|
|
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
05-14-2005, 05:13 AM | #1 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 19696
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: irvine
Vehicle:2002 subaru wrx/ blue/ honda cbr f3 |
Help!!! jdm black chrome hid housing w/ hella Gen 4
i need help, i just purchased hella gen 4 ballast off a 05 benz e320 the link is:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...RK%3AMEWN%3AIT i dont know how to hook it up to my jdm black chrome housing lights, anyone have specific knowlegde on how i could hook these up? thanks
* Registered users of the site do not see these ads.
|
05-14-2005, 07:41 AM | #2 |
Trust no one
Moderator Member#: 11170
Join Date: Oct 2001
Chapter/Region:
Tri-State
Location: NYC
Vehicle:02 RAV4 MT 15 WRX/11 CRZ |
You really can't. Those are from an OEM HID setup. Your JDMs are halogen projectors that use H1 bulbs. The D2S HID bulbs will not physically fit into the housings, and attempting to "make them fit" will not work out well.
IMO you should sell these and save yourself some headaches on a project that won't work out. If you want to improve the lighting from the JDMs, modify the beam pattern (if you haven't already done so) and get a set of Osram Silverstar H1's. |
05-14-2005, 02:16 PM | #3 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 19696
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: irvine
Vehicle:2002 subaru wrx/ blue/ honda cbr f3 |
mulder, maybe we're misunderstanding each other, i have purchased a set of oem hid jdm projectors without balllast and bulb, so ibouth the d2s bulbs and they fit fine, now i cant get the plugs from the ballast to fit on the ignitor on the lights because they are different plugs. if that makes more sense?
|
05-14-2005, 06:53 PM | #4 |
Trust no one
Moderator Member#: 11170
Join Date: Oct 2001
Chapter/Region:
Tri-State
Location: NYC
Vehicle:02 RAV4 MT 15 WRX/11 CRZ |
Oops, didn't see that you had the HIDs. So forget what I said (except the part about the beam pattern, that still applies).
However- If you're trying to use the ballasts you bought with the ignitors already in the lights I don't think you can do that since the components are made to work together and aren't compatible with ones from different manufacturers. It's not just a matter of the plugs being different, I doubt that the new ballast would work with your existing ignitor even if you could connect them. To make this work you'd need to use the new ignitors as well as the ballasts, but to do that may require some cutting of the housing to allow the ignitors to fit into place behind the bulbs. |
05-14-2005, 10:17 PM | #5 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 19696
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: irvine
Vehicle:2002 subaru wrx/ blue/ honda cbr f3 |
ouch, so i cant splice into the ballast on the headlight? and splice the connectors on the ballast and work like that? and still use stock ignitors? thanks
|
05-14-2005, 10:24 PM | #6 |
Trust no one
Moderator Member#: 11170
Join Date: Oct 2001
Chapter/Region:
Tri-State
Location: NYC
Vehicle:02 RAV4 MT 15 WRX/11 CRZ |
No, you either need to figure out a way to use the entire setup you bought, or find a set of the JDM ballasts. You're dealing with high voltage here and you don't want to be messing around with components that aren't compatible with one another, and splicing isn't a good idea with HID wiring either.
A bit too late for you I'm afraid, but this is why it's a bad idea to buy a set of these lights that aren't complete with all the parts, no matter how good the deal is. |
05-14-2005, 10:58 PM | #7 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 25370
Join Date: Sep 2002
Chapter/Region:
W. Canada
Location: Calgary, AB, Canada
Vehicle:2003 WRX wagon Played Out Blue |
BlueBerryRex,
If you want OEM ballasts for the HID bugeyes, I can send you the contact info for this one guy in Japan. I just picked up a set of OEM HID bugeye projectors. The guy says he can get most JDM parts easily. PM me your email. |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
JDM black chrome hid vs jdm non hid. | D Money | Electrical & Lighting | 6 | 10-24-2008 11:09 PM |
UT: Driver's side JDM Black Chrome HID Headlight | dubluv17 | Private 'For Sale' Classifieds | 7 | 04-07-2006 12:39 PM |
JDM Black Chrome HIDs | dubluv17 | Private 'Wanted' Classifieds | 5 | 03-06-2006 08:25 PM |
JDM Black Chrome HIDs still available through vendor? | dubluv17 | Electrical & Lighting | 2 | 02-23-2006 10:45 PM |
JDM Black Chrome HID Headlights and UTEC | SSFWRX | Private 'For Sale' Classifieds | 10 | 09-27-2004 05:53 PM |