Suggested suppliers for HID kits?

Post Thu Sep 13, 2012 1:48 am

As above really.

Am assuming that the ebay stuff is much of a muchness, probably all from the same factory.

Was just wondering if there was any particular recommended supplier members here use (or ones to avoid!).

I'll be going down the 4300k route.

TIA

Post Thu Sep 13, 2012 4:53 pm

i got mine off ebay and just chose the cheapest which was hids4less or something at the time about £25-30 been fine for me

Post Thu Sep 13, 2012 4:53 pm

me too

Post Thu Sep 13, 2012 5:05 pm

I thought HID kits were an instant MOT failure these days no?

Post Thu Sep 13, 2012 5:42 pm

Not on an e30 as the bullseye setup is right for hid but the adjustment has to be bob on like normal bulbs

Post Thu Sep 13, 2012 7:55 pm

alexdejonghe wrote:I thought HID kits were an instant MOT failure these days no?

I got 4300 and they never said a word about them.

Post Thu Sep 13, 2012 8:10 pm

6000k in mine and passed

Post Thu Sep 13, 2012 8:57 pm

dependant on the friendly tester, but i was of the opinion that they now had to be tested like xenons in that they have to have a self levelling system and washer jets fitted. I may have read it wrong but i think luck will win if, like jimmy323 said "the levels are spot on"

Post Thu Sep 13, 2012 9:08 pm

mine are ebay bulbs but genuine bosch ballast units

funnily enough my bosch bulbs actually blew but the ebay ones have been fine

Post Thu Sep 13, 2012 9:31 pm

spbt1 wrote:dependant on the friendly tester, but i was of the opinion that they now had to be tested like xenons in that they have to have a self levelling system and washer jets fitted. I may have read it wrong but i think luck will win if, like jimmy323 said "the levels are spot on"

You have read it wrong. If fitted, the auto levelling and washers have to work, but there's no requirement, at least as far as the MOT test is concerned, for them to be fitted.
I have and have had several BMWs fitted with Chinese HIDs, and the only comment I have ever had from a MOT tester is how good the beam pattern was.

Post Thu Sep 13, 2012 11:14 pm

Thanks for the info.

In actual fact, the HIDs are going to be for the newly arriving E36. My E30 has the non projector lenses and as such not suitable for HIDs.

Post Fri Sep 14, 2012 2:52 am

Try hid pro off ebay. Local guy to me. Had a few sets from hid. He even replaced a blown one at 10pm once. Top guy