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Anadrol 11-23-2009 10:24 PM

Xenon HID Headlight Conversion
 
A) Anybody done this already? http://www.thehoffmangroup.com/autol...=ionheadlights

B) What type of headlight bulb is in my '78 k10?

Rogue_Sentinel 11-23-2009 10:54 PM

Re: Xenon HID Headlight Conversion
 
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when i get my $$$ up i plan on get sum. i was just going to buy just the hid kit . to see if i can rig something up .

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N2TRUX 11-23-2009 11:39 PM

Re: Xenon HID Headlight Conversion
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Anadrol (Post 3635812)

B) What type of headlight bulb is in my '78 k10?

You don't have a headlight "bulb". You have a sealed beam headlight.

Scootin 81 C20 11-23-2009 11:46 PM

Re: Xenon HID Headlight Conversion
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by N2TRUX (Post 3636006)
You don't have a headlight "bulb". You have a sealed beam headlight.

Is there a kit we can get to convert our trucks over to where we have a bulb and not a headlight?

staggerd86c-10 11-24-2009 01:04 AM

Re: Xenon HID Headlight Conversion
 
yeah just make sure you get the glass ones that convert it into a h4 bulb and its kind of a plug and play set up. me personally get the ones that looks like the sealed beams, the projector and crystal clear ones look pretty cheesy to me.

spaseghost 11-24-2009 01:55 PM

Re: Xenon HID Headlight Conversion
 
i found glass conversion headlights for the round and square lights on ebay, they were really glass and not that plastic. my mustang friends got some hid kits where it shows the guy beating the **** out of a ballast with a hammer and the bulb stays on, they were pretty cheap too.

Mr.Scary 11-24-2009 05:31 PM

Re: Xenon HID Headlight Conversion
 
Man i sure would love 2 do this 2 my truck, I ve seen it only 1 time in person on a truck like ours but i couldnt catch tha guys 2 ask him bout it in time.

bluex 11-24-2009 06:33 PM

Re: Xenon HID Headlight Conversion
 
Use 08 jeep lights like in this thread:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...highlight=jeep

Then get the HID kit for a jeep. These are the best looking lights I've seen. All the conversion ones look bad IMO.

Anadrol 12-04-2009 07:20 PM

Re: Xenon HID Headlight Conversion
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by bluex (Post 3637376)
Use 08 jeep lights like in this thread:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...highlight=jeep

Then get the HID kit for a jeep. These are the best looking lights I've seen. All the conversion ones look bad IMO.

OK, I read that whole thread, and my head hurts now.

I need both lights and pigtails right?
RIGHT-55078148AB
LEFT-55078149AB
pigtail...1-68018959AA.
(MOPAR part numbers)

And people were saying that a relay is a smart idea.

1. If I'm doing a conversion to HID/Xenon anyway, then would THAT kit come with a relay?
2. Do I need to buy the pigtails if I'm purchasing an HID conversion?

Please explain as though you're talking to a retarded little girl. I'm learning as I go, and wiring is my biggest weakness.

bluex 12-05-2009 04:01 PM

Re: Xenon HID Headlight Conversion
 
All the info you need for the light swap should be in that thread. I havent personally done either one. When I do I will use those lights.

The relay setup is if your going to put normal bulbs in those lights and use the stock harness. The stock setup goes through the dimmer switch and you wind up with about 11 volts at the lights instead of the 13-14 that the alt is putting out. If your going to HID, you probably dont need that. You will only use the stock circuit to turn the HID's on as I understand it.

Hope that helps.

staggerd86c-10 12-10-2009 03:56 PM

Re: Xenon HID Headlight Conversion
 
well i think that my glass conversions look pretty good and are faily cheap. I went by the body shop and took a pictre of it for you guys.
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k1...91210-1324.jpg
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k1...91210-1323.jpg


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