HID's in Hella 500's Write up with LOTS of pictures
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HID's in Hella 500's Write up with LOTS of pictures
So I posted a thread a while back about my HID's in my hellas and a couple of people were wanting a write up so I just did my second set and took a couple of pics of how I did it.
THINGS YOU NEED
1) I went out and purchased a drill and some drill bits/ paddle bits as I've been using my dads and now that I'm in college I decided it was time I had my own.
2) A 7/8 inch paddle bit.
3) Some Hella 500's. Larger versions of Hellas should work since they are bigger and have more room for the HID bulb but I have no way of verifying this.
4) An HID kit. I got mine from DDM Tuning and it's the 55 watt H3 8000k slim ballast version.
5) Brisk
PROCEDURE
1) Take your lights and start by removing the lens from the plastic housing.
2) Take the plastic housing and right after the letter "E" on the word Hella on the back of the housing put the point of your 7/8 inch paddle bit and start to slowly drill until you have a clean hole. Repeat for second light and set aside for time being.
3) Drink Brisk
4) Remove the original H3 55 watt bulb and keep as spare if still good.
5) Take the new HID bulb and place it into the lens. Take care not to break the Arc tube on the bulb and DO NOT TOUCH THE BULB! Flip the metal holder spring in place to secure the bulb.
6) Run the wires through the plastic housing and secure grommitt in place.
7) Drink some more Brisk, your almost done.
8) Slowly pull the wires to take up the slack and then screw the lens back to the plastic housing.
9) And there you have it your finished product.
10) Finish Brisk.
Remember that these will blind the S*#% out of oncoming traffic but do wonders on back country roads. There great for spotting deer as there Eyes glow when HID lights hit them. Also do not turn the lights on and off very fast as that will shorten the life of the bulb. Once I have all 4 HID Hellas on the front I'll take a picture but all I have for now are the two I put on a while back which is what you see in the pictures. I've ran with them for about a year with no issues. Hope this helps. This was my first write-up Other than that enjoy and good luck!
THINGS YOU NEED
1) I went out and purchased a drill and some drill bits/ paddle bits as I've been using my dads and now that I'm in college I decided it was time I had my own.
2) A 7/8 inch paddle bit.
3) Some Hella 500's. Larger versions of Hellas should work since they are bigger and have more room for the HID bulb but I have no way of verifying this.
4) An HID kit. I got mine from DDM Tuning and it's the 55 watt H3 8000k slim ballast version.
5) Brisk
PROCEDURE
1) Take your lights and start by removing the lens from the plastic housing.
2) Take the plastic housing and right after the letter "E" on the word Hella on the back of the housing put the point of your 7/8 inch paddle bit and start to slowly drill until you have a clean hole. Repeat for second light and set aside for time being.
3) Drink Brisk
4) Remove the original H3 55 watt bulb and keep as spare if still good.
5) Take the new HID bulb and place it into the lens. Take care not to break the Arc tube on the bulb and DO NOT TOUCH THE BULB! Flip the metal holder spring in place to secure the bulb.
6) Run the wires through the plastic housing and secure grommitt in place.
7) Drink some more Brisk, your almost done.
8) Slowly pull the wires to take up the slack and then screw the lens back to the plastic housing.
9) And there you have it your finished product.
10) Finish Brisk.
Remember that these will blind the S*#% out of oncoming traffic but do wonders on back country roads. There great for spotting deer as there Eyes glow when HID lights hit them. Also do not turn the lights on and off very fast as that will shorten the life of the bulb. Once I have all 4 HID Hellas on the front I'll take a picture but all I have for now are the two I put on a while back which is what you see in the pictures. I've ran with them for about a year with no issues. Hope this helps. This was my first write-up Other than that enjoy and good luck!
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Update:
Ok finished wiring them all up. Trying to do this in a college parking lot does not help either lol. Here are day pictures. I'll take some night pictures tonight and post them up.
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Yeah the rally eyes are kinda pricy. I probably got somewhere close to what the 4000's could offer but then again I wouldn't know because I've never had a pair. I was considering mounting these on the roof but I'm kind of scared it will glare off of the hood. Any input on this?
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Yeah the rally eyes are kinda pricy. I probably got somewhere close to what the 4000's could offer but then again I wouldn't know because I've never had a pair. I was considering mounting these on the roof but I'm kind of scared it will glare off of the hood. Any input on this?
Having both 500 and 4000, the latest are 10x better, but also 4x expensive.
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love your writeups el blako-you are like a young ritzyrunner for sure dude
nobody even mentions the brisk? cmon guys....
outstanding results for low dollars-I picked up my 500s for like $43 online and then this simple upgrade....you make it idiot proof- thanks very much for extensive use of the pictures
nobody even mentions the brisk? cmon guys....
outstanding results for low dollars-I picked up my 500s for like $43 online and then this simple upgrade....you make it idiot proof- thanks very much for extensive use of the pictures
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You can have the come on with your hi-beams if you wish but i did not do that and wouldn't recommend it as i want to still be able to flash my highs for whatever reason and flashing HID's is a no-no so I just wired them on a all time hot 12v switch.
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love your writeups el blako-you are like a young ritzyrunner for sure dude
nobody even mentions the brisk? cmon guys....
outstanding results for low dollars-I picked up my 500s for like $43 online and then this simple upgrade....you make it idiot proof- thanks very much for extensive use of the pictures
nobody even mentions the brisk? cmon guys....
outstanding results for low dollars-I picked up my 500s for like $43 online and then this simple upgrade....you make it idiot proof- thanks very much for extensive use of the pictures