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V · 10-19-2016, 09:01 PM

I picked up a used car to be my daily driver after my lease on my '14 camaro is up in 3 months.

I basically need HID headlights in any car I drive so I'm looking into the conversion now for this car but I have a few questions. Most I am sure that Brian could answer for me, lol.

The car currently has halogen projectors headlights, with 9006 bulbs. and High beams are 9005 and separate from the low beam projectors.
I figure I have two options. One is to use a universal kit with 9006 style HID bulbs and use the stock projector housings(~40 bucks). and the second is to completely remove the halogen projectors and install new actual HID projectors from TRS(the retrofit source).

I think a new kit with bulbs, ballasts, and bi-xenon projectors are around $130. I just don't know how much actual work would be needed to make them fit and if it would be worth it.

What is the main differences between halogen and HID projectors. I know they are different but how different? Would it be manageable to retain the stock projectors and just use the cheap universal kit?

10-19-2016, 09:01 PM	#1
V Stalker Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 12,077 iTrader: (12)	HID headlight conversion questions I picked up a used car to be my daily driver after my lease on my '14 camaro is up in 3 months. I basically need HID headlights in any car I drive so I'm looking into the conversion now for this car but I have a few questions. Most I am sure that Brian could answer for me, lol. The car currently has halogen projectors headlights, with 9006 bulbs. and High beams are 9005 and separate from the low beam projectors. I figure I have two options. One is to use a universal kit with 9006 style HID bulbs and use the stock projector housings(~40 bucks). and the second is to completely remove the halogen projectors and install new actual HID projectors from TRS(the retrofit source). I think a new kit with bulbs, ballasts, and bi-xenon projectors are around $130. I just don't know how much actual work would be needed to make them fit and if it would be worth it. What is the main differences between halogen and HID projectors. I know they are different but how different? Would it be manageable to retain the stock projectors and just use the cheap universal kit?