I want to buy HID bulbs, but I can't tell if I have HID headlamps (very new to this)...
06-06-2006, 10:40 AM
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I want to buy HID bulbs, but I can't tell if I have HID headlamps (very new to this)...
Clearly, the bulbs that are in my car are not HID, but before I buy the right bulb (I was thinking 5000k), I want to make sure my headlamps are actaully HID in the first place. If it helps, my brights have sticker labled with "H7," but I don't see any markings on the 'regular' lights. Can anyone tell me what's actually there? Thanks in advance for the help.
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06-06-2006, 10:43 AM
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regular halogens, my friend.
which means if you want HIDs it's gonna be a kit like HPP's, or just a nice set of halogen bulbs like SPP's high wattage ones, or PIAA, or soemthing like that.
I'd also put some better high beams in there, I hate our cars' high beam pattern/spread.
I'd also put some better high beams in there, I hate our cars' high beam pattern/spread.
06-06-2006, 10:46 AM
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That's what I suspected. The front end of my car was wrecked a few years ago...
under a previous owner, and I had a feeling that the rebuilders didn't spend the extra $ on HID's.
06-06-2006, 10:58 AM
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Re: What country are you living in?
Well, I'm in the U.S. and my avant is a U.S. model, but whoever rebuilt my front end decided to save some $ by not puting in new HID's.
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06-06-2006, 12:00 PM
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I honestly have no idea what i'm doing. That said, how much do you think it would cost..
to do the whole thing, and how difficult of a DIY is it?
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