What HID kit would you recommend?

brfatal · 06-13-2005, 12:35 AM

Ok, I've got Morettes on my '02 WRX and I'm looking for an HID kit in the ~$350 range (preferably not more) that are in the 5000k to 5300k area. I've posted this in HID forums and all I get is "retrofit, retrofit, OEM". Blah, too bad. Can't retrofit Morettes and my electrical skills are zero anyways so any bulb modifications on my part are out of the question. I've heard McColloughs suck and that's what I'd been looking at, so again I ask, what would you recommend?

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Mulder · 06-13-2005, 06:03 AM

Well you COULD retrofit the Morettes with proper HID projector units in place of the existing low beams. It would be pricey though, true HID modules aren't cheap. As the next best thing, for the $ you mentioned you can install genuine OEM type HID bulbs and ballasts in the H7 housings, no "kit" is needed.
Read the HID FAQ up top, the info is in there.

KAX · 06-13-2005, 08:37 PM

edit: DELETED

subalou1 · 06-13-2005, 08:52 PM

The ones i have, have hella ballasts and they work great. I've had them for about 1.7 years now.

seth_man · 06-13-2005, 09:18 PM

ive had a McCulloch 8000k 9007 kit for about a year now, love em. very bright, not much glare at all and very level beam down the road. the kit was $290 shipped from ebay.

SubWRX2002 · 06-13-2005, 10:24 PM

Phillips!

EDIT: Sorry, didnt see your price range

brfatal · 06-13-2005, 11:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mulder

As the next best thing, for the $ you mentioned you can install genuine OEM type HID bulbs and ballasts in the H7 housings, no "kit" is needed.

Explain in greater detail please, but mind you my electrical skills/knowledge is lower than that of the average 3 year old. :-P

I read the FAQ and didnt see anything about that.

Mulder · 06-13-2005, 11:13 PM

In this post-
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show...23&postcount=3

jam69007 · 06-13-2005, 11:20 PM

http://www.xtralights.com

MikeWRX-NJ · 06-13-2005, 11:25 PM

these

http://www.hidplanet.com/H72D2.html

plus these

http://www.hidplanet.com/ballasts.html <-- look at the second ooption with bulbs

= done. clean cut off, proper heat range and excellent visibility. I should I know, I did the exact thing in my morrettes,

wiring is easy. Find the positive lead off the low beam bulbs on the morette harness (use a multimeter), use that to trigger a relay (but ground the trigger). The power side of the relay is connected to a fused line to the battery and to the positive of the ballast, then ground the ballast to chasis or battery negative. mspain style diagram available upon request.

KAX · 06-14-2005, 10:02 AM

could you send me that diagram? Kakarot256@hotmail.com

MikeWRX-NJ · 06-14-2005, 12:23 PM

let me double check a wire color on my car after work and i'll post one tonight.

KAX · 06-14-2005, 04:28 PM

i have a wire thats somewhat metled from the radiator, the one that crosses the car from driver side hl to the passenger side, should i change that for HIDs as theres going to be more current running through? what type of wire would i need as well?

brfatal · 06-15-2005, 05:36 AM

Can I get a diagram too so I can show whoever will put my stuff in?

Daboro's Rex · 06-15-2005, 09:48 AM

I have 6000k, got mine off of ebay. I think they are supervision. very nice, nice out put and bright. but I have them in h1, but I think they have them for h7. also they were $300 shipped.

MikeWRX-NJ · 06-17-2005, 05:41 PM

sorry it took me so long.

Ok so what you need is:

2 20amp inline fuse holders
2 20+ amp relays
bunch of wire, medium gauge, nothing flakey
your two ballasts.
your two hid buls
two H7 adapters. you can find them in my post above.

the basic wiring looks like this

you want the grey wire off the morette low beam to trigger the relay. ground it to chasis or battery, i think i had a problem with high beams when i wired it back to the yellow from the low beam.

In this wiring, the power for the ballasts runs off the batt and you won't have to worry about frying any stock wiring. Good luck and pm me if you need any other help

KAX · 06-17-2005, 07:27 PM

what do the numbers on the relay stand for?

armand1 · 06-17-2005, 09:22 PM

Those are the standard terminal numbers for Bosch-type relays.

105wrx · 06-17-2005, 09:37 PM

i can get a Mcculloch HID Full set up for 300..Includes everything plus one year warranty on the ballasts and 6 months on the bulbs...just throwing it out there...by the way i am running 6000k on my 05 and they are nice..

Clavo · 06-17-2005, 10:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeWRX-NJ

sorry it took me so long.

Ok so what you need is:

2 20amp inline fuse holders
2 20+ amp relays
bunch of wire, medium gauge, nothing flakey
your two ballasts.
your two hid buls
two H7 adapters. you can find them in my post above.

the basic wiring looks like this

you want the grey wire off the morette low beam to trigger the relay. ground it to chasis or battery, i think i had a problem with high beams when i wired it back to the yellow from the low beam.

