Hid For R32

[SoFly]

just wondering if any of you guys have installed a hid kit on your 32s which have h3c's?

you guys just used another type and modify it?

help would be be appericated.

dave.

[adam-__-]

Hi mate,

I just recently installed HID's on my R32 which used H3C globes. I used the H3 HID kits and there was no modifications needed.

Cheers

Adam

[heller44]

Adam, can you elaborate, ie what kit, results from it compared to the stockers..

thanks.

james.

[SoFly]

was the h3 a straight bolt on to the stock?

easy to install?

[adam-__-]

Hi guys,

heller44: I bought the HID Kit in a group buy started by nismos15. Because I haven't gone on the road with the new lights (my car has a leaking brake system), I'm not too sure how well it performs on the road. The kit is alot brighter than standard lights and the cut off line is more clearer with the HID globes.

SoFly: The H3 globes were a straight bolt on to the H3C socket. It took me less than 10 minutes to test the kit and that was in the dark with a torch . All I had to do after that was mount the ballasts.

before conversion cutoff line

before conversion front view

before conversion cutoff

during conversion front view

after conversion cutoff line

after conversion front view

after conversion cutoff

They're not the best pictures but you get the idea.

Cheers

Adam

Edited December 28, 2006 by adam-__-

[SoFly]

thats sweet as. cant wait till mine arrives!

thanks for the help and pics.!

[hanyou]

i got techone hid 6000k. h3c. no modifications needed for r32 gtr but i couldnt find anywhere to put the ballast so i jus neatly tucked them (or squeezed them between i should say) the battery and the airbox. lol anyone got a bettter spot?

[adam-__-]

With the ballast, I mounted it in between the guards and headlight. I used cable ties. You can mount it right under the headlight but I had no double sided sticky tape so I coudn't do that.

Cheers

Adam

[MANWHORE]

I see massive hotspots, and glare.

[hanyou]

adam-__-: got a pic of your install hahaha

[adam-__-]

hanyou: Nah I don't mate.

When you look in the engine bay, you don't notice anything different from stock. I tucked all the ballast and cable away so you don't really see them.

I still need to adjust the light angle and see how they go on the road. Just have to wait till I get my parts.

Cheers

Adam

[heller44]

Thanks adam for the response, and the pics.

Tossing up wether just to replace globes with plus rateds or give hid's a try.

James.

[adam-__-]

I can't really say which one you should go for because I haven't actually used them on the road, but good luck with your choice anyway.

Cheers

Adam

[bankids]

I have h3 kit installed on my r32 gtr, works fine, and much brighter than stock.

[someonestolecc]

You can use H3 or H3C, the only difference is the ground wire. I've got a pick somewhere where I added a ground wire - it's pretty easy. In my experience the hotspots and glaring is terrible with xenon kits. I'd only use them on projectors. a31, r32 and s13 projectors seem to work fine with no leaks, minimal no glare, excellent cutoff and minimal hotspots...

[adam-__-]

You can use H3 or H3C, the only difference is the ground wire. I've got a pick somewhere where I added a ground wire - it's pretty easy. In my experience the hotspots and glaring is terrible with xenon kits. I'd only use them on projectors. a31, r32 and s13 projectors seem to work fine with no leaks, minimal no glare, excellent cutoff and minimal hotspots...

My car originally took H3C's but I got an H3 HID kit and there was no modifying needed. I think you only have to add a ground wire if you were to keep the halogen globes.

Cheers

[sl33ek]

Has anyone installed a HID kit on an R33 GTST?

Is it as easy as an R32 install? R33s use H1 bulbs

Adam, is the cutoff line able to be adjusted to be higher or lower?

I don't want to be blinding people if I install it on mine

[adam-__-]

Has anyone installed a HID kit on an R33 GTST?

Is it as easy as an R32 install? R33s use H1 bulbs

Adam, is the cutoff line able to be adjusted to be higher or lower?

I don't want to be blinding people if I install it on mine

Hey mate, you can adjust where your lights are pointing the same way as you would with the halogen globes. I pointed my lights down more than normal because as you can see, there is more glare and I don't want to be blinding people more then I already am.

Cheers

[sl33ek]

Cheers man, thats good to know

btw yours look great

[applion]

i had a r32 gtst and it use H1, not using H3, and i can't manage the fit the HID bulb in, because the stock H1 are plug into a cap, and you twist that cap into the headligh housing, so it don't comes with any metal spring that to holding the bulb like the GTR, and the H1 hid bulb is impossible to plug into the stock holding cap without modification... so anyone done this before?