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Discussion in 'Pictures & Photography' started by jcrwzr, Jan 31, 2008.

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    RinconRolla98 Well-Known Member

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    LOL........ Is anyone using a relay ????? Hows that for a different question ...LOL
    RinconRolla98, Feb 7, 2008
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    JspeXAE102 Well-Known Member

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    There are relay harness kits that you could buy for Headlights/HID. They work by using the origional switch/harness as a trigger for a relay which send power to the ballast/bulb directly from the battery.

    The theory is that by shortening the wire distance between the ballast/bulb and power source (batt) you decrease resistance and minimize votage lost that you'd get with the OEM wiring harness. These relay/wiring kits also utalize a lower AWG wire (thicker) that increase current handling potential over OEM.

    While this is true IMO these relay/harness kits are only useful on traditional Halogen setup where the brightness of the bulb is directly proportional to the voltage and current flowing theough the filiment. In HID setups where a ballast is used to transform the car's votage (~12V) into a high (~23000V) votage for the ARC tube present in the HID bulb, the minimal voltage lost by the vehicle's OEM wiring harness is negatable and the higher AWG wire are unnecessary because HID use significantly less power (wattage) than a OEM Halogen setup.
    JspeXAE102, Feb 8, 2008
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    RinconRolla98 Well-Known Member

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    People told me that they use a relay .... thats all I was just asking .... thanks for the info ...
    RinconRolla98, Feb 8, 2008
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    JordanInc ZZE110

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    are you sure? because a lot of luxury cars and crap come with stock HIDs. but i think they all have projectors in them.
    JordanInc, Feb 9, 2008
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    JspeXAE102 Well-Known Member

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    dude read my post again, note I said aftermarket HID kits and halogen parbolic reflector.

    OEM HID are DOT approved beause the D2S projector or the D2R reflector housing is designed to be used with HID bulbs.
    JspeXAE102, Feb 9, 2008
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    rolla4me New Member

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    this is too much engineering sh*t! wassup wayne! hehehehehehehehehe
    rolla4me, Feb 10, 2008
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    JspeXAE102 Well-Known Member

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    lol that's what i do. Been busy working on the car, installed all the stuff I got from u! What new on your end dionel?
    JspeXAE102, Feb 10, 2008
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    GSE21tuner Formerly rollatuner110. Representing AZLexus.club

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    GSE21tuner, Feb 11, 2008
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    GSE21tuner Formerly rollatuner110. Representing AZLexus.club

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    GSE21tuner, Feb 11, 2008
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    rolla4me New Member

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    nice! been busy also with my ford festiva aka kia pride conversion.. i'll show it to you next time we meet..
    rolla4me, Feb 11, 2008
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    JspeXAE102 Well-Known Member

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    sounds cool, cant wait to see it. I just spend the day installing a set PnP HID kit =P, fcuk retrofits, as long as I can see i don't care about anybody else!
    JspeXAE102, Feb 11, 2008
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    Has anyone Retro fitted projector lamps into a JDM black housing with HIDs? Thats what i ultimately want to do, but man the task seems difficult and expensive.
    rolla996, Feb 11, 2008
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    ooh nice! i wanna get myself some of those :D
    jac1990, Apr 5, 2008
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