FULL 96-99 HID Hi\Lo install guide\write up
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And from others experience i hear that when used for high beams, the ballists burn out quick due to switching the high beams on and off. ballists dont like to be turned on and off
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Ok cool just wondering because I am going all HID with halos for the fogs. If I did do HID'* for the highs I would over ride the low cut off.
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It will take 15-20 seconds for HID'* to reach their full brightness. I've often used my high beams to signal other drivers during the daytime. Using HID'* makes it impossible for you to do this.
If you drive anywhere with high beams on, you'll find yourself turning them off and on any time a car comes toward you. As mentioned earlier, HID ballasts don't like to be turned on and off repeatedly.
Sometimes I'll high beam an idiot driver who'* being an *******. Having to wait 20 seconds for that effect makes it that much less satisfying.
Want brighter high beams? HIRs, not HIDs.
http://hirheadlights.com/
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Oh, I also like to quickly flash a high beam to an oncoming driver who is driving with their high beams on to remind them that they're blinding the **** out of me. 50% of the time, they realize it and I can regain my vision. The other 50% of the time, they're just some completely oblivious or ******* driver.
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So, I just read the article on HIR lights, two questions. One, why would you want to deal with HIDs whenyou could have these? Two, how/where do you buy them?
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OK so when I do the write up I need to include:
- 3x relay harness installation (high, low, fog)
- DRL bypass and full power enable
- Keyless flash disable
- Low beam deactivate relay bypass
- SSE\i lamp monitor fix
I may have to borrow from other guides, heh. But I'll do it...
and I did high beams because I wanted to. I did the relay bypass. I don't run them often. Only when I'm out in the country past midnight, really.
HIRs are bright, yeah, but I don't like the color. I want a true 6000k.
- 3x relay harness installation (high, low, fog)
- DRL bypass and full power enable
- Keyless flash disable
- Low beam deactivate relay bypass
- SSE\i lamp monitor fix
I may have to borrow from other guides, heh. But I'll do it...
and I did high beams because I wanted to. I did the relay bypass. I don't run them often. Only when I'm out in the country past midnight, really.
HIRs are bright, yeah, but I don't like the color. I want a true 6000k.
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maybe lol.
A write up is best when it'* complete and addresses the nuances that will come up when doing a mod. That way the person following it doesn't get 3/4 of the way through and say "what about X". And they don't burn out ballasts quickly because of the flash. Canandians need DRL'* and can't eliminate them. Then there'* the SSE/SSEi lamp monitor. Once you have one, you want to ensure you teach it the new lights so it doesn't drive you nuts.
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Hey Kmalinich,
Would these same steps (listed below) be the same for my 2005 SLE? I have done low and fog HID'*, and am wanting to disable everything mentioned....Just wondering if you know or not...Or anyone else that may know..
- 3x relay harness installation (high, low, fog)
- DRL bypass and full power enable
- Keyless flash disable
- Low beam deactivate relay bypass
- SSE\i lamp monitor fix
Thanks,
Eric
Would these same steps (listed below) be the same for my 2005 SLE? I have done low and fog HID'*, and am wanting to disable everything mentioned....Just wondering if you know or not...Or anyone else that may know..
- 3x relay harness installation (high, low, fog)
- DRL bypass and full power enable
- Keyless flash disable
- Low beam deactivate relay bypass
- SSE\i lamp monitor fix
Thanks,
Eric
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Hey Kmalinich,
Would these same steps (listed below) be the same for my 2005 SLE? I have done low and fog HID'*, and am wanting to disable everything mentioned....Just wondering if you know or not...Or anyone else that may know..
- 3x relay harness installation (high, low, fog)
- DRL bypass and full power enable
- Keyless flash disable
- Low beam deactivate relay bypass
- SSE\i lamp monitor fix
Thanks,
Eric
Would these same steps (listed below) be the same for my 2005 SLE? I have done low and fog HID'*, and am wanting to disable everything mentioned....Just wondering if you know or not...Or anyone else that may know..
- 3x relay harness installation (high, low, fog)
- DRL bypass and full power enable
- Keyless flash disable
- Low beam deactivate relay bypass
- SSE\i lamp monitor fix
Thanks,
Eric
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A 55W 6000K HID bulb will produce ~3350 lumens
A 35W 6000k HID bulb will produce ~2800 lumens.
A 55W 9006 Halogen will produce ~1100 lumens.
A 9012 HIR will produce ~1875 lumens.
Also, HIR'* will create around the same ambient heat as a standard 55W halogen, which is still more heat than an HID bulb. However, they are the most recommended alternative to HID'* and the only "brighter" high beam you should ever consider using. I would also use them as low beam replacements if you're at all worried about the cops in your area, or worried with being legal in general.
In regard to fitment:
A standard 9006 Bulb will be equivalent to a 9012 bulb.
A standrad 9005 Bulb will be equivalent to a 9011 bulb.
Toshiba made the HIR 9012 up until 2009, then discontinued it. Phillips then began producing it, labeled as HIR2. I believe they now have a 3rd generation.
You can buy them here:
http://store.candlepower.com/hirlighting.html
I am VERY tempted to pick up a pair for the Bonneville GXP'* high beams.
OK so when I do the write up I need to include:
- 3x relay harness installation (high, low, fog)
- DRL bypass and full power enable
- Keyless flash disable
- Low beam deactivate relay bypass
- SSE\i lamp monitor fix
I may have to borrow from other guides, heh. But I'll do it...
and I did high beams because I wanted to. I did the relay bypass. I don't run them often. Only when I'm out in the country past midnight, really.
HIRs are bright, yeah, but I don't like the color. I want a true 6000k.
- 3x relay harness installation (high, low, fog)
- DRL bypass and full power enable
- Keyless flash disable
- Low beam deactivate relay bypass
- SSE\i lamp monitor fix
I may have to borrow from other guides, heh. But I'll do it...
and I did high beams because I wanted to. I did the relay bypass. I don't run them often. Only when I'm out in the country past midnight, really.
HIRs are bright, yeah, but I don't like the color. I want a true 6000k.