Re: Upgrades for a 2006 V6 Mustang

Gill wrote:

>> This is what I thought as well. However, my son showed me several kits 
>> that use different bulbs and a ballast. The bulbs are not just the 
>> blue tinted bulbs. They fit into the OE headlight housing and you 
>> mount the ballast nearby. Some kits include relays, some don't. I am 
>> worried they are a rip off (cost around $150 to $200). There is a very 
>> expensive Saleen Kit ($800) that also includes new housings, but I 
>> can't see that being worth the money.
>>
>> Ed
> I don't know how true this is, but from what I've read these kits are 
> mostly illegal because they are not mounted in a projector. The light is

> not focused to a beam but scatters outward blinding oncoming drivers.
> 
> I just read this little "how to"  > http://tinyurl.com/2lvoje
> 
> It's a fox, so doing it for a late model would be different, but it 
> gives an idea of what it takes to graft on a projection system.
> 

    Any and all changes other than actual OEM or OEM identical parts are 
by the letter illegal even if they are DOT registered, because as soon 
as you make any change from original the DOT reg is no longer effective.
So even that fabrication is illegal. my personal experience is that the 
cars with HID projectors are more blinding as oncoming traffic than a 
conversion is. There are also cars out there that apparently have OEM 
xenon lights that have no projector lens. Now I have to suppose that not 
all housings are created equal, the ones on my Nissan work very well 
with the xenon lights. A housing that has a smooth reflector and a 
faceted lens will definitely cause a problem with throwing glare in the 
wrong places. I've had an objective safety inspector look at mine and 
give me his opinion. After looking from inside and out, I think he 
bought a set for his F150. The pictures on that website referenced on 
the forum look like they are retrofitting a xenon HID lamp into a 
projector housing meant for a halogen bulb. Now I can see how that would 
cause a lot of problems since HID projectors have a blocker built in to 
cut off the light on a sharp line just under oncoming drivers eyes. You 
also have to make sure your lights are properly aimed as well.


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