Everything you ever wanted to know about HID's

[Stevevilal]

what do I have to put HID's on my 96 S10 on my truck I have the sealed bulbs

[s10cyncrvr]

Quote: Originally Posted by Stevevilal

what do I have to put HID's on my 96 S10 on my truck I have the sealed bulbs

Your best option is to upgrade to a front end with composite headlights. You can then do a retro from there. If you don't want to do a retro, you can put a pnp kit into a composite headlight. I wouldn't bother with trying to do a H4 conversion.

[BlownGP]

where can I get a upgraded wiring harness?

[travy]

You can find some on ebay or lmc. I'm sure there is other lighting sites that make them also.

It's not too hard to make your own.

[~02DIME~]

can you put the hid directly in ur sock headlamp or should you go with projectors?

[beaniebmx]

also wondering ^^

i have a 2003 with stock headlights and i want a PnP 6000k hid kit off ebay.

for the lowbeams= 9006 bulb?

what all would i need, my new clear conrners dont match the headlights as those arnt clear, so if i need new headlights thats not a big problem

[immexicansostfu]

Quote: Originally Posted by beaniebmx

also wondering ^^

i have a 2003 with stock headlights and i want a PnP 6000k hid kit off ebay.

for the lowbeams= 9006 bulb?

what all would i need, my new clear conrners dont match the headlights as those arnt clear, so if i need new headlights thats not a big problem

yea low beams are 9006 and highs are 9005.

you wont need new headlights but if you want them to match then go for it. ebay them though.

[PingG7]

Great thread ! Simple question - Are all envoy headlights plug and play retro fits ? I have a 99 Sonoma and was thinking about putting in 2000 Envoy headlights in with the fogs but it doesn't seem like anyone is doing that. Is 98 the way to go ? Thanks

[s10cyncrvr]

Quote: Originally Posted by PingG7

Great thread ! Simple question - Are all envoy headlights plug and play retro fits ? I have a 99 Sonoma and was thinking about putting in 2000 Envoy headlights in with the fogs but it doesn't seem like anyone is doing that. Is 98 the way to go ? Thanks

Yes, that would be the easiest way to do it. If you use OEM parts it will plug into your stock harness, although I'd still make a harness to be on the safe side.

[olred21]

has anyone done the pnp kit on the aftermarket projector housings for 1st gens? i ordered a set of 8k pnp hids today. i am hoping that with the projector lens in there it will help cut out the glare. the bulbs that came with them suck!

[rusty10690]

i just got 6000k xenon bulbs on ebay, they look like hid and are jsut as bright but only cost me 10$ and i also got high beam ones too so i spent 20$ for his look

[beaniebmx]

i highly doubt they are "just as bright" as real hid's

[03LAYINS10]

Hey guys right now I got 8000K on my Highbeams can I run 8000K for the low beams too. My truck is a 2003 and I want HIDs on low and high beams please let me know

[raven2510]

problem with high beam HIDs is they don't last long when they are switch on/off alot....which is what happens with highbeams

[Praised_S10]

sorry i'm kind of confused on what parts i would need to get hid's for my truck. i got these projector style headlights on right now. anyone can point me in the right direction? thanks..

[travy]

It depends on what you want to do.
you can just PnP hid kits or do a full set up like the OP.f
(PnP hid kits in halogen projector housing put out a lot of glare, FYI)

[raven2510]

i have those same lights on my truck. i want to do a retro but its not cheap.
im making a redesigned shield for the projector to make the output with less/no glare.

[Praised_S10]

Quote: Originally Posted by travy

It depends on what you want to do.
you can just PnP hid kits or do a full set up like the OP.f
(PnP hid kits in halogen projector housing put out a lot of glare, FYI)

oh thanks man. so if i search ebay i jus search for PnP hid kits? and is there any way to minimize the glare with my halogen projector housing?
thanks again..

[MiamiZQ8]

My bro told me that with the automatic headlights that I have on my S10, they can hurt the HID's because of the surge that happens when you turn on your truck. Does anyone know what I'm talkin about? Any truth to this?

Thanks

[raven2510]

no...tell him he's stupid and slap him. the s10's dont have reduced intensity headlights like the full-size's do. only on the highbeam drls.

[MiamiZQ8]

Quote: Originally Posted by raven2510

no...tell him he's stupid and slap him. the s10's dont have reduced intensity headlights like the full-size's do. only on the highbeam drls.

What is reduced intensity headlights? Also, what is dlrs?

[ChevFab19]

I own a 97 model. It has the whole bulb how do i get HID

[Bagged1984S10]

Do they make projector lenses that are bolt on for 1st gen s-10?s

[raven2510]

reduced intensity is it sends less voltage to the headlamps causing them to be dimmer.

