HID head lights

[Rican219]

I had H4 HID converstion on my 1999 Galant attached are pics. I also asked the question Projector vs My regular headlight housing I was told by my sponser there is not much of a difference just the consentration of the beam is stronger for a projections housing. The benefits are still there for an HID regeardless of the housing.

[beetle1303]

Time to bring back a nice issue:

I just saw the pics of Hugo's beetle (yeah the one getting the rorty's chassis and v8 powerplant) and from what i saw he is running HIDs. If Im wrong correct me.

I didnt want to ruin your thread so i believe that it would be nice if you could enlighten us a bit on this thread. Im asking this since you re the only one ive seen with HIDs in upright headlamps

[hugovw1976]

Yes I have HID with hi/low.

I am taking from BMW 330i.

I put all in the unit. hi/low beam, turn signal (blue), side marker (amber)

But I have to cut the fender, for the projector.

some pics.

[hugovw1976]

[Troy_Audio]

Thats sick man..
Great job..
Peace Troy..

[GRMNLK]

Those turned out great, I love the black background.

[petevw]

Originally Posted by hugovw1976

Looks great!

Do have a pic of the other side? where you cut to clear the projector.

[Quik]

hey guys, newbie here, but I found this a while back while searching for HID's for my early fenders...

7 in HID lights


no offense to you guys who've done it the hard way, but as I've noticed that all the VW lights are 7 in sealed beams, why not just grab a pair of these and install them like stock lights? They're actually made for police motorcycles, but I don't see why they can't be used on our VWs... :agree:

[ricola]

$1000 for a pair and they aren't even bi-xenons. Projectors also change the looks. I prefer the quality aspect of fitting OEM parts that you will be able to get replacement parts for in the future too..

Rich

[FeralBug]

Ive seen 7" HID replacement units for H2 Hummers. They are expensive but may work.

http://www.h2source.com/del-hid.htm

[Steve C]

Hi

Those Hummers units are pricey. I was under the impression that HIDs didn't like to be switched on for short periods of time, that's why most cars only have HIDs on low beam.

Steve

[vwboy72bug]

Originally Posted by hugovw1976

Yes I have HID with hi/low.

I am taking from BMW 330i.

I put all in the unit. hi/low beam, turn signal (blue), side marker (amber)

But I have to cut the fender, for the projector.

some pics.

is that liquid acrylic you used to flatten the headlight surface and to mount the projector?

[FeralBug]

I have also seen that Saleen sells an HID upgrade for about $899 for the new Ford Mustangs.

They are a 7" unit, but they are not sealed....I don't know if that is something that can be modified by putting a lense cover on the front.

I was trying to figure out if it could work...any one know anything about non sealed units and if they can be modified to work?

http://www.saleen.com/hid.htm

the actual light fixture and housing are separate pieces, so only the 7" unit will be used.

[flat]

I worked with a good friend of mine on a setup for his oval. He designed the bezels and I machined them from 8" aluminum. He used Bora golf MK4 projectors with phillips ballasts and 4100k bulbs. All the goodies fit inside the headlight bucket, so you can keep the luggage area clean. The light cut-off is really clean and straight.





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[MikeVW]

Originally Posted by flat

I worked with a good friend of mine on a setup for his oval. He designed the bezels and I machined them from 8" aluminum. He used Bora golf MK4 projectors with phillips ballasts and 4100k bulbs. All the goodies fit inside the headlight bucket, so you can keep the luggage area clean. The light cut-off is really clean and straight.





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Your pictures aren't showing up, it says we need a subscription to view them.

Mike