HID driving lights - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

secondchance · 05-07-2016

With LED headlights installed, driving lights looked like a pair of candles. So, I decided to try out a pair of HID driving lights. Tried LEDs first, but they did not generate sufficient lumens.

Light bulbs

Halogen vs. HID light patterns

On the car comparison

Both sides installed

Headlights and driving lights

These are 35W ballasts and 5000k color temp. 55W are also available in various color temps.

Billy Mild · 05-07-2016

What was your method to fixing foglight with the LED headlights?

secondchance · 05-07-2016

Cut green driving light ground wire coming out of relay and ground directly to the chassis - Hib's suggestion.

G-Sting · 05-07-2016

Those look like they work awesome.

Where were they purchased?

secondchance · 05-07-2016

Hidkitlights.com. This kit seems very similar to corvettemods.com kit.

Mystic ZR-1 · 05-07-2016

Stock fog lites are a waste of electrons...

secondchance · 05-07-2016

Back in 1984, they were the state of the art. You remember when the halogen bulbs were introduced. Right? Before we had candles.

ghlkal · 05-07-2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by secondchance

Tried LEDs first, but they did not generate sufficient lumens.

I had been thinking about trying some LEDs for the driving lights.

Which ones did you try?

secondchance · 05-08-2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by ghlkal

I had been thinking about trying some LEDs for the driving lights.

Which ones did you try?

One of those ebay $35 LEDs. Just wasn't bright enough.

ZR1North · 05-08-2016

I've installed the HID "fog lights" too (fr Corvette Mods). First time I drove with them at night was on a country road, and I didn't even turn on my LED headlights; the HID driving lights were enough. These, and the LED headlights are awesome mods for C4s.

For those that have difficulty accessing the "green wire" coming of the fog light relay socket (it's not easy to get at), I wrote up a short description under the heading of GE Nighthawk LED headlight replacement here on the Registry. You just have to pop the relay and cut the terminal on the relay that plugs into the socket to which the green wire is attached. You can then run a wire from what is left of the cut terminal on the relay to ground. If you ever want to go back to stock (for reasons I would not understand), you simply replace the relay; all factory wiring remains in place.

05-07-2016	#1
secondchance Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: McLean, VA Posts: 3,739	HID driving lights With LED headlights installed, driving lights looked like a pair of candles. So, I decided to try out a pair of HID driving lights. Tried LEDs first, but they did not generate sufficient lumens. Light bulbs Halogen vs. HID light patterns On the car comparison Both sides installed Headlights and driving lights These are 35W ballasts and 5000k color temp. 55W are also available in various color temps. Last edited by secondchance; 05-07-2016 at 09:41 AM.

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Billy Mild Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 835	Re: HID driving lights What was your method to fixing foglight with the LED headlights?

05-07-2016	#3
secondchance Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: McLean, VA Posts: 3,739	Re: HID driving lights Cut green driving light ground wire coming out of relay and ground directly to the chassis - Hib's suggestion.

05-07-2016	#4
G-Sting Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Kentucky Posts: 352	Re: HID driving lights Those look like they work awesome. Where were they purchased? __________________ '94 ZR1 LT5 - Dark Red Metallic '79 L82 4-speeds of fun '96 LT1 Borla, H-pipe, TB, CAI (Sold) "An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered." -- G.K. Chesterton

05-07-2016	#5
secondchance Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: McLean, VA Posts: 3,739	Re: HID driving lights Hidkitlights.com. This kit seems very similar to corvettemods.com kit.

05-07-2016	#6
Mystic ZR-1 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Mystic CT Posts: 2,632	Re: HID driving lights Stock fog lites are a waste of electrons...

05-07-2016	#7
secondchance Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: McLean, VA Posts: 3,739	Re: HID driving lights Back in 1984, they were the state of the art. You remember when the halogen bulbs were introduced. Right? Before we had candles.

05-08-2016	#10
ZR1North Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Komoka, Ontario, Canada Posts: 597	Re: HID driving lights I've installed the HID "fog lights" too (fr Corvette Mods). First time I drove with them at night was on a country road, and I didn't even turn on my LED headlights; the HID driving lights were enough. These, and the LED headlights are awesome mods for C4s. For those that have difficulty accessing the "green wire" coming of the fog light relay socket (it's not easy to get at), I wrote up a short description under the heading of GE Nighthawk LED headlight replacement here on the Registry. You just have to pop the relay and cut the terminal on the relay that plugs into the socket to which the green wire is attached. You can then run a wire from what is left of the cut terminal on the relay to ground. If you ever want to go back to stock (for reasons I would not understand), you simply replace the relay; all factory wiring remains in place.