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Old Sep 25, 2005 | 03:47 PM
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hey guys, wondering if i can do HID's on my Sierra. Also i was wondering where to find them?
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Old Sep 25, 2005 | 04:55 PM
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You would have to get the Denali projectors and then find an HID kit complete with ballasts and bulbs with the 9005 fitment and just hook them up. There are plenty of online HID stores to buy from. Just do a little research and look for deals. My suggestion is to deal only with Phillips or Sylvania brands.
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Old Sep 26, 2005 | 01:52 AM
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Old Sep 28, 2005 | 10:33 PM
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No..you dont have to get the projector housings...There are HID kits on ebay...a conversion for your low beams and or hi beams. It is plug and play w/ the ballasts and everything...I have them on mine......
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No..you dont have to get the projector housings...There are HID kits on ebay...a conversion for your low beams and or hi beams. It is plug and play w/ the ballasts and everything...I have them on mine......
Let me rephrase...you SHOULD get the OEM Denali projectors and a nice quality HID kit like Phillips or Sylvania/Osram complete with ballasts and 9005 bulbs if you don't want cheap crap like the stuff on eBay. You get what you pay for.
A company used to make an excellent quality HID kit for the Silverado's called the Xenarcs or something like that. My sister has them on her truck and cost her about $500, but they are amazing. They came with the HID bulbs, ballasts, wiring and even the reflector-style headlamp housing because anyone that knows about HID knows that the housing is equally as important as having the bulbs. I cannot stress this enough.
If you buy just the bulbs and ballasts and put them in your stock headlamp housings which are meant for halogen bulbs, it will look like crap and probably blind oncoming traffic with the glare.
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Old Sep 29, 2005 | 08:22 AM
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are there any kits w/ HID ballast+bulb+housing for 03+ chevys?
the sylvania xenarcs are only for the older style headlights...
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Old Oct 1, 2005 | 08:46 AM
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As far as the chevy's go i am not sure, however my buddy has them on him denali and its a 03. I would imagine someone makes them.
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Old Oct 1, 2005 | 09:36 PM
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hey man look on ebay you can find a good set for a good price. you just have to look. there are some you just plug and play. pretty easy. and you do not have to change you headlights.
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Old Oct 15, 2005 | 08:36 AM
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www.hidplanet.com/forums

Go there man. A kit will do nothing but blind people coming at you as there is no cut off on them. To do it properly you would want to do a retrofit. I have a set of Denali HEadlights im about to do a retrofit in. Retro fitting is putting OEM projectors and all into your headlights.

You can find out as much as you want to from that site.
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Old Oct 15, 2005 | 10:30 AM
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Originally Posted by ChevyMan23
No..you dont have to get the projector housings...There are HID kits on ebay...a conversion for your low beams and or hi beams. It is plug and play w/ the ballasts and everything...I have them on mine......
I like that one.... Sounds as good as, "The dirt fit in my mouth, why can't I put it in there????"

The Fed law says if not manufacturer installed it is illegal. And for the reason of to many kids put the wrong bulb in the wrong socket. Also there is a difference between Xenon bulbs and true HID systems. BIG difference. eBay has a lot of junk in the projector lamp section, and a few quality versions to. Most junk projectors do not reflect the light in the projector properly and you will wish you had lights to turn on at night!!!

Dave68RT do your home work or the guys with "Funny Colored Lights on the Roof" will pull you over sooner or later.... :alien:
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