Author Topic: HID help (Read 718 times)

wthhunter · « **on:** January 03, 2012, 08:19:52 AM »

have a 2004 z71 avy really want to swap to hids but im not sure what i need, heard some people talking about the 30-35$ ones you but at autozone/walmart but iono what i need to buy to get started and dont want to buy the wrong thing. just need to know which ones i should buy for hi and low beams. sure theres been a couple of these threads so sorry in advance and thanks for any advice(:

project black out · « **Reply #1 on:** January 03, 2012, 09:10:57 AM »

Quote from: wthhunter on January 03, 2012, 08:19:52 AM

have a 2004 z71 avy really want to swap to hids but im not sure what i need, heard some people talking about the 30-35$ ones you but at autozone/walmart but iono what i need to buy to get started and dont want to buy the wrong thing. just need to know which ones i should buy for hi and low beams. sure theres been a couple of these threads so sorry in advance and thanks for any advice(:

Hay brotha no worries on starting a new thread that wat were here for!

What you're looking for a (HID) the ones you can buy from the parts store are just brighter halogen.. I purchased mine from ddmtuning.com your gonna need 9006 for the lows and 880 for the fogs... Now I don't recommend getting the 55watt ballast simply because you can melt the housing, Go with a 35watt. You don't need to get the slim ballast but they do make hiding them a little easier. Hope this helps brotha

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wthhunter · « **Reply #2 on:** January 03, 2012, 11:30:13 AM »

i dont do anything for the hi's?

project black out · « **Reply #3 on:** January 03, 2012, 11:37:41 AM »

Quote from: wthhunter on January 03, 2012, 11:30:13 AM

i dont do anything for the hi's?

You can get hid in the highs but the lows are bright enough that you really don't need them.. and if you get the fogs too you're never gonna use the highs. But if you do want the highs to be hid too then you need ... 9007... I think...same deal 35watt ballast and you will want the slim line ballast simply because its gonna be harder to tuck 2 sets of ballasts.

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wthhunter · « **Reply #4 on:** January 03, 2012, 11:45:36 AM »

k i must be stupid when you get the chance can you link me what i need to order from this website >.< i keep seeing a bunch of shit that all looks the same. im not stupid i swear. <3 whenever you get the chance is fine.

oHIobellboy · « **Reply #5 on:** January 03, 2012, 11:48:16 AM »

Quote from: wthhunter on January 03, 2012, 11:30:13 AM

i dont do anything for the hi's?

you don't have to. The Hids in the low beam are plenty bright and unless you can leave your high beams on for a while. It isn't good on the ballast to keep turning them on and off rapidly. The other thing you need to know is the fog lights. Is your truck cladded? If so, then the fogs are the 880, if it isn't then its another number and id have to look that up from home.

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wthhunter · « **Reply #6 on:** January 03, 2012, 01:01:50 PM »

yeah i dont have all the plastic so not cladded

wthhunter · « **Reply #7 on:** January 03, 2012, 01:31:08 PM »

also is that going to make my Check engine light go off?

project black out · « **Reply #8 on:** January 03, 2012, 02:30:35 PM »

Quote from: wthhunter on January 03, 2012, 01:31:08 PM

also is that going to make my Check engine light go off?

no it wont affect your engine one bit... actuall HIDs use less energy then the standard halogen bulbs.
im looking for the links for you hang tight

project black out · « **Reply #9 on:** January 03, 2012, 02:34:09 PM »

Quote from: wthhunter on January 03, 2012, 11:45:36 AM

k i must be stupid when you get the chance can you link me what i need to order from this website >.< i keep seeing a bunch of shit that all looks the same. im not stupid i swear. <3 whenever you get the chance is fine.

ok this is the link you need. http://www.ddmtuning.com/Products/DDM-HID-Kit-Slim-Ballast-35W-or-55W

wthhunter · « **Reply #10 on:** January 03, 2012, 03:35:56 PM »

Am i going to need a harness, error eliminator, or an adapter thing?? Sigh im not as dumb as you all think lol

project black out · « **Reply #11 on:** January 03, 2012, 03:43:03 PM »

Quote from: wthhunter on January 03, 2012, 03:35:56 PM

Am i going to need a harness, error eliminator, or an adapter thing?? Sigh im not as dumb as you all think lol

Nope none of that. It's just a plug and play set up for our trucks... Since you have the non clad dead version I'm not too sure what bulb your fogs are.. Do a quick google search..3k is JDM yellow 6k is crystal white 8k is a bright blue 10k is a deep blue. And 12k is purple... Kinda pinkish...

oHIobellboy · « **Reply #12 on:** January 03, 2012, 05:38:12 PM »

