HIDs

[DiscoStudd]

Could you get them from a parts store?

There was a short-lived local chain called "Auto Fun," which closed its doors a few years ago that sold them. I haven't seen them in any local stores lately. Maybe you could find a "tuner" shop (ya know, a "rice boy" shop) and see if they sell them ...

[Carotop]

Oh I know exactly where all the rice shops are.

[GnatGoSplat]

Yes, the halogen capsules can be pulled out of the sealed beam miniquad housing. Aftermarket HID bulbs designed to fit 9005 and 9006 will fit right into them. The neck with O-ring gets pressure-fit into the sealed beam housing. Rebased D2S or D2R bulbs will NOT fit because they don't have the O-ring neck.

 

It's almost impossible to find projectors that will fit in the tiny space of a miniquad sealed beam headlight, they are only something like 2" tall. I have seen a tiny projector that can fit that small space, the projector that's used in the Audi A2. I think it's made by Bosch, and it's very small. They're hard to find though, since A2's aren't sold in the US.

 

If you can get E-code projectors, that would be better than DOT projectors, IMO.

[terryk2003]

damn...HID projectors in the mini quad housing would be fuckin AWSOME!!!...it'd prolly be harder then hell to make though...someone should make some!!!!...if they're kewl, i'd buy em!

[Carotop]

I wouldn't think projectors would be that hard to do if you have the right stuff. I don't think I would like those. I PMed GrandPrix34 about some of the set-ups he sells. Would you have to put a clear lense on to get the full effect or is the one on there fine?

[GnatGoSplat]

Use a clear lens if you're doing a projector retrofit.

If you're just switching to HID bulbs, leave the pattern intact.