05-09 mustang OEM HID conversion how to.
This will be for any 05-09 mustang that came from the factory with halogen headlights and installing factory HID headlights
****Disclaimer**** this is how I did it and you attempting to replicate is your own risk, I do not assume any liability for YOU working on any vehicle. This is my illustrated guide on how I adapted OEM HID headlights to a non HID vehicle.
Parts needed:
OEM HID headlights,
Ballasts
Bulbs
Morimoto h13 motocontrol
D1/D3 to 9005/9006 power cords (2x)
Female 9005/9006 plugs (2x)
Various wiring tools and equipment, (a way to strip and connect wires) and what ever you want to use to clean up and make it look acceptable to you.
Most of the modification will be done on the headlight side
Open and remove the ballast cover to expose the ballast. There are two plugs. The larger thicker wire is for the bulb, that can be left alone unless installing new ballasts. The one with two small wires is the power. Strip off the factory electrical tape on the entire thing. Remove the power plug, small square one. Plug in the new purchased power cord. Replace the ballast into the cover and replace it back onto the headlight and route the new 9005/9006 plug out and leave it exposed.
Now to focus on the OEM plug side, You can see a white and black wire coming from the OEM brown plug into a wire grommet running into the headlights. This is the high beam actuator wiring. You see two back wires heading into the grommet, they merge into one. Both being grounds. You will need to snip off the OEM ballast plug that you replaced earlier and is now just hanging out and you can now snip the OEM brown plug also.
NOW take your newly purchased female 9005/9006 plug. Connect the white of the factory headlight to the positive of the new plug. On the negative side you can use either black wire or both. I have tested both, either black wire or both will work. I have tested all forms. Connect the black to the black. White to positive (red).
Clean up your wiring to your own specs
Now to the vehicle wiring side. All downhill and easy from here. Believe it or not the hard part is behind me.
Lay out you H13 motocontrol and now you can easily visualize how it is going to go. Again how clean you run the wires is all up to you. There is only a battery connection and two grounds and the factory h13 plug, you will plug in the factory headlight plug from your vehicle into this adapter (please note your driver side plug will remain unplugged and unused. I would recommend taping it up to prevent any accidental grounding or moisture finding its way in. All the plugs are labeled and easy to identify.
I temporarily ran my power and ground and plugged everything in on one side to test both lights
I tested both lights, both high and low beams.
It is normal to hear a buzz from the ballasts when you turn on the low beam, HID ballasts buzz due to the amount of voltage they use/produce to work. Also when you activate the high beam you will hear a click as well as see the difference in light output.
Once you are happy with everything working as it should replace the poor factory light housings and enjoy.
Some install notes. Please replace or upgrade parts before the final install. If you want new bulbs or ballasts, do it now. Prior to the final install. These lights use D3R bulbs, The R in the D3R stands for reflector, these style bulbs are getting a little more difficult to find as most (nearly all) manufacturers have gone to a projector style headlight which use a D3S style bulb. You also cannot use D1R/S style bulbs. Using a D3S bulb may put off a little extra unwanted glare do to a shield being in place on the D3R bulb that is absent on the D3S.
This will be for any 05-09 mustang that came from the factory with halogen headlights and installing factory HID headlights
****Disclaimer**** this is how I did it and you attempting to replicate is your own risk, I do not assume any liability for YOU working on any vehicle. This is my illustrated guide on how I adapted OEM HID headlights to a non HID vehicle.
Parts needed:
OEM HID headlights,
Ballasts
Bulbs
Morimoto h13 motocontrol
D1/D3 to 9005/9006 power cords (2x)
Female 9005/9006 plugs (2x)
Various wiring tools and equipment, (a way to strip and connect wires) and what ever you want to use to clean up and make it look acceptable to you.
Most of the modification will be done on the headlight side
Open and remove the ballast cover to expose the ballast. There are two plugs. The larger thicker wire is for the bulb, that can be left alone unless installing new ballasts. The one with two small wires is the power. Strip off the factory electrical tape on the entire thing. Remove the power plug, small square one. Plug in the new purchased power cord. Replace the ballast into the cover and replace it back onto the headlight and route the new 9005/9006 plug out and leave it exposed.
Now to focus on the OEM plug side, You can see a white and black wire coming from the OEM brown plug into a wire grommet running into the headlights. This is the high beam actuator wiring. You see two back wires heading into the grommet, they merge into one. Both being grounds. You will need to snip off the OEM ballast plug that you replaced earlier and is now just hanging out and you can now snip the OEM brown plug also.
NOW take your newly purchased female 9005/9006 plug. Connect the white of the factory headlight to the positive of the new plug. On the negative side you can use either black wire or both. I have tested both, either black wire or both will work. I have tested all forms. Connect the black to the black. White to positive (red).
Clean up your wiring to your own specs
Now to the vehicle wiring side. All downhill and easy from here. Believe it or not the hard part is behind me.
Lay out you H13 motocontrol and now you can easily visualize how it is going to go. Again how clean you run the wires is all up to you. There is only a battery connection and two grounds and the factory h13 plug, you will plug in the factory headlight plug from your vehicle into this adapter (please note your driver side plug will remain unplugged and unused. I would recommend taping it up to prevent any accidental grounding or moisture finding its way in. All the plugs are labeled and easy to identify.
I temporarily ran my power and ground and plugged everything in on one side to test both lights
I tested both lights, both high and low beams.
It is normal to hear a buzz from the ballasts when you turn on the low beam, HID ballasts buzz due to the amount of voltage they use/produce to work. Also when you activate the high beam you will hear a click as well as see the difference in light output.
Once you are happy with everything working as it should replace the poor factory light housings and enjoy.
Some install notes. Please replace or upgrade parts before the final install. If you want new bulbs or ballasts, do it now. Prior to the final install. These lights use D3R bulbs, The R in the D3R stands for reflector, these style bulbs are getting a little more difficult to find as most (nearly all) manufacturers have gone to a projector style headlight which use a D3S style bulb. You also cannot use D1R/S style bulbs. Using a D3S bulb may put off a little extra unwanted glare do to a shield being in place on the D3R bulb that is absent on the D3S.
