HID XEON headlights.

[hollowaykid]

Has anyone fitted them to their car? im considering fitting them to my mk3 capri because my lights are PANTS!

i just seen a video on it and theyre saying that theyre illegal if they got the wrong fitements so i was wondering if the lenses need changing and does anyone know any road legal kits?

 

Cheers

[vibrating_Cake]

not legal but never had any bother with them

 

going with the usual BMW PROJECTOR headlight conversion, and just whacking HID bulbs in

 

but the BMW PROJECTOR headlight conversion may be enough, they are a lot better than std capper lights!

[hollowaykid]

o right il speak to an mot center see wether theyd have a problem.

[Pipster007]

I'm pretty sure Caprifan on here fitted the E30 BMW headlights to his MK3 Capri.

[rallyesport04]

i put hids in the cossie cos the lights were so bad you couldnt see unless you were on main beam or had the fogs on they made a huge huge differance so i took them off sold the car an now fitted them to a propa car my mk2 rs

[Yeomans22]

i fitted the headlights from a bmw 5 series.

 

now i can fit HID and it will be legal.

 

[Stiggy]

i fitted the headlights from a bmw 5 series.

 

now i can fit HID and it will be legal.

 

 

Not strictly true, HID require self levelling headlights.

[bortaf]

/\/\ yep WHS /\/\

in practise if you have a half decent MOT tester he will let em through as long as they give a beam pattern and are aligned correctly, i had BM projectors in my last Mk3 cortina and have for the TD project as well, wayyy better than standard

[Fiesta Steve]

As above must be self levelling and possibly have either a wash or a wipe or both

[hollowaykid]

i might go with the 5 seies lights i like the look of that conversion, how easy/ hard is it?

[vibrating_Cake]

ive made a post somewhere and its stickied, maybe in the mk3 capri part of the forum

easy conversion, doesnt take too long neither

[Yeomans22]

As above must be self levelling and possibly have either a wash or a wipe or both

 

fair enough, thats the problem when people who don't know aboout things try to advise you about it,

 

i've just got standard bulbs in atm, still might do the HID as pleanty on the road seem to fit them to any car they can.

[vibrating_Cake]

as i say, ive had my HID's in the BMW headlights for near enough 2years, and 2MOT's, never once had a problem with them, and my car is a daily driver at 20k+miles a year

[hollowaykid]

so what do i have to do to fit them? im having problems findin the post on headlight conversion

do i have to make an adaptor plate or can i just take the lenses and reflectors out then slot the bmw ones in?

where did you get yours from?

cheers.

[vibrating_Cake]

http://www.oldskoolford.co.uk/phpBB2/vi ... hp?t=97404

 

 

just go to a scrapyard and find a car with the smiley face headlights, theres some detailed pics of what you need in there

 

mine were from an old 3sieres or 5, where the bonnet opened the wrong way (up from the windscreen side) iirc its an E30 or something, i dont really know my bmw's, but just ring around see if any scrappers have any old bmw's in with quad headlights, n jobs a good en

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BMW-E30-Headlight ... 702wt_1137

 

 

[hollowaykid]

nah i cant see the fun in beamers but yeah wicked cheers for that gonna pop round all the scrappys asap!

[matto2494]

i haved hid kits in all of my cars never failed a mot and the lighting is so much better.