Ballin' out of control
I was laughing pretty much the whole time I installed these suckers, mainly because they were so inexpensive, and work so well. I spent around 700 dollars to upgrade my 330 to HID headlamps, and now I spent 75 for a similar outcome. Mounting the ballasts was the hardest part, and it wasn't even that hard. This was the first thing I have done on this car that was EASIER than I thought it would be.I will let the pics speak for themselves.
Ballin' out of control
These are 5000K and the picture of course makes them look more blue and ricey than they do in person.
Ballin' out of control
This picture just made me laugh.
Ballin' out of control
Now, can anyone explain to me where the heck the adjustment screws are for aiming the lowbeams?
Kesslerbmw
No messages on your display either?
Link to the auction or to the seller?
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They look good!
Ballin' out of control
No OBC errors and here is a link.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=150165059412
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Most new HID kits aren't throwing the Error message.No messages on your display either?
Looks good, the adjust screws you're looking for are accessable through the plastic grills. The two holes at the bottom (and between the lights) will adjust height of the beam. And the top holes (on opposite sides I believe?) adjust the horizontal plane.
Is this all right? Have someone double check. I'd run outside but its raining.
EDIT: try this....
Last edited by MacR; 10-22-2007 at 08:48 PM.
Kesslerbmw
Thank you.Originally Posted by Racerhoze
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Same seller I bought a set of 10000k off of for my bike.
I hate drama.
damn brett that looks AWESOME hahaha, i can't believe only $75..... and damn the cutoff with the e34 projectors is clean as hell...... cleaner than my cutoff
no more candles for headlights for you!!
nice choice with the 5000k by the wayhaha
^^ Really old picture.
Ballin' out of control
Hmm, So if my headlights appear to be a little crosseyed, where are the vertical adjustments?
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AWESOME result ;-)...thanks for posting
***Simply.. Addicted!!
License Revoked
the picture above is correct.
Ballin' out of control
All I see is height adjustment in the above picture
License Revoked
you said you wanted vertical adjustment... that is height.
If you meant horizontal, it is still correct it is behind the corner
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Yeah, height is vertical.... I should have used Vert and Horiz, my bad.
Ian
Very nice.. I may have to look into those too.
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I think I am going to get these right now... damn. I cant think of anything else better to spend 75 dollars on.
2005 Mini [wish was S
2002 E39 525i [ just got it]
1992 E34 525i [2 years strong][of course not for free]
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I converted my car when it was $280 for a set.
It look right at home. You will never like halogen again.
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I posted a while back, and its amazing what these lights will do for your car. Best upgrade for under $100.00 bucks for sure.
BTW - if anyone is getting the low beam obc display error, use the relay trick. It only costs a couple of dollars, but will eliminate the error message. I don't understand what causes the message( I mean why some HID kits cause it, I know in general its because they don't have a filament to run the current through), because it seems hit or miss.. Anyways, I installed two cheap relays and everything is perfect. I got the 6000K from a different ebay site, and I really love them. Just like you (fkong777) I converted my other cars when they were $300 - $500 a set, so I was ecstatic to see them finally this cheap.
ALSO - do not upgrade to the so called "capacitor" wire harnesses. These do not work in the e34s for the low beam error message. They only work in the newer cars, so DON'T waste your money. If you have problems, just wire in the relays. (You can search my other post and see how its done.)
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I noticed a couple of you guys were in Colleyville TX. I live in Arlington, but work out in that area. That's pretty cool.
Ballin' out of control
Ah I was all mixed up thinking height was horizontal. Anyway, these are great for our cars because most of us already have projectors. Does anyone know why BMW put projectors on these cars?
Where do you work in Colleyville? I am in Austin for school, but I am back in DFW every once in a while.
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My HIDs really look like they belong from the factory. That glass "sphere" inside the lens looks just like the new BMW HIDs.
Small world. My cousin is in Austin at UT. I used to work off Southlake Blvd, but now my office moved to Hwy 26. BUT... I cut back on real estate work and am going to law school in Fort Worth.
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Might I ask where you guys are mounting the ballasts?
I have the motorized hellas so really no place I can see that wouldn't look out of place. Certianly wouldn't want to put them on the engine side (backside) of the headlight splash shield since that has to come out completely to access the lights, and the driverside fenderwell is pretty full, withthe SLS reservoir etc...
Am I overlooking an obvious location below the headlights somewhere?
Last edited by attack eagle; 10-23-2007 at 02:04 AM.
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