Anyone using the hid headlights in the zo6? If so, how are they compared to stock? I was thinking about that because the lack of foglamps...Dave

 

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I changed my '87 over to Xenon Plasmas H4 bulbs from APC, and it's a HUUUUUUGE improvement over factory lighting. Contact an APC reseller and see which bulbs you'd need for a Z06.

 

I dont want the bulbs, i want the high intensity discharge kit, but if it isnt justified to do the hid, i will go apc ..Thanks, but anyone using hid?

 

I have an HID kit sitting in a box in my livingroom right now. I beat the hell out of my arm trying to install it (it's a really tight space) and I couldn't get the bulbs to fit right. I corresponded with some other people who have 2002 cars and they have had similar problems with aftermarket bulbs. It may be a problem just limited to 2002 then. The other issue I ran into is mounting the ballast. It's supposed to stick on to some flat surface. Well I couldn't really find a good surface. The instructions suggested the front of the wheel well (which is right behind the headlight). Well....on a Z06 there is a big duct running right through there. No place for a ballast. Anyway, I did get the bulb in part way, and hooked up the power so I could see it run. it blew my 10 amp fuse, so I put in a 20 (bad practice I know, but I think it was just high draw at startup, which should be ok). Those things are BRIGHT. I love HID lights. I have them on my Lincoln Mark VIII, and I wouldn't have bought the vette if there wasn't an HID kit available for it. Anyway, I think if you get them and manage to install them you will like them a lot. One issue that I had is that HID lights are suppsed to be low beams, and they are supposed to stay on when you go to highbeams. But the kit I got didn't have any provisions for this. You want them to stay on because they take a moment to light up when you turn them on. This could leave you with a fraction of a second of darkness when switching from high to low. Someone told me they installed a kit and wired it such that this didn't happen. I don't know how they did it. My kit simply took power off of the low beam headlight plugs, which naturally turn off when you go to highbeams. So I am working on finding a solution. I am thinking of just taking it to this local shop that specializes in this sort of thing and asking them to figure it out. On a side note, it seems NHTSA is currently investigating complaints about HID headlights. People seem to think they cause too much glare. I HATE that. They really aren't a problem. People with HID lights don't bother me a bit at night. So you might want to get them before some wacko law gets passed banning them, or making them harder to get, or less bright.

Scott

 

if you get the kit to work on the 02zo6, please let me know how...Thanks, Dave :crazy:

 

Interesting, there is an actual HID kit for the C5? I doubt it would be possible for my C4 since the headlights rotate. :(

 

The c4 replaces a whole lamp assemble, the c5 replaces just the bulb in the back, but you can get the headlights for the c4 that require the bulbs..DAve