MCL1

I tried search, didn't find it.

I could have sworn I saw somewhere that I should disconnect the neg term of the battery or SOMETHING before swapping bulbs..


.. did I imagine that? I also need rubber gloves, right? to Avoid oil on the bulbs...

my 6000K bulbs come today!!

passnu2

iTrader: (33)

In my previous cars I never did that and I didnt have any issues. I may have been lucky. I would try our vendor Cliff and you can PM him at Cliffud or Brian at Brian231 as I know Brian has done this on a few cars himself.

Mike

ba-b4

why would you need to disconnect the battery just to change just the bulbs when you don't have to disconnect the battery to change out the halogen bulbs?

MCL1

I think i read it in the manual. something about 20,000 volts and killing you..

So you guys just swapped out your d4s bulbs without touching the battery?

If I get shocked, and if I live, I'm coming to find you.

passnu2

iTrader: (33)

lol....Yes if you get zapped you are a gonner! It has to be safer for that reason to change them out. Do you need to or will it damage the HID bulb? I dont think so...just make me the beneficiary on your life policy

I did this in a few Acura and also BMW. I did not touch the battery....

ba-b4

If you do I'll be sure to taser you a few times to finish off the job. lol

j/k if you're worried just do what the manual says.

Brian231

If your car is off, you have no worries on the bulb swap out unless the healights are activated. yes, the HID although at 35 watts, produce over 17,000 volts and will fry you faster than a Chicken Nugget. Be very carefull. The gloves will also prevent finger tip oil from reducing the bulb life. On halogens, the oil would cause the filament the refract and thus cause more heating which subsequently burns out the bulb fast. I guess the same is said to apply for HID although there is no filament but rather an arc from igniting the zenon gas molecules.

cliffud

iTrader: (3)

yep - as Brian said. don't worry. just make sure your kid brother isn't inside in the driver's seat waiting to turn on the lights while you do the job.