HID

[SynDicate_VW]

I've installed HIDs in many cars before from years 92-2006 mainly japanese cars. However when i look at my 08 jetta i notice there isn't a harness like other vehicles that you just connect the HID harness to in order for power to run to ballast and such. Is there something extra i need to do?

Help, i cant see with OEM lights...

[sturat_7]

haha this is going to get interesting. HIDs do not belong in halogen housings

[Scotty_2.0]

HIDs do not belong in halogen housings

This.

But since you're prolly gonna do it anyways, the connectors are inside the headlight so you'll have to hack the cover/cap at the back of the headlight to allow the wiring for the ballast to pass outside the headlight (won't fit inside the headlight housing).

Main problems with doing this are:
1. It's ghetto
2. Will piss everyone off but you on the road as your lights will spray light to the tree tops.
3. The hacking of the headlight means the seal will be compromised and water/moisture build up later on is a likely possibility.
4. It's a VW not a Honda , therefore it deserves better

Oh and nice first post BTW.... real winner

[SynDicate_VW]

thanks guys. i know HIDs dont belong in regular housings. yet i still do it. i piss people off but i dont care. And maybe eventually i will get projectors, but thats down the road after lowering and wheels.

[Scotty_2.0]

At least you're honest...

[RcNdi]

thanks guys. i know HIDs dont belong in regular housings. yet i still do it. i piss people off but i dont care. And maybe eventually i will get projectors, but thats down the road after lowering and wheels.

Really you don't car that you might cause some lil grandma to squint badly enough that she could come into your lane and head on with you and grandma both dying!

[wolfsburg__gli]

OP, if you twist off the bulb holder, you will see two wires on either side, you quick tap the ground and power to each wire after using a current tester to see which is which, then youll need bulb holder that twist into the housing. http://uspmotorsports.com/product_in...roducts_id=628

make sure you use ballasts that are made for european cars, otherwise your hids will become strobe lights and you will get a bulb out warning.

[CANABAN]

Say whatever you want, I love my HIDs

[Teknojnky]

save your money, put some Osram Night Breaker + Bulbs and call it a day.

[RcNdi]

Say whatever you want, I love my HIDs

HID's are great no denying that. However OP has no intention of running them properly with projector housings. By doing so he is compromising road safety for those in the oncoming lane at night. That's what's wrong here the German TUV has done many studies on this and finds it to be responsible for large some of night time wrecks.

[SilverJetta2.5]

I have seen this too many times, melted cars from HID's in Reflector housings, you get what you deserve, I am just glad my Mom cant drive at night so I know she's safe from people doing this...

[VolkzMKV]

I have seen this too many times, melted cars from HID's in Reflector housings, you get what you deserve, I am just glad my Mom cant drive at night so I know she's safe from people doing this...

Are you serious...... HIDs conversions cannot melt your housing. They run at a lower temp.........

[TheHeggz]

The general ignorance and exaggeration in these threads is ridiculous. Although I agree that you SHOULD have HID's in projector housings, as long as the beam is adjusted PROPERLY in most halogem housings, they're fine. I personally would not do it on my own halogen housing car just because the beam looks retarded and has spikes and chops in it, but as long as you adjust them properly, little old grandma won't crash into a tree, your car won't melt, and the world will not implode. Improperly aimed halogens can blind people just as much as improperly aimed HIDs. Why don't we educate these kids a little rather than stoning them in town square, because at the end of the day they're going to do it anyway because it "looks cool".

[Marek K]

as long as the beam is adjusted PROPERLY in most halogem housings, they're fine.

That's just the point... HIDs in reflector housings can't be adjusted properly. They don't form a proper cut-off at all, and if you somehow aim them low enough at the ground where they aren't spilling glaring light into oncoming traffic, they're hardly doing you any good at all.

[Marek K]

thanks guys. i know HIDs dont belong in regular housings. yet i still do it. i piss people off but i dont care.

Those are two sad, sad comments.

[TheHeggz]

That's just the point... HIDs in reflector housings can't be adjusted properly. They don't form a proper cut-off at all, and if you somehow aim them low enough at the ground where they aren't spilling glaring light into oncoming traffic, they're hardly doing you any good at all.

