Oem HID's in non-HID car?!?

[rford426]

Cool im just hoping its not too diff from the 05-09 to the 11-12 but I doubt they changed it to be honest

 

[shikwann]

I did a factory HID headlight swap on my car. As mentioned I swapped the harness and added diodes. I would think that tr harnesss is the same as the late models. Search for silver horse racing HID retrofit kit

 

[HOLYWD]

Sweet I'll look at it ! ^^^^ these hid lights look way better than the reg headlights....

 

[VTXFrank]

I've got factory HID's on my car. Came with them. But if you need any help, I can look at mine and let you know info.

 

[Racingtheburg]

Its more expensive to make them work rather than buying a good aftermarket kit that will work better and have cheaper parts to replace in the long run. ive seen people put over 600+ in something like this and still have issues.

 

[HOLYWD]

Its more expensive to make them work rather than buying a good aftermarket kit that will work better and have cheaper parts to replace in the long run. ive seen people put over 600+ in something like this and still have issues.

Well they were free so that helps....

 

[Racingtheburg]

If the headlights were free your probably still looking at 250-300+

Just trying to help you out. If you get them to work cheap let me know.

 

[HOLYWD]

If the headlights were free your probably still looking at 250-300+

Just trying to help you out. If you get them to work cheap let me know.

I appreciate it . That's why i made the thread .

 

[Mustang30212]

I installed factory HID's in my 05 as well. It wasn't that bad. Replace one harness from the fuse box to the headlights/foglights....moved one pin in the harness I believe and install the two diodes that are available from Radio Shack.

http://www.s197forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=43692&highlight=factory+hid

Here's my thread when I did it along with a link to the SHR instructions in the fist post.

RH

 

[rford426]

Its more expensive to make them work rather than buying a good aftermarket kit that will work better and have cheaper parts to replace in the long run. ive seen people put over 600+ in something like this and still have issues.

If the headlights were free your probably still looking at 250-300+

Just trying to help you out. If you get them to work cheap let me know.

Hahahha that has got to be a joke??? Please show me where people have spent $600+ to get it to work with no issues? He really doesn't even have to buy the ford harness one eye willy wired his up his own making his own harness with relays. There is not a aftermarket kit that will work better than a FACTORY HID set up with projectors sorry to burst your bubble. Caleb all it is is some wiring and maybe a couple relays i would shoot willy a PM see if he can help you.

 

[Anthonynoz]

I would be more after the projector look then the actual h.i.d lighting lol i love the look i want to do this upgrade i dont care about the money

 

[HOLYWD]

Same here ^ they look way better . My headlights function fine I just hate the styling . I can pull the HId harness out of his car and put my headlight one in his if I need to . He is just going to use the raxiom halo lights from AM...

 

[chutoyy]

Don't quote me on this, but I believe the 4 wires on the HID harness is...
- ground, 12v, 12v solenoid (hi-beam), and either COM>(SJB) or additional 12v...
Halogen harness:
- ground, 12v low, 12v high

Try to find the pinout for each connector, then make or buy a harness that connects directly to your battery and splice into each connector wire accordingly... Or just splice directly into the car and hope nothing blows up or melts.

It's just tedious work that I tried to undertake once but ended up retrofitting cause it was cheaper (for me).

 

[HOLYWD]

How did u retrofit it ?

 

[chutoyy]

Cut the light open and put in a projector...

Not much of a DIY, but here's a quick compilation of pics...
http://www.hidplanet.com/forums/showthread.php?37377-2010-Ford-Mustang-FX-R-Retrofit

 

[HOLYWD]

Cut the light open and put in a projector...

Not much of a DIY, but here's a quick compilation of pics...
http://www.hidplanet.com/forums/showthread.php?37377-2010-Ford-Mustang-FX-R-Retrofit

That's perfect!!!

 

[chutoyy]

mMm.. Let me know if you have any questions...

I don't have the time or money to do any retros for people; too high of a liability... Maybe after SEMA...

 

[HOLYWD]

mMm.. Let me know if you have any questions...

I don't have the time or money to do any retros for people; too high of a liability... Maybe after SEMA...

Where did you Oder your projectors?

 

[rford426]

Retrofit source if I recall

 

[chutoyy]

www.theretrofitsource.com

If you call them, they may give cheaper prices... Ask for Matt and I guess you could mention my car? Blue Mustang? lol.