HOW TO: Install HID Lighting & HID lighting explained

[theastronaut]

Originally Posted by Tagar89

I dont mean to cause any flack but ive been researching this for quite some time. I want hid's in my 68 really bad. http://forums.evolutionm.net/04-06-r...-housings.html This post makes the most since to me. Read it and tell me what you think.

Thomas

His pictures prove it- HID's need projector housings.

Here's a good source for complete HID retrofit kits. They sell Bi-Xenon kits so you retain your low/high beam function.

http://www.theretrofitsource.com/index.php?cPath=24



Edit- they have a Bi-Xenon projector retrofit kit that works well in our 7" headlights. You'll need clear lens H4 housings to install the projectors. Looks like a very clean, simple, and effective conversion. I'm going to look into this for my '66 C10. $295 for the projectors, bulbs, 35 watt ballast, projector shrouds, relay harness, and shipping is included.

http://www.theretrofitsource.com/pro...roducts_id=237

[Project1970]

Originally Posted by theastronaut

His pictures prove it- HID's need projector housings.

One minor nitpick here - there are actually some legal HID reflector setups (early HID-equipped Lincolns, for example). This is what the D2R bulb was meant for.

That said, it's still a reflector designed explicitly for the D2R bulb, and it's not the same as a halogen reflector setup. It's also impractical to retrofit so your only option would be hoping that someone custom-builds a HID reflector housing for your application... and that probably won't ever happen since it's easier to just find a way to stick HID projectors into housings.