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You don't need diagrams or anything. It's literally that straight forward.

You just hook up the red to the +, the black to the -, bung the bulb in. find somewhere to mount the ballast.

If you're iffy, I wouldn't install it yourself, because they are really high voltage (Mega electric shock) if you're not careful. I watched a friend install his hid kit. It didn't turn on. He didin't know if the bulb was blown or if the ballast wasn't working. So get this... HE USED A MULTIMETER on the ballast output....

If you're in Sydney, I have a friend who can install it for you. He doesn't charge much and does a good job. PM me if you like. But i won't be able to help ya till after the 22nd.

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Yeah we installed one for a guy who bought it off the group buy... took about 2 hours all up and the results were good. Surprising how bright the units are for the price; also very impressed with the ballast, wiring etc.

If anyone is in Sydney and wants theirs installed - shoot me a PM.

No point trying to mount it factory looking. If you notice how crap the light throw is when installing aftermarket hid into reflector headlights, it goes everywhere. Whenever you drive along the road, all the lights go fluoro coz the light is going up and will glare drivers.

I wouldn't even bother about trying to hide the ballast. If you glare a cop, they will defect you even if they dont' find the ballast

Yeah we installed one for a guy who bought it off the group buy... took about 2 hours all up and the results were good. Surprising how bright the units are for the price; also very impressed with the ballast, wiring etc.

If anyone is in Sydney and wants theirs installed - shoot me a PM.

Satanic seeing as you have installed one, can you comment on what manwhore has just said?

Manwhore is right about the ballast; there is no point in trying to hide the unit as the kit makes it obvious it's aftermarket. In the R33, we were pressed for space anyway so we simply mounted it wherever there was enough space for it to fit and still look neat.

As for the light throw; I can't be 100% in agreement with Manwhore - it is very bright and compared to my R34 xenons, sure there are differences but don't forget you're paying 1/4 of the price.

As I said, for the cost of the HID kit, I would not complain about what you receive.

I understand that it is cheaper. But light dispersion is a serious issue and people were adament it was not a major problem which was why i purchased. But if its how manwhore says and the light is going everywhere glaring other motorists and not directed as it should be, then whats the point??!!

Mitch from NBP installed mine, they are bang for your $$$$, very bright, excellent range, dont need my high beams anymore, best money ever spent, finally i can see at night! lol

Like Stan said took about 2 hours to fit, very simple install

Mitch from NBP installed mine, they are bang for your $$$$, very bright, excellent range, dont need my high beams anymore, best money ever spent, finally i can see at night! lol

Like Stan said took about 2 hours to fit, very simple install

Hi Malecki thanks for your reply. Can you please comment on what they are like now you have them installed? What the light dispersion is like? How they are effecting other motorists? Should they be adjusted to angle downwards more and would this solve any issue?

What about the idea of having them installed AS high beams instead of lows?

Also... a pic or 2 of them in operation would be unreal.

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They dont affect other motorists at all, i didnt even have to adjust my lights downwards at all, but if you have problems, just adjust them down a bit and they'll be fine

I'll take some pics when i get a chance and post them up

Dont install them as high beams, no point, u want to get the most out of your low beams

Thanks. I am just really worried about pissing other motorists off and/or getting defected by the cops.

Pics would be great, face on and showing how far they go/what they hit.

Are you in Bella Vista? I have a friend in Kings Langly, if you are interested in meeting up sometime soon so i can see the lights first hand that might be an idea too.

I wouldn't install them as Hi Beams only... simply because these take a little while to warm up and get to their optimal brightness... unless you live in an area where you drive around with hi beams on all the time, this kit would be a waste of money.

I'm in sydney. I personally have them installed in my car atm.

you can have a look at them before you install yours and you'll know what I mean. Even if you point them straight down, if I drive up to a wall, you'll know what I mean. About half of the light is focused down.

the rest goes up in a general haze. Also, as I drive along, the fact that there is no clear cut off is obvious. Every sign goes fluoro, and I mean ultra fluoro even though the lights are pointed straight to the ground about 1.5 m in front of the car.

Oh, btw, satanic, i'm not complaining about the light at all. yes, it is definitely brighter. In fact, they're a lot brighter. But i'm just letting the guys know about the very poor light throw. Zixor, you can come and stand in front of my car and walk down the street and see the glare.

The fact is, yes, it helps you to see and makes you think it's safer. but for others, especially on a rainy day, the glare really kills them. I was driving behind my freind following him,a nd he told me how glary it was.

projector headlights are different on the other hand. they manage to prevent the light going up, but still a halogen projector has hot spots and uneven light throw.

Please understand that i'm not telling you that they're all bad. but please, if I can help one person, let it be you. please read this befoer you think about going ahead: http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech/bu...onversions.html

And no, my car is not stuffed. I used to be a freak about lights and i've bought 2 hid kits. Also bought different brands of bulbs.

PS: my car is a sII r33 too.

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