How hard is it to retrofit the LTZ headlights in there? They have HIDs.
If it isn’t that hard I’d look into grabbing a used set somewhere.
the problem with the factory HID's is they are only 25w, which still sucks
it cost me about $100 to upgrade to 50w on the wifes 16, the silverado was a little more because the bulb model is a odd D5S, a pair of 35w aftermarket can be found for around $35 and they run at 50w no problem, mine have been in the truck over 5 years. the oem 25w model sold at (some) autoparts stores are $136 each lol
easy to do, you just need a set of ballast, set of bulbs, wiring harness, relay.
the problem people have with upgrading to HID's is using cheap garbage ballast, the bulbs are generally ok even if cheap.
back 20 years ago when aftermarket HID's started hitting the market the ballast's were generally made well, then as time went along and they starting becoming more popular they started making them cheaper and cheaper, popular brands were "copied" (knockoffs) and made with inferior parts and it just snowballed from there. but there are still some quality ballast's made.
I recommend these, for the price & quality. standard 9006 output, then you just convert 9006 to your desired bulb model with a harness, relay and connect directly to the battery
the original bulb harness is then just a trigger and there is no load put on the factory harness
2 x Hylux 50W 2A50 ballast. Output Power: 50W. Car Xenon Headlight. Car LED Headlight. Automatic protection for output open circuit/short circuit in 0.5seconds. Anti-electromagnetic interference: S95/54/EC.
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