Gexenon Hid Install

[xlnt6]

I purchased a BiXenon H4 6000K HID thru CarbonImage, one of the site sponsors. Richie personally delivered it too my door (many thanks !!!!). Well I spent a bit of time doing the install, and took it for a drive tonight and WOW !!!

I have been using hi-powered H4s (90W/110W) for a long time as I used to do alot of long distance night driving. Before that I had Phillips CrystalVision bulbs, and after blowing a bulb in two sets within a 9 months period (they cost over $100 a set), I said no more, and went el cheapo hi-powered halogens, which BTW never blew !!!

Anyway, now I've always liked the look of HIDs you see on the the luxobarges out there, so I figured it was time.

I've attached a few pics of the install. Firstly the kit comes with a loom which requires main battery power and only uses one headlight connection from your existing headlight feed. Now I have a Nizpro kit fitted which changes a few things, so this install may not work on a stock car (???), but most should apply.

I pulled out the unbonnet fuse box and fed the HID fuses up thru the bottom and fitted them internal to the factory fuse box. There is even a unused area where they fit nicely and the mounting clip is already there (just cut it down a little). I put labels on the fuse covers to identify them. You can see them in the pics. The main battery feed to the HID kit comes from the main power connection (nut and thru bolt) in the fusebox, which is nice and easy to access. The gnd goes to one of the fusebox mounting bolts. Next was the HID control box, which controls the motor to change the focal length of the HID bulb when going from low to hi beam. I wanted it hidden away. Well I mounted it on the outside of the fusebox between the fusebox and the strut tower (immediately before the coolant bottle). I had to cut one side of the fusebox bracing slightly to fit it in. It's mounted with double sided tape and is almost invisible. You can see it in one of the pics.

The wiring passes under the fusebox and under the battery tray to the drivers side HID ballast which is mounted on the inner guard just below the headlight. I used the existing headlight connection to connect to the input of the HID kit at this point (just plug it in, no cutting required). The loom for the passenger side runs under the shroud of the radiator fans to the passenger side headlight area. I mounted the HID ballast on the guard (higher up this time) due to my inlet pipework making the area less assessable. I had to lengthen the factory loom (2 wires) by 30 cms. Finally a few cable ties, and install the HID bulbs (just a swap) and the HID was done. The passenger side headlight connection was unused, so it was cabled tied out of the way. The whole thing can be easily swapped back to stock at any time, as no factory wiring was cut at all.

At the same time I changed the hi beam H7s to Phillips Vision plus 4300K including the parker globes. I did this mainly to make them match the colour of the low beams. There are not an exact match, but from on coming traffic they look the same (well you can't really tell cause your retinas are burned out !!!). Street driving it's amazing the difference, and when you hit high beams look out. Great buy and if it was available a few years back I could have saved a couple of hundred on all the globes I've gone thru !!!

Cheers

Robin.

[Dagabond]

If your ever in Footscray one night Robin I'd love to compare them to the Phillips, as I do close to 300k's a week in the dark and as with you I'm sick of replacing them every six months or less.

Great write up as usual.

[FPVPSI]

got any pics of the lights on at night..?

[mbjunior99]

That looks awesome. Great work