I put new headlight housings (projectors) and a HID conversion kit in my AE86 and the the lights are so dim I can't see shit in front of me going down the road.

The only reason I ever changed out my old headlights is because they were dim and I didnt think HIDs can get dimmer!

Anyone know any common problems with the HID kits? It's probably too late to return them now. They're 10k bulbs and my the fitment for my car allows both high and low beams to work, but low beams do not turn on.

I keep thinking I got the wrong parts in the correctly labeled box...

 

Did ebay have something to do with this?

 

i wanna know too, i had some ebay hid's in my car and they caused me not to see ahead far enough to avoid hitting a deer

 

Yeah I bought it off Ebay from someone with like a 99.7% rating but sold like 2200+ items...

I can look at my HID bulbs when turned on and not squint. That's how dim they are.

 

sell them they're junk, buy these; http://www.directconnectiontuning.com/hids.html

they're bright as fuck and actually allow you to see better not just look good.

 

Thurman, thats exactly where I got em from, I believe...

I dont care about looking good, I wanted functionality and I got the projector housing for like $35 shipped and the HID kit + 10k bulbs for $55 shipped.

 

no you didn't order those from him, i know the guy who owns/sells from the site i linked you. where were they shipped from?

 

They were shipped from MD, dont remember which part though...

 

Have you checked for power and ground problems, and how are you hooking them up? You're not using the stock headlight power wiring and relays, are you?

 

yea those not ben's, but you should get his they're great.