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Daniel112
Joined: Jan 02 2009 Posts: 17  1995 GMC Jimmy Last updated: 01/02/09 |
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Mon Sep 28, 2009 1:36 pm
Im thinking about getting a set of HIDS for my 95 GMC Jimmy, But recently i was talking to a friend of mine who owns a Colbalt supercharged stage 2 SS and he has HIDS in his car, and i was telling him how i wanted to get them for mine and he hold me that the HIDS were melting his stock headlight, i was woundering is this normal? because they dont make projector headlights or anything for my year, and i would really like to get a set of them for mine
any info would be helpful thanks |
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bad venge
Joined: Jul 28 2007 Posts: 1602 1998 Dodge Avenger Last updated: 05/18/09 |
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Mon Sep 28, 2009 1:47 pm
Too high of wattages and improper mounting can cause melting ... Properly done they are no troubles ...
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Chris
Joined: Sep 27 2004 Posts: 1959 Location: NY 1993 Mitsubishi Eclipse Last updated: 11/06/06 1984 Mazda RX-7 Last updated: 04/28/09 |
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Mon Sep 28, 2009 3:23 pm
Please do it right an either get those knock off projector housings or retro-fit some.
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SuBXeRo
Joined: Oct 31 2003 Posts: 1856 Location: River Edge New Jersey and ASU 1996 Infiniti I30 Last updated: 07/23/08 2008 Nissan Altima Last updated: 08/12/09 |
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Mon Sep 28, 2009 4:33 pm
Alot of regular headlight housings arent made for HID's and they dont direct the light right. None the less, if u put in higher wattage bulbs both HID and non you can melt the housings that they are in.
do yourself a favor an hop on a GMC Jimmy forum and look to see if others have done it as well and see the results. |
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kornholio788
Joined: May 02 2005 Posts: 8653 Location: Racine, WI 2000 Dodge Neon Last updated: 04/20/08 1993 BMW 3-Series Last updated: 09/07/09 1994 Honda CBR 600 Last updated: 09/07/09 |
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Mon Sep 28, 2009 4:34 pm
HIDs run cooler than standard halogen bulbs.
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02BlueStang
Joined: Dec 13 2004 Posts: 4193 2002 Ford Mustang Last updated: 11/11/09 2005 Ford F-Series Pickup Last updated: 09/09/09 |
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Tue Sep 29, 2009 8:37 am
HIDs run cooler but at ignition they burn in a lot hotter than standard 35W or 55W halogens. Over the course of time they can melt a plastic housing. If you drill a hole in the back of the housing where the housing sits in the engine bay it will vent the excess heat out and help prevent melting.
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Black DX
Joined: Oct 16 2007 Posts: 942 1996 Honda Civic Last updated: 01/29/09 2007 Honda CBR 600 Last updated: 07/16/09 |
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Tue Sep 29, 2009 8:58 am
One must also remember how as cars get newer the manufacturers get cheeper and skim more and more, plastic get thinner, vents appear few and afar between and dual filament bulbs are used.
The thing is with the cost being what it is, I'd sooner suggest getting the bi-xenon retro-fit kit off ebay (the one with color halo option) than recommend anybody goto ebay projector housings with hid kits with most being H3's with the WORST optics (I know, I've owned a few sets)... |
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Daniel112
Joined: Jan 02 2009 Posts: 17 1995 GMC Jimmy Last updated: 01/02/09 |
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Fri Oct 02, 2009 6:53 am
naw i mean im gunna get real HIDS not non of this fake stuff, but they dont make any projector headlights or anything the 96-97 gmc jimmys
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Kindschi
Joined: Oct 09 2008 Posts: 944 Location: St Louis Missouri 2001 Dodge Ram Last updated: 09/21/09 2006 Honda CBR 600 Last updated: 10/15/08 1998 Dodge Intrepid Last updated: 06/04/09 |
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Fri Oct 02, 2009 8:14 am
Sidenote After market HIDS love to mess with the radio, they can cause alot of static.. something to keep in mind if you listen to the radio alot.
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coolbam
Joined: Nov 05 2008 Posts: 1814 Location: Cbus - Bexley 1987 Ford Mustang Last updated: 06/03/09 2003 Ford Mustang Last updated: 08/21/09 |
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Fri Oct 02, 2009 7:40 pm
I got **** on HIDS last time, so **** HIDS this time.
I really don't need them at all with the car. |
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