Just Installed HIDs

[trm1978]

I just installed HIDs Lights an Fog Lights in my 03 truck. They are awesome at night even better than i thought. The lighting is 100 times better then stock. Took about 2 hours to install. Has anyone else installed HIDs in there truck. Just would like to no what anyone else thought or if had any problems.

 

[NavyDood]

What kit did you go with?

 

[JJPage]

more info... . pics

 

[trm1978]

They are HID Xenon Light System. I got them tophidklits.com. I put the 9006 hids in the foglights an the 9007 high/low hids for headlights. They cost 87. 97 each with lifetime bulb replacement. I will try an post some pics tomorrow of the install an some night pics. The only major thing i had to change was i wanted the hids to stay on together with fog lights. So i had to swap the pins in the headlight plug low beam is actually high an high is low. Until i order fog light control box so they stay on in both high or low. High low beam bulb is two bulbs in one socket. So in low is just normal bulb an high is hid bulb. When You first start the truck lamp out light blinks but once you turn headlights on then off the light goes out.

 

[R.Taylor]

You put these in your stock headlights? I read that the reflectors are not designed for HID lamps and you get a lot of scatter and annoyed oncoming drivers... . Like constantly driving with your high beams on. I'm interested, Keep us posted with oncoming drivers reactions with the HID set up. Pics soon? What K rating are the lamps?

 

[SWithrow]

I have tried a few different HID kits and they do emit some serious light, but a few issues,
1. It’s not you might it is you will blind oncoming traffic. I have a set installed in my fog lights and love them, but have to shut them off when traffic is approaching.
2. The bulbs are not DOT approved and in my state they will ticket you.
3. I would have to wait about 5 seconds before the HIDs would come on and unless you buy the really expensive kits, it takes forever for the bulbs to get bright.
4. They do not make (or I can't seem to locate) a true HI/LOW HID bulb that will work with the lighting system on our trucks. Some companies make a unit that is suppose to fool the computer but you need to buy 4 of these units in order the have the proper resistance on all four connection (2x low and 2x high) allowing the HIDs to light.

More my experience than opinion.

 

[EGroeneveld]

Better lights for me equals worse lights for other drivers generally so this is what I did on my Excursion and have been happy with it.



Headlights - PIAA H13 bulbs, 5 times better then stock without being 'pull me over please' bright.



Foglights - HID, simply awesome, only run in foul weather.



On a KC light bar (front bumper) I put two sets of PIAA 520, a set of driving lights and a set of ATP's. Only run with the high beams, back country roads, etc...



With the setup I have been really pleased.



I have really liked this set up. Not to cheap but i did it in stages and have been real happy with it.

 

[Scooby]

I had 5 sets of PIAAs on a Jeep TJ that I used to own... . 2 sets on the front bumper, 2 sets on the roof rack facing forward and 1 seet on the roof rack facing rear. A new alternator was required, but i could run them all at the same time..... it looked like a UFO... especially in fog! (off road only, of course)

 

[Got HO?]

This is what I went with. I bought a set of Depo headlights on Amazon.com for about $100. 00 for the pair and installed these jewels. They work as advertised and with my auxiliary lights (Hella Rallye 4000's with 55W HID's), I am extremely satisfied. The low beams were especially lacking before I put these in. No longer.



Bi-xenon FX-R Stage III Kit - Complete Retrofit Kits from The Retrofit Source Inc



The auxiliary lights .



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[Got HO?]

Installed FXR's



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[SWithrow]

Nice work! Did you secure the new lights to the old light bucket? How did you overcome the computer that drives the standard headlight system. I can only find HIDs rated at 35watt and 50watt.

 

[Got HO?]

I cut the reflector and epoxied the projector assembly to it. Matt at the retrofit source supplied the relay harnesses and the bulb out warning cancellers are available on eBay. DDM tuning has the 55W Hid kits. I used 35W in the projectors because heat buildup in such a small housing is a problem. The 55's are in the Hella Rallye 4000's.

 

[Hammer]

I did the Xenon 6K's in my 05 truck in both the fog and headlight assembly.

The swap was very easy and didn't take long to do at all and was well worth the swap. I am amazed at how well one can see at night and the vision in the rain is amazing.

 

[CSilkowski]

Has anyone tried these plug&play headlight assemblies?



SPEC-D® - Chrome CCFL Halo Projector Headlights - 2003 Dodge Ram Spec-D CCFL Halo Projector Headlights with LED - Spec-D 4LHP-RAM02-KS

 

[SWithrow]

Has anyone tried these plug&play headlight assemblies?

SPEC-D® - Chrome CCFL Halo Projector Headlights - 2003 Dodge Ram Spec-D CCFL Halo Projector Headlights with LED - Spec-D 4LHP-RAM02-KS

DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY! The stock 03-05 headlights put out a lot more light and have better beam. I did purchase them and turned around the day I got them and RMA'd them back.

 

[CSilkowski]

Thanks for the feedback!

 

[AEdelheit]

When I bought my truck it had HID's in the factory housing (2004). They work good but are extremely annoying to oncoming drivers, I hate being the ******* that blinds everyone and really hate when oncoming drivers are blinding to me, or in my mirrors. I have mine adjusted as low as I can and rarely get flashed now as long as I dont use my fogs. Coming from the 06 headlights that worked awesome with the stock halogens im torn between putting halogens back in this truck or just keep running the HID's untill I get a ticket, though cops seem to care more about a 2mph speeding ticket then illegal headlights, not sure why that is. Also I know this applies to the 06's and not sure about earlier trucks but if HID's do not have the proper resistors when installed they they can damage the computer that controls the lights, forget the name of it but have a few freinds that have had to fork out $700 for a new one because of improperly installed HID's, so be careful.

 

[Got HO?]

Installed FXR's



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Update on my HID's. I made some changes to the wiring to isolate the CANBUS completely from the HID's to eliminate voltage feedback to the FCM. I used 4 OHM 100W chassis mount resistors to keep the bulb malfunction circuit happy and then used the CANBUS feed as signal wires to relays which feed the BiXenon units. Before doing this, warning lights would flash briefly and the gauge needles would jump when turning the lights on. I figured it would be a matter of time before I blew up the cluster or the FCM. The system now works flawlessly.

 

[River-Runner]

Got HO"



Who did your projectors? Happy?



Thanks.

 

[Got HO?]

Got HO"



Who did your projectors? Happy?



Thanks.

I got the kit from The Retrofit Source and installed them myself, see my earlier post on this thread. Extremely satisfied with the results.