HOW TO: Wav's HID Conversion w/Fogs

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As some of you may have read, I have been looking for information on how to install factory HIDs into an Evo that did not come with HID or fog lights. Well, I could find nothing because it seems nobody has done this before, atleast not the way I did. My goal was to use the factory switches so that it looked like it came that way from the factory. One of the many obsticles in this conversion is that the factory Mitsubishi fog light switch is momentary and a latching trigger needed to be added to keep the lights on even after you released the button. Below is a schematic for a latching trigger required to keep the circuit in a closed loop.

http://wavmixer.com/evo/Latching_Trigger.gif




Now for the fun part. Take off the front of your car apart head lights and all.

http://wavmixer.com/evo/HID/nekkid.jpg




Then cut off the factory 4-pin connector head light plugs from the wiring harness.

http://wavmixer.com/evo/HID/cut.jpg




Before you even start this project you will need some doner parts from a HID equiped wiring harness. Specifically the 8-pin head light connectors and fog light connectors.

http://wavmixer.com/evo/HID/doner.jpg




Required for this mod were a soldering iron, heat shrink tubing, relays, circuit breakers, split loom tubing, tie wraps, wire, various spade and ring connectors, mounting hardware etc.

http://wavmixer.com/evo/HID/parts.jpg




The key to using the factory switch is the use of two relays and a diode to make the latching trigger pictured below. Note the diode in the connector with the orange wire on the left.

http://wavmixer.com/evo/HID/latch.jpg




This job actually required 5 relays. 2 for the latching trigger plus one to bring power directly from the battery (circuit breaker protected). These are the 3 relays on the top. The lower 2 relays are for each of the HIDs.

http://wavmixer.com/evo/HID/5_Relays.jpg




Below is the finalized installation of the relay panel which doubles as a heat shield keeping the warm air away from the intake.

http://wavmixer.com/evo/HID/cluster.jpg




Because my '05 GSR did not come with any of the wiring provisions in the fuse box for HID or fogs, I had to improvise. Below are 3 thermally activated circuit breakers. The left and right HIDs have an independent 20 amp breaker to provided power to each. A 10 gauge wire feeds the relays (1 for each head light) that connect to the doner 8-pin headlight harness. I dabbed some silicone over the battery side terminals to insulate them against any unwanted arc welding from actions such as fallen wrenches etc..

http://wavmixer.com/evo/HID/breakers.jpg




I did all of the wiring on this this past weekend between coats of paint on my new HID housings. Yup, I split them apart myself, did the painting and resealing.

http://wavmixer.com/evo/HID/headlights.jpg



I tried to be original and give the parking lights and turn signals a little bit different twist than what others have been doing. Note that both are amber with no chrome. no these are not vinyl overlays. The clear plastic outer cover was painted on the inside so as not to wear.

http://wavmixer.com/evo/HID/head_closeup.jpg



Here she is all done, but in desperate need of a bath.

http://wavmixer.com/evo/HID/done_front.jpg



Close up of the head light. I opted for a semigloss black instead of the standard flat black.

http://wavmixer.com/evo/HID/done_close.jpg


I always wondered what it would look like with amber turn signals and amber parking lights. Now I know.
http://wavmixer.com/evo/HID/done_side.jpg

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Now that Emma has had a bath, here is what the lights look like:


All lights off in the day light
http://wavmixer.com/evo/lights/daylight_all.jpg
http://wavmixer.com/evo/lights/Day_Off.jpg


Fog lights only

http://wavmixer.com/evo/lights/Nite_Fog.jpg




Parking lights and E flasher

http://wavmixer.com/evo/lights/Nite_Flasher.jpg
http://wavmixer.com/evo/lights/Nite_Flasher2.jpg


Parking, Fogs, HID, left turn and high beam all at the same time

http://wavmixer.com/evo/lights/Nite_All_Three.jpg

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I have had several members PM me requesting information on the paint I used to get the orange color on the turn signals. I got it from am hobby shop that sells R/C cars.

Tamiya TS-73
Clear Orange

It also works great on the side marker lights if you want to make them orange like the JDM FTO markers:

http://wavmixer.com/evo/side_marker/far.jpg
http://wavmixer.com/evo/side_marker/close.jpg

[trinydex]

please discuss here:

http://www.socalevo.net/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=26658.0