In this wiring, the power for the ballasts runs off the batt and you won't have to worry about frying any stock wiring. Good luck and pm me if you need any other help

WOW, yuor teh piant skillz are teh bomb.

j/k

Thanks, I needed this too.

Clavo

MikeWRX-NJ · 06-17-2005, 11:26 PM

^^ done with a tablet PC

sjrhee · 06-28-2005, 03:57 AM

I'm never going with Mcculloch ever again the ballasts don't last long. I've used a philips kit which lasted me almost 3years till I sold my car (still functional) I just bought another philips kit (w/o the brand sticker) for 200bucks shipped off of ebay, installed today and it's bad a$$. Hellas are good too. HID's are night and day compared to standard halogens.

intence · 06-28-2005, 05:31 AM

i would never go mcculloch either. but i also wouldnt buy an hid kit if im not properly retrofitting them.

garie · 06-28-2005, 08:44 AM

im using the mcculloch 5k w/ clear bulbs in my projectors right now. It works good and only cost 280 shipped off ebay, but if I were to do it all over again I might consider getting a proper set with hella ballasts and rebased philips bulbs.

Or at least the bulbs because I feel the ones that came with my kit just arent as bright as oem setups..especially the german cars.

the problem is those kits cost 500+

06-13-2005, 12:35 AM	#1
brfatal * Banned * Member#: 50430 Join Date: Dec 2003 Chapter/Region: TXIC Location: Denton, TX Vehicle: 2002 WRX EJ257/205 PSM	What HID kit would you recommend? Ok, I've got Morettes on my '02 WRX and I'm looking for an HID kit in the ~$350 range (preferably not more) that are in the 5000k to 5300k area. I've posted this in HID forums and all I get is "retrofit, retrofit, OEM". Blah, too bad. Can't retrofit Morettes and my electrical skills are zero anyways so any bulb modifications on my part are out of the question. I've heard McColloughs suck and that's what I'd been looking at, so again I ask, what would you recommend? * Registered users of the site do not see these ads.

06-13-2005, 08:37 PM	#3
KAX Scooby Specialist Member#: 63292 Join Date: Jun 2004 Chapter/Region: South East Location: Warner Robins, GA Vehicle: 2000 Subaru 2.5RS 2002 WRX powered	edit: DELETED Last edited by KAX; 06-13-2005 at 08:57 PM.

06-13-2005, 10:24 PM	#6
SubWRX2002 Scooby Newbie Member#: 63802 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: K-Town, WI Vehicle: 2002 PSM WRX Stage 2 2000 Black Trans am WS6	Phillips! EDIT: Sorry, didnt see your price range Last edited by SubWRX2002; 06-13-2005 at 11:21 PM.

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06-13-2005, 06:03 AM	#2
Mulder Trust no one Moderator Member#: 11170 Join Date: Oct 2001 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: NYC Vehicle: 02 WRX 05 GTO/11 Sonata(!)	Well you COULD retrofit the Morettes with proper HID projector units in place of the existing low beams. It would be pricey though, true HID modules aren't cheap. As the next best thing, for the $ you mentioned you can install genuine OEM type HID bulbs and ballasts in the H7 housings, no "kit" is needed. Read the HID FAQ up top, the info is in there.

06-13-2005, 08:52 PM	#4
subalou1 Scooby Specialist Member#: 57966 Join Date: Mar 2004 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: new york Vehicle: 2002 wrx Sedona Red 11.59@124, best trap 131	The ones i have, have hella ballasts and they work great. I've had them for about 1.7 years now.

06-13-2005, 09:18 PM	#5
seth_man Scooby Specialist Member#: 73008 Join Date: Oct 2004 Chapter/Region: NESIC	ive had a McCulloch 8000k 9007 kit for about a year now, love em. very bright, not much glare at all and very level beam down the road. the kit was $290 shipped from ebay.

06-13-2005, 11:13 PM	#8
Mulder Trust no one Moderator Member#: 11170 Join Date: Oct 2001 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: NYC Vehicle: 02 WRX 05 GTO/11 Sonata(!)	In this post- http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show...23&postcount=3

06-13-2005, 11:20 PM	#9
jam69007 Scooby Specialist Member#: 86968 Join Date: May 2005 Chapter/Region: South East Location: West Palm Beach, FL Vehicle: 02 WRX / 05 350Z '11 335d	http://www.xtralights.com

06-13-2005, 11:25 PM	#10
MikeWRX-NJ Scooby Specialist Member#: 33410 Join Date: Feb 2003 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: wishing i was somewhere else Vehicle: 08 wrx dgm	these http://www.hidplanet.com/H72D2.html plus these http://www.hidplanet.com/ballasts.html <-- look at the second ooption with bulbs = done. clean cut off, proper heat range and excellent visibility. I should I know, I did the exact thing in my morrettes, wiring is easy. Find the positive lead off the low beam bulbs on the morette harness (use a multimeter), use that to trigger a relay (but ground the trigger). The power side of the relay is connected to a fused line to the battery and to the positive of the ballast, then ground the ballast to chasis or battery negative. mspain style diagram available upon request.

