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pontyface13 · 01-14-2011, 07:45 PM

I have seen HID be put in with just the bulb then i seen them be put in with the converter box. Which is the best kind for my lt1 and is not as expensive?

Nutbutt · 01-14-2011, 08:17 PM

Get a kit, otherwise you risk light that cannot be aimed correctly. the burn point must be the same as the halogens you replace. I have the BFXenon kit, its has everything you need to do it right.

caverman · 01-14-2011, 10:19 PM

Spend a little extra and get HID projectors. I've had both and the projectors are awesome!

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=120440

pontyface13 · 01-15-2011, 12:09 AM

great! i just have to wait till next pay period!!! UNFORTUNATELY bills come before the car :(:(:(:(

BFXauto.com · 01-18-2011, 05:31 PM

FYI - I dont think we have taken the 25% off our website yet... was supposed to go only through the end of the year, but the web guy dropped the ball.

Coupon code: BFX25OFF

technoside2 · 01-18-2011, 08:47 PM

Get OEM HID's or the Eagle eyes see

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=124597

I plan on buying the eagle eyes as soon as I sell my old LS wheels.

USMCSSGT-RET · 01-19-2011, 07:57 PM

You need to get an HID kit which consists of the bulbs and ballasts, which are the converter boxes you're referring to.

You cannot have HIDs with ballasts, so if you've seen them installed bulbs alone, those were definately not HIDs.

Like others have said, if you don't have the RS package, you should get factory RS headlights or the Eagle Eyes since both have projector lenses, the correct lenses for HIDs.

caverman · 01-19-2011, 09:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by USMCSSGT-RET

Like others have said, if you don't have the RS package, you should get factory RS headlights or the Eagle Eyes since both have projector lenses, the correct lenses for HIDs.

Not 100% correct.

I didn't want halos and like the look of the chrome Halogen housing. Looks more like a 1st Gen Camaro IMO. I had my HID projectors retrofitted into a Halogen housing. Take a look at my thread I posted above.

RS OEM headlights and Eagle Eyes are not your only options.

I intentionally did not buy the RS pkg because I did not care for the looks of the RS lights as much. That's just my opinion.

My HID projector retrofit fixed the lights just the way I wanted them.

But.....Yes....get HID projectors.

01-14-2011, 07:45 PM	#1
pontyface13 Drives: 2011 Chevrolet Camaro LT1 black Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Pensacola, florida Posts: 18	HID?!?!? I have seen HID be put in with just the bulb then i seen them be put in with the converter box. Which is the best kind for my lt1 and is not as expensive?

01-14-2011, 08:17 PM	#2
Nutbutt Drives: 2011 RJT 2LT/RS Convertible Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Western Massachusetts Posts: 3,381 View My Garage	Get a kit, otherwise you risk light that cannot be aimed correctly. the burn point must be the same as the halogens you replace. I have the BFXenon kit, its has everything you need to do it right. __________________ 1st IPF Supercharged 2011 2LT/RS RJT Convertible

01-14-2011, 10:19 PM	#3
caverman Drives: '69 SS Convertible Join Date: May 2009 Location: DFW, TX Posts: 7,111	Spend a little extra and get HID projectors. I've had both and the projectors are awesome! http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=120440 __________________ *-2010 Camaro* 2SS \| M6 \| VR w/White Stripes \| 1 3/4" KOOKS - 3" Magnaflow \| LPE 3.91 gears \| ADM tuned \| Halltech w/ADM Scoop \| Spohn/BMR Trailing Arm/Toe Rod \| BC Coilovers\| Pedders FE4 ZL1 swaybars \| Cradle/Diff/Radius Rod bushings \| VMax TB \| Morimoto Projectors \| MGW shifter \| Red Calipers Build Journal

01-19-2011, 07:57 PM	#7
USMCSSGT-RET Drives: '14 SIM 2LT/RS Vert Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Concord, NC Posts: 1,412	You need to get an HID kit which consists of the bulbs and ballasts, which are the converter boxes you're referring to. You cannot have HIDs with ballasts, so if you've seen them installed bulbs alone, those were definately not HIDs. Like others have said, if you don't have the RS package, you should get factory RS headlights or the Eagle Eyes since both have projector lenses, the correct lenses for HIDs. __________________

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