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09-26-2008, 05:07 PM
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HID kits on the cheap.
I thought I'd throw this up here. A company on the BMW forums has a new set of HID's they are going to start shipping. They are a 3/4 size, digital, lifetime warranty, lots of temperature choices and, um...... the price is $49 +s/h. yeah.
The SVX has projectors so you won't have any glare/pattern issues as long as your headlights are adjusted correctly. This is a respected company that's been around for a long time and if you call them on the phone a real person answers. I'm not affiliated with them at all but that price is cheaper than a set of halogen bulbs. DDM Tuning
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09-26-2008, 08:23 PM
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Re: HID kits on the cheap.
Somethin' dun't work out right in those numbers...
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Disclaimer: The above post is on the internet. Last edited by LetItSnow; 09-26-2008 at 08:29 PM.
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09-26-2008, 09:11 PM
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Re: HID kits on the cheap.
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Do some digging on bimmerforums, they've been around for as long as I've been on there (almost two years) and their prices have been dropping the whole time. I bought a set of glass lensed, projector headlights for my M3 from them for $110 shipped. They are very good quality too, unlike the fake projector headlights that they used to (and probably still do) sell on eBay for the WRX. I don't know how they do it unless they have a shop in China with a warehouse full of 8 year olds working for snickers bars. :shrug:
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09-27-2008, 10:42 AM
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Re: HID kits on the cheap.
got mine. woo
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09-28-2008, 04:29 AM
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Re: HID kits on the cheap.
I wanna get these but I can't find any how-to documents on installing HIDs and calibrating them, I was never much of a handyman, I just need to know what tools I'd need, etc.
Oh, and I know nothing of the different bulb sizes, what kind does the SVX take? All I know about HIDs are the differences in color temperature 
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[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] -'94 SVX LSi Laguna Blue--MFD. 11/93--"Neptune/Poseidon"--52k miles  "BMW is the pioneer of character lines? Whatever. Take a look at my Subaru's windows and tell me those lines don't have character. Punk." Last edited by Gr8Dane; 09-28-2008 at 05:06 AM.
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09-28-2008, 06:03 PM
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Re: HID kits on the cheap.
you can find the bulb sizes in the owners manual
i believe its 9006 HB4
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09-28-2008, 06:46 PM
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Re: HID kits on the cheap.
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no calibration required. pull up to a wall (~15ft) on a level surface and mark the beam center location. put bulbs in one at a time, check to see of you need to adjust headlight. no special tools required. get the 4500k= most lumes (usable light) fr the ones he offers. the 3k bulbs will be more yellow and less light. 5k+ starts going blue and less light. order the 9006 bulb for low beam. you MAY have to reverse the + and - wires on the harness that comes with the lights. one set I got I had to, one set not.
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09-28-2008, 06:47 PM
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Re: HID kits on the cheap.
Low beams are 9006. You should not have to calibrate them. Just replace the 9006 bulbs with the HIDs. The ones I have purchased from OT look about the same.
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09-28-2008, 07:39 PM
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Re: HID kits on the cheap.
I just ordered a set of 5000k 55w 9005's for the high beams. Too good a price to pass up. Been wanting some nice high's for the hilly backroads and to match my OT HID lowbeams
Thanks for the post.
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#12
09-28-2008, 08:25 PM
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Re: HID kits on the cheap.
Quick question. Lets say I want to get some hids on here for the lows is their a differance from getting the 35 or 55 watt upgrade? Im lighting illiterate.
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Seth 94' Barcelona Red w/ Tricoat black 2-tone AWD Ls -Sold Mods:AWD conversion/4.44 swap by Budfreak, Custom red interior lights, Custom Satin black dash, Power mode switch, Cold air intake, Permecool tranny filter,Sony xplode 10" sub, Sony xplode 1000w amp, Blitz in-line driver, DDM Tuning 6000k HID's, New paint job/body work by me, 97' Grill, QC shift kit, 17'' MB Motoring rims, 15&20 min mod, front & rear urethane swaybar bushings, Custom fiberglass sub box, Custom red led a/c control unit, perrin lightweight crank pulley, Black wrinkle finish powdercoated intake manifold w/ clear hoses , 02' outback heated/power black leather seats Soon to come:Fiberglass hood, upholster ALL suede to black leather Past subies: 92' Pearl White/black top LS-L-SOLD 96' Legacy Outback-TOTALED 99' Legacy Outback Limited 30th anniversary edition-TOTALED 98' Forester L -Totaled Other toys: 99' Forester S -WRX brake upgrade, soon an 04 wrx motor swap 06' B9 Tribeca-Stock 1982' Yamaha xj650 Maxim Mods: work in progress
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09-28-2008, 11:20 PM
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Re: HID kits on the cheap.
I just ordered myself a pair of 8k 35W Lo-beam HIDs
Woohoo! Could someone please direct me to a how-to document on their installation? I've been searching the forum threads and how-to docs to no avail.
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[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] -'94 SVX LSi Laguna Blue--MFD. 11/93--"Neptune/Poseidon"--52k miles "BMW is the pioneer of character lines? Whatever. Take a look at my Subaru's windows and tell me those lines don't have character. Punk."
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#14
09-29-2008, 01:59 PM
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Re: HID kits on the cheap.
you dont need a "how to"
its all plug and play. take out your old lights put these in and plug all the male/female connectors together. the only tool needed for this job is a 1" hole saw so the wires can pass thru the healight back cover (the plastic cap that screws off in the back of your headlight assembly so you can take the bulb out).
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09-29-2008, 07:48 PM
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Re: HID kits on the cheap.
Fair enough, but please understand that I'm pretty far from being mechanically inclined, seriously. Do I need to disconnect the battery? how would I mount the ballast? etc.
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[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] -'94 SVX LSi Laguna Blue--MFD. 11/93--"Neptune/Poseidon"--52k miles "BMW is the pioneer of character lines? Whatever. Take a look at my Subaru's windows and tell me those lines don't have character. Punk."
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