ITs doable skilled.
I have h1 based d2s bulbs in my euro spec ellipsoids.
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ITs doable skilled.
I have h1 based d2s bulbs in my euro spec ellipsoids.
Rebasing a D2R bulb yourself to fit in a H1 is hard. I have purchased my H1 HID bulbs.
so do you basically plug the terminals form the existin (non exisatant) halogen 9006 into the inputes of the ballasts?
right
?
-jason
thanks much again
Yes - depending on what type of ballast you have.
This is the style Andrea's car is using:
http://www.kartek.com/prod-windows/a.../hel-87700.jpg
It takes the 9006 input connection and has a D2S/R output connection.
This is the style I have:
http://imagescommerce.bcentral.com/m...75/ballast.jpg
It has 9006 input and H1 output (H1 bulbs typically have a blue and red input wire rather than the D2S socket)
There are also some differnet kinds like Bosch:
http://faqlight.carpassion.info/bosch-ballast-gen1.jpg
Where the ignitor is external of the ballast and so has a little intermediary wiring... but same principle.
It depends on what ballast you end up using whether or not the input is going to be 9006 or not. If not, fear not, as you can just wire them together. Example: The pic above of the bosch project has two wires (black, yellow) leading off the screen. Andrea has that kind of wiring on one side - all you do is splice into the 9006 connector with quick-taps or whatever you want. Brown/black = ground. yellow = +12v switched. No relays needed in any of the above setups.
additionally
Avoid using this type of setup:
http://faqlight.carpassion.info/hella-gen4-ballast.jpg
This is a hella gen 4 hid system... the ballasts are real low profile because the ignitor is built into the D2S plug. This is great for OEM projectors that grips the D2S bulb real solidly, but if you are rebasing a D2S to a 9006, the ignitor/socket combo connector puts a bit more length onto the back of the bulb and thus weight downward and isn't ideal. Additionally, forget about running these ballasts on a V8 E34. There is absolutely no room on the drivers side to clear the brake booster. Even the standard D2S connector (the red and black thing pictured above) is tight, but has ample room. The passenger side, however, is never an issue.
Ahh, very cool. I need the second style ballast if I do this upgrade. I wasn't sure if they existed in 9006 input, H1 output.
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Originally Posted by SC David
They do - I have them. Though, mine are Phillips ballasts which are very expensive compared to more easily obtainable Hella and Bosch.
One more thing I wanted to mention -
When testing to see if a ballast is good or not, you can leave the bulb out and see if the connector arcs. The connector will only arc if its a D2S - obviously the H1 connectors would have to be hand held very close to arc, and I don't want 23kv anywhere near my hands. So simply leave the bulb out, flip the lights on you should get 3 or 4 pulsed sparks at the D2S - but be warned: do not do this more than 8 times consecutively if using a Phillips LVQ-212 ballast - it will go into permanent protection mode and you will have to desolder a fuse on the board.
The LVQ-212 ballast has an intelligent power shutdown circuit. Say the car is in a collision or the bulb explodes and grounds out on the car etc... the unit cannot tell whether there is a bulb or not until after it fires the 23,000 volts across the terminals. After 3 attempts (3 sparks) to ignite the bulb, it quits and will not continue to spark until 12v is removed and applied again. This way rescue workers do not get electricuted should the connector be grounding out against the chassis. But keep in mind, do not do the ignition test more than 8 times unless you have a very still soldering hand, or you will successfully create an expensive paper weight.
http://imagescommerce.bcentral.com/m...75/ballast.jpg
Correct me if I'm wrong, but they arnt exactly h1 only output wires correct? Meaning,the connectors are just commonly used by aftermarket companies.
and if you have a oem type ballast (d2s connection) you can buy something like this for ~$15 to adapt to bulbs that use the above mentioned connections.
http://i24.ebayimg.com/01/i/04/38/ae/ce_1_b.JPG
h1 adapted d2s bulb with those aftermarket connectors.
http://motorsporthouse.onlinera.com/HIDH1.jpg
dude, tahts what I've had the whole time? haha. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by SC David
Liquidtiger720 -
The reason I call them H1 connectors and not "aftermarket connectors" is because no OEM uses H1 HID bulbs ;) Therefore the very nature of an H1 HID bulb is aftermarket :)
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Originally Posted by Jon K
gotca :D