AF8LTA

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Anyone know where I can order a Conversion kit for the TA? I would really like to do a HID conversion. A guy here in huntsville has them but the place he got them from went out of business. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks.

csxfbird

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First off, there's a lot of things to consider when trying to install HIDs on a Trans Am. For starters, the car uses sealed beam housings, which no HID kit on the market will work, unless you modify the housings. You've got a few options, from worst to best:

1)Modify stock sealed beam housings to accept a standard size bulb (H7, H9, etc), and installed an HID 'kit'

2)Purchase a sealed beam conversion kit, which replaces the stock sealed beam housings with identically sized housings that are made to accept standard sized bulbs.

3)Do it right, and install projectors that are designed to work with HID setups.

The Lighting FAQ will tell you more than you ever want to know about why the first two options are less than ideal, and why the third is the best, and how to go about the swap, whichever way you decide to go.

https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...hting-faq.html

AF8LTA

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Thanks. Anyone on here done the conversion? If so.. how hard was it and was it worth the effort? I can always just buy the SilverStars, but I don't know how bright those are.

I found this site and I may get these..

http://ledgauges.net/catalog/product...products_id=64

jmurray87

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https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...-trans-am.html

97ramsst

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You cant "just buy Silverstars", they dont make them as direct replacments for our cars.

I followed the link above and did the HID conversion using Eurolamp housing and I love them....WELL WORTH IT!!!

tripps

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I did the conversion, I'll pm all the info I used.

integraxtc

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do a projector retrofit, not a ricey plug and play kit, even w/ eurolamp housings.

99Ls1fever

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Will you PM me that info too. I just got a 2000 Trans Am three days ago and am going to start on that here in the next few weeks. Thanks

pheer

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could i get that info as well?

Scira

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I used this write up. Great info, really easy. The only thing i'm going to change is going for 5K bulbs. I have 8K in right now.

AF8LTA

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thanks for all the help. I've figured out what i'm doing and ordering my stuff..
I'll post up some pictures and a small write up when I'm done.

00badfnta

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They are some nice lights.

Ws6kid.

How did u get the fods to stay on while the high beams on?

98 WS6

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Check the lighting faq, there's a writeup!

Thanks for posting my write-up everyone OP if you need any help, PM me!

APG12

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I used the LMC housings and they are awesome!

http://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/cd/full.aspx?Page=65

Raven02TA

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heres the way i went about it:
Here are the links:

Order the low beam headlight housings from this website. (part number 36-0302)
http://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/cd/full.aspx?Page=65

order the fog lights and low beam bulbs/ballasts from here.
http://www.ddmtuning.com/Products/DD...ast-35W-or-55W

when you order the bulbs. you want
880 bulbs for your fog lights
and 9006 bulbs for your headlights.

be sure to order all bulbs in 35w

choose your color (ranging from 1000Kto 12000K)
you DO NOT need an HID harness. and you DO NOT need error code eliminators

thats it. other wise. plug and play

pic below are fog lights before and after, then low beams side by side and then driving shots.

Fogs before:


Fogs after:


Low beams undone/done:


Both done:


Driving shots:

98_TA_EMLC

Seen Raven's in person and will be doing the exact same thing.

$140+shipping said and done

APG12

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Raven, what temp bulbs did you use?

Raven02TA

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used 35w, 5000K color bulb

APG12

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Thats exactly what I have. Yours looked like they have a slightly more blue tint to them.