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Old Apr 27, 2005 | 09:54 AM
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anyone had any experience of these, recomendations etc.

have seen on ebay that they are getting cheaper nowadays. just wondering what to look for, names, and what to avoid

quite fancy some HID's on the series 2.

is it really as simple as plug in the new H4 hid bulbs, wire in the ballasts etc, and you ready to rock and roll. do i need a dipbeam kit as the series 2 only uses one bulb for main and dips

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Old Apr 27, 2005 | 09:57 AM
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i would love some of these in my saff but i soooo hate messing with any wiring

how much are they nowadays rory ?

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Old Apr 27, 2005 | 10:04 AM
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they can be had for as little as 100 quid on ebay

wiring doesnt look to tricky, just wondering if i have missed anything?

anyone on here got some?

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Old Apr 27, 2005 | 10:07 AM
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We have a McCulloch 4700K HID Kit for H4 Headlights if anyone is interested. It was bought in error!! We will sell for what we paid for it, £200.

I would have it for mine, except I can't really afford it with the engine rebuild.

They are pretty straight forward to fit.

PM me if interested!!
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Old Apr 27, 2005 | 10:15 AM
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whats HID all about then?

does it just increase the brightness??
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Old Apr 27, 2005 | 10:39 AM
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westy, you know then xennon lights that blind you at night...

its them
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Old Apr 27, 2005 | 10:40 AM
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high intensity discharge

burns much brighter and gives off a more white light, unlike the pale orange you get with normal lamps

wicked at night, and in the countryside, can see much clearer

as seen on bmw's audis etc

and most cars of late as a dealer option

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Old Apr 27, 2005 | 10:44 AM
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I'm currently selling and fitting hid kits in ireland at the mo, ( new business venture ) the kits for £100 on flea bay are not worth a fuck! my kit uses proper ballasts ( hella ) and you can have a range of brightness's and colour! the brightest is about 8500k and the colour is a bright white, now if you like the bluish tint like and audi the brightness comes down a bit because of the blue tint to about 7000k! anyting under 6500k is not really any good in my opinion! kits available for all cars! typical car eg. escort cosworth fitting time 3 hrs!
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Old Apr 27, 2005 | 10:57 AM
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Im doing a nice little conersion to my 3dr lights at the moment to 8000k HID's
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Old Apr 27, 2005 | 10:59 AM
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Speak to DaveEscCos, he has fitted them to his BMW and the Cossie
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Old Apr 27, 2005 | 11:01 AM
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paah... HID's are old hat now...
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Old Apr 27, 2005 | 11:02 AM
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By the way its illigal to fit HID's into a halogen head lamp as the beam caracteristics are different.

I did a post some time ago about converting to HID's.

Matt.
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Old Apr 27, 2005 | 11:03 AM
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ohh mines a not using conventional lenses
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Old Apr 27, 2005 | 11:04 AM
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I fancy some of this white light stuff

to be honest, the normal ERST lights aren't all that compared to modern day cars.. BUT those fookin blue/white Audi's are a mare proper blind ya But Im up for it,

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Old Apr 27, 2005 | 11:53 AM
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im going to go for the BMW look ones, sooooooooooooooooo nice.



might get some M3 mirrors too, should set it off nicely
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Old Apr 27, 2005 | 11:55 AM
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Old Apr 27, 2005 | 11:56 AM
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nice aren't they

sooooooooo much jealousy flying about on this site recently..

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Old Apr 27, 2005 | 12:03 PM
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they only suit bm's in my opinion
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Old Apr 27, 2005 | 12:05 PM
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paah... HID's are old hat now...
dave whats the new thing then?
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Old Apr 27, 2005 | 12:07 PM
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Originally Posted by rs cos
they only suit bm's in my opinion
maybe, but with the M3 mirrors, it will look like a BM




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Old Apr 27, 2005 | 12:09 PM
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ohh mines a not using conventional lenses
what lenses u using ryan and what kit did you get?
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Old Apr 27, 2005 | 12:24 PM
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all will be revealed soon.

And i didnt buy a kit

Im not paying that sort of stupid money, for something that can be sourced much cheaper
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Old Apr 27, 2005 | 12:37 PM
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Angel eye headlights are becoming popular
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