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Just wondering if anyone has converted their standard halogen headlights into an HID Kit. If so, is it as simple as just buying one of those kits and pluging it in or is there more involved. My big concern is that the light emitted from the HID will be blinding other drivers.

Any input appreciated.


Which Montero you have which will determine what headlamp setup you have. Placing HID bulbs in your stock headlamp housings will be excessively bright to oncoming drivers - potentially dangerous and a good way to get yourself pulled over and issued a ticket. The early Monteros with the round sealed beams are the easiest to upgrade safely - get a pair of Hella E-code headlamps that will replace the factory US-spec lamps that have a miserable excuse for beam cut-off. You can then get a bi-Xenon HID kit to fit the H4 bulbs that those lamps use. The E-codes are Euro-spec and have a very crisp low-beam cut-off so you won't blind oncoming drivers with the higher light output of the HIDs. If you have a GenII then you'll have to source a set of used headlamps from a European Montero on eBay or similar to house the HID bulbs - again, the US-market headlamps have poor delineation for the low beams and would be a serious hazard to oncoming drivers with HID bulbs in them.


Unless you have a blister fender or a sport, we use H4's. I tested my HID's out on friday night, no problems from other drivers or cops flashing me yet. but then again around here there are enough euro cars with HID's to blend in with

1999 Montero SAS'd on Kings and stuff

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