Does the stock lightning harness provide enough power for aftermarket HIDs? Or should I use a combo of relay + fused wire + wire direct to battery for power?
are you using a kit designed for the NSX or just a generic kit?
I would hook it up with the relays. There is no sense in burning up your factory wires if something goes wrong.
Does the stock lightning harness provide enough power for aftermarket HIDs?
Should I use a combo of relay + fused wire + wire direct to battery for power?
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I definitely need some kind of a connector with 2 wires coming out that fit over the car's bulb connector...instead of using crimped wires as they may come off during a drive over a bump?
No.
You cut off the old 9006 bulb connector and solder then heatshrink to the hot wire that will trigger the relay. You'll never use the bulb connector again after running HIDs.
You need to drill a hole in the back of the black plastic endcap and use a grommet to pass the wires through. Make sure it is properly weatherproofed as well. There will be 3 wires coming out of the endcap. The trigger wire for the relay and the 2 wires going to the new HID bulb.
Here is what my car looks like...............
Hmm...it's essentially the same of what I'm doing, except I didn't snip off the 9006 connector. As you can see, there is a red cable with a single spade going from the hot of the 9006 bulb connector to the relay. Then there is the black cable with the single spade for ground.
After looking around, this is what I need if I want to avoid cutting off the 9006 bulb connector:
http://cgi.ebay.ca/9006-Male-Connec...trkparms=65:12|66:2|39:1|72:1215|293:1|294:50
You cut off the old 9006 bulb connector and solder then heatshrink to the hot wire that will trigger the relay. You'll never use the bulb connector again after running HIDs.
there's no reason to set it up this way - all HID kits use the headlight harness... no reason not to? .
You shouldn't have to cut any wires when installing HID's on the NSX because you should get a kit for the NSX.
That way when you want to uninstall them, you can do so completely and there is no trace of them ever being there.
As far as I know, every kit out there is a "generic" kit (not NSX specific). 3rd parties put together pieces to make the install easier for the NSX application. I don't know of anyone that makes NSX caps to cover back of the lights, other than "whitensxs" who makes them himself. Correct me if I'm wrong, but as far as I know he too uses a off the shelf 9006 generic kit and rewires it to work with the NSX.
I've been using the McCulloch kit wired to the OEM plugs for a few years without problems. I may have come across some old posts that the HID's actually consume less power than halogen bulbs... Not sure if that is accurate.
There are some variations of 45W and digital these days... Not sure if they need more or less juice to run or if they are safe with the OEM wiring.
I used this one:
http://www.mobilehid.com/
They have a kit that includes a harness, w/loom, relay, connectors and instructions that powers from the battery. It's a really nice, OEM looking kit and addresses your power concerns.