HID reverse light on my ThirdGen
 

At night I cant see to back up at all. To make matter worse, day or night it was as if people didn't know I was backing out and they would zoom past me. Pretty dangerous.

I picked up this HID kit for 39.95 from a local stereo shop. Its 35w and even fully warmed up it is still cooler than the incandescent's. I was a very easy swap, the included grommets fit perfectly in the hole.
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This is how I wired it up, real simple and the ballast fit nicely in the area next to the reverse lights. I did have to cut just a little to get them to slip in.
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wouldnt that melt your housing after excessive use?

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I haven't had it in long, but after install I left it in reverse for like 10 minutes and it was still cool to the touch. These bulbs are very cool when compared to incandescent bulbs.

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H.I.D. "capsules" run much much cooler than conventional bulbs.

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what bulbs did you use.....

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wow, thats bright

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the bulbs are just generic 6000k that came with the kit.

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Technically they are called capsules, as they arent bulbs in the conventional sense.

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Are all HID capsules or just the ones in these cheap hid kits?

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They're all capsules. It doesn't matter if you bought them on ebay, or they came as OE on an M6.

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How did you mount the bulb socket in the housing? Is that clear silicone holding it in?

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The black part going into the housing is a grommet included in the kit. It actually fit perfectly.