I've seen some projector headlights on ebay that look appealing...

Is anyone here using diamond-cut or projector headlights? or h4 white bulbs? Let me see what you have!

 

Go to Kragen or any other autoparts store and get yourself some Sylvania Xtravision's or silverstars. I'm running the Xtravisions and for the price (15 bucks each) they're pretty damn good.

 

I Have some raybrig ones and they are easily the best I have come across, just depends if you think they are worth the cash.

I will get a shot of them next to a stock light if you like?

 

Get some e code Hella or Cibie 200 mm h4's they're bad ***.
www.rallylights.com is where I got mine

 

If you want to do it right, call Icemark.

 

you might also want to check out Need-a-T2's group buy. He's got a nice setup for projection lamps with low profile kit. There's some nice pictures there too.

 

Can somebody maybe tell me what I have and if it is good or not. First there is a big box maybe six square inches that hooks up the the headlight wires. Than connected to that there is a 1sq in box by some covered wires. Then a couple of thick black and white wires go and connect to a H.I.D bulb. All the hardwere is grey but the two large boxes with the info is mostly covered with white paint. All four of the boxes say warning 23,000volts and a brand that I think says scionic. alot of text is in japanes.

 

I'm running Raybrig's as well with phillips bulbs..

quite solid..

but i always prefferred the lowered headlight look with the JDM FTP's and Fogs running instead

 

A little more info hear is a picture. removed most of the paint.

 

Icemark does have the goods, and very good info on this on his site.

I recently installed a similar system before I knew of his deal. I swapped in a true Bi-Xenon HID kit with 6000K H4-3 bulbs in nice glass 6054 H4 SAE DOT conversion lenses, (not projectors).

It is amazing how these things light up hwy signs from afar even on low beams, and so far no one has been flashing hi-beams back at me. 6000K still gives you a blue-white cast, but is brighter than the higher, richer color temperatures.

The telescopic Bi-Xenon hi beam function is quite cool, which very quickly moves a little mechanical shutter while the bulb brightness itself remains constant.

IMHO, this is a very worthwhile and rewarding upgrade, and very easy to do.

 

+1 for the raybrigs

they are almost as good as xenons and they just swap right in!

 

Looks like you have a single HID system with separate ballasts and igniters. Hook one up to 12V and try it. Watch out for those 23,000V though...

Most modern systems combine the igniter and ballast. In a Bi-Xenon system you run power and ground to each igniter/ballast and they then connect to a third switching device into which you plug one of the original headlight leads. The original headlight wiring harness then controls the new system. Really simple.

I've got a new set of 6000K H3 HID single xenon bulbs which were shipped to me in error if anyone's interested.

 

Mine are in the car and work, just wondering what the brand was and such.

 

Anyone who could post pics, especially next to stock, would instantly become my hero.

Oh, and I'm trying to do this on a budget. fcunderwater suggested something that's $15 a light, and that's DEFINITELY in my price range. I definitely don't want to spend $300 for a pair of lights, though.

 

Also, any links to where I might buy what you're suggesting?

I am NOT trying to get out of searching on my own, but I figure I might as well benefit from someone else's research, ya know?

 

I'm running the Hella e-code's with silverstar bulbs. They do a great job lighting up the road and aren't too expensive.

http://www.rallylights.com/hella/200mm.asp

 

There are two different worlds here, there are incandescent bulbs filled with xenon, and then there are true HID (High Intensity Discharge) Xenon systems. Granted, the modern Xenon replacement bulbs are significantly better than what came on an FC twenty years ago, but a modern HID system is another world entirely.

You can find HID pulls on eBay and custom build something with 6054 H4 lenses or go crazy and fab in projectors all rather cheaply. There are state and federal laws governing this stuff though, so be informed if you get creative.

 

For the Hella replacement headlamp. If you use an H4 bulb, what is the factory plug? Do they include some sort of harness to splice in or is it the same? Ive been looking for something like this for a while, but all Ive found in the past were cheap plastic, poorly made headlights. Id like the Hella's with some Nokya Hyper Yellow bulbs. Brightest, most pure yellow bulb on the market from what Ive seen.

 

Im running Raybrigs...they were perfect until one of my bulbs blew out. I ended up keeping the Raybrig housing and purchasing Telescopic H4 HID's. They work like a charm and fit perfect despite the large bulb housing. I thought it would be too big, but they fit fine and light output destroys what the Raybrigs put out. They are 6000k.

 

So would you guy say that e-bay lights are a upgrade from stock?

 

I have that ebay's projectors headlights. They are not really projectors. Is like the diamon cut, with a magnifying glass in the center. They bright better that the OEM seal beam. Really I like it.

 

 

ive been running silverstars for 4 years. 3 years on my sileighty and 1 year on the 7. they are nicer then average bulbs. less yellow appearance.

 

There are a lot of different options on eBay, some good, some not.

It's probably pretty rare to find stock headlights in a car around twenty years old, they've likely been replaced, and often are improved upon when doing so. This really just means they went to the auto parts store and put in "Halogen" 6054s, but even these are a little better than the original stock. Pretty much anything new is better than OEM stock.

There are some really good products at ridiculously low prices in this category on eBay. My H4 conversion lenses and Bi-Xenon kit are eBay items. They are a HUGE upgrade from stock.

Ideally you want DOT approved glass lenses. Many of the lenses are crap plastic. You'll find glass, but DOT is hard to come by.

 

What plug do the seal beams have? So the H4 conversion is a plug in thing, no splicing? Im thinking of going Hella headlamp kit with Hyper yellow H4 bulbs.