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Is HID reverse lights possible?
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9 | 25.71% |
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22 | 62.86% |
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| 11-22-2011, 05:55 PM | #67 |
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I have just spoken with my garage and they are going to do it for me with my help.
I will supply the HID Kit, and they will install it. I will get the code info which needs to be amended to stop any errors popping up, and get them to do it. THey owe me... so should do it for free labour... |
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| 11-23-2011, 12:11 AM | #68 |
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That should turn out interesting...
After seeing all of the different applications, i still have yet to see the function of it from inside the car, looking out through tinted windows and tinted lights... As for myself... i'm on deployment just floating around the ocean, and will be for another few months so i won't be able to test any these ideas out until then (mid-March sometime) |
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| 11-23-2011, 03:59 AM | #69 |
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Floating around... Where abouts are you at the moment? Since watching top gear, I have always wanted to launch a car of an air craft carrier... haha anyway....
I am still working out whether or not these are worth it, and what is involved... I was thinking of buying a regular H3 CANBUS HID kit from a reputable place http://www.hids-direct.co.uk/hid-kit...kit-p-453.html and installing the kit and also adding my own manual switch up front (somehow)... I still believe this will cause errors, so i will have the reverse light errors coded out. I hope it is as simple as that. I do not want to spend $200 on a reverse HID Kit... But if i was to code errors out, is there any point in buying a CANBUS kit? and just better of purchasing a regular HID Kit? Do CANBUS Kits have any other relays or diodes that protect wiring? Sorry for my ignorance. Best, |
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| 11-23-2011, 05:02 AM | #70 | |
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As for the switch, it's been done so i'm sure it can't be that difficult. The link to the DIY (for 5 series) is in this thread somewhere that a fellow member posted. I'm in the Pacific... i can't say where, Navy's policy is "Operational Security" I figure it can't hurt to spend maybe $80 on some good projector-style LED bulbs first, and if i'm not satisfied, i can return them and go for an HID setup. |
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| 11-23-2011, 05:32 AM | #71 |
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Maybe i can save a little money and get a regular kit as i am having things coded out...
But one prob that occasionally pops up, is the idea of relays being using to prevent stock wiring burning out... I dont know much about it, but supposedly stock wiring uses 2 amps max for the reverse lights, but the HID Ballasts draw 8 amps and could burn wiring or somehting along those lines... Which is why relays are used to help battle this... What do you think? |
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| 11-23-2011, 06:02 AM | #72 | |
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drawing 8 amps you'll need thicker gauge wire first off... if you're unsure about the project, try posting in your Regional section and see if anyone is electronically inclined there... they would be able to give you some hands-on advice i'm not much help - i know this Last edited by N0OS3; 11-23-2011 at 06:42 AM.. |
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| 11-23-2011, 06:07 AM | #73 |
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haha you know your not much help... Anyway... just bouncing ideas of people to see what they think...
Ill look into it further... I want to keep this as affordable as possible, becuase it is not worth while for everyone... But if people are willing to spend $50-150 on an error free HID system, i am sure they would most likely fork out around $60 mark for an HID Kit which is safe and easy to install... bla bla bla,, im talking crap now... time to research a little more |
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| 11-23-2011, 08:58 AM | #74 | |
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If you guys want an led solution under $100, I'll have one soon. It will be plug and play, no modifications, goal is 400 lumens per side. As far as getting a non-can bus kit, I think you'll be fine. The only reason you need a can bus kit for the headlights is because there is a PWM signal on the headlight. Not sure if the reverse lights have a PWM signal, but regardless you can do this: Since the kit will be so close to the battery, wire the kit directly to the battery and have it switch on via a bosch relay. Then just put a resistor between the positive and negative leads in your reverse lamp housing. That will prevent an error. You can get the switched power source from your reverse lights, wired with the resistor. The run a switch up to the cabin and have that wired to the relay as well. |
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| 11-25-2011, 09:35 PM | #75 |
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