HID headlights

[68charger440R/T]

Next i took the bulb out. (that red stuff is silicone)

[68charger440R/T]

Ok now its time for the kit its a ''The hid factory'' kit, its a h3 shorty. (this is the low beam only kit)

(oops i forgot to mention its a 10,000K kit)

[68charger440R/T]

Now simply put the bulb in the housing

[68charger440R/T]

Now for the ghetto part I wrapped the bulb in electrical tape so it would fit tight and not vibrate.

[WHITE AND RED 69]

Nice.    Thats kind of what mine is (I used H4 bulbs instead of H3) but why did you get the 5 1/2 bulb housing instead of a 5 3/4? You wouldnt need the electrical tape with the 5 3/4.

[68charger440R/T]

now they fit with out vibrating.

next i mounted the ballast next to the radiator using a bolt that was already there.

then i plugged the two prongs into the old light plug its important that you plug the red one in the bottom and the black on the left.

[68charger440R/T]

Nice.    Thats basically what mine is but why did you get the 5 1/2 bulb housing instead of a 5 3/4? You wouldnt need the electrical tape with the 5 3/4.

I couldnt find any 5 3/4 that fit so i just modded the 5 1/2 one but if any one finds a 5 3/4 one that works just use that.

[68charger440R/T]

Then plug the other two plugs together and bam you got hid's

[68charger440R/T]

this might help with wiring.

If you have any questions feel free to ask

[68charger440R/T]

What kind of amps are these bulbs drawing?? haha do you have the stock alternator or the upgraded one?

Funny you ask, i have the old one and if i have the a/c on the right one flickers so when im idling i have to turn the air off lol
but i got a new alt. just have to take the time to put it on

[Foreman72]

what about high beams? could you do the same with thing but use different bulbs?

[68charger440R/T]

Yes it would be just as easy but once you have the low you don't need the high beams.

[Foreman72]

Yes it would be just as easy but once you have the low you don't need the high beams.

i see...so did you just disconnect them?

[68charger440R/T]

No they still work when you hit the high beams the hid's go out and the halogens come on.

[CidE]

Yep cool deal. How's the projection on those though? A correct HID setup should have a good beam cut off so you don't blind everyone on the road. Like so.





How's this setup look? Or should I buy welding goggles for on coming traffic?

[HITMAN 149]

got my navagator lights at pep boys today!! last set they had!!! 

[69rtse4spd]

Must check into these, should work on a 70?. Thanks for the info & easy 1,2,3, steps for us challenge ones.  .

[Foreman72]

No they still work when you hit the high beams the hid's go out and the halogens come on.

that sounds like a perfect set up!

[HITMAN 149]

hey i have the navagator headlamps from pep boys im not gonna use since now im selling the car , so if anybody needed them and couldn't get them.. before i take them back to pep boys....
i think they were $39 bucks?!?!?

[tan top]

Just put them in, what do you guys think?

wow !! what a difference ,     , thinking about doing something along these lines now 

[68charger440R/T]

hey i have the navagator headlamps from pep boys im not gonna use since now im selling the car , so if anybody needed them and couldn't get them.. before i take them back to pep boys....
i think they were $39 bucks?!?!?

Sorry to hear your selling your car Hitman i wish i had the money for it looks pretty sweet!

[HITMAN 149]

yea... thanks bro... i wish i had the $$$ to keep her right now!! 
i know EVERYBODY always says this but.... i will get another one in a couple of yrs when im a lil more financially stable than i am right now. some circumstances that were due to my poor judgments  , and some not my fault!!  ...
but next time... it will be a much nicer car to start with!!! not as BIG of a project as it is now!! ugggg lol

and i'll be doing the HID upgrade then also!!! hehehe

[1970Moparmann]

Great upgrade!!!!  Thanks for the details also!

[CidE]

yea... thanks bro... i wish i had the $$$ to keep her right now!! 
i know EVERYBODY always says this but.... i will get another one in a couple of yrs when im a lil more financially stable than i am right now. some circumstances that were due to my poor judgments  , and some not my fault!!  ...
but next time... it will be a much nicer car to start with!!! not as BIG of a project as it is now!! ugggg lol

and i'll be doing the HID upgrade then also!!! hehehe

Yea man don't worry about it. I had to get rid of one against my will before. It sucked but I'm doing another one now so it's all good.

[dkn1997]

Yep cool deal. How's the projection on those though? A correct HID setup should have a good beam cut off so you don't blind everyone on the road. Like so.





How's this setup look? Or should I buy welding goggles for on coming traffic?

I can't see how you are going to get projection like this (proper) and not spend really big bucks.  Trust me, I'd love it if you could and if someone could post a pic of the kits you are talking about here from the drivers view great.... 

We all know these HID kits are popular and tons of guys around here are running around with them.  The problem is that they blind everyone on the road.  The only cars I see that don't are the ones that you know came with them... BMW, Mercedes, Audi, etc...  It's not just about the ballast and the bulbs.  the housing is designed as part of the system and the bulb/ballast-housing design combine to produce the proper effect.

I'd love to be wrong on this because I'd probably put a set in if they could be done "right"  I upgraded to modern Hella H1 and H4's on my charger and they really work great.  I'd put it on par with my 02 Tahoe as far as light quality...which is a huge improvement over stock. If I'm not mistaken, don't the HID's draw less current?  for that alone, I'd probably switch, but only if I can get that nice crisp line at the top of the light projection that new cars have.