Changing to Projectors then HID's

[pgguru]

I am looking at something like THIS and then install HID lights. I am hoping for a good look and less glare.
PS I have a 1995 Suburban
Thanks

 

[Yaz]

I can tell you I went to factory projection beams and was looking into the same thing, adding HID's. With just the Silverstar ultras.. I like the color, pattern much better over stock housings.

I did talk to a guy that did do this (projection & HID's) he said the lighting pattern was not very good and it wasn't worth the money to do it. Then again this was a few years ago and the price has gone down from 300 to under 100 bucks.


I have not done it myself yet because of having a fisher plow, my wiring might not have the power at start up. I would have to run new power relays to them and just haven't had the ambition to do it.

 

[Unit453]

I've heard nothing but bad things about those aftermarket projection lenses.

 

[ZF6 MAN]

I have HID's in the highs and lows with stock housings and I love them.....

 

[saratoga]

To the OP- does your 95 burb have compositie headlights or sealed beams? If it has the latter, your choices are much more limited...otherwise it uses a standard 9006/9005 bulb combo which you can use the fleabay HID's with no problem.

All you GMT800 guys- remember that the GMC uses a refracting type housing where the lens focuses the light coming through. They tend to make aftermarket HID's look more like floodlights instead of a focused beam. The Chevy housing is a reflecting type that only uses the front lens as a protector. They tend to be much better retrofit candidates for that reason.

For the Ford crowd- The superduties are the same way. The lens is used to focus the beam and it spreads it out more than anything.

 

[BigDogYJ]

I have HID's in the stock housings for the Low's only and Love the light pattern. However, i did notice a few months back in a slight snow fall heading down to so cal, that the HID reflected off the falling snow so bad, that I ended up running parking lights with fogs so I could see the road. I thought about projectors, but was thinking about the Denali Projectors since I have a gmc.
Just something to think about if you decide to run stock housings. Anyone else notice this? or just me?

 

[lovette]

Denali projectors work fine with HIDs.

 

[Unit453]

I have HID's in the stock housings for the Low's only and Love the light pattern. However, i did notice a few months back in a slight snow fall heading down to so cal, that the HID reflected off the falling snow so bad, that I ended up running parking lights with fogs so I could see the road. I thought about projectors, but was thinking about the Denali Projectors since I have a gmc.
Just something to think about if you decide to run stock housings. Anyone else notice this? or just me?

I noticed it too under heavy, heavy snow. We tend to get shit on so in those cases, I have 600 watts of amber PIAA's to use.

 

[Andy S]

Bad luck with pretty much all aftermarket headlights similar to those....they do look sweet though until you actually turn them and and they are junk...

 

[BigDogYJ]

Denali projectors work fine with HIDs.

I may have to look into those. Thanks.

 

[BigDogYJ]

I noticed it too under heavy, heavy snow. We tend to get shit on so in those cases, I have 600 watts of amber PIAA's to use.

I hear ya man. That would probably solve my problem too!

Thanks.

 

[502_Jimmy]

Get TYC lenses. They are clear with a lifetime warranty. They will accept a HID retrofit kit better. A buddy of mine has them with HID's. They work great. I have them with regular halogens on my 95.

 

[duratothemax]

For the Ford crowd- The superduties are the same way. The lens is used to focus the beam and it spreads it out more than anything.

02+ super duties have reflector housings like the 03+ chevy's.

01 and earlier have refractor housings, like the GMC's.