Xenon hid light bulbs

ZERO-DRAGON · 08-21-2009, 03:43 AM

I was planning to change my stock light bulbs to hid light(white)
my question is do i need to install hid converter too?
if so, what is hid converter and why do i need that for. i thought you just need to change the bulbs and that it.
my car is honda civic 2007 coupe ex

StupidPig · 08-21-2009, 04:41 AM

You mean the ballasts? If so, yes, you will need ballasts for the HID bulb to work. HID bulb need much higher voltage than 12v to run, and it need even higher voltage to start the bulb, and that's what the ballasts for.

ZERO-DRAGON · 08-21-2009, 05:00 AM

yeah i think? what if i dont have ballast? will the hid bulbs will work?

***dcubed121*** · 08-21-2009, 05:01 AM

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Originally Posted by ZERO-DRAGON

yeah i think? what if i dont have ballast? will the hid bulbs will work?

no they will not. and trying to run them this way will fry them.

ZERO-DRAGON · 08-22-2009, 05:16 AM

ok what happen is i bought a projector halo headlight with a bulbs inside them. i havent install them yet because someone told me i need a ballast. now i just want to make sure if i really need that

***dcubed121*** · 08-22-2009, 07:12 AM

if they are in fact HID/Zenon bulbs then you definitely need ballasts.

ZERO-DRAGON · 08-24-2009, 04:08 AM

i dont even know if they are hid or not. all i know is the headlight i bought comes with bulbs in it.

08-21-2009, 03:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
ZERO-DRAGON Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 14	Xenon hid light bulbs I was planning to change my stock light bulbs to hid light(white) my question is do i need to install hid converter too? if so, what is hid converter and why do i need that for. i thought you just need to change the bulbs and that it. my car is honda civic 2007 coupe ex
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08-21-2009, 04:41 AM	#2 (permalink)
StupidPig Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: San Francisco Posts: 1,239	You mean the ballasts? If so, yes, you will need ballasts for the HID bulb to work. HID bulb need much higher voltage than 12v to run, and it need even higher voltage to start the bulb, and that's what the ballasts for.

08-21-2009, 05:00 AM	#3 (permalink)
ZERO-DRAGON Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 14	yeah i think? what if i dont have ballast? will the hid bulbs will work?

08-22-2009, 05:16 AM	#5 (permalink)
ZERO-DRAGON Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 14	ok what happen is i bought a projector halo headlight with a bulbs inside them. i havent install them yet because someone told me i need a ballast. now i just want to make sure if i really need that

08-22-2009, 07:12 AM	#6 (permalink)
*dcubed121* VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: SAn Diego CA Age: 26 Posts: 5,472 David	if they are in fact HID/Zenon bulbs then you definitely need ballasts.

08-24-2009, 04:08 AM	#7 (permalink)
ZERO-DRAGON Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 14	i dont even know if they are hid or not. all i know is the headlight i bought comes with bulbs in it.

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