Quick Tutorial: 2011 Sportage HID Conversion Kit and Grounding Kit

[kevinmuff]

makes sense, thank you!

[Asmar5]

Originally Posted by kevinmuff

So.. Is it the H7 bulbs or the H11 bulbs for a kia sportage SX 2012?
And can you do the high beams as well? Or just the low beams?

I think both the H7 and the H11 they have 2 straight terminal connectors like the number "11" may be the diff. is the base circular area in H7 fits perfectly the sportage holes, and no glue or drilling is needed.

"YES" you can do both high and low beams and FOG as well. In fact, PLP is 100% correct regarding priority, importance and which to apply... At first I saw some owners had HID on their High beam but I thought it will be a short term application, like flashing or highway signs showing or on very dark situations... so i preferred to use Bright Halogen bulbs 420W on the high beam instead, like Hella Optilux XB or Sulvania Ultra. it'll give you a strong white with little blueish (8000K) but very slight yellow line on top that cannot be seen ! its beautiful. (but be careful that these bulbs get extra hot... and since t's a short application so will there 'll be no probs.

For me i have Low beam HID 8000K 55W Bosch, and Fogs are 8000K 55W 3D, which I consider GREAT for highways and tarmac surface enlightening for any irregularity.

HID on Fog lets feel happy and passion to drive, you get clear sides too, its really awesome. But as PLP said, (I really appreciate his words for the information, Thanks PLP !) the white bright in the foggy days, may affect your front vision, but the Yellow light spreads like crazy in fog ! I really don't know why !?

I believe the solution between having HID bright Fog light (for most clear days) and having excellent vision on foggy days, is to temporarily replace your Fog bulbs with 3000K "True Yellow" which is best for Foggy weather, so I plan to keep a set of 3000K bulbs for such cases.

Cheers.

[richysh]

Hello. I just got a brand new 2013 sportage EX and decided to throw a 55w hid kit on it. So I also ordered a relay harness for it but however, the plugs were different. So as of right now, the kits are plugged into the factory harness. Can anyone direct me to a link where i can get the right one?

Thanks in advance!

[michel7878]

Originally Posted by Rasta_Calde

Ballasts are located in the same places simplicity showed in this tutorial. for foglights I got them attached close the fog lights housing. I'll relloacate all of this soon. Im getting the ballast brackets that were not included with my kits to make sure I hide them as much as possible

What kind of bulb is the one next to the high beam? Did you get a led bulb for that one? Is this bulb the same as the turn bulbs? Thanks!

[michel7878]

Originally Posted by Asmar5

OK so the HIDs finally arrived and I got right into the installation. I ordered them from Kia Sportage HID Kits Kia Sportage Xenon Lights Kia Sportage HIDs headlights Conversions Kia Sportage bulbs

Tools Needed:
- H11 style HIDs
- Screwdriver
- Dremel/Drill (For cutting a small hole in the end cap)

Hi dear,

The sportage models 2011, 2012 & 2013 are all using H7 bulbs for Low Beam, same for High Beam.... and using #881 for Foglights.

They are ALL DIRECT PnP.... Perfect base, no cutting, no drilling and no glue required whatsoever, it's a direct fit !

I did it on my 2012 Sportage LX AWD (2 xenon kits installed : Low beam #H7 8000K 55W, and Foglight #881 8000K 55W)

For Twilight bulbs they are using #194 (You can use Led #194 instead (I replaced those also with normal bulbs but white color...)

Thank God, now I got no stock bulbs on my headlights.... they where awful man, I was almost blind.. with 2 yellow shadows..!

Thank you for your precious postings & installation images - just great.

Sorry for you, that you have used H11.... but I think they worked anyway !! I have just seen your postings... ! sorry again !!

Good luck !

First of all thank you for your posts, very helpful!!

Now... after doing some reading I decided to order my HID Kits one H11 and one 881 kits...

I have not received them yet so I decided to actually take a look at my 2012 Sportage (South America) I don't know which one is it, it has the panoramic sunroof... I found H7s for low and high beam!!! and a different set up from the one I saw on your pictures... Please see my pictures...

My question is, will I be able to make the H11s fit OK or should I order some H7 bulbs for my kit already??











I've also been looking for a tutorial on changing the fog light bulbs... Is it hard??

[doornextboy]

Hey guys, how do you remove the twilight bulbs? I can't figure it out really. 'Coz I want to replace it with white light.

[KiaSportageR]

Originally Posted by HAMMER01

I installed HIDs in the low beams with an HID Cancellor due to the daytime running lights (just in case of flicker) and they are working fine. Went with the 6000K color in a H11 kit. The fogs are another story. Due to them being 35 watt and the factory fog bulbs being 24 watt there seems to not be enough output (amperage) on the fog circuit to support the 35 watt HIDs. So, ordered a wiring harness to hook it directly to the battery so when that arrives it should just be a matter of minutes to switch the wires around to tap into the battery. Seems both left and right fog housings are served by one dedicated fuse/circuit so I can get one side to run, but not both at the same time.

Where did you purchase the relay harness?

[mcrews]

Originally Posted by hladeky

Hello guys
Here in Europe this kind of conversion is illegal because the HID light must be designed as a system with the reflector and lens designed to work properly with the bulb.
System contain also beam height regulator and headlight washer system.
Here one of sportage accessories contains this complet.

It's illegal and the US also.
I halogen reflector is not desgined for a HID bulb.

HID plug n play fails govt test

You can see on the 1st page all the glare from the HID.

[Superdawie]

Sorry to revive the old thread.
Thanks to this tutorial I now have a new set of H7 6000K HID's installed. Makes a huge difference to the Sportage's presence at night. The only niggle is that the DRL's now seem slightly more yellow in comparison. I imagine that they must be around 4300K. My first choice for the HID's were 4300K or even 5000K, but I struggled really to find them locally. Imported they would have cost me more than double.
It seems that the type of bulb is regional. H11 in the US (and Europe?) and H7 in SA and South America. I think @Kiastorm from the UK also used H7 (mentioned in a different thread). Fortunately I had a good look at the bulb before ordering the kit, and also managed to get one with the in-line cancellors.

Took the opportunity to also change the interior lights to LED. Looks nice!

Has anyone who has changed to HID notice a longterm effect on fuel economy? There are claims that since it draws less power, it should improve fuel use in the longterm...

[PLP]

Originally Posted by Superdawie

Took the opportunity to also change the interior lights to LED. Looks nice!

Has anyone who has changed to HID notice a longterm effect on fuel economy? There are claims that since it draws less power, it should improve fuel use in the longterm...

I guess it will not be noticeable. You are talking of saving about 40W of energy (DRL halogen is driven at about half power) so on paper that would be what? less than 1%...
If your engine on average produces 10-60kW to move the car 40W seems insignificant.