time to upgrade the lights

[Rollin Thunder]

How do you know they are True HID Reflector's? Looks identical to any other clear headlights with the cut-off shield.

From the Ebay Ad:

"1988-1999 Chevy/GMC full size pick up truck / 1992-1999 Chevy/GMC Suburban euro clear head lights by TYC with built in Philips/Osram HID system!

Complete head light assembly with HID kit (left + right + complete HID system)

Philips/Osram HID is very high quality and is used by many well known car maker such as BMW, Audi and etc... as standard factory equipment"

Doesn't say anything about them being a HID Reflector Housing. Just the HID already setup.

Their HID reflector because they use the Same HID components that Ford does on their 06 back navigators. 09 back mustangs. Currently on the town car, lexus used it for a while etc. ITs called D1R R is for reflector and the housing and metel shield is designed differently on the inside. To the naked Eye it looks the same, But the reflector is cut very differently, and the bulb has more components than a d1s or HID "kit".

 

[blkcam]

8K HID's in my TYC Crystal Clear Housings. And Clear Signals. Clear Corners. Which I cant seem to find anymore.

Did the 8K's come with the kit or did you get them separate? If you got them separate did you need to change the ballasts?

 

[haks310]

Ditto what RT said. LoL a reputable company like TYC wouldn't stick HIDs in a regular halogen housing, would be illegal.

Lifted99 doesn't have the TYC HID kit. The TYC HID kit comes with bulbs rated at 4300K. You would be able to swap out the bulbs though, just gotta make sure they are the correct 35w and D1R bulbs. I'm planning on switching the ballast and bulb to 55w 8000K.

 

[blkcam]

Lifted99 doesn't have the TYC HID kit. The TYC HID kit comes with bulbs rated at 4300K. You would be able to swap out the bulbs though, just gotta make sure they are the correct 35w and D1R bulbs. I'm planning on switching the ballast and bulb to 55w 8000K.

thanks

Edit: check out these bulbs. you wont need to change the ballasts
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/D1S/...emQQimsxZ20090424?IMSfp=TL0904242010002r17175

 

[haks310]

Yeah I know you can just change out the bulbs but I'm going with a 55w ballast. As you go higher on the Kelvin scale you start losing usable light amount, lumens will decrease. 4300K rate bulbs will give you the highest lumens, usable amount of light than a 6000K or higher bulb would. This is why car companies use 4300K bulbs as OEM. A 55W ballast combined with a 8000K bulb will give me the same amount of lumens, even a bit higher and yet give me the blue hue I want. I would just switch out the bulb and keep the 35W ballast but I'm after looks and performance.

 

[Rollin Thunder]

d1c= ****** bulb. Its really a d1s bulb with a d1r housing base. IN a projector housing the housing does all the work.

In a reflector housing the reflectors job is to disperse the light the bulb emits. The bulb creates the cutoff , its a 50/50 job, remove one and your pattern goes to crap.

Here is a picture of a D2R bulb (same as a d1r except the ignitor (silver box on the base of the bulb) is separate from the bulb) Notice the bulb has a shield. With out that shield, your beam is going to be shit (which is what the d1c bulb is missing)

 

[blkcam]

Yeah I know you can just change out the bulbs but I'm going with a 55w ballast. As you go higher on the Kelvin scale you start losing usable light amount, lumens will decrease. 4300K rate bulbs will give you the highest lumens, usable amount of light than a 6000K or higher bulb would. This is why car companies use 4300K bulbs as OEM. A 55W ballast combined with a 8000K bulb will give me the same amount of lumens, even a bit higher and yet give me the blue hue I want. I would just switch out the bulb and keep the 35W ballast but I'm after looks and performance.

I have a feeling Im going to be doing exactly what you are doing because I also want 8000K. Where are you getting the ballasts from? I don't want to get some cheap junk off ebay.

Is this what you currently have? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=400040757050

 

[haks310]

Yeah, same seller also. I was going to get a HID Kit from DDM Tuning, but I am pretty sure the bulbs they use are D1S and not D1R, so I am still looking.

 

[blkcam]

After looking, I found the same housings on ebay with out the hid's (I hope these take D1R bulbs)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...50412103628&ssPageName=ADME:X:AAQ:MOTORS:1123

As for HID's, I think I will get them from http://www.sparkhid.com/ they are local and I have heard good reviews from them

better to get these 2 instead of the $250 4300K kit from ebay

 

[mikeykey]

Man this thread gets confusing as hell when you don't know much about lighting. Not trying to thread-hack, but can someone point me to a clear GLASS head light that's not $250. Preferable one that sells clear corners, parking and headlights.

I'm not terribly interested in HID, but it would be nice to have a headlight that's compatible if i want to do it later on too.