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Old 11-19-2017, 05:56 PM
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Sorry for this guys, I am pretty sure you guys have seen lots of these questions already

and I have checked around the site. I did some research and I think I got it all right.,

So the dilema. I have a cracked halogen 05 headlight. (bought the car like this)

Instead of fixing I am just going to upgrade to HIDs,

step1 - Buy the bixenon depo headlights (320$)
problem 1 - 6pin stop car harness. vs depo 8 pin

noob question #1 I cant use my stock halogen balasts for an HID bulb right? (just making sure)
step 2 buy a OEM HID ballast

step 3 cut old halogen light 6 pin and wire it into the depo 8 pin

Originally Posted by Guilty1s
i havent started on mine but lets see if we can figure this out.
You will cut the 8 pin off the head light... that will leave you with 7 wires

Red Fat - Positive to ballest.
Black Fat - Negative to ballest
Skinny black - Common Ground for accesories lights
Light Green - Positive High beam actuator
Green/White Stripe - Positve for 4LEDs and corner running light

That leaves solid blue and solid green... which runs to the same bulb. One is a running light(on when the headlights are on) and one is a brighter blinker. I forgot which is which but i dont use the running light. You can, but i think it looks cleaner without it. Power a 12 volt source to black and blue or green to tell which one is brighter. Also, i think because i disconneted one it made my blinker blink fast... but i kinda liked... helps since i switch lanes so fast
edit (blue is the blinker + , i didnt use solid green.)

Now.. your 6 pin harness... cut that off your old headlight... leave as much wire as you can.

You will have:
Red - Low beam positive ..... goes to Fat Red- powers ballest
Black - Low beam negative - goes to Fat Black powers ballest
Light blue - high beam +... goes to light green - high beam actuator
Green/black stripe - Blinker +... goes to green or blue... whichever is brighter.
Green/White - Running light... goes to Green/White
Skinny black - common ground to skinny black


8 Pin--------------6 Pin-------------------------Function
Fat Red------------Fat Red-------------------- Ballest +
Fat Black----------Fat Black-------------------Ballest -
Skinny Black-----Skinny Black---------------Common Ground
Green/White -----Green White---------------LED/Corner running lights
Green Black------Nothing or Green/White -- Blinker running light
Light Green ------Light Blue------------------High beam +
Blue/Black--------Green Black---------------Blinker +
Did I get all those steps right?

What if I just use a HID converter? will those work with the stock 6 pin?
Old 11-20-2017, 09:40 AM
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Pretty sure there is no “halogen ballast.” You’ll need a ballast to power your HID bulbs. You can either use OEM or an aftermarket if you know how to wire it correctly.
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Old 11-22-2017, 05:30 AM
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agree, no 'halogen ballast'.

arent their bi-xenon aftermarket hid kits? i'd say **** all the wiring and find an aftermarket kit thats plug and play.
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The wiring is VERY SIMPLE to switch over. Just get a $4 wire tester and wire it to the factory headlight plug


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