Hi. I'm new to this forum and I know this subject has been beaten to death like a birthday pinata but I'd like to still take a couple swings with my broom handle. Tried searching google and the forum search function but not really finding the exact info I'm looking for. Maybe I just suck at google-fu. Anyhow I'm lookin to do an HID conversion on my 85 elky. I'm a pretty big noob when it comes to electrical stuff, after beating it with a hammer for a few minutes I'm out of most of my options. I'm looking at some Hella 4x6 housings after seeing mister pontiacgp post about them several times on this forum (hoping he may chime in as I'm mostly curious about his setup) and I'm curious as to what housings im suppose to get. Am I suppose to get 2 H4 housings and a pair of H1 housings?
As for the ballasts and relays I'll need, am I going to need a ballast for each bulb? I'd assume so, pair of 35W and a pair of 55W ballasts for the hi/lo and hi respectively. Do I need 4 relays, a relay for each side or even just 1 relay? Was lookin' at painless relay harnesses but they were just something that caught my eye during my searches. Also it would be nice to be close to plug and play if possible, I like to leave the option of reverting things to stock even though I don't ever plan on it. I just find it a fun challenge with certain things to make modifications revertable. I don't mind cutting wires and such if required but I'd just like to know my options.
Also no, I don't wanna go to better halogens. I already have all 4 replaced with some sylvanias and they're still lacking in light output, especially with modern oncoming traffic drowning out my beams with their insane output.
As for the ballasts and relays I'll need, am I going to need a ballast for each bulb? I'd assume so, pair of 35W and a pair of 55W ballasts for the hi/lo and hi respectively. Do I need 4 relays, a relay for each side or even just 1 relay? Was lookin' at painless relay harnesses but they were just something that caught my eye during my searches. Also it would be nice to be close to plug and play if possible, I like to leave the option of reverting things to stock even though I don't ever plan on it. I just find it a fun challenge with certain things to make modifications revertable. I don't mind cutting wires and such if required but I'd just like to know my options.
Also no, I don't wanna go to better halogens. I already have all 4 replaced with some sylvanias and they're still lacking in light output, especially with modern oncoming traffic drowning out my beams with their insane output.