New HID's
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make sure you take pictures w/out any allignment against a wall...because most likely when i install my bulbs i won't want to touch the factory alignment of the halogen housing, in fear that i'll mess something up (i trust the factory to set up the correct beam height).
but let us know if any fiddling around of the bulb inside the housing is necessary. from what i've been reading, getting ebay style headlight projectors as opposed to OEM will just mess with the beam and kill light output.
but let us know if any fiddling around of the bulb inside the housing is necessary. from what i've been reading, getting ebay style headlight projectors as opposed to OEM will just mess with the beam and kill light output.
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so im guessing you didn't need to take off the bumper to install these 35w HIDS?
im interested in the pics as well... i ordered a set 2 days ago, and im kind of unsure whether to put them in if they are hazardous :S!
im interested in the pics as well... i ordered a set 2 days ago, and im kind of unsure whether to put them in if they are hazardous :S!
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here's the pics i promised you all. i did not align it anymore. i thought about what you said and i decided not to align anymore. Looks awsome to me! im not getting clear lenses or projectors anymore.
Install on the fogs??? i was impatient.. i did not have to remove the bumper or anything. i just relaxed and calmed down then it went in the fogs. 101% recommend these HID's cheap, made in germany, Hella Corp. and really easy to install. and to add 101% no errors or flickers whatsoever. we should have them as our official HID supplier. thats how much i think they are reliable. also shipping was lightning fast.
Goodluck guys!
P.S. Just ordered another set for my high beam!
Install on the fogs??? i was impatient.. i did not have to remove the bumper or anything. i just relaxed and calmed down then it went in the fogs. 101% recommend these HID's cheap, made in germany, Hella Corp. and really easy to install. and to add 101% no errors or flickers whatsoever. we should have them as our official HID supplier. thats how much i think they are reliable. also shipping was lightning fast.
Goodluck guys!
P.S. Just ordered another set for my high beam!
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ey fitty! could you take a pic on how you mounted your ballasts on the low headlight. i have mine on the hood stopper. i think its risky when i get car wash. ill take a pic tom.
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I still recommend everyone consider a 55w kit. Performance wise, supposedly, it is 5000 lumens versus 3200 for a 35w kit. I do know that my HID kit in the Benz makes our new 135i HID appear like halogens (in intensity on the road).
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FEEDBACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
heres alittle feedback on these HID's After a few times using them.
just got home from a friends house. left at 12:30 it was alitttle cold. started up the car dint need to warm up the car. turned on the new HID's(this was my second time to turn them on at night) and it was flickering and i got a Low Beam, L error. after approx 3mins it went away and was no malfunction.
i guess the HID's needed to get warmed up. or my ballast mounting was bouncing/loose(bad mounting). i dont know if thats a cause. but basically it was still 100% working after a few mins.
just giving future buyers of these lights a headsup in case it happens to you so you wont panic like i did.
if any of you have any idea the cause of this or how to remedy this problem please post on it here. as much as possible i dont like to see any malfunctions.
thanks guys! good luck!
EDIT: only the left side is flickering. both fogs are ok. and right headlamp ok. Just the left. so i might have done something wrong with the left headlamp. any ideas?
just got home from a friends house. left at 12:30 it was alitttle cold. started up the car dint need to warm up the car. turned on the new HID's(this was my second time to turn them on at night) and it was flickering and i got a Low Beam, L error. after approx 3mins it went away and was no malfunction.
i guess the HID's needed to get warmed up. or my ballast mounting was bouncing/loose(bad mounting). i dont know if thats a cause. but basically it was still 100% working after a few mins.
just giving future buyers of these lights a headsup in case it happens to you so you wont panic like i did.
if any of you have any idea the cause of this or how to remedy this problem please post on it here. as much as possible i dont like to see any malfunctions.
thanks guys! good luck!
EDIT: only the left side is flickering. both fogs are ok. and right headlamp ok. Just the left. so i might have done something wrong with the left headlamp. any ideas?
Last edited by skittles; May 10, 2009 at 04:18 AM.
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Flamesuit donned:
The explanation is that 35w are hit or miss with these cars. Some get crazy behavior, some get errors, some get flickers, it's just hit or miss with 35w kits unless you have xenon set to present or error cancelers. I know people in this thread have been really defensive of their 35w kits that work, but as a general rule they won't work flawlessly.
The only way to prevent the stuff from happening again is the get error cancelers, have xenon set to present, or use a 55w kit. That's just the fact here. See the massive amounts of posts in the main Xenon=Present thread and you'll see this time and time again.
The explanation is that 35w are hit or miss with these cars. Some get crazy behavior, some get errors, some get flickers, it's just hit or miss with 35w kits unless you have xenon set to present or error cancelers. I know people in this thread have been really defensive of their 35w kits that work, but as a general rule they won't work flawlessly.
The only way to prevent the stuff from happening again is the get error cancelers, have xenon set to present, or use a 55w kit. That's just the fact here. See the massive amounts of posts in the main Xenon=Present thread and you'll see this time and time again.
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heres how i mounted it. will take more tom under the sun.
also ill take some of the actual clip on the installation.
EDIT: ALSO IS THIS BALLAST MOUNTING SAFE??? IM THINKING CAR WASH OR RAIN, the water might go to it?
also ill take some of the actual clip on the installation.
EDIT: ALSO IS THIS BALLAST MOUNTING SAFE??? IM THINKING CAR WASH OR RAIN, the water might go to it?
Last edited by skittles; May 12, 2009 at 01:43 AM.
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thanks man!
eager to get these bad boys on!
worse come to worse, il drive up to u...haha (if u dont mind) and u could help me.
eager to get these bad boys on!
worse come to worse, il drive up to u...haha (if u dont mind) and u could help me.
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btw, is that just duct tape on your intake hose? my hose is ripped too. is duct tape good enough?
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HAHAHAHAHA!!!! you noticed!!! yeah its ok. never had to wrap it again. though im looking to buy a stainless pipe in an auto shop or home depot or something. im going to cutom make a pipe so it doesnt ever break again.
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let me know what you end up doing...i might copy what you do. I know of atleast 3 guys who made custom intakes but that's hella hardcore and well beyond my ability...lol
btw, did u find out anything about that metal clamp that i posted?
btw, did u find out anything about that metal clamp that i posted?
Last edited by hieracity; May 12, 2009 at 05:37 PM.
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badass, i just ordered the 55w kit last night and will have em installed on monday. I hope i can get as lucky with my beam pattern Fitty, looks even more sharp than halogens (didn't think that was possible)
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guys, i need help installing this kit.
i dont know how u guys put it in in five to ten minutes
i took some pictures but i couldnt post becasue the file size is too big.
so im going to describe it...
so there is this rubber gromet on the kit itself...did u guys just get rid of that (aka, cut it) so that the metal clip can be slid up and locked on to the HID? (look at my earlier post...it had the pic of the rubber gromet in the first pic and the metal clip in the third pic)
thanks!
i dont know how u guys put it in in five to ten minutes
i took some pictures but i couldnt post becasue the file size is too big.
so im going to describe it...
so there is this rubber gromet on the kit itself...did u guys just get rid of that (aka, cut it) so that the metal clip can be slid up and locked on to the HID? (look at my earlier post...it had the pic of the rubber gromet in the first pic and the metal clip in the third pic)
thanks!
