Info on Hids

[mwatson69_2k]

Hi guys, I am considering purchasing a hid conversion kit for my 00 GT but I was reading some info on www.hidplanet.com about how they wouldnt look to good with normal vehicles without projectors. Is this true? Do they make projectors for 00 GA's? If so where and how much and also has anyone in here ever made their own projectors from stock headlight assembly or something? THanks guys!! Also for the people with Hids, can you please post some pics... I want to compare the hids on different yr GAs. I am most likely looking into the 6000k

Matt

[mwatson69_2k]

also.. a question about the DRl for my 00 GT. are the DRL the low beam or the high beam?

[Colin]

Originally posted by mwatson69_2k
also.. a question about the DRl for my 00 GT. are the DRL the low beam or the high beam? I believe it's the high beams in series and at a slightly lower voltage .

[mwatson69_2k]

ok thats good for me so I dont have to disable my DRL if I install HIDS...

[VanishingImage]

Currently there are no projection headlights out for any Grand Am,well that are made for them anyways. You will have to make them youself,now unless you own a 96-98 then you can use civic projectors. As for the HIDs,it doesn't matter what type of headlight you have,HIDs are HID's and they are going to be bright no matter what. If you wish to make your own projectors you will have to take apart your headlights(just cut the rubber seal, and heat up the headlights around the edge,should just come apart) and find some small round fog lights and retro fit them into the headlight and then buy some clear headlight covers to use as your new lens,this way you get rid of the ugly orange reflector. There is a guy here that has already done it,Magyver,he might let you know exactly how he did it if you ask nicely,lol.

[magyver]

lol, if you got alot of free time you can make your own... only problem is when you drop a HID bulb into a non hid housing, your gonnna blind people... theres gonna be so much glare it isnt gonna be funny... you wont care cause your gonna see great, but others passing you will not be happpy.... i made a pair and you can see the picts in my cardomain..

[TimG]

Originally posted by VanishingImage
Currently there are no projection headlights out for any Grand Am,well that are made for them anyways. You will have to make them youself,now unless you own a 96-98 then you can use civic projectors. As for the HIDs,it doesn't matter what type of headlight you have,HIDs are HID's and they are going to be bright no matter what. If you wish to make your own projectors you will have to take apart your headlights(just cut the rubber seal, and heat up the headlights around the edge,should just come apart) and find some small round fog lights and retro fit them into the headlight and then buy some clear headlight covers to use as your new lens,this way you get rid of the ugly orange reflector. There is a guy here that has already done it,Magyver,he might let you know exactly how he did it if you ask nicely,lol.

So if I bought some Civic projectors, they will fit in my 98 Grand Am?

[VanishingImage]

Originally posted by sickness
So if I bought some Civic projectors, they will fit in my 98 Grand Am?

You'll have to ask Wes about doing that conversion.Everything Ive found about them was from Wes or Flatline. But IIRC, You'll have to do some cutting on the side part of the front bumper(where it curls up by the fender).Other then that its all about wiring them up with the civic harness and aiming them.

[Junkyard Viking]

Originally posted by magyver
lol, if you got alot of free time you can make your own... only problem is when you drop a HID bulb into a non hid housing, your gonnna blind people... theres gonna be so much glare it isnt gonna be funny... you wont care cause your gonna see great, but others passing you will not be happpy.... i made a pair and you can see the picts in my cardomain..

Wow, thats a pretty slick job on that car. Some of it's a bit overboard for my taste, but I do like the custom headlights and tail lights, nice touch.

[Azrael]

Originally posted by sickness
So if I bought some Civic projectors, they will fit in my 98 Grand Am? They're not a perfect fit but fairly close. There's a lot of gaps to fill in afterwards. And the wiring wasn't so simple as Flatline found out.

[FlatlineGA]

:D

[magyver]

wiring is super easy... have the normal +switching, and seperate high/lows... (96-98 anyways) whats the hard part? if you had a 99+, it gets tricky, but still can be done.

[Cipher]

Forget this post, you never saw it :P I found what I was looking for, the year of the civic hid conversion kits