Are these what I think they are? Xenon bulb adapters? Alex or Nick, can you verify?
12-19-2003, 07:32 AM
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Are these what I think they are? Xenon bulb adapters? Alex or Nick, can you verify?
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12-19-2003, 08:06 AM
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I'd stay away from those
most have bad things to say about adapter rings on http://hidforum.com
You need H1 HiD bulbs. $130/pair for asian, $150 each for german. Wait 6 months and the price should go down on the german ones.
You need H1 HiD bulbs. $130/pair for asian, $150 each for german. Wait 6 months and the price should go down on the german ones.
12-19-2003, 09:20 AM
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all you need to know about this ****e...[edit]
the adapter allows you to fit d2s OE HiD bulbs into a h7/h1/etc socket (in theory)....you still have ballasts.
FYI: HiD bulbs that fit (retrofit) non HiD housings like Rs2 lights or any other are illegal. So that is why OE HiD bulbs have bases that only fit in HID housings.
So you have 3 choices
1) Buy illegal bulbs from canada made in Taiwain, there are H1 engineered bulbs (made illegal by US DOT) which you can use with any ballast (hella, knock off, catz). You can get H4, H7, but I would recommend against using these bulbs in a non projector headlight.
2) German OE ones that have been modified (rebased) by a skilled craftsman assuring the light point is the same as the OE halogen bulb. These are also sold in canada or england. OE Osram or Philips, with a moulded H1/7/4 base. These are the best bulbs you can get, at 4100Kelvin, but they are $150 each.
3) Dremel your light housing bulb socket to take the OE HiD Bulb, which if you get busted, will require you to buy new headlights. OE HiD bulbs sets can be had for $50-$80 on ebay. Ballasts/Ignitors are $120-$200 on ebay. Dremeling out the recepticle to take the bulb is tricky because the light source point has to be perfect, like focusing a Maglight.
All that said the Osram Silver Stars are the best bet and at 55 watts you might need relays.
FYI: HiD bulbs that fit (retrofit) non HiD housings like Rs2 lights or any other are illegal. So that is why OE HiD bulbs have bases that only fit in HID housings.
So you have 3 choices
1) Buy illegal bulbs from canada made in Taiwain, there are H1 engineered bulbs (made illegal by US DOT) which you can use with any ballast (hella, knock off, catz). You can get H4, H7, but I would recommend against using these bulbs in a non projector headlight.
2) German OE ones that have been modified (rebased) by a skilled craftsman assuring the light point is the same as the OE halogen bulb. These are also sold in canada or england. OE Osram or Philips, with a moulded H1/7/4 base. These are the best bulbs you can get, at 4100Kelvin, but they are $150 each.
3) Dremel your light housing bulb socket to take the OE HiD Bulb, which if you get busted, will require you to buy new headlights. OE HiD bulbs sets can be had for $50-$80 on ebay. Ballasts/Ignitors are $120-$200 on ebay. Dremeling out the recepticle to take the bulb is tricky because the light source point has to be perfect, like focusing a Maglight.
All that said the Osram Silver Stars are the best bet and at 55 watts you might need relays.
12-19-2003, 09:57 AM
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see the '****e' thread above....
azeem picked #1 and is happy.
#2 is the best, but twice as expensive as #1
#3 is the cheapest, but IMO you can only hope you get the light lined up right, and then hope it stays that way. Not worth it IMO.
#2 is the best, but twice as expensive as #1
#3 is the cheapest, but IMO you can only hope you get the light lined up right, and then hope it stays that way. Not worth it IMO.
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