Hid Light Install Guide

[damono]

Hey guys. This isn't a definate guide, but I just couldn't wait to put them in.

Also, im not sure if everything is 100% correct (actually I doubt it), but I put them in and they work... Also, this is for the H1 kit installed on a R33 GTST S1 Skyline, yours may not be exactly the same, but I guess the theory would be the same. This is from the Bankids group buy.

First take out the old globe assembly. The dust cover just screws off and the old globe is clipped into place. You have to make a small cut in the dust cover to push the wires and grommet out of the dust cap backwards so that it can be 'modified'. 'The Modifier' is my tool of choice, makes easy work of the plastic.

Basically we want to make room for the HID assembly and grommet attached. I used a 25mm hole saw drill bit thingy, but cut it however you want. Basically the hole must be about 25mm or 1inch if your american.

Be carefully with these and be sure to always wear appropriate safety equipment as shown in the picture. Once you cut the whole for the 25mm grommet, drill another hole with a 8mm or similar drill bit. It should look something similar to this after (but hopefully neater).

This is for putting the original wires into the sealed chamber where it was before.

Once these are pushed through and you can confirm that its pretty well air tight, crimp the old connectors to the new HID connectors, they were a bit of a different size on mine, but just make do.

I found that if your working on the wiring, the best bet is to put the HID globe back into its cannister so that it doesnt get knocked around also apparently you cant touch the glass of the new globe as it will create hotspots and decrease the life.

Once this is crimped, best to put a bit of electrical tape around these connections so that + doesnt touch -. If anyone has any better suggestions, do tell, but i'd say this would be the best bet. Next put the new HID globe where the old one sat previously. Screw the dust cover back on and that light is done. To ensure a watertight seal, i'd suggest a bit of sikaflex around it. You can pickup a caulking gun's worth of sikaflex automotive for about $15 from bunnings which is bloody handy for fixing leaks in bodykits, lights etc.. and a tube will last you forever

Basically the other light is the same. I found that the drivers side is a bit harder to get to because of the washer bottle, but the air filter side (if you have a pod) is piece of piss to get to.

Once these lights are mounted, the next thing id suggest is to mount the ballasts and relay/fuse wiring. I put the relay/fuse wiring just to the drivers side of the radiator as there was a pre drilled hole so I just cable tied it to it, also it gave me enough length in the cable to stretch across to the passenger side lights.

The relays/fuse basically have 2 wires that connect to +12v and 2 wires that goto Ground (-). I ran my positive cables to the fuse box where i saw a + terminal screw, which I just screwed to the top of. The negative cables I just used the screw that was holding my strut brace on because it is earthed to the body.

I ran the relay/fuse cabling across the underside channel in front of the radiator and cable tied using existing pre drilled holes.

Make sure that you mount the balasts to the plate provided, im guessing this is because the balasts cannot be earthed, and a plastic set of grommets seperate them. I used the screws/bolts that came with the back to mount together. Then the backing/mounting plate can be mounted to your car.

I mounted the ballasts near the strut towers on either side, but i guess you can mount them anywhere you like as long as it doesn't interfere with anything, is pretty safe from the elements and you have enough cable to get to the lights. The drivers side again mounted to the strut brace bolt, and the passenger side to the air filter bracket (if you have a pod that is)

This is a pic showing you the difference between the light, disregard my headlights, they're faded to hell, I have to polish them tonight

I hope this helped some of you anyway. It's a work in progress... Let me know if I missed something or you need some clarifcation.

[Steve]

nice write-up, I love the bit where you are drilling with the cap clamped between your bare feet... lol

[damono]

safety first mate

PS.. i took the car out tonight and damn they're bright. I thought it was day light, but my parkers look like indicators now they're that different. Is there just a whiter globe you can get for the park lights for R33, not HID, but something that blends to it a bit, otherwise im cop bait

[KeeFy]

Yeah, u can get aftermarket globes for ur parkers what are white. Try lookin around. I'm goin back to SG to get mine. Prolly 10aud for a set. If pple are interested, i can post them over when i'm back home. Definitely would be cheaper that what u can get here. But what size it the parkers in the first place? Is there even a size specification on them? If u want to DIY, look at the main section DIY forum. There is a tutorial on how to convert ur existing parkers into LED ones. Would set u back less than 10 for them i think. And LEDs last wayyy long, prolly as long as ur HID's.

