alright so im new at this whole forum thing but ive got a question. I have a 97 S10 with of course the sealed beam headlights but i want to get HID's. So what entails coverting them. Do i need to buy 4x6 headlights and just buy an HID kit or is there more too it than that.. new harnesses or whtever please let me know
For future reference, don't repost the same thread twice in different sections, just pm a mod and ask them to move it to the appropiate section. Also a lot of your questions have been answered before. I posted in your other thread.
You need to buy H4 conversion housings and you need to buy H4 HID's. I can post a ebay link tonight to my headlight housings as they are better quality then one set I owned.
Correct, depending on the kit you buy you may have to upgrade your lighting harness with relays. My kit came with a relay harness so it pulls the power for the lights directly from the batter, stock wiring isn't the best for lighting, just adding relays can increase output of lights.
Then its better that you get power directly from the battery, other wise you will have problems with your HID's. Also, do the big 3 upgrade. That should help out with your lighting inside.
If you are already having problems with your lights dimming inside, that means you have a loss of voltage on the stock wiring, If you pull more power from there, it will only make it worse. HID's can be damaged if they are underpowered, so if you pull their power directly from the battery, the chances of them losing voltage is decreased. Basically you want them to have a direct route for power, so you use a relay to do this. The relay is activated by stock wiring, but that won't hurt anything since they don't require hardly any power to activate them.
The big 3 should, but it all depends, it's possible that your sound system is too big for your stock alternator and battery when it hits. But thats more of sounds guys area, I'm good with stock wiring and adding electrical components, not much of a sound guy other than basics. A capacitor may even help the lights dimming.
yea i have a capacitor i just havent ran it yet cause i gotta buy all the wiring first. also i was thinking that it could be the alternator. but high output ones are so damn expensive
alright so i installed the capacitor and still doesnt help the dimming so im thinking tht im gonna need a bigger alternator. to be able to run the amp and the lights. because them together will prob draw to much
I still say you should upgrade the big 3 wires first before alternator. Also, HID's pull less power than stock bulbs do. Those lenses you posted seem to be fine, but a bit pricey in my opinion.
yea but they come with the conversion harnesses too. and im going to do the big 3 uprgadefirst. you have any ideas where i could buy like premade 0 or 2 gauge wires for the upgrade
housings--http://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/cst/full.aspx?Page=70 my question with this is will i need a relay and will i need anything besides the HID kit to finish the installation
yea im getting 4x6's and i just think the wire harness they have is alot easier since its all put together already and the hid kit will come with a relay for it too
Wait, yea, if you buy the same HID kit I have (hi and low), then you don't need to buy the relay upgrade kit from LMC. THe HID kit has a good set up and plenty size wiring for the power.
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