HIDs installed (Preliminary Pics)

[Whelan]

Literally like I was told 3 days shipped to my door from LA!Installed per instructions and they worked perfectly the first time. Upon startup like a typical HID they look dim them get brighter as they warm up. The light coloring is perfect and identically matches that of Acura's, Audi's, BMW's, etc. I still need to adjust the beam tomorrow and clean up my install a little bit, but all in all they are 1000x better. Yes I loved my HIRs and for a stock halogen they can't be beat. The following pics will be a comparison of the HID setup so far with HIR in the fogs and then my HIRs in the low and standard OEM 9006 in the fogs. For $75, you can't beat this! Enjoy!!HIR low beam with OEM 9006 fogs 6000K HIDs w/ HIRs in the fogsHIR low beam with OEM 9006 fog6000K HIDs w/ HIRs in the fogsAs I said prelim pics, I will get more up tomorrow night once they are adjusted, up against a wall, then beam pattern down the road, and then just the HIRs in the fogs, they are much brighter now.

[MRCN RCE]

nice. those look great you got em for $75!?!?! thas the cheapest i've ever seen

[keithvibe]

told you buddy... enjoy the new found light....

[WaveAction]

thats awesome, they look sweet compared to the stock lights..what HIDs were they? the one off that ebay site?? if so i may have to pick myself up a pair

[kevera]

That was super quick delivery.They look real nice,as Keith would say,"once you go HID,you can never go back".Hey Wave,they don't make them for the Vibe at that price,unless you want to loose your hi-beams.

[WaveAction]

hmm, nah i cant lose my hi-beams lol, i like hi-beaming ppl who cut me off..or since i live in the bush(somewhat) i like them when im driving through the fields/forests here

[keithvibe]

not to mention you need your DRL's in Canada... Which meens you will also need a drl relay. a set with halogen highbeams on ebay will run you about 180... if you bi-xenon... your looking at 250rangedrl relay harness... 10-20 buck range

[northvibe]

Quote, originally posted by keithvibe »not to mention you need your DRL's in Canada... Which meens you will also need a drl relay. a set with halogen highbeams on ebay will run you about 180... if you bi-xenon... your looking at 250rangedrl relay harness... 10-20 buck rangeOk so im totally looking into HID now, so bi-xenon is the hi/low hids? and the drl relay has the HID's on during the day on low or what? I do like drl so id like to keep that feature.

[jake75]

HID'sHIR'sDRL'sI need a dictionery!

[keithvibe]

Quote, originally posted by northvibe »Ok so im totally looking into HID now, so bi-xenon is the hi/low hids? and the drl relay has the HID's on during the day on low or what? I do like drl so id like to keep that feature.bi-xenon will be... HID lowbeam HID highbeam. xenon will be HID lowbeam Halogen highbeam.they also have a Lowbeam only kit... where you lose your highbeam totally... Drl runs your lowbeams at 80%. Which isn't enough to start the HID.The drl relay will pull the extra 20% power directly from the battery to turn on the lowbeams. By using the relay your DRL's you will be using your lowbeams at all times. The auto light feature will become obsolete.You will also go threw the HID bulbs faster because you are using your lowbeams all the time.JakeHID=High Intensity DischargeDRL= Daytime Running Lamp.HIR= Halogen Infrared Reflecting

[Whelan]

Good cover on the vocab.So I fixed the install. I missed a small step, they came with these black plastic caps that were not mentioned in the instructions. I just connected the metal prongs to the 9006 stock and taped them. Went back today and installed properly. I zip tied the connection points to places under the hood to prevent vibration. Double sided tape is holding up dang good for it being 20 degrees outside, very little movement on the ballast. I may come spring go under and zip tie them or maybe sooner. But they are secure.I also disconnected the battery when installing, almost freaked when one didn't turn on, but the prong was not hooked up tight enough, no biggy.I leveled them as best I could for being in my garage during the day. I will drive with them tonight and see where I am at, maybe a little more tweaking. I actually had to raise them slightly cause the beam was not far enough. The glare is practically nil as far as pointing up. The coloring is perfect, and the HIRs in my yellow fogs is insanely brighter now. I'll get a bunch more pics tonight before I hit the Giants game. peace!