HID KITS

[rancido64]

im thinking about getting them for my cabby.what one to get? 10k to go all out ? not too sure of how bright each are ..looking for a nice white/blue tint
cheers shy

Afaik they are all the same brightness, the 4300k/6000k etc numbers determine the colour of the light emitted, not the strength of it.
As stated above, 4300k-6000k will be ok, beyond that they start taking on blue colouring and can cause trouble with the bacon

[randomspeedfreak]

im thinking about getting them for my cabby.what one to get? 10k to go all out ? not too sure of how bright each are ..looking for a nice white/blue tint
cheers shy

Afaik they are all the same brightness, the 4300k/6000k etc numbers determine the colour of the light emitted, not the strength of it.
As stated above, 4300k-6000k will be ok, beyond that they start taking on blue colouring and can cause trouble with the bacon

temperature of the light also affect the ammout of luminous flux. 4300k is 'brightest'

[Blitz]

I know E39 OEM Xenons are 4300K. The blue tint seems to come from the actual headlight.

[Kemix]

i will be purchasing a set very soon as doing a lot of night time driving for work and the standard dipped beam just is not cutting it!

[E30mart]

I had a set of 8k ones on my old cav gsi, the plod didnt like them too much, got pulled over quite a few times
Gone for the 6k ones this time.

[Morat]

It's not exactly scientific but if you look at the bottom pic on this page HID GUIDE and check out the brightness on the ground infront of the two cars you'll see the difference between 4300k and 6000k.

[Clarkyboy]

fitted mine at the weekend, 4300k, awesome, what a difference, looks cool with my smoked lights too - pics to follow!

[zaust]

Well I have fitted 35w 6000k and they are more than bright enough, + they don't show blue. Well worth the upgrade.

[George]

Non projector lenses on my prefacelift cab as such, no HIDs for me.

[Gert_8]

Anyone able to post a step-by-step fitting guide for us hard of thinking types, please?

[Cloggy Saint]

http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... Conversion

[gooner1]

Non projector lenses on my prefacelift cab as such, no HIDs for me.

Swap to the Bulleyes, George.
You know it makes sense.

[Gert_8]

Thanks Datourer

[martauto]

Non projector lenses on my prefacelift cab as such, no HIDs for me.

I changed to face lift lights and with the kit , face lift plugs and auxilary bits and pieces it all came in to less than £100.
Dont have another winter trying to see whats going on mate, you will not regret it.

Mart.

I have a set on my e34 as well.40 mins to fit !

[Ajsingh]

I got 6k hid's n they look gr8 and are much brighter than the standard yellow crap

<------ my hid's in the pic

[brettE30cab]

If you were to fit these and you were lucky enough that your headlight adjusters worked before hand, would they work once fitted? Sorry if it's a dumb question

[ivqii]

It.s not a dumb q - ask any feckn cnuting tawting Audi owner

[clig]

been thinking of fitting these aswel but notice some off the sellers say canbuss supplied aswel and others don't.what is a canbus and do you need it to fit the hids also which bulbs are best ?

[333i]

been thinking of fitting these aswel but notice some off the sellers say canbuss supplied aswel and others don't.what is a canbus and do you need it to fit the hids also which bulbs are best ?

canbus is for ecu controlled lights for eg; 2008astra or 2008 pug 206 ect ect ect

[clig]

cheers mate will get some ordered

[charlE30]

If your ordering a set get the 55w variant, I've gone from 6000k 35w to 4300k 55w and the difference is huge Main beams are being re-wired with 100w brillant white bulbs. Normal main beam is useless with my new HID's

£36 deliveried in under a week from http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Ultra-Vision-HID

[Gert_8]

Your sites a bit confusing, CharlE30. Which is the precise kit you ordered, mate?

[charlE30]

It is isn't it, the UK listing has ended but it's still listed for france and canada with the same price http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Kit-Conversion-Fe ... 230b08cfb8

You specify colour and bulb when ordering. His ad states 50-55w, the actual ballast state 55w

The listing that I brought it from was http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... K:MEWNX:IT

HTH

Charlie

[Gert_8]

Charlie

[JB88]

im on the xenon website now about to order. anyone know which bulb fitting i need for a 88 325i? h1? h2? h3? blah

[Gert_8]

I've got a feeling it's H1, but I could be wrong, so lets hear from some of the guys that have actually fitted these.

[ImysE30]

H1 for headlights and H3 for foglights

[Morat]

If you were to fit these and you were lucky enough that your headlight adjusters worked before hand, would they work once fitted? Sorry if it's a dumb question

Yes they would, unless the wiring was so tight that it caused issues - which I would seriously doubt. The only thing you do to the actual headlight is dig a hole in rear surface of the black cap that the wires go into and use that hole for the cable between the Ballast and the burner. The HID wiring takes the original cables which plug into the headlight and diverts them to the ballast.
So basically, no real change as far as the adjustment is concerned!

[_Jay_]

Where do people recomend to go? Been looking at getting a set of HID's for a while now, but dont want to get tat that will break in no time so a bit skeptical of Ebay, and heard a few bad stories of HID Direct? Any one able to recomend some where to get them from or even a certain user on Ebay that they have bought from and are happy with?

[Morat]

I've bought from two different ebay suppliers and the first set lasted about two years until the car was crushed and the second lot are 18months old and going strong heading into their second winter.
I'd just buy the cheapest possible from ebay, I'm convinced that they all come from China anyway so you may as well get them direct instead of paying a middleman.

[_Jay_]

Fair enough lol. They dont cost the earth I suppose so not the end of the world if they last 2 years and then pack up. Will Have a look at ordering some later tonight then. Cheers

[asmith88]

this one, http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/H1-50W-55W-HID-Co ... 4266103922

[asmith88]

what is the actual law regarding these with mot, or the police pulling you over, to make them 100%

[Kieran_n22]

8000k is borderline legal, they might give you hastle if you don't want that get 6000k or even 4300k you won't have any problems