DIY High Power Headlight

If you are dissatisfied with the brightness and quality of your factory-installed halogen headlights, you can replace them with high-powered headlights, called High Intensity Discharge bulbs. HID headlight bulbs emit more lumens, a measure of brightness, and last longer than halogen headlights. They can be bought at auto part stores as well as through online venders, and cost about $100 for a pair. Expect the installation process to take about 30 minutes to complete.

• 1

  Set your headlight switch to "Off." Turn off the vehicle, and prop open the hood with the hood support arm.

• 2

  Disconnect the wire harness from the rear of the headlight assembly.

• 3

  Unscrew the headlight bulb socket from the rear of the headlight assembly. Pull out the current headlight bulb.

• 4

  Connect the wire harness that you removed earlier to the ballast that comes with the HID headlight kit.

• 5

  Connect the wire harness that comes with the ballast to the back of the HID headlight. Seat the HID headlight in the headlight assembly in the same way the previous headlight was seated.

• 6

  Mount the ballast to the rear of the headlight assembly. Use the double-sided adhesive tape that comes in the HID headlight kit.