I'm looking into an HID kit for my '97 t/a but I can only find the ones for the '98's and newer bc pre 97 they have sealed beams but I have converters to change the sealed beams to housings that fit lamps. Now my question is which kit fits the stock wiring harness so that I don't have to cut that off? there were regular xenon lamps in the housings when i got the car but that caused the highbeam light to stay on in the dash and a very dim/yellow headlamp discharge...when i removed them i noticed one prong was bent to fit into the stock headlight harness. I replaced them with regular sealed beam units but i seriously want to upgrade. HELP!!!
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1997 Pontiac For Sale: Comp T/A, silver, 6-speed, T-Tops,
Eibach Sportline 2" lowering springs, K&N filter, 5% limo tints
Airfoil, Hypertech Programmer III, 3.73 w/Eaton diff
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i got an universal kit with h4 bulbs, , and already had housings that accomodate h4 bulbs. i also have the hi beam light on on the dash but thats because the low and hi beam wires need swapping.
the kit came with plugs that fit straight into a h4 bulb harness, so you will need an adaptor from stock to h4, or you could make one. no need to cut any of the original wiring, and the ballasts should fit above the frame rails
hope this makes sense93 t/a A4 3.23s
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are you still able to turn your stock fog lights on with your hid's? and where can i get an adapter like that? thanks1997 Pontiac For Sale: Comp T/A, silver, 6-speed, T-Tops,
Eibach Sportline 2" lowering springs, K&N filter, 5% limo tints
Airfoil, Hypertech Programmer III, 3.73 w/Eaton diff
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There are HID kits with Hi & Lo beams in the same headlamp housing, pricey,and HID fog lights too...
I have not the info right now, but there are plenty of automotive shops with these kits...
I'll try to post info later
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dochidalgo97 A4 Pontiac Firebird Trans am with $everal mod$Comment
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i dont know , they were already on the car, was a canadian version, and its a formula, no fog lights. but the bulb has both beams, a hid one and a regular one, and for some reason the hid one is the hi beam, but that can be changed by swapping the wires.
it is really easy to make an adaptor for h4, either get a socket for h4 from a junkyard an put terminals on the other side and just push them into the stock sockets, or when you get the hid kit , take the terminals out of the socket and push them into the old socket.
if you have trouble or are not sure i ll have a look at mine , i got to change the wires so the hid will be on the low beams anyway93 t/a A4 3.23s
95 Formula A4 2.73s >>>>93 t/a 3.23 , !AIR, !cat, !A/C, hotchkis lowering springs, kyb adj shocks, DD
99 Camaro z28 a4, 2.73, !AIR, !A/C
99 Alfa Romeo 166 3.0 v6, red
97 3.8 v6 A4 camaro, hardtop
93 Camaro Z28 M6, hotcam kit, 150 shot, twin plate clutch, eibach pro kit and bilstein shocks, swaybars etc
00 audi a6 4.2 40 valve v8Comment
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I have an HID kit in my car too, but you have to be careful with what you buy. I have a set of the
stal-style housings with an H4 bulb, and went with a single filament HID kit (no high beam). This is much less cost, and HID's are so bright, you shouldn't ever need high beams. The problem is that these housings are set up for a 100 watt H4 bulb, so when you go HID, the light is so bright it goes everywhere. So I'm either going to have to buy new housings or manually go in and add mirrors to tune the lighting so it's not spotting eagles and stays on the road.
I will say though, that I also have HID kits in my motorcycle and my van, and they make a WORLD of difference as far as visibility goes. They are well worth the investment, IF you already have composite headlights."No, officer, that bottle is my onboard Halon system"Comment
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Thanx guys, I'm def gonna get the hi/lo ones when I do but it prolly wont b until Christmas since im broke. but yea when u change your wires let me know whats going on under there...much appreciated1997 Pontiac For Sale: Comp T/A, silver, 6-speed, T-Tops,
Eibach Sportline 2" lowering springs, K&N filter, 5% limo tints
Airfoil, Hypertech Programmer III, 3.73 w/Eaton diff
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no problem, i ll take pics if needed
i totally recommend getting them93 t/a A4 3.23s
95 Formula A4 2.73s >>>>93 t/a 3.23 , !AIR, !cat, !A/C, hotchkis lowering springs, kyb adj shocks, DD
99 Camaro z28 a4, 2.73, !AIR, !A/C
99 Alfa Romeo 166 3.0 v6, red
97 3.8 v6 A4 camaro, hardtop
93 Camaro Z28 M6, hotcam kit, 150 shot, twin plate clutch, eibach pro kit and bilstein shocks, swaybars etc
00 audi a6 4.2 40 valve v8Comment
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Good point...the headlight housings, the best are the Hella ones, because the inner design let the HID beam spread right...Cibie and others brands are not suitable to use with HID...
I´m checking my data base..about this kits...
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dochidalgo97 A4 Pontiac Firebird Trans am with $everal mod$Comment
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the adaptors look like this:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...1845&rd=1&rd=193 t/a A4 3.23s
95 Formula A4 2.73s >>>>93 t/a 3.23 , !AIR, !cat, !A/C, hotchkis lowering springs, kyb adj shocks, DD
99 Camaro z28 a4, 2.73, !AIR, !A/C
99 Alfa Romeo 166 3.0 v6, red
97 3.8 v6 A4 camaro, hardtop
93 Camaro Z28 M6, hotcam kit, 150 shot, twin plate clutch, eibach pro kit and bilstein shocks, swaybars etc
00 audi a6 4.2 40 valve v8Comment
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What is the Hella housing number to order? 72207 is too big, and 72146 specifically says won't work with Firebirds on one site, but that it will on another! I'd rather order new housings than modify mine, but I can't find any on ebay or through a google search other than the cheapstal-style ones that I have now. Why don't the 72146's work in our cars?
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You can see the frustration im having!!!!!! when i had the h4 bulbs with the bent prong i couldnt turn the headlights on with the foglights either which would totally piss me off so i wanna make sure i can still do that if i buy that converterOriginally posted by MN6WS6What is the Hella housing number to order? 72207 is too big, and 72146 specifically says won't work with Firebirds on one site, but that it will on another! I'd rather order new housings than modify mine, but I can't find any on ebay or through a google search other than the cheapstal-style ones that I have now. Why don't the 72146's work in our cars?1997 Pontiac For Sale: Comp T/A, silver, 6-speed, T-Tops,
Eibach Sportline 2" lowering springs, K&N filter, 5% limo tints
Airfoil, Hypertech Programmer III, 3.73 w/Eaton diff
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Well if an when anybody finds as good kit at a good price.Let me an everybody know I would like to go with them also.
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The right rectangular Hella Euro H4 headlamp is the 165 mm P/N HL79566
http://www.rallylights.com/hella/165mm_lo.asp
Ask for Mr Ken Beard
KENBEARD@NFDC.NET
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dochidalgo97 A4 Pontiac Firebird Trans am with $everal mod$Comment
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Thanks for the site info. That will be a good start for me.
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