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Old 12-08-2004, 05:58 PM
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Was looking into replacing the headlights (actual lights, not housings). My autoshop said they have some OEM ones lying around for $250. Is this a fair price? Secondly, how would I get the fogs to match, put hyper white bulbs in them?
 
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Old 12-08-2004, 06:16 PM
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I want to do the same exact thing. 250 is a good price as long as everything is in good condition. Was that price including labor?
 
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Old 12-08-2004, 06:28 PM
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nope, thats without labor, but I'm getting the NEUSPEED exhaust put on and the orange side markers taken out. Labor will be close to nothing because they f*cked up my order and are 2 1/2 weeks late with exhaust so they are kissing my *** right now.
 
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Old 12-08-2004, 06:53 PM
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Are they used? 250 is an ok price. I bought mine for 180 bucks new on ebay.
 
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Old 12-08-2004, 08:31 PM
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What is envolved in changing from standard to HID (Xenon)?
 
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Old 12-08-2004, 08:37 PM
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This is what I did to retrofit xenon into my halogen housings.

http://www.oemhid.com/
 
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Old 12-08-2004, 10:54 PM
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hey..if i cant find a decent conversion kit on ebay....where else should i be looking??? Are there any BIG names in the HID area that i should be looking for? I got the "fake" white lights and i didnt look into it so they both blew up within the first week or so of having them..so i got PIAA, but who makes the "good" conversion kits??
 
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Old 12-08-2004, 11:30 PM
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Yes not just any HID kit is going to fit in there. It is a tight squeeze.

You want Hella Ballasts and ignitors and probably philips bulbs.

On ebay, search for "hella xenon"

There are basically two kits people use...



and this one:
 
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Old 12-08-2004, 11:49 PM
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Get AMG HID's they are sooo nice, go to a mercedes junker and get some good scraped ones.. LIKE THESE ONES... My headlight's were not aligned properly when this picture was taken, but you can see the light quality..
 
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Old 12-09-2004, 01:02 AM
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Hey O4 A4,

Is what they look like? Will they work in a B5?
 


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