HID upgrade 08 liberty

Walts · Post by **Walts** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 6:37 pm

hey there, anyone in Sydney who has done the HID upgrade, everyone says its easy enough, but just dont have the time. where is everyone getting the hid kits and getting them installed??

Post by **Alex** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 8:59 pm

you can get some good cheap ones from ebay now. and you can fit them yourself, very very easy. It basically is plug and play. 6000k will be fine, gives you a nice white/blueish light.

alex

Post by **Alex** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 9:02 pm

just re-read what you wrote...it takes about 15mins for even the most mechanically un-savvy person

alex

AlpineRaven · Post by **AlpineRaven** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 7:23 am

Yes ebay is way to go, but do research first, dont get cheap nasty ones, do get mid-high price range because they're better quality.

Due Subaru has weird wiring connections the lights might not be straight forward plug in, you might need to change the plugs to get it to work.

In my Gen 2 Liberty with Projectors, I have 4300k HIDs, i found them better than 5000k, I havent used 6000k yet but will some day. I find 4300k better light output and also without cops picking up that I have HIDs in mine.
Cheers
AP

mattl200 · Post by **mattl200** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 9:55 pm

i have 6000k thay light up for a long distance but the light is farly dull and i find it easyer to see with my non hid spotlights

so i recomend the 4300k ones and there is an ebay seller selling 50watt hid kits for under $200 delevered

Gannon · Post by **Gannon** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 10:10 pm

Yeah watch out for cheapies, their manufacturing tolerances arent as good and the HV side of the circuit board is too close to the LV side. If a flashover occurs, you will have a momentary spike of several thousand volts, and fry every electrical component in your car.

AlpineRaven · Post by **AlpineRaven** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:30 am

Suparoo wrote:Yeah watch out for cheapies, their manufacturing tolerances arent as good and the HV side of the circuit board is too close to the LV side. If a flashover occurs, you will have a momentary spike of several thousand volts, and fry every electrical component in your car.

That is what I was talking about above..
Cheers
AP

AlpineRaven · Post by **AlpineRaven** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:32 am

mattl200 wrote:i have 6000k thay light up for a long distance but the light is farly dull and i find it easyer to see with my non hid spotlights

so i recomend the 4300k ones and there is an ebay seller selling 50watt hid kits for under $200 delevered

Be careful as there are bogus ones out there that they are really 35watt not 50watt, as they've been re-stickered/labeled as 50watt.
50 watt ones are brighter than 35watts but if you put them in wrong type of headlights and will act like you're using full beam for on-coming drivers... not nice..
Cheers
AP

Post by **Alex** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 3:02 pm

yeah ive had 8000k HIDs for near on 3years in my lib with no worries at all. Cost me about 250bux 3 years ago, but theyve come down heaps now.

alex