

12-26-2008, 08:44 AM	#29
nani Zilvia Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: maryland Age: 33 Posts: 159 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	they're not projectors.... They just have alittle piece of concave glass attached there, to make it look cool I guess

12-26-2008, 09:42 AM	#30
cxlo8331 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Feasting on the flesh of the guilty, and drinking the blood of the innocent (714) Posts: 1,751 Trader Rating: (17) Rides Gallery: cxlo8331 Feedback Score: 17 reviews	yeah, that cutoff is no good. gordo- i would not recommend pointing them down and driving around with them on. as stated earlier by fliprayzin, there is no cutoff on high beams. if you look at most cars w/ seperate high/low beams, the low beams have shields and highs do not. if for s14, you are better off purchasing another kit for the low. ideally retrofit is best. something like this: which produces a cutoff like this: hit up mmm858 for more details. __________________ -Carlo

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