EP3 Type R

**ITRDC2** · 29-04-2009 03:16 PM

Originally Posted by Philip Lee

so your car should have factory HID.

i guess you don't have the factory ballast etc?

if not then probably an aftermarket H4? how did you wire up from oem plug to your new ballast? i guess this is the biggest problem, as wiring from ballast to bulb should be straight forward.

i dont have the factory ballast and it only come with the h4 philips normal h4 55w globe. yes its straight forward to plug the hardness but the low beam from my aftermarket just not working but the high beam works,. thats all the story..

**Philip Lee** · 29-04-2009 03:47 PM

Originally Posted by ITRDC2

but it is the oem one....i dont want to drill a hole u know... let me know how u guys install ur HIDs in??and how u guys do with that cover, or u guys dont come with that cover?

many of us have factory HID.......

**Philip Lee** · 29-04-2009 03:54 PM

Originally Posted by ITRDC2

i dont have the factory ballast and it only come with the h4 philips normal h4 55w globe. yes its straight forward to plug the hardness but the low beam from my aftermarket just not working but the high beam works,. thats all the story..

ok so how did they convert from OEM HID plug to normal H4?

did they cut the OEM plug off or just tap into it?

**ITRDC2** · 29-04-2009 03:59 PM

Originally Posted by Philip Lee

ok so how did they convert from OEM HID plug to normal H4?

did they cut the OEM plug off or just tap into it?

i can see the tape wrapped before the harness(plug), so i think they cut it before

**Nepolian** · 29-04-2009 04:37 PM

Phil...they cut the original loom and modify it to fit std H4's.

ITRDC2...OK, are you talking about the rubber boot which sits behind the globe?? To fit the HID, cut a slit at the bottom of the boot downwards about 1 inch. Then you should be able to squeeze it past the HID globe.

Most HID kits have a direct fit H4 male plug, so you just stick it into the existing female plug from the car.

**ITRDC2** · 29-04-2009 04:55 PM

Originally Posted by Nepolian

Phil...they cut the original loom and modify it to fit std H4's.

ITRDC2...OK, are you talking about the rubber boot which sits behind the globe?? To fit the HID, cut a slit at the bottom of the boot downwards about 1 inch. Then you should be able to squeeze it past the HID globe.

Most HID kits have a direct fit H4 male plug, so you just stick it into the existing female plug from the car.

yup that helps i know what u mean the method of cutting the rubber boot now, yeah i know plug to plug, but it just not working. i will meet the hid guy tonight i will get him to test out, hopefully i didnt burn the low beams, so that in case i can change over from him, thanks for your advice

**Philip Lee** · 29-04-2009 05:00 PM

Originally Posted by Nepolian

Phil...they cut the original loom and modify it to fit std H4's.

my complicance guy used wires and male pin to tab into OEM HL plug. so i could just pull the wires out and plug in straight to the OEM ballast....

**ekhybrid** · 29-04-2009 05:14 PM

u guys rekon i would see a gain by changing to BC headers without changing the cat back?

**SuperSteve** · 29-04-2009 05:23 PM

Originally Posted by ekhybrid

u guys rekon i would see a gain by changing to BC headers without changing the cat back?

yeah u should see some sort of gain. U got a intake ?? I know someone that had a ep3 that had gruppe m, buddy club headers, + kpro and had 143kw at the wheels.