Deal or no deal - HID kit - 56Stg shipped

Lord Nikon

Does this look like a good deal?

http://cgi.ebay.ie/HID-XENON-CONVERSION-KIT-BULBS-BALLAST-H7-6000K-NEW_W0QQitemZ350127173525QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item350127173525&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1301|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A0|293%3A1|294%3A50

To fit a 00 5 series BMW .

Victor_M

They look grand, in fairness, I bought a set from HID Ireland (for a fair bit more than those ones) and they look exactly the same.

The only thing to maybe ask the seller if these are digital ballasts, some HID kits show a blown bulb on the dash permanently.

You'll probably have to cut off the back of the existing bulb mount to allow the Hid pass through, bit of a pain but if you are in any way handy shouldn't be much of a problem.

Make sure you rough align them yourself after install and go to a professional and get them properly aligned right away though, there are very few things more annoying on the roads than poorly aligned HID/Xenon bulbs blinding oncoming traffic.

Lord Nikon

Yeah, i have a Dremel which has seen some work in the past, so DIY is no probs. They look identical to most kits out there, and for that price, it's not breaking the bank.

Gumbo

i just fitted a set of the new HID kits (canbus wiring and electric ballasts) to my 05 320d, and they caused nothing but trouble :mad:
warning lights on dash, constant beeping of dash and also the management light to "get to a dealer" came on, there comming out tonight, there not worth that hassle!

the purchase price is very cheap, but the seller makes up for that with his postage costs! all inthough, its a good price.

deaglan169

i bought these very ones about 3 months ago 6k ones for my seat leon very easy to install they look great and make some difference to night driving i got mine delivered to northern ireland and saved alot on postage worked out at €44, there pretty good build quality also and so far touch wood ive had no probs worst thing was finding somewere to mount the ballasts but check out a bmw forum and im sure its been covered

smash

Deal or not, I have issues with HID kits, they blind oncoming traffic!

Lord Nikon

kceire wrote: »

i just fitted a set of the new HID kits (canbus wiring and electric ballasts) to my 05 320d, and they caused nothing but trouble :mad:
warning lights on dash, constant beeping of dash and also the management light to "get to a dealer" came on, there comming out tonight, there not worth that hassle!

the purchase price is very cheap, but the seller makes up for that with his postage costs! all inthough, its a good price.

How much did you pay for them, were they plug and play? Are you planing on keeping them?

peasant

steve06 wrote: »

Deal or not, I have issues with HID kits, they blind oncoming traffic!

Yepp ..me too.
Anyone who fits one of those kits will be permabanned from motors *
















*may only be wishful thinking

Gumbo

steve06 wrote: »

Deal or not, I have issues with HID kits, they blind oncoming traffic!

only if fitted incorrectly imo

neuromancer wrote: »

How much did you pay for them, were they plug and play? Are you planing on keeping them?

i paid €120 for them. i bought them off www.hidirl.com and the guy is taking them back no probs but you can have them for the €120 too if your intrested.

still have all the boxes and manuals etc etc

The Real B-man

www.hids4u.co.uk Got mine Here a little more Pricey but they are Digital Ballasts and really high Quality they design & produce there own products none of that cheap Chinese Crap on Ebay!!

Nforce

Go with the 4300k bulbs....a whiter light and more of an oem look. If you get a "check light" on the dash you can get seperate resistor packs that plug inline to the ballasts. Alternatively, the check light can be disabled in the LCM by certain diagnostic/coding equipment.