Removal of head lights with pics and HID Install

Hello All

Just wanted to help out all the newby's trying to remove the headlights to change the globes and or convert to HID

"Thanks to "moogdrew" for helping with info"


First you have to take both the indicators out - this is done by removing the screw on the back of the indicator in the door pillar,




Removing the indicators by pushing the black clip out from behind.



Be careful ease it out



held in here with a lug



held in here with a lug






Then you have to remove both the sidelights - they are held in by one screw behind the indicator that holds the chrome trim that the sidelight is set in to - you have to push them forwards from behind too.
Very gently pulling and pushing forward




Now you can get to the screws that hold the top of the grill/front panel on (on the end of the thin bits that go over the headlights)





once you've removed the screws the rest of the grill is held in by a row of about 5 plastic clips along the bottom of the grill so you have just got to pull gently and hope! - mine is now held in by zip ties lol




Once the grill is off the headlights are removed with 4 bolts.

Bottom left


Bottom Right


Top Right


Top Left



***** HID Install pics will be uploaded when the HID lights turn up in the next few days and if i feel up to it i might even do a comparrision of 55/60w standard 90/100w phillips and 55w 43000k HID*****




The headlight bulbs are standard H4 55/60w

The fog-light bulbs are H3C 55w

You can use a standard H3 fog-light bulb you just have to add a wire to the bulb holder to plug in to the negative on the connector

Thanks, good post! It's a helluva carry on to remove lamps eh? but worth doing, as I found bulbs and a loom for the fog/day light - even the relay was there - I just had to add a switch

Well done that man, take a pint out of petty cash

thats what i'm talking aboout !!! good work fella

next few

Dash removal
Stereo install
Alarm install
Reverse lights


Any other ideas just let me know and i can have a go

loving my 8mp camera phone lol

Ok HID install

Head lights / grill removed


Removed Parts


Back of head light


Again


Globes old and HID


Globe installed


Boot cover installed modified


Wireing spread out


Earth point



Old headlight clip to new plug and play clip


Head light hooked up


Ballast mounted (bad pic forgot to take pics till i put lights back in)


Ballast and relay


Positive through the firewall


Positive run up the passenger side to the battery


Off Day


Low Day


High Day


Night pic will be taken tonight cant wait lol

Tool List

Philips head Screwdriver
Flat head screw driver
Zip ties
Wire Cutters
Soldering iron
Tape
Socket 10mm
Socket 12mm
10 mm spanner
wire strippers

i think thats it lol

3 hrs work and less then $120 for HID and led globes (waiting for led globes to turn up for blinkers and park lights)

Nice work mate!!! Hay what type of H4 HID did you go for? Just single Hid with no hi beam? or Halogen/Hid hi/lo beam or even solenoid operated hi beam from the look's of it in your pic's?
I converted my fog lights to HID but not really sure if it's the way to go with my main lights. Let us know what you think after driving at night? - Brightness and quality of the beam pattern?

OMG Night driving is now so good

went to soccer tonight and i have to admit i need to adjust the lights but its so good
people kept flashing me one guy (4wd) put his high beams on at me so i did the same and i could see his hand in front of his eyes at about 20mts away so they work great

So impressed i want to do HID in the driving lights im getting

i went for 55w 43000K 12v Hi / Lo (ebay item 220655195662)


Sorry ppl im not trying to sell them lol

ok night time pics

Drivers seat
Low beam


High beam


Looking at the van
Low


High


Side on

good work and thnx for documenting it ..

thats no problem

it now has a good set of spotties on it to that will be upgraded to HID soon lol

These are my fog lights that i changed to HID - 3000k colour temp - good in the fog!

Nice very nice

I wouldn't mind get a bumper bar like yours with the lights in it so i dont need to have the hid's on during the day on back rds for safety

mattyj wrote:

The headlight bulbs are standard H4 55/60w

The fog-light bulbs are H3C 55w

You can use a standard H3 fog-light bulb you just have to add a wire to the bulb holder to plug in to the negative on the connector

Hi matty - are the h3 and h3c the same fitting in the lamp i.e. a half round and square cutout to fit into the headlamp shell? - and you only need to solder an earth wire onto the bulb?

if you go to

http://www.narva.com.au/

you can search for the lobe you need as i have no clue sorry

thanks for the help all