One thing about the DDM setup, you may have to repin the plug to correct the polarity. Takes about 2 minutes to do it. There's pix on here in one of the HID threads.

project black out · « **Reply #13 on:** January 03, 2012, 05:51:43 PM »

He's correct the plugs need to be reversed.you can do what I did and just take a set of wire cutters and cut the retaining pin and plug it in backwards or you can do it the better way and switch the polarity of the harness really easy to do.

wthhunter · « **Reply #14 on:** January 03, 2012, 07:22:24 PM »

maby could like draw up like a paint diagram about what you're talking about? cuz im not exactly picturing what you're saying. im an amateur electrician ive gotten leds hooked up in my truck to the fuse box and others to my amp so i got the basics.

oHIobellboy · « **Reply #15 on:** January 03, 2012, 07:28:16 PM »

Maybe this will help, I'll see if I can find that thread.

oHIobellboy · « **Reply #16 on:** January 03, 2012, 07:35:58 PM »

reply number 113 in this thread:
http://www.chevyavalancheclub.com/index.php/topic,8446.0/all.html

wthhunter · « **Reply #17 on:** January 05, 2012, 12:00:36 AM »

Sooooo today i did a number of things...
* All on hi light mod
* 35w 8000k HIDs in the lows (thank you for the polarity swap repost)

Todo list...
* HIDs in fogs(after buying another foglight/housing from when i took out a dog on the freeway. Wont happen with my HIDS though lol) will be 8000k but not sure on wattage (suggestions????)
* and whether or not to HID my brights cuz i think the stock ones look funny with it if i flip em on (floods out the HID look)
And do yall put diff bulbs on yalls DRL/blinkers?

trying to keep up with you guys but im having difficult time doing so financially.

Alsoooo it seems like yall rearrange the position of yalls bulbs in different places for a different look? Or am i trippin lol

oHIobellboy · « **Reply #18 on:** January 05, 2012, 05:16:19 AM »

Quote from: wthhunter on January 05, 2012, 12:00:36 AM

Sooooo today i did a number of things...
* All on hi light mod
* 35w 8000k HIDs in the lows (thank you for the polarity swap repost)

Todo list...
* HIDs in fogs(after buying another foglight/housing from when i took out a dog on the freeway. Wont happen with my HIDS though lol) will be 8000k but not sure on wattage (suggestions????)
* and whether or not to HID my brights cuz i think the stock ones look funny with it if i flip em on (floods out the HID look)
And do yall put diff bulbs on yalls DRL/blinkers?

trying to keep up with you guys but im having difficult time doing so financially.

Alsoooo it seems like yall rearrange the position of yalls bulbs in different places for a different look? Or am i trippin lol

stick with 35w in the fogs. They don't need to be any brighter
That's personal preference. I DON"T use them in my high beams as I don't have the chance to run my highs very much. It would be too much on/off/on/off for the ballast. They don't like constant power cycles
Amber DRLS
Don't try to keep up with others. Mod at your own pace. We're gonna be around a long time. I've have mine over 4 years now and just when I think I'm done with it.....

wthhunter · « **Reply #19 on:** January 05, 2012, 11:48:13 AM »

just installed AMBER DRL's looks sick awesome idea...

now.... seeing as its daytime... after i installed them i turned the truck on to look at em, went around to the front and no lights were on at all soooo i turned them on from the dash and the lows and drls and the blinker lights which iono what they're called came on but when i turned the dial to get the lights on my radio stopped and started playing again? maby because of the hid's ????? (i have the all on hi mod(4 diodes)) so when im driving in daylight what lights are normally on supposed to be on (with my lights on "auto")? and if you dont have the all on hi mod(factory set up) what lights should come on in the daytime on the "auto" setting.

<--- amateur and i know i sound like a retard but hey, noones gonna judge

project black out · « **Reply #20 on:** January 05, 2012, 12:03:41 PM »

Quote from: wthhunter on January 05, 2012, 11:48:13 AM

just installed AMBER DRL's looks sick awesome idea...

now.... seeing as its daytime... after i installed them i turned the truck on to look at em, went around to the front and no lights were on at all soooo i turned them on from the dash and the lows and drls and the blinker lights which iono what they're called came on but when i turned the dial to get the lights on my radio stopped and started playing again? maby because of the hid's ????? (i have the all on hi mod(4 diodes)) so when im driving in daylight what lights are normally on supposed to be on (with my lights on "auto")? and if you dont have the all on hi mod(factory set up) what lights should come on in the daytime on the "auto" setting.

<--- amateur and i know i sound like a retard but hey, noones gonna judge

It's easier to just show you.

