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Posted 12/21/2014 11:25 PM

g-wagging
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HID projector headlight upgrade tips

I spent some trial and error setting up my lamps. A rock cracked my original lens so it gave me a reason to upgrade to brighter HIDs. I ordered some Depo lamps from Fishcake. I installed them and the ballasts gave me errors. The seller replaced them with higher quality canbus ballasts and my lamps slightly flickered and gave me an error when I use the high beams. I ended up researching the types of available ballasts and ordered a set of Hylux ballasts with ASIC controller chips. They work beautifully and have been solid for over a year now. My lights are super bright and stable so I want to share my setup with anyone here that is thinking about upgrading. I hope this will save you some time.

Purchase

1.a pair of Depo projector lamp housings

2. a pair of Hylux 35W ASIC CAN_BUS ballasts. (My ballasts have little windows showing the ASIC chip)

3. a pair of 4300Kelvin H7 HID bulbs. I tried 5000K and they suck at illuminating the road and has a slight blue tint. Stick with 4300K. Trust me.

4. a pair of wedge bulbs (I chose PIAA 3700K bulbs) I couldn't find bulbs in 4300K at the time.

I have been using the ones that came with my Hylux ballasts. I have read that HID bulbs made by CN-lights and Morimoto are really good. I'll replace mine when they go out.

I used double stick tape and zip ties to strap the ballast and wiring to the housing before installing them. Test them before screwing them in. Check for errors and flickering. If everything checks out, screw them in and aim the headlights. You should have some of the brightest beams on the road now. Let me know if you have any questions for me. I will adding pics later.

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Posted 12/22/2014 9:18 AM

DUTCH
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RE: HID projector headlight upgrade tips

g-wagging - 12/21/2014 11:25 PM

You should have some of the brightest beams on the road now.

And hopefully, you have them aimed low enough so as to not blind oncoming drivers.

Keep in mind that the factory HID's have sensors on the truck's suspension system to keep the lights leveled and properly aimed, no matter what the load.

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Posted 12/24/2014 2:51 PM

WEBIII
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Re: HID projector headlight upgrade tips

Dutch, what headlights are you using? JW Speaker?

Recently I've been doing a lot of research on headlight upgrades for my G500 which still has the DOTs. The HID conversion is tempting but it seems like the leveling system retrofit is necessary to maintain good coverage without blinding other drivers. I'm curious to hear if the OP has people honking at him.

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Posted 12/25/2014 8:50 AM

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Re: HID projector headlight upgrade tips

WEBIII - 12/24/2014 2:51 PM

Dutch, what headlights are you using? JW Speaker?

Yes. If you have the US DOT buckets used by most Federalizers, the JW Speaker lights are a direct drop in.

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Posted 1/1/2015 9:13 PM

g-wagging
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Re: HID projector headlight upgrade tips

Hi Guys. No I have them aimed well and have never had any complaints from others. Most of the times the cutoff is way below other car's side mirrors. My wife was driving our G following me and I noticed that I get very little glare compared to other cars on the road. It throws down a bright beam on the road which is what I want. I just ordered projectors for my fogs. I'll see how 2500k osram halogens do with them. I don't think I need to run HIDs for fogs.

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Posted 3/7/2015 9:41 AM

artiei
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Re: HID projector headlight upgrade tips

Ordered the HID and was not thrilled with the complexity of the install and I majored in Electrical Engineering. I sent the kit back and opted for an inexpensive, simple and more effective solution: LED bulbs. They took all of 15 minutes to install. AMAZING RESULTS:

Read about it:
http://snowgwagon.blogspot.com/2015/03/g-wagon-led-headlights.html

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Posted 3/11/2015 6:37 PM

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Re: HID projector headlight upgrade tips

Dutch, Jw speaker 8700?

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Posted 3/23/2015 6:59 PM

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Re: HID projector headlight upgrade tips

It is complicated because they don't fit in a 460 and early 463's.

artiei - 3/7/2015 9:41 AM

Ordered the HID and was not thrilled with the complexity of the install and I majored in Electrical Engineering. I sent the kit back and opted for an inexpensive, simple and more effective solution: LED bulbs. They took all of 15 minutes to install. AMAZING RESULTS:

Read about it:
http://snowgwagon.blogspot.com/2015/03/g-wagon-led-headlights.html[...

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Posted 8/1/2015 9:24 PM

Wag-on G
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Re: HID projector headlight upgrade tips

Anyone installed the Jw speaker 8700 Headlights?

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Posted 8/3/2015 6:37 PM

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Re: HID projector headlight upgrade tips

Wag-on G - 8/1/2015 9:24 PM

Anyone installed the Jw speaker 8700 Headlights?

Several of us have, including myself. Do a search on the main forum.

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Posted 8/17/2015 12:48 PM

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Re: HID projector headlight upgrade tips

I have JW8700's on my JK and factory HID's on my G500 both are excellent.

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Posted 10/14/2015 12:07 PM

xxxstiki
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Date registered: Dec 2013
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Re: HID projector headlight upgrade tips

Hi, what about high beam function...I also replace my H4 lights with DEPO projectors. My problem is high beam not working properly.(when switching from high to low beat it blinks for moment). It is necessary to change front SAM model with newer one. A4635401550 but it is too expensive.

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Posted 10/17/2015 3:55 PM

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RE: HID projector headlight upgrade tips

Did your Depo housings come with the bottom adjustment screw/fixture?

I'm trying to source the adjuster... for the bottom (lower left hand side of the bulb if you're looking at it head on).

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Posted 10/18/2015 3:17 PM

xxxstiki
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RE: HID projector headlight upgrade tips

No, they didn't come with adjustment mechanism...I used screw from original H4 lights...I also bought used front SAM module and now I can code EZS to xenon equipment, so lights works correctly...BTW I was very disappointed with quality of DEPO inner H7 projector (most of china 's projectors has poor quality) so I decided to rebuild them...After research I found that BMW X5 projector are very similar (similar dimension), so I put BMW X5 projectors (D3S bulb) into DEPO lights and AUDI KEBODA electronics (even they are made in China they are original AUDI)... Now I am very satisfied with my real xenon lights not china H7 HID...May be they light better than original Mercedes G (HELLA) D1S lights