hid kit questions?????

jeffreyinigo · 02-29-2012, 09:30 AM

ok so i bought my oem xenon headlights. waiting for them too arrive, im gonna go with lux angel eyes. not the leds, but the ones for the pre-lci cause i have an 08 328i. im gonna need hids and bulbs soon and also wiring and such to make everything work. what hid should i get??? should i go oem ballasts and get 6000K bulbs or what??? im confused with getting an hid kit and the compatability of the bulb with the xenon headlight. i hear ds1 bulbs, are the way to go, but if i buy an hid kit, does it come with those bulbs or what?? any help is appreciated. thank you fellas.

jeffreyinigo · 03-02-2012, 07:49 PM

Come on fellas heeeelp. I guess ina just asking whats the best hid kit without errors and what size bulbs??!??

Jeff@TopGearSolutions · 03-02-2012, 07:54 PM

Hmm I'm confused.

You have OEM xenons? But you want an HID kit?

jeffreyinigo · 03-02-2012, 08:35 PM

Haha o crap. Projectors. Not xenons my fault. Sorry

Alpineweiss e90 · 03-02-2012, 08:53 PM

Xenons use projectors. So you just bought the housings?

Did you buy adaptive or non-adaptive housings? Adaptive housings will need SMC II modules installed, programmed, then coded.

Buy the OEM ballast. You can get used ones off eBay for $150 ish each. I have one for a pre-LCI E90 I'll sell for $80 shipped. It has a dent in it but works fine.

Search the lighting and vendor section for bulbs. I believe the oem bulbs are Philips. But Jeff should chime in with the bulbs. Not sure which ones works and which ones don't. Some cause problems with the oem ballasts.

jeffreyinigo · 03-02-2012, 09:11 PM

I bought the entire headlights. I have the ugly halogens right now. And they are adaptive. I definetely wanted the oem ballast and just wanted to change the bulb to 6000k. But want to make sure i buy the right stuff

Jeff@TopGearSolutions · 03-03-2012, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by jeffreyinigo

I bought the entire headlights. I have the ugly halogens right now. And they are adaptive. I definetely wanted the oem ballast and just wanted to change the bulb to 6000k. But want to make sure i buy the right stuff

Ok well what bulb is currently in their. On the back of the halogen it will have the type.

02-29-2012, 09:30 AM	#1
jeffreyinigo Private 7 Rep 84 Posts Drives: 2008 BMW 328i Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: ca iTrader: (0)	hid kit questions????? ok so i bought my oem xenon headlights. waiting for them too arrive, im gonna go with lux angel eyes. not the leds, but the ones for the pre-lci cause i have an 08 328i. im gonna need hids and bulbs soon and also wiring and such to make everything work. what hid should i get??? should i go oem ballasts and get 6000K bulbs or what??? im confused with getting an hid kit and the compatability of the bulb with the xenon headlight. i hear ds1 bulbs, are the way to go, but if i buy an hid kit, does it come with those bulbs or what?? any help is appreciated. thank you fellas.
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03-02-2012, 07:49 PM	#2
jeffreyinigo Private 7 Rep 84 Posts Drives: 2008 BMW 328i Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: ca iTrader: (0)	Come on fellas heeeelp. I guess ina just asking whats the best hid kit without errors and what size bulbs??!??
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Jeff@TopGearSolutions 3441 Rep 79,211 Posts Drives: C6 Z06, 09 335i, 10 335xi Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: www.TopGearSolutions.com iTrader: (37)	Hmm I'm confused. You have OEM xenons? But you want an HID kit?
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03-02-2012, 08:35 PM	#4
jeffreyinigo Private 7 Rep 84 Posts Drives: 2008 BMW 328i Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: ca iTrader: (0)	Haha o crap. Projectors. Not xenons my fault. Sorry
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Alpineweiss e90 Second Lieutenant 13 Rep 221 Posts Drives: AW 330xi Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: . iTrader: (0)	Xenons use projectors. So you just bought the housings? Did you buy adaptive or non-adaptive housings? Adaptive housings will need SMC II modules installed, programmed, then coded. Buy the OEM ballast. You can get used ones off eBay for $150 ish each. I have one for a pre-LCI E90 I'll sell for $80 shipped. It has a dent in it but works fine. Search the lighting and vendor section for bulbs. I believe the oem bulbs are Philips. But Jeff should chime in with the bulbs. Not sure which ones works and which ones don't. Some cause problems with the oem ballasts.
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jeffreyinigo Private 7 Rep 84 Posts Drives: 2008 BMW 328i Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: ca iTrader: (0)	I bought the entire headlights. I have the ugly halogens right now. And they are adaptive. I definetely wanted the oem ballast and just wanted to change the bulb to 6000k. But want to make sure i buy the right stuff
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