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Hi,

Has anyone tried a HID kit (4300/6000k) in a S1 Stagea, and was it worth it?

Are they the correct type of headlights to actually get a benefit - like a sharp beam cut off, or does it make the beam spread everywhere?

Am I better off just getting some good bulbs?

Thanks

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I cant tell you definately about the beam focus- but some of the HID kits on EBAY are awesome quality and only around $100 or so bucks. So in my opinion I would definately give it a shot.

Saw one of those kits in real life and this one particular brand (cant remember which one it is ) was really well made, looks like it should have cost much more,

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VERY CAREFULLY.... With the butt of a screwdriver and a tap with a hammer.

After that, we just shook out all the pieces.

Took us about an hour because I was afraid of cracking the outer glass.

On a side note, does anyone know where to get an LED festoon globe for the corner lights? The goldy halogen look lets it down a bit

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I have an ebay 4300 kit in my S15 (projector headlights) and they are one of the best mods I ever did.

However, I tried them in my Legnum and the beam sprayed eveywhere due to the type of headlight, giving a worse result than the factory globes. So I wanted to check the result wasnt going to be similar to the Legnum.

Cheers!

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