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Old Apr 25, 2004 | 07:41 PM
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Default xenon headlight housings?

do i need to buy the xenon-ready headlight housings if i plan to upgrade to HID lights... or will HID kits fit with non-xenon ready headlight housings?

also, what are some good kits.. where can i buy them?
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Old Apr 25, 2004 | 07:42 PM
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Default See my post below. I have Halogen ecodes with

philips 5400K hids. Trust me, it's like f'n daylight. You don't even need high beams at all.
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Old Apr 25, 2004 | 07:47 PM
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are those the non-xenon headlamps that came with your car though?
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Old Apr 25, 2004 | 07:49 PM
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Default No, they are Euro Spec (E-code) halogen housings.

My car came with US Spec halogen 2 piece. This was an update/upgrade. I hear the optics with US Spec halogen and xenon lights are not good.
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Old Apr 25, 2004 | 07:50 PM
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so did u just buy those fake hid bulbs.. or did u get a true HID kit (ballasts, bulbs, etc..)
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They are true HIDs with Philips ballasts, etc.
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Old Apr 25, 2004 | 08:34 PM
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.. and how much did you pay for them?
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Old Apr 25, 2004 | 08:37 PM
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what did you secure the ballasts to? (are they mounted anywhere?)
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Default Ballast is mounted to the bottom of the light housing

there is a little cutout for it, even on the halogen cluster. I paid $500. All I had to do was trim my fender (only applies on pre 99.5 cars) and solder in a connecter I got from ECS tuning.
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Default yeah i just bought my e-codes from ecs a few days ago...

.. and then realized that i want hids in the future and wanted to make sure i didnt make a mistake by not getting the xenon-ready ones... BUT now im know im okay. Thanks for your help!! im excited to get the lamps


i was looking at 13000K HIDs... those gotta be bright
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