Projectors with HIDs
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If they aren't retrofitted then your only options are the 2008 headlight housings or any of the eBay projector housings.
A retrofit isn't that expensive imo; its the labor that prevents most people from trying it.
Here's an example:
Free - Your headlights
$100 - Bosch e46 ECE projectors from HIDPlanet.com
$80 - Phillips D2S bulbs HIDPlanet,com
$170 - HID kit from MobileHID (any bulb size)
FREE - Wiring Harness (comes with MobileHID kit)
$20 - AMP to D2S/R adapter on eBay
$100 - Shipping costs, shrouds, and small things here & there from the hardware store
FREE - Your tools, patience, and creativity
$470 total for a retrofit using brand new parts except for the headlight housings.
Sell the bulbs from the MobileHID kit and its less than $450 total.
If you go used you could probably get it all together for about half that price.
Good luck!
A retrofit isn't that expensive imo; its the labor that prevents most people from trying it.
Here's an example:
Free - Your headlights
$100 - Bosch e46 ECE projectors from HIDPlanet.com
$80 - Phillips D2S bulbs HIDPlanet,com
$170 - HID kit from MobileHID (any bulb size)
FREE - Wiring Harness (comes with MobileHID kit)
$20 - AMP to D2S/R adapter on eBay
$100 - Shipping costs, shrouds, and small things here & there from the hardware store
FREE - Your tools, patience, and creativity
$470 total for a retrofit using brand new parts except for the headlight housings.
Sell the bulbs from the MobileHID kit and its less than $450 total.
If you go used you could probably get it all together for about half that price.
Good luck!
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Balliztik
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From: Washington
Yeah unless you have a set of 08 lights there ain't much that is real clean without opening up and fixing........and if you are gonna do that may as well do a good retro with good HID Projectors......
the 08 gives a good clean output but it is far from perfect and could stand some improvement.........I may shell out the cash and get a set of 08 lights and do a retro to them just to see what can be done next summer...........I have been doing a lot of reading and talking to some guys in a few other clubs and it is not too hard to do just really time consuming and money goes quick on parts to do it.........the previous post give a great look at parts and cost of what works.
the 08 gives a good clean output but it is far from perfect and could stand some improvement.........I may shell out the cash and get a set of 08 lights and do a retro to them just to see what can be done next summer...........I have been doing a lot of reading and talking to some guys in a few other clubs and it is not too hard to do just really time consuming and money goes quick on parts to do it.........the previous post give a great look at parts and cost of what works.
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