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HID Light Question (H3) - 5/16/2007 8:42:43 AM

Mr_Pat

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Hello I tried to use the search but cant really get a straight answerer. I am interested in getting a HID light setup for my headlights. I know I need some sort conversion kit. How do I know witch one I need. Can anyone give me an address or part number?
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RE: HID Light Question (H3) - 5/16/2007 8:52:53 AM

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I have HID, what kinda convertion kit are you talking about? All you need to do is buy H13 (bulb size) HID kit. It will be almost completly plug and play except for the plug that goes into the headlight, that will need to be crimped or spliced. Also you will lose your high beam, unless they make a dual light setup now, HID for regular beam and halogen high beam....they didn't make it for h13 when I bought mine, don't know if they do now or not.

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RE: HID Light Question (H3) - 5/16/2007 11:55:39 AM

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Just a heads up...I had a HID conversion kit on my Avalanche, the light is better/brighter but the beam pattern was kinda funky. Reflector headlights like on the avalanche and H3 are not made for HID so it did not provide smooth and even light dispersion, they work best in projector headlights. I dont know how it looks in the H3, it may look good, importkiller could probably tell you that since he has them. As for installation its a piece of cake, plug and play, ebay has a bunch of kits.

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RE: HID Light Question (H3) - 5/16/2007 12:30:10 PM

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Is there a projector headlights conversion kit out there for the H3?

I've stuffed a pair of D2R bulbs into an H4 housing before (Jeep Cherokee). I think I must've pissed a lot of people off with the glare, yet the lights were still pretty pathetic compared to OE-spec HIDs.

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RE: HID Light Question (H3) - 5/16/2007 12:32:04 PM

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its really easy as importkiller says the bulb is an h13. I change them on mine, since where I installed them, they told me that the h13 doesnt work really good. they told me that an h4 will look better, so I install the h4, but I have to drill inside the light, not recommended. severeal problems after that. about the light it looks really nice I have HID 8K on my headlights, fog lights, and off road roof light bar. when all are on, man it looks like if you were during the day, you can see all. in total I have 8 HID 8K bulbs working

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RE: HID Light Question (H3) - 5/16/2007 1:52:25 PM

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http://hummerpartsclub.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=STARRHID-H31001&Category_Code=H3_lighting&Product_Count=24

Here's a conversion kit. They ain't cheap, and I don't know anyone who's installed them. No idea if they have a high beam or just low. But it's the only complete swap I've seen. Other sites have it for about $100 more, so that's not a bad price either. If mine wasn't a lease, I might think about it a little more.

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RE: HID Light Question (H3) - 5/16/2007 3:09:19 PM

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I love my HID lights in the h3, no problems at all. Light is bright and goes way farther than any halogen will. I have no problem with the beam pattern excapt that I had to adjust the headlights down some just to save oncoming cars. I would absolutely recommend the HID lights to anyone. Only problem is like I said, the h13 light bulb that our h3's use is new and there is still a patent on the plug...so where the hid kit plugs into the original plug (that plugs into the original bulb) you will not have a plug for that connector. Instead you will have to splice the wires together...at east this was the case when I installed mine.

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RE: HID Light Question (H3) - 5/16/2007 5:29:59 PM

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http://hummerpartsclub.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=STARRHID-H31001&Category_Code=H3_lighting&Product_Count=24

Here's a conversion kit. They ain't cheap, and I don't know anyone who's installed them. No idea if they have a high beam or just low. But it's the only complete swap I've seen. Other sites have it for about $100 more, so that's not a bad price either. If mine wasn't a lease, I might think about it a little more.

Oh wow. those look really nice. They do have high beams (Bi-Xenons). I almost bought a set similar to those for my Jeep - but that beater wasn't worth spicing up.

I'd get the black one with black (body-colored) grille to keep the round headlights look. Good price I must say...

Thanks for the link - they got a lot of neat accessories

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RE: HID Light Question (H3) - 5/17/2007 2:19:17 AM

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No problem with the beam pattern with the HID headlights in the stock reflectors. They blow away the best halogen bulbs. Once you go HID, you'll never go back!

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RE: HID Light Question (H3) - 5/17/2007 7:51:21 AM

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Cool thanks guys

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RE: HID Light Question (H3) - 5/17/2007 10:21:57 AM

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Hello,

This is Keith with STARR HID.

The STARR HID headlamp takes approximately 1.5 hours to install. It is relatively easy as it uses the stock mounting points. In comparison to the cheaper HID conversions that replace the Halogen bulb there is 30 minutes extra required for installation.

Regarding the use of HID bulbs in a Halogen lamp; while it works there is a lot to be said against using this setup. First and foremost with your lighting system is safety and performance: this setup will negatively affect both sides of this equation. Because the Halogen headlamp is not designed around the HID bulb it can not properly reflect the light into a controlled pattern. It will look brighter both inside an outside the vehicle, however it is like running a V8 on only 5 good cylinders while the others continue using gas and linking oil. It is not an efficient system and it pollutes the highway with excess light glare. This may sound extreme but it if you think of a cheap HID install, the amount of glare that it produces and then compare it to the lighting system of a Cadillac CTS you will begin to have a better idea. The Cadillac front end is not drowned out by glare at night, a cheap Halogen to HID conversion is. The cheap conversion may produce more light than your stock Halogen system; however it will produce nothing in comparison to a projector headlamp that properly controls the light pattern. The STARR HID system produces 3.5x the light volume, uses less electricity, produces less glare, and is DOT legal.

It is also backed by a 3 year warranty. Try getting a 3 year warranty from an eBay-illegal-HID importer.

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RE: HID Light Question (H3) - 5/17/2007 12:46:26 PM

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http://hummerpartsclub.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=STARRHID-H31001&Category_Code=H3_lighting&Product_Count=24

a bit pricey...

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RE: HID Light Question (H3) - 5/17/2007 10:10:32 PM

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Do you have pictures of the black ones?

Do they come with relays?

Are they self-leveling?

Thank You,

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RE: HID Light Question (H3) - 5/18/2007 12:10:40 AM

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are you a paying advertiser of this forum? If not self promoting and advertiing your product is not cool

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RE: HID Light Question (H3) - 5/18/2007 8:14:20 PM

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ORIGINAL: OAHU_H3

No problem with the beam pattern with the HID headlights in the stock reflectors. They blow away the best halogen bulbs. Once you go HID, you'll never go back!

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They look bad a$$ you have them in the fogs too? what size bulb is that?

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