This is what I've been working on for several hours today..

I started installing the HID on my Aurora at around 7 PM tonight, and finished at 10 PM. It wasn't too bad of an installation, just tedious! I did lose one bolt however that holds the headlight mount to the frame of the car, sot he driver'* side headlamp "bounces" slightly over bumps, I'll have to find that bolt somehow I guess.

First things first, Cfoote really wasn't exaggerating when he said it took a LONG time to remove the headlamp mount. That is what took me the longest by far. It took me an hour JUST to remove that mount. Here'* both headlights removed, with the mount still attached.


This is the headlamp mount removed. The cable for the hood release runs through it, so you cannot remove it totally.




Here'* the location I mounted the driver'* side ballast/igniter.

Before:

and now after:


Passenger side ballast/igniter:



I ran the power wire for the driver'* side along the radiator support and zip tied the wire there. It was the most convenient route that I could find.


The connection to the main fuse panel under the hood:


and now for the lights in action...

Notice the cut-off beam. There is a slight glare above the cut-off because these projectors are made for Halogen bulbs, not HID, although the glare is NOT bad at all.


side cut-off pattern.


These are ALL pictures of the low-beams only.






HIGH beams (high + lows)


All in all, I am HIGHLY impressed with the 4,300k kit from www.xenondepot.com With the Aurora projectors, the light is even across the road and there is minimal glare for a "kit." I drove around for around half an hour and did not get flashed at all, so I don't think they're blinding anyone, yet the road is lit up so much better, it'* unbelievable! It'* like having your high-beams on all the time, but they don't shine quite as high, or as far. It'* just amazing.

and now a video. It starts off with only the fog lights on, then the low beams are switched on, then I flick the high-beams on for a few seconds, then back off again.


For some reason on the video, the camera interpreted the BLUE of the lights when they're turned on with GREEN.lol. I assure you, they're not green when they're turned on, but a light blue, then they turn to an intense white a few seconds later.

That Looks Awesome

Awesome!

bright lolllllllllllllllllllllllll

They look awesome.

looks really good man.

yeah looks good....

GM has something against HID'*.. I was having a little problem with both sides working at the same time. One side would work one side wouldn't vice versa... So we pulled them out and ordered Ballast + Igniter separate.. It'* not only the Bonneville that has done this they also had that problem with a 04 Suburban.

Should have the new ones in tomorrow... Now just to get a Fm modulator installed :? I'm not happy with the sound from the FM transmitter anymore for my XM and newly added Ipod.

Custom88, looks alright. I'm not digging that glare only because its so concentrated. Still much better than a halogen reflector.

In the sense that they are not on new vehicles, that is because of cost.

In the sense that they dont work on older vehicles, I don't see why you are supprised that installing something that the vehicle is not designed for provides crappy results.