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Old 12-24-2008, 08:46 PM
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Ok! I installed dual projectors from ebay and they look amazing!! Originally I think my headlights were H7, now these projectors are H1. So...I got the VVME H1 6000k kit for my low beams.
Tried to install it yesterday but I found it really confusing with all the wiring.
What do I do with the original wires and bulb in the headlight?
Do I have to modify anything? or cut any wires?

Can someone please help me on this step by step? I don't want to pay $70 to get it installed.

Thnks
 
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Old 12-24-2008, 09:20 PM
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http://www.vvme.com/support.jsp

Were the VVME instructions not good enough?
 
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Old 12-24-2008, 11:57 PM
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1.)you get rid of the halogen bulb for the low beams and keep the one for the high beams.
2.)Put the HID bulb in for the low beam (remember dont let your hands touch the bulb part), then there is a harness that comes off of the bulb.
3.)If im remebering right there are two single wire plugs, connect those you cant mess up since they are opposites of each other (ull see what i mean)..
4.)The next is the two wire connector that goes into the ballast, that is keyed I believe so it only fits in one way...
5.)Then there are two wires left with bare prongs at the end... You connect these to the stock plug that was originally plugged into the halogen low beam.. I believe dark color (brown i think) goes with black and the lighter color (the one that isnt black or brown) goes with the other non-black/brown wire.

Since the ballast has to be mounted on the outside, u will have a number of wires that must run outside of the housing, you will now have more wires than just what are in the stock harness. This means you will probably have to drill a hole to run the wires outside of the housing (which you can later seal up with silicone).
 
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Old 12-25-2008, 12:06 AM
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i'm pretty sure the harnesses for the h7 and h1 are different. which means you need to cut off the original harness and splice in an h1 harness. you're gonna need to know which wires are which.
i hate to break this to you but you're basically looking for quite a bit of trouble. i'd sell the everything h1 you bought and buy everything h7. that's the only easy way out.
 
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Old 12-25-2008, 12:09 AM
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Wouldn't you just need to swap the female connectors to H1?
 
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Old 12-25-2008, 03:13 PM
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This is all too complicated because these aftermarket headlights are all different wiring.
Like HIWORDS said, this is quite a bit of trouble, I think I'm just going to spend $70 to get it professionally installed.
Thnks tho
 
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