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SqueekyClean · 10-20-2008, 01:29 PM

I have the S13 Silvia Dual Projector headlights and planning to get HID kit.
Probably Mtec, Mccolluch or Prolumen.

Most GOOD HID companies only have H3 bulbs but our Dual Projector headlights run H3c.

I know they are similar, so can we use the H3 HID kit without mods?

I assume so, but just to check before I buy it.

LET ME KNOW guys, thanks.

**ThatGuy** · 10-20-2008, 01:30 PM

To run HIDs you need HID projectors.

If you plan to do it correctly.

SqueekyClean · 10-20-2008, 01:35 PM

Oh you mean a real HID retrofit?
I probably wont do it, because of time and money.

I guess my question is can I run the H3 HID bulb in our H3C Dual Projector Housing.

(I'll probably blind people) but I guess this is what I have to do, I can't see shirt at night. Maybe retrofit in the future.

I just want to confirm fitment..So, will it work?

japslapsilvia · 10-20-2008, 01:39 PM

yes it wil work...H3 and H3C are physically interchangable bulbs, only difference is that H3 require a seprate ground wire, and H3C's have both positive and negative terminals. with a HID bulb it wont matter b/c the wires from the bulb go to ballast.

SqueekyClean · 10-20-2008, 01:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by japslapsilvia

yes it wil work...H3 and H3C are physically interchangable bulbs, only difference is that H3 require a seprate ground wire, and H3C's have both positive and negative terminals. with a HID bulb it wont matter b/c the wires from the bulb go to ballast.

Yeah, that's what I assumed.

Thanks a lot guys, appreciate it.

((sr)) kelly · 10-20-2008, 01:44 PM

i have some H3 phillips for sale... whole kit.. 230 shipped. ive used them for maybe half a yead and i paid over 500 for them... comes with everything you need.. just PM me if you want them

lifewater · 10-20-2008, 01:51 PM

I thought only our fogs ran H3c's and the High/Low Beams ran H3's. Can anyone confirm I'm wrong? :P

TheArkitekt · 10-20-2008, 01:54 PM

I crammed a kit into the stock projectors. It was a bitch and a half. The bulbs didnt directly drop in and had to be modified.

dont think my headlights blind people too bad, i never get flashed. I use a 12k McColluch.

japslapsilvia · 10-20-2008, 02:09 PM

i have tripples and i took the "bulb" holder out of the high-beam (h3C type) and put it in the low-beam socket (H1) and i didnt have any trouble sticking a h3 bulb into a H3C socket

SqueekyClean · 10-20-2008, 02:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ((sr)) kelly

i have some H3 phillips for sale... whole kit.. 230 shipped. ive used them for maybe half a yead and i paid over 500 for them... comes with everything you need.. just PM me if you want them

I am interested, but I have no money left in my paypal.

I have things for trade:

Front Z32 calipers 26mm aluminum and drilled/slotted rotors, pair of 5 lug rear hubs. Interested?

Propaganda · 10-20-2008, 04:54 PM

Don't blind people, do what this guy did and you'll alleviate some of the problems
http://forums.freshalloy.com/showthr...=cutoff&page=3

10-20-2008, 01:29 PM	#1
SqueekyClean BANNED Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: 818 Posts: 395 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	:+: Quick Silvia HID question :+: I have the S13 Silvia Dual Projector headlights and planning to get HID kit. Probably Mtec, Mccolluch or Prolumen. Most GOOD HID companies only have H3 bulbs but our Dual Projector headlights run H3c. I know they are similar, so can we use the H3 HID kit without mods? I assume so, but just to check before I buy it. LET ME KNOW guys, thanks.

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ThatGuy Admin Asshole Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Retired Age: 41 Posts: 20,394 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: ThatGuy Feedback Score: 0 reviews	To run HIDs you need HID projectors. If you plan to do it correctly. __________________ "Speak softly,..." -Pres. Teddy Roosevelt "Be polite, be professional, ..." -Gen. James Mattis

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10-20-2008, 01:35 PM	#3
SqueekyClean BANNED Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: 818 Posts: 395 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Oh you mean a real HID retrofit? I probably wont do it, because of time and money. I guess my question is can I run the H3 HID bulb in our H3C Dual Projector Housing. (I'll probably blind people) but I guess this is what I have to do, I can't see shirt at night. Maybe retrofit in the future. I just want to confirm fitment..So, will it work?

10-20-2008, 01:44 PM	#6
((sr)) kelly BANNED Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Zebulon... NC Posts: 1,035 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	i have some H3 phillips for sale... whole kit.. 230 shipped. ive used them for maybe half a yead and i paid over 500 for them... comes with everything you need.. just PM me if you want them

10-20-2008, 01:51 PM	#7
lifewater Leaky Injector Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 37 Posts: 108 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	I thought only our fogs ran H3c's and the High/Low Beams ran H3's. Can anyone confirm I'm wrong? :P

10-20-2008, 01:54 PM	#8
TheArkitekt Zilvia Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: merika...fuck yeah Posts: 296 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	I crammed a kit into the stock projectors. It was a bitch and a half. The bulbs didnt directly drop in and had to be modified. dont think my headlights blind people too bad, i never get flashed. I use a 12k McColluch.

10-20-2008, 04:54 PM	#11
Propaganda Zilvia Junkie Join Date: May 2005 Location: Charleston, SC Age: 34 Posts: 451 Trader Rating: (10) Feedback Score: 10 reviews	Don't blind people, do what this guy did and you'll alleviate some of the problems http://forums.freshalloy.com/showthr...=cutoff&page=3