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VMME HID's Installed
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 4:19 am
by ivey_usmc
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 9:00 am
by 2005.Neon.SXT
What website did you grab those off of? People always talk about not doing HIDs in stock headlights (I got the black housing with eyelids), but I am far from affording projectors + HIDs.
Looks great! And perfectly aligned. My headlights shine a bit uneven lol.
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 9:30 am
by ivey_usmc
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:56 am
by ZeroChad
I bought my vvme kit from
here It was slightly cheaper.
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 12:26 pm
by JeffM
2005.Neon.SXT wrote: People always talk about not doing HIDs in stock headlights
Why is that exactly?
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 1:40 pm
by neonjohn
Did you get the 9007 bulb to fit in the stock headlight? I want to order these but don't know which one to get.
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 2:40 pm
by 2005.Neon.SXT
JeffM wrote:2005.Neon.SXT wrote:People always talk about not doing HIDs in stock headlights
Why is that exactly?
Something about how the stock headlights aren't meant to emit light from an HID kit... like the housing could melt or something, not entirely sure, but it made sense when I read it in another thread lol.
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 2:43 pm
by ZeroChad
JeffM wrote:2005.Neon.SXT wrote: People always talk about not doing HIDs in stock headlights
Why is that exactly?
Putting HIDs in stock housings create an excessive amount of glare. The glare has always been there, but it becomes like 4x worse due to the brighter bulb. Projector housing focus this light and eliminate the glare that oncoming drivers would see. (its one of my pet peeves btw)
Did you get the 9007 bulb to fit in the stock headlight? I want to order these but don't know which one to get.
9007 is the correct size for a stock housing.
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 3:22 pm
by 2005.Neon.SXT
ZeroChad wrote:JeffM wrote:2005.Neon.SXT wrote: People always talk about not doing HIDs in stock headlights
Why is that exactly?
Putting HIDs in stock housings create an excessive amount of glare. The glare has always been there, but it becomes like 4x worse due to the brighter bulb. Projector housing focus this light and eliminate the glare that oncoming drivers would see. (its one of my pet peeves btw)
Did you get the 9007 bulb to fit in the stock headlight? I want to order these but don't know which one to get.
9007 is the correct size for a stock housing.
Yep, what he said. Not what I said lol.
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 3:35 pm
by JeffM
Huh. That's too bad. I couldn't get projectors awhile back for money reasons...guess I'll have to look into them again...
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 4:18 pm
by Mat00ES
I can contest to the problem of being in front of a car with HIDS in stock housings, I even have a pic.
I couldn't see shit, even with my mirror flipped down, and me sitting as low as possible to avoid the reflections.
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 4:44 pm
by ivey_usmc
Wow I dont get a reflection like that. Ill see if I can get pics done.
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 12:44 am
by JeffM
holy cow that's bright!
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 4:34 am
by jetas
It sux wen ur at a light and trucks turn and go in the direction u came from. theyre dam headlights are right in your face. It makes it soo much worse wit HIDs. I will say that some stock headlights do have good control over the glare.
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:46 am
by Tam
Plus, I heard stories of cops giving you tickets if the HIDs are in stock housings. And they are only legal in projector style headlamps.
So you'd also be saving your ass from a ticket.
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 11:26 am
by ivey_usmc
we have lots of cops where I live and I have not been pulled over or flashed even once.
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 9:15 pm
by Cabbs
AFAIK, HID's are only legal on cars that came equipped with them from the factory.
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 9:17 pm
by OB
cabbspapp wrote:AFAIK, HID's are only legal on cars that came equipped with them from the factory.
Correctomundo
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 11:24 pm
by ivey_usmc
I just got my inspection the other day and nothing was said about mine.
Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2009 9:29 am
by OB
ivey_usmc wrote:I just got my inspection the other day and nothing was said about mine.
What kind of inspection? Emissions?
Most annual-type inspections are only concerned with the fact that a light is working, not what type it is. I live in CA, so my inspection happens every time I drive on public roads and a cop sees me
Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2009 12:01 pm
by ivey_usmc
OB wrote:ivey_usmc wrote:I just got my inspection the other day and nothing was said about mine.
What kind of inspection? Emissions?
Most annual-type inspections are only concerned with the fact that a light is working, not what type it is. I live in CA, so my inspection happens every time I drive on public roads and a cop sees me
state inspection. tint, lights , emissions and all that crap.
Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 11:44 pm
by 01rtgurl
ZeroChad wrote:JeffM wrote:2005.Neon.SXT wrote: People always talk about not doing HIDs in stock headlights
Why is that exactly?
Putting HIDs in stock housings create an excessive amount of glare. The glare has always been there, but it becomes like 4x worse due to the brighter bulb. Projector housing focus this light and eliminate the glare that oncoming drivers would see. (its one of my pet peeves btw)
ivey_usmc wrote:we have lots of cops where I live and I have not been pulled over or flashed even once.
I got flashed for the first time today and it's been about a month.
And, this pic proves that the 2nd gen headlight housings ARE much improved compared to 1gns.... I'll have to take a pic of my 95 with the 8k's, I think I have 5x more glare
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 4:25 pm
by juvy
Here's my solution...Tint the headlights black...followed by HID's. Now everybody's happy
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 7:00 pm
by 2005.Neon.SXT
juvy wrote:Here's my solution...Tint the headlights black...followed by HID's. Now everybody's happy
*claps* yay, why didn't I think of that? lol.
BTW, I see in your sig that your '02 is RIP due to a Tornado?.. how did that turn out? That must've sucked..
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 9:44 pm
by juvy
Haha, yeah it got hit by the series of Tornado's that hit Union University in jackson, TN (around Memphis). I had it parked all by itself so i thought my car had the best chance of all the cars at school of surviving...instead some car from a nearby lot got thrown into it, and a pole decided to launch itself into the side. Other than that lol...
The worst part was being in the bathroom while the dorms got ripped apart lol.
Here's a pic from outside my old dorm lol
http://www.aolcdn.com/aolnews_photos/0c ... 4309990001
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 9:49 am
by mikecarat1
where did you buy the kit?
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 2:04 pm
by juvy
did you need to get a relay harness?
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 1:03 am
by ivey_usmc
mikecarat1 wrote:where did you buy the kit?
www.vmme.com $104 to the door
Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 9:47 pm
by 2005.Neon.SXT
Just installed mine, but I only paid $60 some shipped (lowered price). I got the 6k HID kit and mine didn't come with as many wires as yours did, just the ballast + headlight plugs.
And for some reason, when I installed the Xenon turn signal bulbs that I bought from Modern Perf., my D/S Turn Signal doesn't blink (but will light) so I get that "ricer" blink.
The VVME kit is awesome though, very easy to install
Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 6:30 am
by ivey_usmc
2005.Neon.SXT wrote:Just installed mine, but I only paid $60 some shipped (lowered price). I got the 6k HID kit and mine didn't come with as many wires as yours did, just the ballast + headlight plugs.
And for some reason, when I installed the Xenon turn signal bulbs that I bought from Modern Perf., my D/S Turn Signal doesn't blink (but will light) so I get that "ricer" blink.
The VVME kit is awesome though, very easy to install
post up some pics
