Well I know how much people are liking HIDs these days and I know there are a lot of people just fitting HIDs to there conventional lights which aren't designed for HIDs. So I thought this mod might suit people who want HIDs like what you see in all the new prestige cars. This mod will look factory and the beam will be focused not just spread everywhere like the EBay HID kits that are getting around blinding everyone now.
This is not just a straight bulb swap and add ballast though. I'm hopping the kit I've bought will be pretty straight forward though and I've also done a lot of reading on a forum which is all about HIDs. There's also a buildup on the patrol forum which is where I got the idea.
I'll also be adding Angel Eyes for some bling. I've got 3 options there but until the HID kit turns up I don't know which ones I'll use. I'll also post links to all the places I've sourced parts from to help others if there interested. As I don't want my 4wd off the road while I'm doing the mod and do a bit of night driving I thought I'd buy some new aftermarket headlights to fit the kit too. The other reason for this is I wanted series 2 headlights for my patrol as they look more bling then the standard series 1 lights.
Now for the links. These are the guys I got the headlights off. Make sure if you ever purchase headlights you order ones for a right hand drive and this also goes for this whole conversion. The actual protectors need to be ordered for right hand drive also.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/300654794...84.m1439.l2649
Now the kit comes with options which I'll list below what I ordered which is suited for a GU patrol. For other makes and models you can email them. These guys are very very helpful and give you all the details on how to install everything.
http://www.theretrofitsource.com/pro...roducts_id=237
What I ordered out of that kit are below.
Morimoto 5five 50 watt ballasts x 2
Bulbs are new phillips 85122 + D2S x 2
Right hand drive reflectors x 2
Orbit shrouds x 2
Wiring loom H4/9003
These where recomended to me from heliflyer73 on the patrol forum and also by the guys at Retrofit. There is some pictures on the patrol forum which he has posted up.
Now for the angel eyes I did order a set off those guys but I've also ordered a set from 2 other places as I couldn't really work out which ones will work and what wont. I also didn't want to wait 2 weeks for a set to come from the States and only to have to wait another 2 weeks for more so for the sake of a few extra dollars I ordered 3 types and what I don't use on mine will probably end up being used on another set of lights I may do down the track.
These are the links for the Angel eyes I bought.
http://www.theretrofitsource.com/pro...roducts_id=103
http://retro-solutions.net/product-i...es-pid550.html
http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-b...specs%2FAE.htm
These last ones have the option of changing to any colour you want so if you want them the same colour as you car you can within reason of coarse. I'd had a few to many drinks when I ordered them.