55 Watt HID kits

[porschett]

Here's the pics

[RippSpeed]

Originally Posted by porschett

Here's the pics

thanx for the pics bro ... I always wondered with the hood close would we have enough room there...

but where did you tie in the ground cable ??? Did you ground them at the horns ????

[dochummer]

Here you go. I grounded mine to the horn mounts on both driver and passenger sides . Hey, it works. I checked with a meter and they work fine. The Ballasts were mounted with some shorter screws that I had on my bench, and fit perfectly next to the headlamps. The relay was just zip-tied to the wires coming through next to the horn. I then tapped the power from the post under the fuse box cover. I left the original plugs close to the headlamps so I can swap back easily if I need to.

Overall, a lot brighter than the silverstars I had. The light isn't as "smooth" as with my wife's vehicle (stock HID's). It seems there are some darker spots than others. Most likely just the reflector not spreading it as well... She was driving it tonight and noted that 2 or 3 people flashed their brights at her so I've gotta re-aim them also...

[porschett]

Originally Posted by RippSpeed

thanx for the pics bro ... I always wondered with the hood close would we have enough room there...

but where did you tie in the ground cable ??? Did you ground them at the horns ????

I came off the lights with a 10 gauge wire and ran it to the alternator mounting bracket. No better ground than that !!

[RippSpeed]

Originally Posted by porschett

I came off the lights with a 10 gauge wire and ran it to the alternator mounting bracket. No better ground than that !!

I've been mounting them in the horn location...

I guess I have to wait for retor-solutions first and if they replace my wiring harness or kit ... I'll modify the replacement harness that way and ground it to the alternator and power it by tapping the power in the fuse box...

[Gunzz]

So I guess in reality the retro-solutions kit is not just plug in. Do they come with the necessary relay kits or are the relays extra?

[dochummer]

In my case, it came with everything. The only thing I added were the 4 shorter screws to mount the ballasts. Everything else came with the kit and just plugged in or zipped on.

[pdxrealtor]

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Is everyone still happy with this kit?

Did you get the problem fixed Rip-Speed?

I'm used to HID lights.... coming from OEM HID to the HUMMER was a big difference.

I'd like to get a set of HIDs and then use the DTR lights as fog lights if it's not too much of a pain.