Link to pdf:
http://web.mac.com/esckoehler/iWeb/Site/Hella%20Halogen%20Conversion.html

very nice install how long did it take you?

very nice install how long did it take you?
Actual time spent working on this was not very long - maybe an hour to modify the bulbs, and I let them dry overnight. Removing and installing the brackets/ballast/resistor packs took maybe a total of three hours. Once you get one side done, the other goes much faster. However, I spent a substantial amount of time test fitting and measuring prior to modifying the adapter, and trolling ebay for a good deal on ballasts and bulbs. I also tried an aluminum adapter from ebay which I modified (I have an picture somewhere) but that was not able to make it work. In retrospect, it is a fairly easy upgrade - I just wasn't convinced I could make it all work with stock components.

very nice cut off!...nice work...any pictures of the headlights themselves?

Very nice!!!!!!

If it's not too painful to answer, would you mind saying how much this cost you???

Thanks for the write-up. If you don't mind me asking, what was your total cost?

very nice cut off!...nice work...any pictures of the headlights themselves?
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I have more, including an attempt at a nighttime picture with xenon's turned on...

Thanks for the write-up. If you don't mind me asking, what was your total cost?
I've been collecting parts since April...trying best to remember...
Hella halogen angel eye projectors: $449
(note: I did not want the clear corner/clear blinker set commonly available at eurosport/bekkers/bavauto etc - I wanted the amber corner/amber blinker headlight, but the xenon version is only available from the dealer and they are very expensive, received a dealer quote for over $2300 for a complete set. So I decided to modify the relatively inexpensive halogen version.)
Ballasts/bulbs: $239
Ballast brackets, adapters, angel eye adapters, labels, epoxy: $110
total: $798

Updated and summarized conversion in pdf file.
http://web.mac.com/esckoehler/iWeb/Site/Hella%20Halogen%20to%20Xenon%20Conversion.html

I could use my 00 Xenon Ballasts for this, correct?

Yes - I believe the '00 stock xenons used the so called Hella 'Gen III' ballast for D2S bulbs, which is what I used.
I could use my 00 Xenon Ballasts for this, correct?

Updated/corrected H7 bulb holder part numbers in the DIY guide - follow link to pdf, see first post in this thread.

An even more extensive, and more OEM way, to modify them would be to swap in some OEM xenon projectors. X5s and 01+ E39s all use the same xenon projector. And the Audi A6 bi-xenon uses the same projector but in a bi-xenon version. Just a thought.

An even more extensive, and more OEM way, to modify them would be to swap in some OEM xenon projectors. X5s and 01+ E39s all use the same xenon projector. And the Audi A6 bi-xenon uses the same projector but in a bi-xenon version. Just a thought.
I might try that with a set of repairable halogens soon, and I will post a writeup - I was hesitant to 'bake apart' the halogens used in this DIY writeup, since they were brand new.