kiwi535 538 Report post Posted May 14, 2005 my gawd,was looking at a hid conversion,$1700 ........and thats just for the globes,ballasts etc to swap into my projectors....Ali!!!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aliluya 0 Report post Posted May 14, 2005 HAH .. are you referring to me ?? What can i do for you ?? But hey .. it's well worth it .. hehe .... I beleive optioned from factor is around $1500 - $2000 can't remember exactly ... The only thing i can offer is whats on my site .. or i source you cheaper hid kits .. everything you need apart from the headlight surrounds ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aliluya 0 Report post Posted May 14, 2005 (edited) HAH .. are you referring to me ?? What can i do for you ?? But hey .. it's well worth it .. hehe .... I beleive optioned from factor is around $1500 - $2000 can't remember exactly ... The only thing i can offer is whats on my site .. or i source you cheaper hid kits .. everything you need apart from the headlight surrounds ... I can probably get the kit landed here for around $600 ... have to double check on that .. let me know if your interested ..EDIT: actually more like under $500 ... lol .. Edited May 14, 2005 by aliluya Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stolen 0 Report post Posted May 15, 2005 sorry just a question... what does HID do exactly to account for the huge price?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaM 0 Report post Posted May 15, 2005 my gawd,was looking at a hid conversion,$1700 ........and thats just for the globes,ballasts etc to swap into my projectors....Ali!!!!!!!! paul, thats cheap as!!!converting to HID on an e39 costs over $2000 PER HEADLIGHT, without the ballasts :gay: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aliluya 0 Report post Posted May 15, 2005 sorry just a question... what does HID do exactly to account for the huge price?? They produce at least 3 times more light than normal halogen bulbs .. and last up to 3-4 times longer than normal halogen bulbs too ...They are just way cooler .. haha ... nah the performance out of the true HID's are just supurb .. !! thats why they are so costly ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ScD 0 Report post Posted May 15, 2005 From memory, HID's add at least 10hp. Angel Eyes will usually add another 5hp Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kiwi535 538 Report post Posted May 15, 2005 (edited) e39 costs over $2000 PER HEADLIGHT and that would be a perfectly legit swap???? I am talking about globes wiring and ballasts only with adapters for my H1 headlights,not sure about legality (i have washers and in car adjustment ) if you got a kit could you get them "certified"? Edited May 15, 2005 by kiwi535 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aliluya 0 Report post Posted May 15, 2005 and that would be a perfectly legit swap???? I am talking about globes wiring and ballasts only with adapters for my H1 headlights,not sure about legality (i have washers and in car adjustment ) if you got a kit could you get them "certified"? Paul what you are trying to do is illegal, you need to change the whole headlight system to HID for it to be legal ... You see, Ali has an E46 sedan without HID and it looks quite different to my E46 WITH HID ... if Ali can post a picture of his headlights and i can post one of mine when i get home then you can compare the difference ... You won't get a certification anyway ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aliluya 0 Report post Posted May 15, 2005 here is what the HID headlights look like ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aliluya 0 Report post Posted May 15, 2005 And this is what the standard headlight looks like .. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aliluya 0 Report post Posted May 15, 2005 here is what the HID headlights look like ... The HID has the funny thing in the low beam light ... thats the auto adjuster thingy .. every bmw that i've been in without HID has the incar switch your talking about that adjusts the height .. but the HID's don't have that .. it's done automatically ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaM 0 Report post Posted May 15, 2005 and that would be a perfectly legit swap???? I am talking about globes wiring and ballasts only with adapters for my H1 headlights,not sure about legality (i have washers and in car adjustment ) if you got a kit could you get them "certified"? thats OEM bmw/hella ones out of hella (at a mean price too ) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kiwi535 538 Report post Posted May 16, 2005 (edited) Cam I Hate to ask...is there a e32 or e 34 kit????[waits]with gritted teeth[/waits] and Ali I know that its illegal to fit aftermarket hids,but can you get them certified to make em legal??? Edited May 16, 2005 by kiwi535 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aliluya 0 Report post Posted May 16, 2005 Sorry there is no way around it unless you get the whole headlights changed ... there just simply is nothing you can do except spend $$$$ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaM 0 Report post Posted May 16, 2005 Cam I Hate to ask...is there a e32 or e 34 kit????[waits]with gritted teeth[/waits] and Ali I know that its illegal to fit aftermarket hids,but can you get them certified to make em legal??? I've never seen one.... but they use common insert sizes so I imagine there would be a universal kit out there somewhere.....Just mac some 100w bulbs in there, run a couple of extra relays if you deem it necessary :pimp: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aliluya 0 Report post Posted May 16, 2005 But according to ltsa you can't just check super high wattage bulbs in there either ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaM 0 Report post Posted May 16, 2005 how are they goin to know??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aliluya 0 Report post Posted May 17, 2005 how are they goin to know??? They may not know .. but some car's wires don't like the high wattage bulbs at all .. have seen a few .. the plastic connectors melted ... my last E36 connectors got burnt .. haha ... it' sorta melted to ... i speak from experience ... BUT it does give a helluvalot more light tho ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arros 0 Report post Posted May 17, 2005 how are they goin to know??? The magical light machine thingy that they wheel out in front of your car at the testing station to test your lights- I was failed for having my headlights set too high (wanted more light at greater distance)...anyway: doesn't that machine measure light intensity? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
petone 0 Report post Posted May 17, 2005 Nah quite often its just a board with string on it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aliluya 0 Report post Posted May 17, 2005 No those things are jsut used to measure the angle your lights are pointing at ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaM 0 Report post Posted May 17, 2005 the red box on wheels thig measures light intensity in LUX but they can't fail yo for being too bright.. 100/90w bulbs are sweet, and if you add relays to suit then nothing will go wrong, plastic headlights aren't too keen on them at times though Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stolen 0 Report post Posted May 18, 2005 (edited) couple of times on the motorway cars have gone in the opposite direction with these bright lights and it is soo freaking bright like the guy is going on high beam. Doesnt seem very safe cos you get blinded for a while. Just imagine if this happened on the normal road without the centre wall to block at least some of it. Why both with them anyway since all the roads have street lights anyway!?! Edited May 18, 2005 by stolen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaM 0 Report post Posted May 18, 2005 ever been south of the bombays buddy??? streetlights on every road"???? I'd love to live in your world Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
