HID Swap for Gen2 5.0

[Sarge101st]

Dropped the front bumper today and followed the instructions from the video I linked in the previous thread. It was crazy easy. I didn't have nearly the trouble the guy had in the video getting the actual headlight housings out after unscrewing the bolts. I think the 3.8 engine's intake ports were blocking his removal previously and the way they are aligned on the 5.0's is different. I was shocked how fast the process was. I allocated 3 hours away from family today to do this and I was done in an hour and a half.

Also noticed that the original HID's that were in the vehicle were Osram Xenarc's which is good to know that Genesis didn't cheap out on low grade HID bulbs. I'm guessing it's the design of the projector housing or the poor stock headlight aim from the factory that gives people poor illumination. BTW it'll be a while before the new Night Breakers are fully broken in and I can report if they are worth the upgrade over the stock bulbs but so far so good. Next up is replacing the spark plugs!

 

[carguy75]

Pics please. What is the temperature of the new bulbs? I assume the stock bulbs are 4.3K. Night Breakers are suppose to be a whiter color.

Great choice in bulbs by the way. Osram Night breakers should last a long time while being much brighter than stock.

 

[Sarge101st]

Pics please. What is the temperature of the new bulbs? I assume the stock bulbs are 4.3K. Night Breakers are suppose to be a whiter color.

Great choice in bulbs by the way. Osram Night breakers should last a long time while being much brighter than stock.

The bulbs are supposed to be 4.3k and it feels like it. Definitely a hotter white and seems warmer than what I originally had but not by much.

I didn’t take pictures or video during the swap because no one commented in the previous post asking for it but I can take a picture tonight of the bulbs on and upload if you’d like?