Oh yeah, nice tutorial! =)

[bankids]

cool banana.,, guys i'm in china now..i'll find u guys cool stuff with cool price... wait meeeee

[mitchy_]

and my HID's

[AD4M]

btw when you first turn on your new HID make sure you run them for atleast 10 mins. this is the burn in period, i found a few xenon forums and sites sugested this for a longer life of your coponents.

I also found that if you used the factory headlight harness to power your balast that my lights flickerd when at idle, to avoid this use the relay harness ben has for the xenon kit

[bankids]

in da 3rd pic is the left one 8kk n right 1 6kk?

yep use da harness that i gave u to get better current stabilization

[BNR#$]

when i did mine, i cant be brother to grill a hole on the cover, as i might keep it when i sell my car.

only tapped as much as i can, and i didnt do the relay...doggy backyard DIY.

and the plate the came with kit are metal...not sure if thet cant be earthed...

when you switch on you HID, did it flash for a second and start warm up?

[KeeFy]

when i did mine, i cant be brother to grill a hole on the cover, as i might keep it when i sell my car.

only tapped as much as i can, and i didnt do the relay...doggy backyard DIY.

and the plate the came with kit are metal...not sure if thet cant be earthed...

when you switch on you HID, did it flash for a second and start warm up?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

All hid will flash when u start them, it's the ignition phase of the hid. If you notice about the metal plate, there is plastic shielding btw the ballast and the metal, so it's shielded. Also, do intstal the relay, it supplies sufficient voltage. If u don't supply sufficinet voltage, you'll find out that ur hid kit will wear out very fast. Esp ur bulb/globe.

Cheers

[AD4M]

Ben I'm not sure what k rating i have :S

the hilux on the right is 6000k h4 high low and im sure mine are 6000k aswell?? (you said all h3c in the order were 6000k)

[damono]

when i did mine, i cant be brother to grill a hole on the cover, as i might keep it when i sell my car.

only tapped as much as i can, and i didnt do the relay...doggy backyard DIY.

and the plate the came with kit are metal...not sure if thet cant be earthed...

when you switch on you HID, did it flash for a second and start warm up?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

No offence.. but is that in english?

If you didnt grill (im guessing you mean drill) a hole in the cover, how did you get it to work?

[KeeFy]

LoL .... damono, ease up on the dude man... hahahah....

[mitchy_]

i didnt understand it either...

[Pulp]

Hey great tute!

I have a different HID kit which I haven't installed yet. It didn't come with a ballast bracket. How else could I go about mounting it, can I insulate it or would it be best to make my own bracket up?

Also is it true that you should keep the ballast box as far away possible from the engine cause of too much heat?

[KeeFy]

For the heat issue, as long as u don't mount it onto anything that generates heat, u'll be fine Another thing is, if ur ballast is metal, double sided tape, the 3M spongey kind, would be good enough, as they stick like hell and they insulate too. Of course remember to swab the area with alcohol to clean off the dirt for better adhesion. Usually aftermarket hid kits, from what i've noticed how it's installed by workshops, they mount around the area of how it's mounted in this tutorial. It's spacious, easily accessible, and makes installation a whole lot easier.

Hid kits usually don't have any mounting plates, most of them come already in plastic covers. Some pple says it's better, some pple says the metal ones are better. But if you were to look at the 2 major brands, phillips and hellas, the phillips ones are plastic, and the hella ones are metal. So, i guess it's up to personal preference.

Cheers!

[Pulp]

Thanks Keefy! lotsa help, I'm going to get to it hopefully soon, putting in my dump pipe this week!

Thanks again!

[KeeFy]

Np dude!

[bankids]

god pls let everyone put the relay harness on..........

[gt34]

i put the relay harness in when i installed my hid kit.. i connected the positive to the battery and earthed the negative to the body of the car. been driving around for a few days now, but just last night i started noticing the lights start to flicker going brighter/darker sometimes? anyone know why its flickering even with the relay harness on?