06-14-2005, 10:02 AM	#11
KAX Scooby Specialist Member#: 63292 Join Date: Jun 2004 Chapter/Region: South East Location: Warner Robins, GA Vehicle: 2000 Subaru 2.5RS 2002 WRX powered	could you send me that diagram? Kakarot256@hotmail.com

06-14-2005, 12:23 PM	#12
MikeWRX-NJ Scooby Specialist Member#: 33410 Join Date: Feb 2003 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: wishing i was somewhere else Vehicle: 08 wrx dgm	let me double check a wire color on my car after work and i'll post one tonight.

06-14-2005, 04:28 PM	#13
KAX Scooby Specialist Member#: 63292 Join Date: Jun 2004 Chapter/Region: South East Location: Warner Robins, GA Vehicle: 2000 Subaru 2.5RS 2002 WRX powered	i have a wire thats somewhat metled from the radiator, the one that crosses the car from driver side hl to the passenger side, should i change that for HIDs as theres going to be more current running through? what type of wire would i need as well?

06-15-2005, 05:36 AM	#14
brfatal * Banned * Member#: 50430 Join Date: Dec 2003 Chapter/Region: TXIC Location: Denton, TX Vehicle: 2002 WRX EJ257/205 PSM	Can I get a diagram too so I can show whoever will put my stuff in?

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Daboro's Rex Scooby Specialist Member#: 55915 Join Date: Feb 2004 Chapter/Region: South East Location: Bay Minette, AL Vehicle: 04 WRX stage 1/2 Wr blue pearl	I have 6000k, got mine off of ebay. I think they are supervision. very nice, nice out put and bright. but I have them in h1, but I think they have them for h7. also they were $300 shipped.

06-17-2005, 05:41 PM	#16
MikeWRX-NJ Scooby Specialist Member#: 33410 Join Date: Feb 2003 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: wishing i was somewhere else Vehicle: 08 wrx dgm	sorry it took me so long. Ok so what you need is: 2 20amp inline fuse holders 2 20+ amp relays bunch of wire, medium gauge, nothing flakey your two ballasts. your two hid buls two H7 adapters. you can find them in my post above. the basic wiring looks like this you want the grey wire off the morette low beam to trigger the relay. ground it to chasis or battery, i think i had a problem with high beams when i wired it back to the yellow from the low beam. In this wiring, the power for the ballasts runs off the batt and you won't have to worry about frying any stock wiring. Good luck and pm me if you need any other help

06-17-2005, 07:27 PM	#17
KAX Scooby Specialist Member#: 63292 Join Date: Jun 2004 Chapter/Region: South East Location: Warner Robins, GA Vehicle: 2000 Subaru 2.5RS 2002 WRX powered	what do the numbers on the relay stand for?

06-17-2005, 09:22 PM	#18
armand1 Scooby Guru Member#: 10309 Join Date: Sep 2001 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: Seattle, WA Vehicle: '02 OBS 2-tone! '95 Montego Miata	Those are the standard terminal numbers for Bosch-type relays.

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105wrx * Banned * Member#: 75931 Join Date: Nov 2004 Chapter/Region: SCIC Location: So. Cal -Tustin Vehicle: 2005 hmmm STI? Clark Tuned!	i can get a Mcculloch HID Full set up for 300..Includes everything plus one year warranty on the ballasts and 6 months on the bulbs...just throwing it out there...by the way i am running 6000k on my 05 and they are nice..

06-17-2005, 11:26 PM	#21
MikeWRX-NJ Scooby Specialist Member#: 33410 Join Date: Feb 2003 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: wishing i was somewhere else Vehicle: 08 wrx dgm	^^ done with a tablet PC

06-28-2005, 03:57 AM	#22
sjrhee Scooby Newbie Member#: 68010 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Claremont Vehicle: 2004 WRX w/ Cobb 2.5 WRB	I'm never going with Mcculloch ever again the ballasts don't last long. I've used a philips kit which lasted me almost 3years till I sold my car (still functional) I just bought another philips kit (w/o the brand sticker) for 200bucks shipped off of ebay, installed today and it's bad a$$. Hellas are good too. HID's are night and day compared to standard halogens.

06-28-2005, 05:31 AM	#23
intence * Banned * Member#: 58477 Join Date: Mar 2004 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: NoVA Vehicle: . Member #1 of the witty MS Crew	i would never go mcculloch either. but i also wouldnt buy an hid kit if im not properly retrofitting them.

06-28-2005, 08:44 AM	#24
garie Scooby Specialist Member#: 26607 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: socal Vehicle: 2002 wrx wagon	im using the mcculloch 5k w/ clear bulbs in my projectors right now. It works good and only cost 280 shipped off ebay, but if I were to do it all over again I might consider getting a proper set with hella ballasts and rebased philips bulbs. Or at least the bulbs because I feel the ones that came with my kit just arent as bright as oem setups..especially the german cars. the problem is those kits cost 500+