HID's in my 620

[wildmaninid]

I gotta say, if you have 140$ and some time and are on e bay to hunt it up, put these in your truck. I did 8000k hi and low beams in some h-4 crystal clear conversion housings. My buddy Corey (who should get his butt on here and join) helped me wire up the hi-4 so all lights will be on on hi-beam (like they should). Driving home last night these lights saved my truck from kissing bambi's dad!! I will get some pics and a write up soon!!

[moparvwfreak]

i would LOVE to do this in my 620 but i have a bit of wiring work to do. plus i would have em in projectors rather than just crystal clear housings. but thats jsut me.

[Bleach]

I too would only do this with projector beam housings. I would love to see the light pattern on the road and your house/garage door just to see how good or bad the cutoff is.

[wildmaninid]

After having had the projector housings, you couldn't give me a set of them as far as I am concerned.......Very poor fitment (at least on the ones I had) The projector was just plain old too small and the light output was ok..BUT and this is a BIG BUT.....Absolutely NO SIDE OUTPUT.........light was focused directly in front of you......turning into a dark driveway, looking for deer at night, or even looking for road signs etc was absolutely impossible......

 

They did look cool though.......and most people go for looks over functionality and I was guilty of that several times.

 

Just my $.02

 

Bill

[wildmaninid]

I will also get some pics of the install and light output up as soon as I get my new camera!!! And get off of dial up LOL.......the light output with the clears is amazing!

[Bleach]

Where you using the 325i BMW projectors that were too weak?

You can also change out the bulbs in those for HID to add some power to the focus.

[alex843]

Just got to put his out their, I bought a HID set for a lot cheaper. If you guys are looking for a set check it out;

http://www.ddmtuning.com/products/102/

Just trying to save you guys some cash.

[wildmaninid]

I have never heard of BMW projectors or a retrofit for them.......I already have an unhealthy addiction to Datsuns going on 22 years now and other asian automobiles, I don't have the time or nary the inclination to start researching Kraut Krap LOL. ANY factory projectors though are superior and designed quite well..........aftermarket crap is well crap....they look like the high price spread but are just cheap crap.

 

As far as the other site for HID's ...........the price there was no lower than on ebay. The 140 I speak of was for 4 crystal clear h-4 housings and 4 hid bulbs and ballasts, relays to make a harness and silicon sealant.

 

As far as the beam pattern etc. The H-4 bulbs have a built in shield that terminates the beam like a regular bulb should, so the light pattern is fully adjustable. In fact my stock headlights were aimed perfectly for me, and the HID conversions matched up exactly to what the sealed beams were, but were just more awesome due to light output.

 

I left the reflector cone in the low-beams and took it out of the high beams. I will seriously get some pics up. Check them out soon

 

Bill

[inline4]

the truck in your av looks pretty slick!

 

did you end up using the cheapo aftermarket housings? I'm trying to decide between nicer E code housings or cheap stuff.

 

are the bi xenon ones two bulbs or is it just 3 prongs one bulb like factory halogens?

[wildmaninid]

The truck in my avatar is my 70' 521 that I restored a couple years back.viper blue, immaculate interior...never should have sold that one!! I used just crystal clear 5.75" round conversion housings off of ebay. The lenses are glass, housings fiberglass. They seem to be good quality and I am real happy with the fitment anyways...Had to roll one of the trim rings to make it fit anyways not bad for aftermarket stuff.

 

Bi-xenon lights mean the light has hi beam and low beam in the same bulb, usually a magnetic tilting mechanism that aims the light at a different angle, thereby changing the angle of light output. With the conversion on a 4 headlight system you won't need the bi-xenon lights, just the regular bulbs. They are a 2 wire hookup power and ground. You need a relay to trigger the 3rd prong on the low beams to activate the hi beams for the factory "hi-4" all 4 lights on look.......you really light up the dark then!!

 

Bill

[inline4]

The truck in my avatar is my 70' 521 that I restored a couple years back.viper blue, immaculate interior...never should have sold that one!! I used just crystal clear 5.75" round conversion housings off of ebay. The lenses are glass, housings fiberglass. They seem to be good quality and I am real happy with the fitment anyways...Had to roll one of the trim rings to make it fit anyways not bad for aftermarket stuff.

 

Bi-xenon lights mean the light has hi beam and low beam in the same bulb, usually a magnetic tilting mechanism that aims the light at a different angle, thereby changing the angle of light output. With the conversion on a 4 headlight system you won't need the bi-xenon lights, just the regular bulbs. They are a 2 wire hookup power and ground. You need a relay to trigger the 3rd prong on the low beams to activate the hi beams for the factory "hi-4" all 4 lights on look.......you really light up the dark then!!

 

Bill

I'd still want to get the bi-xenon bulbs for the 510 4 bulb setup. the regular low beam hid bulbs only have two prongs as well, same setup as the halogen high beams. only thing I can think of is running a 87 to right before the input of the ballast. that way I can get power to both the lows and the high, unless I use the 3 prong bi-xenon bulb.

 

you know what I mean? does a short loss of 12v to the ballast cause a problem? like turning off and on the headlights real quick..

 

 

I'm thinking of retrofitting the FX35 projectors in my 510 with D2S bulbs. is it the bulb itself that handles the magnetic cover for the high beams or is it the factory ballast/control kit? I would be using an aftermarket ballast/bulbs

[wildmaninid]

The bi-xenon lights don't actually have a 3rd prong so to speak, there is just a seperate harness that controls the bulb position......the setup isn't exactly what you are thinking wiring wise. I do see that you want the extra brightness out of the low beams when the hi-bemas are on like factory......but again it seems like alot more money and time output for a ver small benefit and if you are using projectors, forget the bi-xenon lights, there is not enough room inside the housing for them to move, and it will damage the bulb.

 

Depends on the make and style of the HID kit as to wether the hi-lo action is triggered through the ballast or by a seprate wiring harness, but in both cases the magnetic motor that moves the bulb is on the bulb itself. Also the short loss of 12 volts will have an effect on the ballast i am certain, and I have seen it make them fail prematurerly, and also cause electrical interference, especially in your radio signal....