HID's for pop ups

[TheSmuggler00]

Well this is gonna probably be labled a stupid question, but does anyone have HID's on their pop up headlights? I mean i've never seen anyone talk about retro fitting, and I don't even know if the pop up headlights could accept HID retros or if anyone makes a kit. I'm only familiar with fixed level headlights. Thanks for the help all, and yes I searched lol =)

[OptionZero]

www.clearcorners.com

[West]

I put a set of Brightstar HID's (Thanks ImportHookup.com) in my s13 Popups, whcih were the crappy ebay brand H4 Conversion's at the time and the light output was poinless... I havent got a chance to re install them with my Hella conversions. Id image them to be a little better as far as output, but in all honestly... HID in the H4 Conversion's is a waste of time & money. Like someone said above, talk to Mike @ clearcorners.com, he has an excellent HID system for the s13.

[TheSmuggler00]

Wow thanks for not flaming guys =) Ill have to do that clearcorners call. I appreciate it. Does anyone else have HID's in them?

[TheSmuggler00]

Well crap I just looked and it says they will only sell their kits (I was looking at the DS9's or whatever) inhouse only and instalation inhouse only. That sucks because I'm in orlando, florida.... oh well i guess im destined to have crap non hids forever... =*( I love hid's... =*(

[kandyflip445]

If you have enough money to pay for them just take a road trip

[TheSmuggler00]

^^^ hahah jebus that would be fun but I think I'll pass =) lol

[S14DB]

You can't mail the housings?

[kandyflip445]

IIRC, Mike once said that he fabricates new arms and such so when the housings open they only go so far, eliminating the need for a headlight controller. I'm sure he also uses relays and rewires the lighting system to handle the system he installs also. Probably why it's an "in-house" conversion is cause he wants to make sure no detail is overlooked so someone can't screw up his product.

[s13driver]

how about this ?
a kit is working in process.

it hasn't been aligned at the time the pictures are taken, so output wasn't optimum.

[TheSmuggler00]

well clearcorners.com dosent help me cuz i wont be able to get it... so no one else has anything to do with HID's in the pop ups?

[Phlip]

Mike at Clearcorners.com has in route to me right now his Hella H4 conversion for my pop ups, I am not so big an attention whore that I feel I need HID, a simple high-output lighting system will do it for me.

[HyperTek]

Not HID but a nice alternative IMO.. Raybrig H4 Headlight housing (expensive$$$) & Sylvania Silverstar bulbs

[kandyflip445]

^looks like there's no light hardly. Nice color though. I bet they're brighter then they appear but the pics suck to see a light pattern.

[derux]

I think if you were serious about buying the kit from clearcorners and knew your way around a car mike would sell you a set. They are a great set of lights

[wootwoot]

hypertek, how expensive is expensive to you?

[phrozen]

jdm beam pattern tho.. on those raybigs

[Muzzy]

S13Driver: take that carp off your hood..makes it look super bad

but uh...yea...lights um.......so H4 conversions suk?? could it jus have been the brand or style of the light bulb??

[kandyflip445]

If I were to get H4 conversions I'd get the ECE ones cause they have a better cut off. Don't think they're really legal though. Dunno why, cause they keep the oncoming traffic from being blinded.

[TheSmuggler00]

hmm so i hope that I can get the conversion from clear corners. I mean ive done audi retros on 2002 civics and all so im not new to retroing or fitting shaving splicing. I hope his kits come with new new harness though b/c i bet the s13 harness would short out if you tried to hook it up with the ballasts and all

[HyperTek]

Well my pic wasnt to show the light pattern, since it was in the rain, and that would be a bad example since you cant see much in rain.

well everywhere, the raybrig housing /w bulbs is around $80-$100, but i got mine alot cheaper. http://www.prolightstar.com/lighting...ealedbeam.html . THen I paid like another $40-50 just for 9006 silverstar bulbs (just becuase I wanted color of these). Yes they have JDM light pattern, so its glare for left hand drive. but overall lighting output is best ive seen for 6054 type anything.

As for another H4 housing.. these are pretty cheap.. http://store.yahoo.com/classicgarage/20h4recheadc.html

A nice route would be something like this... with addition of a headlight relay harness kit... that powers directly from teh battery and plugs into teh original headlight harness to use as a switch to turn em on. http://jeepin.com/features/ipf/index.asp

P.S. My previous headlights where 6054 Silverstars (the replacement ones you buy at any auto store) which are IMO probably the best your going to get without doing an H4/9006 conversion.

[TheSmuggler00]

Yeah, I figured these lights would be more difficult than a normal fixed light. So you think my best bet would be to get something like you have? I mean I dont mind JDM beam patterns b/c they really dont affect that much (I've sat in cars with and without so I know). See I think your setup is effective b/c it was made to work with it, and if I go the real HID route I'm going to have to fiddle alot more with it, and then even possible end up with it not working. I'm probably going to go your way Hypertek, and then if I don't like it I'mm try a retro... thanks for the helpful imput guys, it's appreciated

[TheSmuggler00]

I'm looking at that site and I only see 2 Raybrig choices, which one did you get? So I'm taking it that the 180 sx's never came with HID's over in Japan then? Hmm that woulda been the best to buy if they did lol cuz then we would know it would work

[kandyflip445]

ECE housings would light up the road signs better than the JDM housings because they're meant for drivers on the left side of the car and the cutoff is opposite. I would do what Hypertek said with the relay and direct power so that you don't burn out your combination switch and you can use bigger wire for the higher wattage bulbs.

[sr_sil80]

I have Hella conversion housings w/ Factory Nissan complete HID bulbs/ballasts. I took out the piece that the light reflects off of onto the housings. It's kinda hard to explain what piece i'm talking about, but if you look into the hole where you put the headlight it's the metal thing that you could touch, in between the glass and the hole. Well I took that out, and they're extremely bright, just as bright as high beams, maybe brighter. I have the sleepy eye headlight look, so they're not as bright. They look bright when you look at them, but they don't shine the road that well.
hope that helps, good luck on what you decide to do

[KiDyNomiTe]

Forget what he is using IM him at tougefactory or e-mail him, e-mail addy is on website. They look pretty good.

[TheSmuggler00]

IM who? lol i dont see a name, but that red one looks sweet, just the look im going for, so if you could explain what i need to do to get in touch with that person, hook me up =)

[KiDyNomiTe]

tougefactory = aim screen name

[TheSmuggler00]

ohhhhh ok
=)
thx bro

[TheSmuggler00]

Well I talked to Tougefactory, great guy and told me that he converted to h4 lights and threw on a catz hid kit. Thats soudns good to me, but i did some moere searching and found this: http://www.brightheadlights-hid.com/...ghts-x6054.htm

It let me search by my vehical and I did 89 240sx. it showed me a kit that should be a bolt on to our stock headlights. I dunno check it out and tell me what you think. If it seems shady or prob wont work, I'm going to by the raybrig h4 sealed beam housing and through some catz hid's in it. that or ill try to retro in some audi lights =) Gimmie some info on what you think of the above linky guys