Well, Blackie is my truck. I name my vehicles. I do not know why I do that, but always have ever since my very first car.
At any rate, it is time to upgrade the headlamps from the dim, worthless halogen reflector lamps to HID. My other two vehicles have it from the factory, so time to mod Blackie and see again when I drive my truck at night.
So, I ordered two stock OEM headlight housings to do the mod with so I can continue to drive the truck and not have to hurry this project through.
I also purchase two Morimoto Mini H1 7.0 Bi-Xenon Projector housings and shrouds. Not yet decided on which ballast kit with ignitors and HID lamps to buy. Most likely Morimoto, but may go with Philips.
This can be somewhat involved project as aiming the projectors precisely can be tricky and time consuming. Given the fact I have never done this before, this could take a while. Everything has to be just so, as I am not going to be one of those asswipes who drives around at night blinding everybody. The cutoffs need to be right as well as the left and right aiming.
First thing is waiting for this heat wave to subside a bit, to heat these housings in the oven to soften the butyl, so I can take them apart and see what I am up against getting these projectors to fit.
Stay tuned.
At any rate, it is time to upgrade the headlamps from the dim, worthless halogen reflector lamps to HID. My other two vehicles have it from the factory, so time to mod Blackie and see again when I drive my truck at night.
So, I ordered two stock OEM headlight housings to do the mod with so I can continue to drive the truck and not have to hurry this project through.
I also purchase two Morimoto Mini H1 7.0 Bi-Xenon Projector housings and shrouds. Not yet decided on which ballast kit with ignitors and HID lamps to buy. Most likely Morimoto, but may go with Philips.
This can be somewhat involved project as aiming the projectors precisely can be tricky and time consuming. Given the fact I have never done this before, this could take a while. Everything has to be just so, as I am not going to be one of those asswipes who drives around at night blinding everybody. The cutoffs need to be right as well as the left and right aiming.
First thing is waiting for this heat wave to subside a bit, to heat these housings in the oven to soften the butyl, so I can take them apart and see what I am up against getting these projectors to fit.
Stay tuned.