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can someone explain to me what bits u need for a hid kit?? as i'm also interested in maybe getting some ... i know u need globes and also that other things that connect to it ... and also do they just fit on the H1 mount?? i had a close look at some and it appears u might need a spacer of some sort ...??

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Anyone know if HID bulbs is hotter than normal H1 bulb? Is this safe for skyline's plastic headlight cover, i.e. not gonna make it turn yellow or melt down?

BMW uses HID as factory standard.... if non factory upgrade is told illegal, I'm sure you can do engineer certificate on them...

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OK I'll clear a few bits up. Yes they are illigal IF your car doesn't have a lense cleaning system eg. BMW, Merc etc. Thats why u see these cars with them on. My 34 is dues on the 6th and I have to remove the HID lights from it because they don't comply to ADR standards - no washing etc. The reason for the washing is due to the fact that they are such a bright light. If you get water and muck on the lense they say it's possible to refract and blind oncoming driver (whatever). If you really wanted to spend the money I'm sure you could get them engineered but c'mon really, how many ppl can?

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hang on a minute, something struck my mind....

is another compulsory thing for HID is self-levelling system in the headlight? this is to prevent your headlight blinding oncoming drivers when you are, say going uphill, etc... its not only about whether the lens is dirty or not...?

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Originally posted by rs73

hang on a minute, something struck my mind....

is another compulsory thing for HID is self-levelling system in the headlight? this is to prevent your headlight blinding oncoming drivers when you are, say going uphill, etc... its not only about whether the lens is dirty or not...?

Yes this is also true - they need to be self levelling, most of the 34 kits come with an in-cabin switch for manual level adjustment but this is obviously not goo enough for the ADR's...

There is another company here in Oz called xenall who also do hid kits for most cars ;)

www.xenall.com.au

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hey,

will the 4500K HID light be as bluey bright as the Bimmer ones? Or will they be more whiteish? Are the bluey ones starting to get into the 8000k range?

cos based on the Taka Kaira prices, a pair of say 6000K HIDs would cost us around AUD 521. Which is heaps more affordable than AUD 1000+

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Errr... Guys, you can't just buy the HID bulbs and plug them in you know? So if you went and bought those two HID bulbs for $300, you would have just flushed $300 down the toilet. Instead, consider donating $300 to the forums :P

(See this thread: http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/sh...read.php?t=4845)

But yeah, you need a ballast unit, and a new wiring loom, to connect the ballast to power, and also from the ballast to the new bulb.

This is why they sell kits. You can't just buy the bulbs and plug them in.

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So HID "kits" are basically selling you a few bits of wire, some basic inverters and some expensive globes.

For $1000???

Seems like a joke. You can build everything you need except the globes yourself if you are handy with a soldering iron. There's probably about $6 in parts in your average ballast/inverter.

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