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Old 03-29-2012, 06:25 PM
Finn611 Finn611 is offline
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Default hella 500 or 500ff?

i am going to order a set of hellas and convert them to hid's, i already have an extra 35w h3 hid kit. Now i know there is a difference in the shape of the reflector, just wondering if one works better than the other when running HID's?
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Old 03-29-2012, 06:36 PM
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I tried to convert mine but they aren't deep enough. I can't remember if they are the "ff " or not though

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Old 03-29-2012, 07:13 PM
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Default Re: hella 500 or 500ff?

I have seen some people drill out the back and silicone it in but thats cheesy so im looking to do something like this
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Old 03-29-2012, 07:25 PM
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Default Re: hella 500 or 500ff?

my brother did think he said the only option is to drill the back
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Old 03-30-2012, 08:56 PM
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Default Re: hella 500 or 500ff?

Okay picked them up today, now my question is in the wireing diagram it shows the wire taping into the high beams for the driving lights, and the low beam for fog lights. But i am running single beam HID's so i only have a low beam. Now im thinking, could i possibly tap it into the 12v+ on the turn signal/running lights? Or should i just tap into the low beam on the headlights?
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projector fogs with 8000k HID's
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Old 03-31-2012, 07:28 AM
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Default Re: hella 500 or 500ff?

If you tap into either of those, make sure to put a switch between where you're tapping and the relay, or the hellas will always be on with them. It might be illegal there, but you could also tap into a 12v that'll be on with the key in, like the stereo, and put a switch before the relay. I know it's illegal here to have driving lights that light without the high beams on, but michigan doesn't have inspections, do they? A lot of the time there's police waiting at the turnoffs to fire roads here, handing out inspection notices and fines, so I keep my wiring and suspension clean and legal.
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Old 03-31-2012, 09:40 PM
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Default Re: hella 500 or 500ff?

Nope no inspections in michigan, and i believe the laws are writting something like no more than 4welcome lights on at a time and it has to be under a certian amount of lumens. I mainly got them for driving back country roads to help see better at distances.

Got them on and all wired up! Leavin them stock for now, but im sure i will swap hid's into them in the near future.

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Old 04-04-2012, 06:22 PM
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Where did you get your kit and how much?
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Old 04-05-2012, 06:00 PM
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Where did you get your kit and how much?
I actually got it from autozone, and it was just under $73 out the door
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35w 8000k HID headlights
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Old 04-21-2012, 01:39 PM
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Default Re: hella 500 or 500ff?

to make installation easier and the usage of your lights more independent, just hook your green and red cord to the positive peg next to your extra fuse box under the hood. it allows you to turn them on at any time you want. it took me forever to figure out that I could hook both wires to the plus side of the battery, but i finally did

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