HID conversion headlight kits....

[yody]

If you really want to do it right there are 2 choices
1. is what i did. That is about as good as it gets with out retrofitting a projector period.
2. find a way to retrofit a projector assembly into a 7" lense. It can be done, but i am too lazy and have too many other projects on the car to finish. THat would be the way to do it.
It looks like iguana motorsports sells hid kits. It appears that they are using lenses with projectors built in, but through research i found that those lenses are cheap and those aren't real projectors. A real projector takes a lot of research and developement to create. which is why everyone uses OEM or Hella projectors.

[Gonzostyle]

Yody, I do not think it is just a BMW thing. If I recall correctly it is all Euro cars with HID lights (might apply to the Asian market too).

-Jeremie

[69Lowbird]

It's on all HID cars now. One of the only companies that didn't equip xenon cars with auto-leveling devices was acura when they first started using them (in 97 if I can recall).

[zbugger]

It looks like iguana motorsports sells hid kits. It appears that they are using lenses with projectors built in, but through research i found that those lenses are cheap and those aren't real projectors. A real projector takes a lot of research and developement to create. which is why everyone uses OEM or Hella projectors.

The HID's that Iguana Motors sells is the Sylvania Xenarc system. At least that's what I remember. The lights that I have are H4's, but they came with a glass lens, and they aren't one of the crystal clear lenses. The light output is very bright, and the lenses are cut to allow for a very nice pattern on the road. I didn't have any problem, really, other than a bad harness. (Great customer service, by the way)

Jabin, I'd love to see what you come up with, as the lights on my car are something I need for my own safety. Besides, I want something to keep my car more up to date.

[gmachinz]

Cool, Allen. I'll have to get a factory unit from a Benz or a BMW and take it apart to see what I can do. Right now I'm busy building tranny cooler kits and working on my interior and bodywork for my '87SS so I will have to make time to build something. I get the feeling though that I'm about to go down a road where I'm sure lots of other people have been-unsuccessfully. Hopefully I can put something together that is nice. I don't want to re-invent the wheel-I just wanna see if anything OEM can be relatively easy to convert. -Jabin

[yody]

you will have to reinvent the wheel if you want OEM. You will have to find a way to take a projector out of a new car, and modify it into a 7" lense. Email me, if you want and i can lead you the right way. there are some websites and forums out there with a lot of info..not necessarily on doing the exact retro but help anyway

[khool67G-Machine]

Hey guys, I've noticed that you guys haven't posted on the subject for some months, but I'm new to the forum and I'm also putting together a G-machine, that I'd like to have quality HID's. I ran across this website today and would like some feed back on whether these would fit the bill. They seem pretty close to what Yod was talking about. But check out this website, they seem to be sylvania, but it says at the bottom that they are not offered through sylvania. http://www.suvlights.com/2ndgen6024.htm.

[gmachinz]

I don't know-seems like a lot of "we're not liable" mumbo-jumbo to be taken seriously. It looks as though they make (or have made) their own lenses and then outfit them with the now defunct Sylvania bulb kits. Interesting read though. -Jabin

[yody]

wondering if removing the bulb sheild makes it so the hige beam part is used too, which would blind everyone. My system is complete, but I am considering getting rid of my caspers adapters and retro'ing in a projecter assembly into my 7" round lense. that would be the best possilbility

[Damn True]

I don't know if you guys are familiar with IPF. They are a subsidiary of ARB (the air lockers).


Anyway, I once bought a headlight retrofit kit from them for a Jeep Cherokee. The kit converted the sealed beam lamps to 110/130 halogens. The thing was litteraly plug-n-play with a wire harness that was absolutely perfect in length that plugged in at the end of the OE harness going to the headlamps. Complete with relays and everything. By far the easiest intall of any aftermarket upgrade I have ever done and they worked fantastic. Very bright, very focused.

Anyway, I contacted a friend who is a dealer for IPF and inquired about a possible kit for my Camaro. Here is his reply.

you are in luck as IPF builds a 7" round headlamp replacement that will fit.

Our part number for the headlamp housing: 920H. This will allow you to run any of the H4 halogen bulbs. Our most popular bulbs are called Magic bulbs and these have either a blue or green after glow.

Part number;

C41G green after glow sold in a pairs or

C41B blue after glow sold in pairs.

The magic bulbs use 55watts on low beam and 60 watts on high beam. This is same wattage that the OE sealed beam lamp would use, however the actual light output is closer to 110 watts on low beam and 130 watts on high beam. This may have been the same setup that you used on your Jeep Cherokee



The "magic" bulbs are lame looking and don't last as long. But as for the rest of their systems, top-notch.

[jeff5347]

Hey Guys,
No one has posted in a bit but was wondering on upgrading the lighting on my 68 caamro. Not gonna go the HID route but to a replaceable halogen such as a 9006 or 9005 or 9003 which is a single buld dand can do hi and low beam
This is a housing on summit that house a h4
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku
Would this work in a 68 camaro and could you make a 9003 fit the h4 slot with some magic. Has anyone done this. I do have relays on mine already so as of now it woule just be a swap.
Any comment s recomendations