Truck running during the day sitting in park. (P)

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project black out · « **Reply #21 on:** January 05, 2012, 12:04:50 PM »

Truck running sitting in drive (D)

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project black out · « **Reply #22 on:** January 05, 2012, 12:05:57 PM »

Truck running sitting in drive with a4oh

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project black out · « **Reply #23 on:** January 05, 2012, 12:07:45 PM »

And me just showing off all the lights. :D

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project black out · « **Reply #24 on:** January 05, 2012, 12:11:49 PM »

And now with the ambers put in.. thanks OBB I knew somebody would say something about me not having them put in yet lol

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wthhunter · « **Reply #25 on:** January 05, 2012, 01:20:52 PM »

sooo why are my blinker lights always on? i have the wbh

and ur cladded looks really nice seeing as i dont like cladded very much lol

project black out · « **Reply #26 on:** January 05, 2012, 02:10:11 PM »

Those are your parking lights.. as far as I know they stay on all the time... Your drls only come on when you are in drive... Try this... Turn your key to the on position DON'T START THE TRUCK. Apply the e-break and put the truck in drive and see if they come on. If they don't go over the wiring you did in the relays. You may of gotten something backwards

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wthhunter · « **Reply #27 on:** January 19, 2012, 12:38:50 AM »

sooooooo ive read that 9005 or 9006 HIDs would fit in the fogs. intrested if it will work, seeing as they'll prolly be brighter... makes me even more giddy

bevo · « **Reply #28 on:** January 19, 2012, 02:44:24 PM »

so we just need to buy the kit? no extra add ons or anything? and is the bulb type supposed to be
9006/HB4?

russiankid · « **Reply #29 on:** January 19, 2012, 03:18:03 PM »

Quote from: project black out on January 03, 2012, 11:37:41 AM

You can get hid in the highs but the lows are bright enough that you really don't need them.. and if you get the fogs too you're never gonna use the highs. But if you do want the highs to be hid too then you need ... 9007... I think...same deal 35watt ballast and you will want the slim line ballast simply because its gonna be harder to tuck 2 sets of ballasts.

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Unless the 04 is different than the 02, he needs a 9005 bulb for the highs. I have both high beam and low beam HID's in my AV. I have 55watt 5000k in the lows and 35watt 6000k in the highs.

wthhunter · « **Reply #30 on:** January 19, 2012, 04:10:54 PM »

i gott the 9006 8000k in my lows what do i put in my lows someone told me 880 for 04 avalanche but i was told by other ppl to put 9005/9006 in the fogs??

oHIobellboy · « **Reply #31 on:** January 19, 2012, 08:39:23 PM »

GUYS, TAKE THE TIME TO READ THE THREADS BEFORE YOU BUY !!!

The wbh take different fog light bulbs than the cladded. 02's ONLY came cladded.

Both models
Lows, 9006
Highs, 9005

Cladded fogs 880

WBH fogs H10

project black out · « **Reply #32 on:** January 19, 2012, 09:56:55 PM »

Quote from: oHIobellboy on January 19, 2012, 08:39:23 PM

GUYS, TAKE THE TIME TO READ THE THREADS BEFORE YOU BUY !!!

The wbh take different fog light bulbs than the cladded. 02's ONLY came cladded.

Both models
Lows, 9006
Highs, 9005

Cladded fogs 880

WBH fogs ??? I know the answer is here somewhere.

H10!!!!!!

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wthhunter · « **Reply #33 on:** January 20, 2012, 01:31:46 AM »

i searched the forums with the nifty search tab and google and all i got was 880. Sooo h10 is the final answer for wbh 2004 avalanche.

oHIobellboy · « **Reply #34 on:** January 20, 2012, 06:00:35 AM »

Quote from: project black out on January 19, 2012, 09:56:55 PM

H10!!!!!!

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Thanks Nick, I'll fix that other post

project black out · « **Reply #35 on:** January 20, 2012, 06:07:34 AM »

Quote from: oHIobellboy on January 20, 2012, 06:00:35 AM

Thanks Nick, I'll fix that other post

No worries guys.. its actualy a 9145 but that is a dimmer bulb it only has 1 burning filament and the h10 has a dual burn.. so I suggest using the h10 lol
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wthhunter · « **Reply #36 on:** January 20, 2012, 10:54:11 AM »

thanks blakout! And i will still have to flip the polarity on the fogs from ddm correct?

project black out · « **Reply #37 on:** January 20, 2012, 11:41:25 AM »

Quote from: wthhunter on January 20, 2012, 10:54:11 AM

thanks blakout! And i will still have to flip the polarity on the fogs from ddm correct?

Correct! Just push those metal contacts out and flip them around.

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wthhunter · « **Reply #38 on:** January 20, 2012, 04:04:36 PM »

Purchased andddd waiting (: