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Old Dec 15, 2006 | 08:42 PM
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is it possible to convert halogen 2 xenon? i got a hid conversion kit for a 9006 bulb. i was thinkin of cutting the end of 9006connecter and taping a h7(rx8 halogen) type socket and plugging it in ?????? and a little housing work would it work???
dont need self leveling.
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Old Dec 18, 2006 | 05:41 PM
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any one know anything about this..? got HID's .9006 change to a H7 . by cutting the connecters and replacing them with H7's.
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Old Dec 18, 2006 | 05:48 PM
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you need the ballister's for the bulbs, just cutting and rewiring a halogen system to hold a high power xenom light a new bulb holder into the current electical system will f*ck sh*t up. check ebay, there's usually a good deal for 2 headlight bulbs, and all the other electrical systems you'll need.
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Old Dec 18, 2006 | 09:01 PM
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i got a whole kit igniters,ballasts,bulbs but there 9006 type. can i cut one side of the 9006 and convert it to h7 and plug it in to the oem connecter. and just put the bulb in the socket with some kind of adapter?????????
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Old Dec 18, 2006 | 09:27 PM
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that my friend i'm not to sure about, so i don't wanna give you a wrong answer.
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Old Dec 18, 2006 | 10:57 PM
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H7 means halogens right?
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Old Dec 20, 2006 | 03:03 PM
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I have that set up. My 8 is base model so it came with the halogen lights. I bought the 6500K HID conversion kit from xenondepot.com to replace the H7s. It came with: 2 x 6500k Clear HID/Xenon Bulbs, 2 x Ballasts, complete Wiring Harness, and the Instruction Manual. That's all you really need. Unless you're good with installing components into your car, I don't recommend you trying this yourself. I took my car to a friend's friend who is a mechanic. The bulbs i bought didn't connect right so the mechanic had to tap into the existing wiring harness. After that, it just took a little bit of tweaking to get the headlights to aim out right and presto!
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Old Dec 20, 2006 | 08:35 PM
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H7 =9005 ??????
i got a 9006 kit
ill try to hook up 9005 to 9006 or else ill be stuuk whit a9006 hid kit/
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Old Dec 21, 2006 | 03:20 AM
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What 9005? Hmm..
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Old Dec 21, 2006 | 07:31 PM
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9005 bulb type =h7 halogen??? 9005 9006 almost the same
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Old Dec 21, 2006 | 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by eva02
dont need self leveling.
self-leveling is not some Mazda perk. All xenon lights by law have to be self leveling so as not to blind on-coming drivers........

dont know nuthin about the other stuff
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Old Dec 21, 2006 | 09:30 PM
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i read somewhere that h7 and 9005 are the same. any one else know anything bout this?
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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 03:19 PM
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all good problem solved. got myself a new kit 6k
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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 04:12 PM
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yeah getting a new kit wa best
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