[stewey333]

I was thinking about buying 88-93 Chevy S10 Projector Headlights
Black (pair) + HID Xenon Lights Kit Package from xtralights.com and i was wondering if anyone has bought these or something simmilar? I was going to get the 8000k (deep Blue) and wanted to know if the light shines blue on the road as if you just painted the blubs blue or they just look blue when you drive by like the ones on a bmw or something? thanks very much

[ruubzs10blazer]

Quote: Originally Posted by TwoWheelJay

nice info! but what about us Sealed beam guys? any options for us that wanna keep the 94-97 lights (for phantom grille) AND run an HID setup

they sell(on ebay)a H4 conversion kit which allows you to convert those ugly sealed beames to h4 hid's. you need to add a relay to drive the circuit or it will flicker from time to time and one side may shut down periodicaly. depending on the quality of the hids. you should still always add a relay to the circuit. check out mine on my old school blazer

[ruubzs10blazer]

Quote: Originally Posted by Bagged1984S10

Do they make projector lenses that are bolt on for 1st gen s-10?s

they do make them(get it on ebay)check out the previous post and see how cool they could look on your truck

[evanspears1]

Quote: Originally Posted by ruubzs10blazer

they do make them(get it on ebay)check out the previous post and see how cool they could look on your truck

Dont do it... from PERSONAL experience with those, they suck... they are not true projectors, they dont have any type of cut-off shield, and the lens is so small it cant really bend the light to have decent width, and the bowl behind the lens is so small, its basically like having a mag light lens on your truck...

all kidding aside, a set of autozone sealed beam replacement lights were brighter than those h4 projectors, with a relay, and 80W bulbs...

do what you want though...

[evanspears1]

Quote: Originally Posted by stewey333

I was thinking about buying 88-93 Chevy S10 Projector Headlights
Black (pair) + HID Xenon Lights Kit Package from xtralights.com and i was wondering if anyone has bought these or something simmilar? I was going to get the 8000k (deep Blue) and wanted to know if the light shines blue on the road as if you just painted the blubs blue or they just look blue when you drive by like the ones on a bmw or something? thanks very much

No, it wont look like a bmw, any factory xenon car is going to be 4100K light, and the color ONLY comes from light bending around the cut-off shield. To get the "look of a bmw" you will need 4100K HID's with a set of BMW porjectors retro'ed in.

read my previous post about the H4 projector crappy things...

[01vortec]

Here is a pic of my truck. 10K HID kit. No problems at all. Im kinda pissed that I got to get a different bulb because the halo/Projector has a different bulb #!!!!

[SUERtehqq]

so many infomations!
We are a manufactory of HID in China. Hoping to cooperate with you
shamesun@hotmail.com

[96blazer]

Quote: Originally Posted by SUERtehqq

so many infomations!
We are a manufactory of HID in China. Hoping to cooperate with you
shamesun@hotmail.com

If we wanted cheap crap you're selling, we'd go to the dollar store.

[evanspears1]

Quote: Originally Posted by SUERtehqq

so many infomations!
We are a manufactory of HID in China. Hoping to cooperate with you
shamesun@hotmail.com

so many informations... haha, that actually made me lol...

[texican420]

i had some 30k bulbs on my truck but i kept getting pulled over cuz they were "too blue" so i went back to some 10k's, any1 else have this problem or is it just me?

[travy]

Quote: Originally Posted by texican420

i had some 30k bulbs on my truck but i kept getting pulled over cuz they were "too blue" so i went back to some 10k's, any1 else have this problem or is it just me?

Good. 30k is ugly as ****.

[evanspears1]

I didnt even know they made 30k... high as I have seen is 20k, I though anything above that would be pink anyway?

[texican420]

Quote: Originally Posted by evanspears1

I didnt even know they made 30k... high as I have seen is 20k, I though anything above that would be pink anyway?

thats what i thought but a friend gave em to me, and its a really deep blue but still bright as hell, their also called "qb blue" or extreme blue, they would look great on a blue dime, ima try an sell em on CL

[evanspears1]

meh... anything other than white should be left out of any type of headlight setup

[supasoulja]

Quote: Originally Posted by texican420

thats what i thought but a friend gave em to me, and its a really deep blue but still bright as hell, their also called "qb blue" or extreme blue, they would look great on a blue dime, ima try an sell em on CL

I had those "QB" blue bulbs, they got me 3 tickets for "displaying blue lights," and as i think back I'm so glad i got rid of them for my 6000k.