HID the right way.

[RBS14]

in what sense? drop in kit, yes. retroffited housing, no.

[nrg]

Originally Posted by SimpleS14

huh? what are you talking about? all you have to do is look at the wires on the plug that connects to your headlight switch and have those wires run to the relay according to the diagram. Everything is done inside the car....the diagram looks intimidating huh?

nah.. I would want to wire it like OEM.
I'm sure the wires now run stright from the interior harness to the headlight harness. the wires are bypassing the fuse box because there isn't a relay.
I would have to splice those wires on the harness, extend some wires to the fuse box, solder it up to the relay harness, clip it on the fuse mount, etc.

I can do it in a weekend. When I find time, i'll do a complete writeup on which wires to cut and splice.

[SimpleS14]

Originally Posted by nrg

nah.. I would want to wire it like OEM.
I'm sure the wires now run stright from the interior harness to the headlight harness. the wires are bypassing the fuse box because there isn't a relay.
I would have to splice those wires on the harness, extend some wires to the fuse box, solder it up to the relay harness, clip it on the fuse mount, etc.

I can do it in a weekend. When I find time, i'll do a complete writeup on which wires to cut and splice.

ok, cool deal....keep us posted.

[Var]

Bringing it back from the dead. I just installed a true drop-in kit in my 2001 Z06. I just wanted to say that it kicks so much ass. I went on the vette forums and most people were simply happy with the drop in kits. After seeing some pics with them it was apparent that the hot spots weren't bad and the beam pattern was like having a normal halogen setup but just brighter. I spent 300 bucks on the kit that was plug n play and there is a world of difference. Nobody high beams me when they drive by, and there is no glare when i go to the front of my car and look at it. Cops dont ever look twice when i pass by them.

I went to the mountain runs with my friend who has an S2k and they supposedly have one of the best HID setup. Well let me just say it's garbage when you're in the twisties. That whole "sharp cutoff" hype to me is absurd. The light cuts off exactly where i need to see the most. And you turn on his high beams and it's no different cause they are pale yellow and they point towards the middle. The only way it is justified to have that cutoff is if you have a bi-xenon setup, where your HID high beams can take over and actually light up the rest of the road.

Granted for some cars the beam pattern is really bad and can be dangerous, but to be 100% honest i like this setup best. By luck the C5 headlight housings do well with the drop in kits.

[nrg]

um.. those OEM cutoff are DOT. Do you expect them to be at the same height as high beams? If they were, they would be blinding everyone. Plus when you do go up there, the first car runs highs, other cars behind it runs lows. You dont need to see everything. you just need to see the road and the lines. halogen high beams on the s2k is fine. It's not like you need to see 4300K of light for high beams.

your post is completely biased.

s2k retrofit hid in a kouki s14 up in the twisties:

[xkamikazestormx]

Originally Posted by nrg

when you do go up there, the first car runs highs, other cars behind it runs lows. You dont need to see everything. you just need to see the road and the lines. halogen high beams on the s2k is fine. It's not like you need to see 4300K of light for high beams.

exactly what your supopse to do.
the front uses their highs and everyone behind them uses lows.

unless your really far away from the front car

[Var]

Originally Posted by nrg

You dont need to see everything. you just need to see the road and the lines.

Dont tell me what the fuck i need to see. If you are running uphill, the lights point straight into the ground and it's retarded.

Originally Posted by nrg

your post is completely biased.

I think your post is biased cause you havent seen my lights, but i've seen tons like yours.

Originally Posted by xkamikazestormx

exactly what your supopse to do.
the front uses their highs and everyone behind them uses lows.

unless your really far away from the front car

thank you Bunta!!


Most of the time when i go driving there is only me and the S2k cause too many fanboys out here try to keep up and they crash. NO MORE. And sometime when the right people DO come up with us, we all fold in our mirrors and angle the rear view so it's 4x shaded. This way everyone can use high beams.

I drove the S2k with nobody else on the road. Lights were horrible, I'd rather have halogen with high wattage and the beam going where i need to look.

I drove my car and it was much better, but still only barely good enough. I just ordered a 4300K high beam kit and a relay kit so high/low stays on at the same time. THAT is what i call adequate lighting. I will take pics when it's ready.

The whole point was that on a C5, the beams pattern is stable enough that it doesnt bother oncoming traffic at all. I've had my friend drive the car past me just to verify it. And just out of pure luck, IMO it works a lot better than the hyped up cutoff projectors. Dont dismiss what i have to say because you have something different.

His lights shine better on the freeway because the projectors allow the beam to travel further in a straight line, which is useless to me. Freeways are all well lit up and my lights shine plenty far. All reflective material 1/4 mile away lights up. In the mountains, where it's turn after turn and there's no point in seeing a mile away, IMO my lights work better.


AND NRG..the pic you posted if just proof that you peripheral lighting above the cutoff is ZERO. Guess what..that's where the turn's gonna be


And another thing about the cutoff on dark roads. When i started to go fast and the cutoff light was bouncing up and down, it was disrupting my focus. It almost gave me a headache.