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Old Jan 24, 2005 | 02:26 PM
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I want to retro-fit a Bi Xenon Hella HID Projectors from a bmw into my car. i found these on ebay and havent bought them yet cause i am not sure what i should do. the projectors come with the hid bulbs and ballast's. How difficult is it, once i get these parts, to install the actual hid conversion part. Am i going to get myself into a big mess or is it somthing i can figure. i think i have the whole retro fitting part down but its the wireing that i dont know if i can handle......would these paticular projetors be a bad choice i belive they are off of an m3 or an m5?
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oh yeah is 370 a good price, or could i find a better deal elsewhere. comes with projetors ballast's and bulbs..
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Old Jan 24, 2005 | 02:39 PM
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What year prelude you own?

370 sounds like a pretty good deal to me
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Old Jan 24, 2005 | 02:44 PM
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its a 2000, is this going to be a hard installationas far a wiring? its not a kit its right off of a bmw m5 i believe.
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Old Jan 24, 2005 | 03:34 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TCPRELUDE &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">its a 2000, is this going to be a hard installationas far a wiring? its not a kit its right off of a bmw m5 i believe.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Is this your first time to try to do retro? If so, it is hard but not that hard once you have the knowlege. My advice, buy a back up set of headlights to work on those while still driving your car. If you mess it up, hey it is just a back up set. I finished mine recently, here is mine not that good. I was in hurry and did not put shrouds around the projectors. There was a post here before of couple 97+ prelude with projectors, I couldn't find it anymore.





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Old Jan 24, 2005 | 03:38 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by xbn83 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
Is this your first time to try to do retro? If so, it is hard but not that hard once you have the knowlege. My advice, buy a back up set of headlights to work on those while still driving your car. If you mess it up, hey it is just a back up set. I finished my recently, here is mine not that good. I was in hurry and did not put shrouds around the projectors. There was a post here before of couple 97+ prelude with projectors, I couldn't find it anymore.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I agree. I bought JDM housings while I was still driving with my old ones.
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Old Jan 24, 2005 | 04:34 PM
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good luck with them if you do get it
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Old Jan 24, 2005 | 04:49 PM
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those are pretty nice, do they have hids? im probably going to get an extra set to use while im workung on but i dont know where i can get it. ill find one eventually... thanks guys
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Old Jan 24, 2005 | 10:07 PM
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you gotta have alot of time and patience, its gonna be a project alright, good luck and post some pictures, i will post some soon
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Old Jan 25, 2005 | 03:36 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TCPRELUDE &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">those are pretty nice, do they have hids? im probably going to get an extra set to use while im workung on but i dont know where i can get it. ill find one eventually... thanks guys</TD></TR></TABLE>
I 'm running D2S HID from E46 M3. Probably it will be hard for you to find a used set of headlights, and even you find one, it will be pricey. I bought one on ebay for $350 total.
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Old Jan 25, 2005 | 06:58 AM
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yeah ebay would be the best bet
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Old Jan 25, 2005 | 07:53 AM
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i found a pair of bi-xenon's on ebay off of an m3 on ebay for $370. im probably buyin them today. they come with the projectors, bulbs, and balasts. that a good price?
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Old Jan 25, 2005 | 11:31 AM
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I have a better price for bi-xenon projectors, HIDs, ballast, and bulbs Just IM me
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Old Jan 26, 2005 | 08:56 AM
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There's my pictures
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