H3 HID Kit and Projector housings.

[DefendHawaii]

So today I picked up a set of 6000K for the low's on my OBS. I have crystal eyes brand housing and the projectors have PIAA bulbs in already. Now I am trying to figure easiest way to pull bulbs out and set up my HID's. Is it easiest to just remove the grille and pull entire housings out and do it that way?

 

[SunlitComet]

does the housing not detach from body bracket?

 

[DefendHawaii]

yeah the housing does it is all one big peice with the housing attached to the black mounting piece that mounts to the body.

 

[SunlitComet]

that bites. thought the housing was separable from mounting plate like oem units.

 

[DefendHawaii]

So here is the housings that I have right now.

And says H3 bulbs for it to replace.

 

[SunlitComet]

Thought they were supposed to be 9005 and 9006?

 

[Devs93]

I would pull the grille and mount the ballast to the rad support that way they are hidden but if thats not ur style you can loosen the adjustment screw till they pull out and the headlight will come out if you have an owners manual it will show you how

 

[DefendHawaii]

Thought they were supposed to be 9005 and 9006?

The stock bulbs are but the housing that I have are for H3. Right now their are 55w PIAA blue ones in it. So I figured out how to remove the bulbs (real simple actually. the issue is this their is a ground wire that is black that goes from the top part of the projector housing and then a white wire now these go into the stock plug and then into the normal plug to the truck. Now with my HID kit I have a Blue and a Black. I tried both but to no avail. I am gonna do a video tomorrow and post it or pics. My guy that I bought from said I may require some splicing and modding. The High's are still 9006 but the projector is changed. I am a bit lost.

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I would pull the grille and mount the ballast to the rad support that way they are hidden but if thats not ur style you can loosen the adjustment screw till they pull out and the headlight will come out if you have an owners manual it will show you how

I think you are right that will be easiest and still take least amount of space. In a month I will have 5 more ballasts inside their. I have ordered a westin bull bar with a 2 light mount kit. And then will have a 3rd light in the middle. So I plan on running 5000K in middle and then 3000K on the sides. For my highs I am gonna do 15000K (mainly just for show)

I learned in Jan-April that driving up in the Snow and Mountains at night I could never have to much light.

Should I take the route then to install a second Optima in the spare area? I was going to take my old PEC-8 Winch and install it but with the bullbar I dunno about space.

 

[SunlitComet]

Uh, high beams are supposed to be 9005 not 9006.

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A second battery would be good for a winch but make it a yellow top not red.

 

[99Yuk]

... Now I am trying to figure easiest way to pull bulbs out and set up my HID's. Is it easiest to just remove the grille and pull entire housings out and do it that way?

Yes. It is easier.
- Lots of room to work and mount stuff
- Doesn't take long to do.

Picture tutorial sort of HERE.

 

[SunlitComet]

Damn YUK you must go thru a lot of toothpicks on the condenser.

 

[Devs93]

I dont think you will fit that many ballast behind there but if you can keep some hiddin behind there you cant go wrong lol. Does the h3 bulb have a wire soldered to the terminal?

 

[DefendHawaii]

Ok guys update for the day. My guy came by today he and I got got all the housing issues and fittings fixed. We used a relay adapter for the HID's and Ballasts. Now here is my only issue. I need to ground the pos and neg wire to the battery and get it bolted in their. Problem is the ring washers at the end of the Relay adapter that are supposed to go onto the battery are to small. Is there an adapter for that? When I put them up against the battery terminals the new HID's light up perfect. Any idea what I should ask for when I call Oreilly's?

 

[SunlitComet]

Perhaps use the batt or aux terminals on distribution box instead.

 

[DefendHawaii]

Dist Box? where the Fuse Relay box is near the spare battery area? Sorry So new to the Chevy world.

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I read that I could ground the Black wire to the vehicle frame if need be.

 

[SunlitComet]

left side of engine compartment just forward of firewall. remove cover and look on the side of block.

 

[DefendHawaii]

Thanks I am heading outside now to see if that will work. Is their a specific spot to ground the red and black too? I have been trying to find video installs to no avail. Still got a few hours of light out though otherwise gonna be driving with the brights on lol.

 

[SunlitComet]

You do not ground the red you attached it to one of this posts. The black can be grounds on existing ground in the compartment just look around for black wires bolted to the sheet metal or brackets.

 

[DefendHawaii]

Ok got it thanks! I just need to run and get a bolt and washer to bolt it to there.. I am attaching to the side not the top two parts since the relay part is still to small but the side connector will work and is big enough.

 

[DefendHawaii]

Ok guys got it all wired up thanks for the help! 35w bulbs feel a bit weak. The PIAA bulbs that were in before were 55w so I wonder if I can toss 55w in next week.