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Old 10-13-2008, 11:26 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Projector Headlights and HID Kit

I know that this subject was very explained in several threads. I read all and i don't get the correct answer to my questions.
I need your help in this subject, because my doubts are so many!!!

First i must descrive what i bought:

- Projector headlights with standard halogen Hi Bulbes
- Xenon balastre and two H1 6000k Bulbes


Already installed balastre but when i go connecting everything doubts happear:

1: Xenon H1 Bulbe don't pass through projector hole (low lights). I read that i must drill hole a little. That's correct?

2: Projector has a common power socket for low and high lamps (see pic samewire in attach). Question: If a connect car power lamps socket to xenon balastre, how i get power to the high lamps in projectors? I must cut wire and projector socket? Where i must connect these wires?

3: Xenon Lamps has two separated and strange wires (red and black i think), see pic H1 HID and H1 HID2. Where i connect these wires?

4: Projector in low lamp socket has a black wire connected. If change bulbes from halogen to xenon, i must have this black wire connected (see pic) or i can cut it?

Thanks to all, and sorry my electrical inexperience. I hope you can help me, because i want xenon in projectors. I appreciate installation details and photos
Thanks to all
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Old 10-14-2008, 05:40 AM   #2 (permalink)
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1: Xenon H1 Bulbe don't pass through projector hole (low lights). I read that i must drill hole a little. That's correct?
Yes correct.

2: Projector has a common power socket for low and high lamps (see pic samewire in attach). Question: If a connect car power lamps socket to xenon balastre, how i get power to the high lamps in projectors? I must cut wire and projector socket? Where i must connect these wires?
The two "strange wires" on the HID bulb take the power from the low beam bulb socket to power the ballast for the HID. You must connect these wires by plugging into the bulb socket where the halogen bulb was connected before.
The high beam is connected as before.
Do not cut any wires.

3: Xenon Lamps has two separated and strange wires (red and black i think), see pic H1 HID and H1 HID2. Where i connect these wires?
See answer to 2.

4: Projector in low lamp socket has a black wire connected. If change bulbes from halogen to xenon, i must have this black wire connected (see pic) or i can cut it?
Your photos are out of focus so I cannot see what wire you mean. You should not have to cut anything.
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Thanks for your help. Now i understand, but i still have doubts about wire colors.

Xenon bulbe have two wires (rede and blue) and projector in low bean have also two wires, one blue connected directly to halogen bulbe and one black plugged into low bean socket near the bulbe hole (yes pic isn't very good).

If i understand i must do this:

1- connect red xenon wire to the blue halogen projector wire
2- connect blue xenon wire to the black halogen socket wire

that's it ?

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The actual xenon bulb wires going to the ballast only plug in one way.
The 12V wires (red & blue) you are referring to would in my estimation (without benefit of clear pictures) be
Red +12V
Blue Ground
From your description of the halogen bulb wires the Black would be ground and the Blue the +12V.
So it would seem your deduction is correct.
Note - please do not blame me if this is wrong as I have not seen any clear pictures or examined your setup.
If wrong it is likely it just won't switch on. Ballasts should have internal protection for reverse connection and/or you will blow a fuse if it's the wrong way around.
I suggest you find a friend who is familiar with electrics or go to an auto electrician if you are not sure.
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