Got the HID's from the groupbuy before xmas, but with one thing and t'other just never got around to fitting them until today.
Started middy (ish) and only had 3 hours to do them, because the rain was threatening.Had some "expert" help from a mate (cheers rob )

They dont have the finished result yet, but when I get pictures I will post them. In the meantime, here are a few of the during process.

1.Jacked up ready to go



2. Bumper bar was a right mess (as per usual) so on went some hammerite


3. Fitted the ballasts behind the bumper securely to the bodyshell


4. Position of control unit..nicely tucked away in a dry place


5. Headlights and HID bulbs all fitted, bumper back on (bugger to fit again), test and then get all the tools away just as the rain started.


Job done

Only problem is the sidelights now look decidely pants and yellow compared to the bright white of the HID's. so need to source some LED's for the sides.

Pictures of lights on coming soon.

(oh and I fitted some new fog covers and sti stickers as well )

 

I got some nice led sides for mine when i fetted my HIDs mate..

Got em from fleabay and they look great

here.. cheap as chips and really clean up the front end

eBay.co.uk: 2X 9 LED white Xenon HID look 501 W5W sidelight bulbs-R (item 230068928150 end time 31-Dec-06 00:19:35 GMT)


Rubbish pic but you get the idea

 

i want HID now lol... seen so many around and my lamps so so gay and yellow compared to my dads new volvo when i was at his over xmas lol

 

frayz

cheers buddy just what I needed. Bulbs are ordered

 

I think the group buy is still going

https://www.scoobynet.com/group-buys...group-buy.html

or this one

https://www.scoobynet.com/group-buys...2-cheaper.html

fill yer boots

 

couldnt see if it was still running or not, looked like it was closed boo

 

quote from alex.
they are still doing it, but no shipping til jan 3rd

 

any pics of the lights turned on

 

Very nice indeed
Finally, people will actually see you and you'll be able to see. You may find full beam a little dissapointing compared to your main beam, but it's still gonna look and perform miles better than your standard lights.

Judging by the amount of rain we've had I think we'd have been better off fitting an outboard motor and some floatation devices !!!!!

 

give us a while to sort some out....

 

good job I didnt buy one back in the day cuz the front bummer has to come off

I thought it was a simple head light swap at the time

 

ray
front bumper is easy job to do....ya big girl

took two us about er........10 mins tops

 

Looks great Chris that should make a difference night driving I bet

Amazing how rusty that cross member get's as well

We need some night pics please

 

ok for those who wanted some pics of the lights on..

this one shows you the diffrence between halfords philips ice blue best sidelight they do against the HID...mmmm big difference



this one shows you it another angle



this one shows you what other people see


and this is low beam and high beam..sorry for the rubbish pics, my hands were shaking from the fecking cold

 

your wish is my command si

btw the cross member wasnt as bad as I thought, seeing the ones on FMIC installs etc, just a bit rusty on one side, but hammerite soon sorted that out.

btw the fog covers are down to you

 

My fogs.... Whatever next

I've got the Philips blue w5w side lights in and I alwas thought they looked clean white but after looking at your pics they look a mucky yellow so those HID must be something special to see

Well done that man





I'll see if I can tempt you with brakes when I get them finished... end of Jan fingers crossed

 

When we did Brun's the whole thing crumbled away nearly I ended up having to sacrifice my measuring rule

 

same thing I thought when i fitted the phillips ones, but it just goes to show you that bright blue from halfords just aint all that

my brakes are fine my good sir, its just the pads that need doing...

 

two man job

now who's the big girl?

 

bttt

 

it is that easy, some of the clips are a pain to get to, especially the ones under the arches and sides of bumpers. You can do it yourself, but it helps if you have someone to help because balancing the bumper with one hand whilst disconnecting fogs and front headlight washers is a PITA.

maybe get a big girl to help you ???

 

Looks great Chris...and you did not even want my help.

You have pretty done what I did with placing the ballasts, but my relay is in front of the battery/horn mount laying down.

And I can't believe you did it all in 3 hours. It took me a good day and a half

 

I did mine in about an hour and a half

 

Ballast one


Ballast 2


Relay


The side light bulbs I have got are these
Welcome to UltraLeds.co.uk

Match the HID 6000K perfictly

 

Darrren

I did have your thread to hand on my laptop sitting in the front seat, but in the end we did not need to look at it once, because a) rob has done it before on his scoob and his evo and b) we are men and dont read instructions

Honestly it was done in even less time than that TBH. We started around 11:00, by 11:30 had all the bumper off and lights, charcoal filter and battery out. I then painted the bumper bar and then shot home to get my drill and when I came back rob had laid out the relay and put the bulbs in the lights. Paint had dried by then, so cup of tea and then we mounted the ballasts. Cable tied the wires and relay. Rob had mounted the control unit by then and then we tested the lights. only one worked, so we found it was a duff ground.
Popped the bumper back on, wired it all up and reassembled. Probably done by 2 p.m. Easy

 

Looking good Chris, wouldn't it have been easier just to eat a few carrots?

 

My dad and I could of done with either you or Rob to help us out as we are complete novices. Oh well.

Well done mate.

 

cheeky swine... in my middle age I have to start adding aids for my driving

go on admit it, you are just jealous of my superior mechanical knowledge and ability to post some seriously useful threads

 

Cheers Si
I was gonna get the HIDs but i really can't be bothered having the front bumper off again after seeing what a mess it was behind it

 

You have yer moments I have to admit There's more to you than the frivolity and fun you normally partake in.