superman28

So i have the series II touring model (no HID) and was wondering from those who had experience with these conversion kits,who makes good quality kits? I hve seen some for as cheap as $57, would i be getting what im paying for? also do these HID bulbs get hotter than my stock bulbs ( considering painting headlight housings black while i have the headlights cracked open, would i be at a greater risk of the black housing making my headlights even hotter with the HID's?) Lastly, opening the headlights worries me for the long term, would i be putting my headlights at a greater risk of getting moisture inside them in the future which could lead to an awful foggy looking headlight in, say 5-10 years?? Thanks ahead of time for all the help and input you guys can offer

jrx13

If you have a Series II Touring model, you should have HIDs. Does your car have the factory fog lights? How about DSC (Dynamic Stability Control)?

Are you sure you don't have a "Sport" model?

Most aftermarket HID kits just replace the standard bulb. You don't have to open your headlight housings at all.

paimon.soror

iTrader: (15)

If you dont in fact have the HID's already in the GT (Which you should) you can install a conversion kit without problems.

I have used both the VHID Premium and the DDM Tuning 6k conversions and they worked really well. The only thing you need to consider is getting a "spacer" as regular bulbs will be far too loose in the housing. If you check out my pics in my sig you can see what I used as a spacer.

Also note that a conversion kit wont be as crisp as a stock HID housing because the halogen housings use a different lens and cutoff shield than the HID housings.

paimon.soror

iTrader: (15)

Here you go, thats what I used. On the right is what the stock bulb uses, and you can see the four "prongs" that stick up that space the bulb forward a bit. You need some sort of shim to make up for that lost space. I got these gromets at sears for like 10 cents.