Just wanted to post pictures of the new HID kit I just got for the Van.
I will do some, before and after pictures to see the difference.
I will post the info on the kit later as my friend sells them and ships all over north america.
So if you guys like the conversion I will be able to get you a good price on a group buy!
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No longer the proud owner of a.
1990 Astro Cargo shorty. 350 V8, roller cam, flat top pistons, roller rockers, tbi stage 2 chip, built 700r4 tranny. 3:42 open diff (3:73 posi waiting install). Now rollin on new 18's with 235/50 tires.
Does these have a warranty and how long??.(Please excuse that question if it is a dumb one.I have never done one of these before)How much would a single purchase cost??.
Wow! This post couldn't have come at a better time for me. I was just noticing that my headlights have water inside them and I had planned on replacing them, but was wondering if there was a HID kit for the earlier model vans. Looking forward to the before and after pics.
I'm with Gary on this, what does a setup like this cost?
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Steve O
94 2WD Astro EXT
179,000 miles and counting
Going from an 8 seater to a 4 seater
Ok so the cost of the HID kit is $120.00, that is for the bulbs and ballasts.
The projector lenses are $60.00 for the pair and come with H4 super white bulbs if you don't want to do the HID thing.
The HID kit comes with a one year warranty.
I have had a set of 6000K HID's in my car for a couple of years now and love them. So far they have not had any problems and it is my daily driver. (2003 Honda accord)
Rocke.
No longer the proud owner of a.
1990 Astro Cargo shorty. 350 V8, roller cam, flat top pistons, roller rockers, tbi stage 2 chip, built 700r4 tranny. 3:42 open diff (3:73 posi waiting install). Now rollin on new 18's with 235/50 tires.
Hey ugly how much for a set of HID foglights to replace my broken stock units???
1999 Safari Touring edition.
trailer tow pack with a 3:73 posi
Bucket bench seats, Rear heat, Rear Airconditioning.
teal green
300 000 kms
AirRide air bags in the rear to fix soft stock suspension.
Onboard aircompressor to make it all work nice.
Kidhauler wrote:Hey ugly how much for a set of HID foglights to replace my broken stock units???
I'll check with Adam. I will ask him to give you the specieal 2x retail pricing reserved for only my favorite family members.
Rocke.
No longer the proud owner of a.
1990 Astro Cargo shorty. 350 V8, roller cam, flat top pistons, roller rockers, tbi stage 2 chip, built 700r4 tranny. 3:42 open diff (3:73 posi waiting install). Now rollin on new 18's with 235/50 tires.
I'm surprised at the price. I had been shopping for a set for my Charger, but most of the cheaper kits seem to be causing nothing but trouble for the guys on the Charger Forum. Far as I was concerned after reading about all the issues, if you spent less than $300-$400, you were getting junk that wouldn't last a year.
Is the kit pictured the same brand as what you installed on your other driver, "Mr July"?
peter wrote:Little brothers. They'll never learn....
I'm surprised at the price. I had been shopping for a set for my Charger, but most of the cheaper kits seem to be causing nothing but trouble for the guys on the Charger Forum. Far as I was concerned after reading about all the issues, if you spent less than $300-$400, you were getting junk that wouldn't last a year.
Is the kit pictured the same brand as what you installed on your other driver, "Mr July"?
alot of the newer Dodge vehicles are having problems with replacing their stock lights with HID's since the headlights are CAN BUS data controlled. DAmn computers screw up everything.
I bought my HID's in a group buy on a Scion forum 2.5 years ago and had zero problems. I paid $200 back then. The company I work for sells HID kits and I have a 8K kit on my Astro. I love them, the ballasts are real tiny. They are made by Xenonworx. check them out at http://www.xenonworx.com
i'd be curious as to how well they work at night witht he clear lenses and no diffusers. can you post and let me know? I know the H4 conversion i had on my 94 worked well (non-hid) ...
the lenses I have use the diffuser and with the HID's it makes a flower pattern. I'm thinking of getting differnt lenses without the diffuser to see what it looks like.
I have a set of 10k brilliant blue on my astro $78.99 shipped lifetime warranty. There really nice if you dont mind the middle finger shot your way lol.
Well I finally got off my a#$ and installed the HID's in the Van. Here are some pictures of the beginning, middle, and end.
I have also put in some pics with one HID and one Sylvania "super white" high output sealed beam for comparison reasons.
I will test them out at night and let you know what I think.
Rocke
No longer the proud owner of a.
1990 Astro Cargo shorty. 350 V8, roller cam, flat top pistons, roller rockers, tbi stage 2 chip, built 700r4 tranny. 3:42 open diff (3:73 posi waiting install). Now rollin on new 18's with 235/50 tires.
wow.. what a difference with the left and right different. thanks for posting those install pics... great to see where the ballasts were mounted.
that looks like the same ballasts that are used in a kit I saw installed on customers 07 canyon (he did headlights and fogs). he's been running it for 4mths now with no issues.
Ok so I just took the Van out for a little night test.
The bulbs throw a lot of light and look great.
One problem is the cheap lenses don't have a good spread pattern. I would not recommend these cheap housings.
I think I will look for a quality housing with a diffuser that will give a good pattern. I'll post up when I find some and get them installed.
Rocke
No longer the proud owner of a.
1990 Astro Cargo shorty. 350 V8, roller cam, flat top pistons, roller rockers, tbi stage 2 chip, built 700r4 tranny. 3:42 open diff (3:73 posi waiting install). Now rollin on new 18's with 235/50 tires.