Haha c'mon man, you KNOW these kids are going to do it anyway, so why not at least tell them to aim them down? All of my friends have a set in their halogens and have no problems. I agree somewhat that when aimed down, they're not ideal, but honestly they DO provide better vision. I installed a set in my girlfriend's car and we have NEVER got flashed while in her car. They did make her visibility better and they're not harming anybody else, that's my story and I'm sticking to it

It's not that they don't form a proper "cutoff", it's that their beam pattern is all kinds of jagged and uneven. Nearly every halogen housing is different as well, some actually don't do a TERRIBLE job at dispersing the light as others do.

[Marek K]

It's not that they don't form a proper "cutoff", it's that their beam pattern is all kinds of jagged and uneven.

Yeah. That's not a proper cut-off. The jaggedness and unevenness are what cause flashes of very intense light where it shouldn't be.

And that's just the hot-spot of the beam. Besides that, there's a general "fuzziness" of the light that causes really annoying glare all around.

Aiming them down may be less-bad. But it's still bad.

[TheHeggz]

Yeah. That's not a proper cut-off. The jaggedness and unevenness are what cause flashes of very intense light where it shouldn't be.

And that's just the hot-spot of the beam. Besides that, there's a general "fuzziness" of the light that causes really annoying glare all around.

Aiming them down may be less-bad. But it's still bad.

Lol ok...I'm not condoning it as the best choice, I'm just saying the constant exaggerations and obsurd claims make it a little bigger of a deal than it really is.

[SynDicate_VW]

ANYWAYS, back to original question, does anyone know how to get HIDs work normally on MKV?

[Wolfsburg007]

ANYWAYS, back to original question, does anyone know how to get HIDs work normally on MKV?

first you buy ballast. then you need a vagcom. enable xenon without shutters. search its been posted.

[RcNdi]

first you buy ballast. then you need a vagcom. enable xenon without shutters. search its been posted.

This thread needs to be locked and die, OP needs to learn to search and buy some projectors.

Mods please take care of this thread.

[dre82s]

So what i got from this post is, unless i have the vagcom, and the projector headlight housing on my mk4 i can not properly run hid out of my car is that correct? If that is the case, where can I get the proper Headligth housing, and does anybody life in Miami, fl that has the software?

[Marek K]

So what i got from this post is, unless i have the vagcom, and the projector headlight housing on my mk4 i can not properly run hid out of my car is that correct? If that is the case, where can I get the proper Headligth housing, and does anybody life in Miami, fl that has the software?

Well, for a Mk5 (which is the forum you're in ), you should have projector housings, and you do need a VAG-COM. And a wiring harness adapter, I believe.

[evolDiesel]

save your money, put some Osram Night Breaker + Bulbs and call it a day.

Teknojnky - What model Osram Night Breaker Plus did you install in your MKV? Did you buy them local or online?

Thanks - J

[VolkzMKV]

I've installed HIDs in many cars before from years 92-2006 mainly japanese cars. However when i look at my 08 jetta i notice there isn't a harness like other vehicles that you just connect the HID harness to in order for power to run to ballast and such. Is there something extra i need to do?

Help, i cant see with OEM lights...

Just go with these I have these on my car and they are great

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthrea...-They-are-back!.

[Fuk It MkV]

i know HIDs dont belong in regular housings. yet i still do it. i piss people off but i dont care.

You sir, are a dick


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[xtravbx]

thanks guys. i know HIDs dont belong in regular housings. yet i still do it. i piss people off but i dont care. And maybe eventually i will get projectors, but thats down the road after lowering and wheels.

[xtravbx]

So what i got from this post is, unless i have the vagcom, and the projector headlight housing on my mk4 i can not properly run hid out of my car is that correct? If that is the case, where can I get the proper Headligth housing, and does anybody life in Miami, fl that has the software?

I live in WPB w/ vag-com.

[Espresso]

Wow doesn't even care you sir are a douche no better than all those Bro dozers blasting scattered light away. To cheap to wait to install proper projectors.

[Teknojnky]

Teknojnky - What model Osram Night Breaker Plus did you install in your MKV? Did you buy them local or online?



Thanks - J

H7 as that's what goes in the low beams and in the high beams. I bought them on ebay and came out to about 20-25$ for the pair. I have yet to drive with them at night but quick glance says low beams are almost as bright as highbeams. I found some 65W highbeams which are bugging me in a good way. Maybe later this summer ill get them.

[OMGitsDUBBER]

take that trash back to honda tech