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Old Oct 24, 2003
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Cool Hella HID conversion

Hi all - I'm not sure if this is where I should post it 'cus I just joined this site, but I figured I'd give some advice for those of you who are interested in HID Conversion Kits. I recently installed a very nice kit from Hella. It's an 8500k Bi-Xenon kit (High- and Low- Beam) and would recommend it highly. Hella makes OEM Xenon Lighting for BMW, Mercedes-Benz and many other manufacturers, so you know what kind of a look these will produce :-) It cost a little under $900 installed for me up here in MA. It's the best kit I've seen so far. I;'m sure you can get cheaper kits on eBay, but I wouldn't go for the chock-full-o-parts kits they sell. And yes, this is a COMPLETE Hella kit. An interesting side note on this kit, the starter and ballasts are one piece, unlike many other kits out there. If any of you have questions, feel free to ask me, and if you'd like pictures I can try and figure out my scanner after I take a picture of the front end when it's a little dark out ;-)
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are you selling them? promoting them? or just talking about them?
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wow i thought i spent a grip on my hids.
almost 900 bones?
i got my xenons from xenondepot.com
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Originally posted by xRiCeBoYx
are you selling them? promoting them? or just talking about them?
Just talking about them, I don't sell or promote products, I'm a paramedic

On the other post, yes they were almost 900 ($850 to be exact)...I went with a full Hella kit, and it is a High/Low kit. I think their Low Beam only was around $600.
Side Note: My bulbs are also 8500k, and as you can see from the prices on XenonDepot.com, the higher the K rating, the more expensive. i.e. The Hi/Low 6000k kit is $609 and the 4100k kit is $499

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oh.. ok.. jes wondering..
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post pictures... Whats wrong with u?
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nice artwork!!!
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lol...
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from what i understand, hella do not make aftermarket kits, they even have a statment on it on their site. let me find it...

infact, it's right here http://www.hellausa.com/maineng/NewL...umer_FAQ.htm#9

the kit from xenondepot is also one unite with igniter and balast in one
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no they only have ballasts... They make projectors too... He most likley has philips bulbs & BMW or audi Projectors
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Originally posted by ImPulse
no they only have ballasts... They make projectors too... He most likley has philips bulbs & BMW or audi Projectors
i went and got a set of sc430 headlights for 100 bucks online the other day
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Originally posted by Voiceofid
from what i understand, hella do not make aftermarket kits, they even have a statment on it on their site. let me find it...

infact, it's right here http://www.hellausa.com/maineng/NewL...umer_FAQ.htm#9

the kit from xenondepot is also one unite with igniter and balast in one
The dealer I got them from must have bought one of their kits for an existing car with HIDs standard. On another note, I'll get some pics up some time this week when I get around to it, I'm kinda dead right now from a 24 hour shift

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i went and got a set of sc430 headlights for 100 bucks online the other day
ebay? or a website?

what came wit the headlight?
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Originally posted by ImPulse
ebay? or a website?

what came wit the headlight?
my bad, it was ONE headlight, haha
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Originally posted by Voiceofid
my bad, it was ONE headlight, haha
you prob have to go to the dealer for the other one.....is prob like $300...
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or maybe ebay again... turd
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okay, fine fine, i brought those rs6 ece headlights, happy?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=36476
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yes =] you wont regret it!
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that's what the dude that sold me them said, he is also on hidforums, it was hilarious
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Wow, those are gonna look so cool. congratulations on your purchase.
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