Xenon Bulbs 8000K

[HUMRCHIC]

I just bought the Full-Setup of Xenon Bulbs for my H3. Do you guys know if this would void the warrenty in anyway? And are they easy to install? As you can tell I am a chic and have never swapped out lights before.

[HUMRCHIC]

I just bought the Full-Setup of Xenon Bulbs for my H3. Do you guys know if this would void the warrenty in anyway? And are they easy to install? As you can tell I am a chic and have never swapped out lights before.

[f5fstop]

If wired correctly, they should not void anything. If wired incorrectly, I would check with the insurance company first... http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[DWPC]

There are lots of posts complaining about electrical and computer problems ending with "By the way, I also installed a ____ myself, and it was really easy."

The days of simply stripping a hot wire and adding electrical accessories are over. You've got to be pretty careful now. If the xenons draw significantly more current than the OEM lights, they might cause trouble with the computer in your H3 and affect unrelated things. Dealers are increasingly disallowing warranty coverage for electrical/electronics problems if they find non-dealer installed accessories.

[Hummerman 5150]

The bulbs you are talking about, are they the direct replacements for the factory bublbs and go in the same housing? If so they draw less current than the sylvania that come stock as well as increased night visibilty. They cast a white light versus a yellowish color you get from the stock halogens. Just remmeber too wear gloves when handling the bulbs as finger prints will blow the bulbs much like it will blow halogen bulbs that have been handled barehanded. Hope this helps!

[f5fstop]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by DWPC:
There are lots of posts complaining about electrical and computer problems ending with "By the way, I also installed a ____ myself, and it was really easy."

The days of simply stripping a hot wire and adding electrical accessories are over. You've got to be pretty careful now. If the xenons draw significantly more current than the OEM lights, they might cause trouble with the computer in your H3 and affect unrelated things. Dealers are increasingly disallowing warranty coverage for electrical/electronics problems if they find non-dealer installed accessories. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

If installed correctly and are a reliable certified brand, and I stress "correctly" and "reliable brand" there should be no interferrence caused that would screw up any of the onboard computers.
If installed incorrectly or they are an off-brand, non certified for EMI, then yes, they can screw up one of the on-board computers, or worse, toast the vehicle.
Even a large current draw should not mess up a computer, if installed correctly and the unit is tested. I real large current draw from one or many items could affect the generator, and that could give cause to a dealer to place a call to GM to see if the generator is still covered under warranty. (Dealers cannot void any part of a warranty issued by GM; only a GM representative can do that, since the dealer does not issue the warranty...been there done that.)

Just be careful of what brand is installed, and make sure to follow the manufacturers recommended procedures, and it helps to know if the procedure is correct.

When out in the field doing investigations I have seen vehicles that customers brought in for service or the vehicle is in the junk yard, where they have installed high current draw items (130 watt light for example) to wiring not designed for such a high current draw, and they are mad because GM won't cover the warranty or pay for the damages done.

I always recommend for any installation of any additional item (other than LEDs) to use a relay and wire directly to the battery, with a fuse right where the wire comes off the battery or junction block.

[wannabeH3]

heres pics from my install of 8000k's
http://migmon.com/HID

shoulda gotten like 5000 or 6000 the 8000's are too purple and i regret that choice.

[AfroCreame]

HUmm..we must have the same ones because of how you have yours connected. Just got my 10000's off ebay and was pretty pissed that it was advertised "just plug in" then having to resort to some rigging. The 10000s look pretty nice, but I would get much lower ones for performance. Bling not performance. But I guess for $300 the kit wasn't too bad. Oh yeah, I hope you don't leave those connectors bare like that.