I recently have put black headlight covers on my 97 F150. I am running 10,000k HIDS. but, the light output has dropped dramatically.

My question is, can I buy a $50.00 foglight set from walmart or advanced and run my hids in them?

Thanks

 

anybody?

 

No the hids are meant for a certain headlight they will not lock into place letting moisture in

 

the HIDs are sized for a 9007 bulb and the fog lights are either H3 or H1 bulbs. An easy fix would be to take off the head light cover.....

 

You don't want to put any HID bulbs into a standard light housing. Factory HID's are expensive because of the projectors they are housed in. They are specifically designed to cut off the top half of the beam to create good light output. Anyone who puts HID bulbs in their factory housings without retrofitting projectors is looking to cause an accident. The light output is intense and sloppy creating tons of glare to oncoming traffic, which is exactly why they are illegal.
With that being said, you can pick up a set of projectors from various retrofitting-specific websites, install them in said fog light housing, and you're good to go. It's going to be more expensive, but the output will be much more focused and safe.

 

You have no idea what your talking about because if he puts an hid into these fog light housings from walmart how is he going to know which one fits. there are many different types with different locking oarts that keep water out. He will just blow them as soon as water gets in that housing.

 

It's called "retrofitting" for a reason. You're taking something that's not a direct replacement, and making it work. That's why I said it's more expensive than just buying an HID kit and installing the bulbs without proper projectors. When you're buying projectors, they give you the dimensions so you know which ones will fit before you buy them. The projector (which houses the bulb) is sealed so the only water getting in will be getting to the inside of the fog light, not the bulb.

 

I understand that but how many times do you actually get an air tight seal with after market projectors. not very often

 

the reason your output is so bad is because your lights are less bright than a stock halogen bulb and then you put covers over them.

 

I can't account for every aftermarket projector on the market but if that's an issue another popular option is to order projectors from the factory. Honda S2000 projectors are pretty popular because they are smaller than most and they are easy to come by. However, all the aftermarket projectors I have seen (from reputable companies) are high quality and I would feel safe putting them in any type of housing when the proper precautions are taken to ensure an air-tight fit.