HIDs
 

Hey ive been doin some researching and finally came across this,
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MTEC-...QQcmdZViewItem
what you guys think? im worried about having the check headlights thing goin off, even though this product says that wont happen, im still skeptical, its hard to sort through the bs on ebay. and to do the foglight h11 HID conversion, anyone know any good sites? thanks for your help and merry christmas

oh yea, and what do you think looks better, 6000k or 8000k? i know 8000 is gonna have the blue but if im payin 300$ to get HIDs i want people to know theyre there, not just think theyre super bright white headlights

I believe you have to get the BMW X5 Xenon headlights.

i wouldnt spend the extra for this kit just because the indicator light does not turn on. you can follow the instructions on the main page to make some adaptors or if it does not bother you just leave it.

I have seen some kits go for as cheap as 220... which if you think about it.. if it breaks you can just get another set..

a few years back when aftermarket HIDs just started to come out i got a set of philips hids. Still have not had any problems.. 5 years later...
i am not too familiar with the new aftermarket stuff but always have heard good things about philips

you can get some cheap ones and see if it would last long or stick to a known brand like philips, osram etc.....but either way, u will still get the error message. so you'll need to compensate for the bulb resistance.
there are few ways to skin a cat, i went and bought a reasonably cheap xenon kit (approx $200 AUD), ran a feed supply from battery to relays which switches the xenons. i had to fool the system by wiring in a resistor each side - 50Watts (which is fairly big!), had the xenons for almost a year now. no probs yet (touch wood :rofl: )

i still regret not ticking the xenon option when i purchased the car. oh well :)

i think u should stick to 6000K. youll be surprised how blue they are;)

btw the way the light paterns are lined up will be differnt from factory xeons since the projectors are not made for xeon light paterns

You can purchase our ProLumen HID kits for your headlights or fogs for $275 shipped. They come with a full lifetime warranty, 100% plug and play and include everything you need for the complete install.

Remember, whether you retrofit OEM xenons or aftermarket xenons into your headlights, you will need to install resistors or get the ECU flashed for xenons to prevent the bulb out warning.

^ we are talking about headlights not fog lights

Right and we have them available for your headlights :)

Neither one will look good. They'll make you look like you riced up your ride with some cheap blue tinted halogens. Visibility at night will also be significantly reduced as a result of the color as well as the reduction in lumens. The reason for getting HID's in the first place is to improve night time visibility, not decrease it. OEM HID's are typically 4200-4300K, which is the range that produces maximum visibility on the road, and look bright white with a faint blue tint compared to halogens. Getting into the 5000K range starts to look obviously blue. Once you go 6000K and higher they start looking like they belong on a taxi cab in the Philippines.

If I purchase this kit, is it going to blind people since I am not going to have the xenon headlights?

Anyone have xenons with non-xenon headlights for an X5? Do people high-beam/flash you a lot?

Don't buy crappy ebay cheap stuff. There is a reason it's cheap, b/c it SUCKS! Save up the dough and get heads and fogs the have ballasts included then source some good resistor packs and then you won't have to worry about warning messages. I put them in my E39 540s (two) and had ZERO issues using the sealed resistors from www.evosport.com (ask for Brad O.) and www.beastpower.com vendors.

Xenons properly aimed will not blind anyone.

????? Not sure I follow you, there.

I wish people (U.S. primarily) would stop incorrectly referring to HID Projector lamps as Xenons, as it creates confusion between HID lamps and Xenon filament lamps (two completely different animals). It's a peeve of mine (there's my rant). I have changed to Xenon bulbs in my X5 to get a brighter, whiter, higher intensity light, but they aren't HID's (which is what people usually mean when they use the term Xenon). If that's what you meant by your comment, I don't find any appreciable difference in people flashing their beams at me as a result of the bulb change.

There was an RSX behind me blinding me tonight with aftermarket HIDs.

I can only imagine how bad it would be on the X5.
Looks like if youre going to upgrade to HID you have to get the HID headlights

Yeah HID/Xenon I dont know the difference.

any pictures of your setup?

Not really, anything above 6000k gets a bit overwhelming. However 6000k is a pure white with a hint of purple, I think you would be surprised at how slick this output looks.

You also only lose about 5% light output for 200 lumens when going to a 6000k from 4300k. Still a VAST improvement over halogens.

Not necessarily, that most likely occurred with misaimed headlights. As long as you aim the halogen based headlights correctly, you should not run into any blinding issues. We include our full aiming guide with every kit to ensure that all customers properly adjust their headlights before stepping out on to the road.

where is the link for this kit on your website?
I searched but couldnt find it

how many taxis in the philippines have u seen with 6000k hid's? :loco: :wtf: hang on a sec, let me re-phrase that again.........how many taxi's WORLDWIDE have HID's on their cars?????? :confused:

as per bmwerken's post, converting to hid's will still give a huuuge improvement over halogens even tho it's 6000K