e30cabrio

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Picked these up over the weekend.

They came out of a 2004 Volvo S40 I can't believe they only use hids for the lowbeams.

Bulbs are Osram Xenarc D2R's 4k @35w can't wait to put them in!

97silver2.2CL

you can't put the d2r's into your car, you have to rebase them 9006

e30cabrio

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I have a friend that has a shop and he said he will get them in. I don't know how but I am sure he will do a good job.

97silver2.2CL

oic, that's cool then, nice grab

klepto

wow xenarcs, good shit. cant wait to see them on the car

97Acura3.0CL

ive got mine d1s xenarcs

and those are Gen 3 hella ballasts, very good pick up, top of the line for ballasts, volvos do carry hids how ever, you will need to change them from d2r to d2s by lightly sanding off the film/stripe on the bulb, you will get more output and its worth the time, and you will HAVE to rebase them to 9006, i have not done that since i dont need them with my conversion

but they will need to be converted as well for sure as well as you need to get a harness, cause hids when at start up draw i think 45-48watts and out stock harness only handles 35 watt if that, you can go to www.suvlights.com or www.xenondepot.com

you will need a 9006 harness and you will need a set of connectors to hook up from the balllast wiring to the plug then you plug into the harness, and just a thoguht you plug for the ballast the wires are a bit short, i were if i were you make the wires 5-6 inches long and then have the ocnnector, if you hvae any more questions you can pm me or hit me up on aol im @ jgiguere17 or email jgiguere17@yahoo.com


Joe

97silver2.2CL

yeah, what ^ said, lol

i got my aftermarket kit... the ballasts only take 3.5amps during the first 5 seconds of startup so no harness needed for me!

VXCL

i highly doubt that. i've watched 2 ballasts hooked to a 20 amp fuse blow it everytime during startup. they draw WAY more power during startup then halogens. multiples of more power. but after that its fractional compared to halogen. all i know is if yor kit didnt come with a harness and connect directly to your battery your asking for it.

97silver2.2CL

hrm, well i contacted the manufactuer and they said that it takes 3.5amps during the first 5 seconds of startup, they even got a chart here



3.2A +10% or whatev... correct me if im wrong

baka_t

I got my osram xenarc d2s's in my housing without rebasing.

VXCL

that sounds right after initial startup which is like 10 secs after turning them on. i don't see why any kit manufacturer would even publish initial startup info becuase the majority of their market could care less and it doesn't help sell it either.

e30cabrio

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Thanks for the info and offer of help 97Acura3.0CL I will hit you up if I have questions.

I took the connector apart and put new Red & Black wire in so I don't have to remember Yellow is - & Blue is + I ordered the connectors/ harness I need.

Whats the best way to remove the film?

Don't want to damage the bulbs they seem frail.

Thanks!