Fitting a HID kit

[neilski]

I'll be fitting a HID kit on Saturday and wondered from those who'd already done it (Verysideways?) where the best place is for the ballasts.

Is it behind the headlamp units (partly exposed to the elements) or under the carpet to the sides of the luggage compartment? Is drilling any holes in the bodywork a bad idea because of potential rust and to be avoided at all costs?

[fidgits]

have a look on renlist - there is a guide IIRC..

[silver993tt]

neilski said:

I'll be fitting a HID kit on Saturday and wondered from those who'd already done it (Verysideways?) where the best place is for the ballasts.

Is it behind the headlamp units (partly exposed to the elements) or under the carpet to the sides of the luggage compartment? Is drilling any holes in the bodywork a bad idea because of potential rust and to be avoided at all costs?

Good quality Velcro can be used instead of drilling. Avoids any future rust problems

[ian_dorrian]

Try here...

http://p-car.com/diy/diy.html

KR,

Ian D

[verysideways]

I put them in the wheel arches - as shown here:
www.verysideways.com/pages/cars/993C2_hids.htm

It's very well protected in there, and i wrapped mine in foam to stop them rattling around and to seperate them from condensing surfaces...

[verysideways]

excellent 993 pic in your profile by the way

[robmug]

Did it on my 964 and stuck the ballast boxes on the inner wing under the carpet. Used sticky number-plate tape/pads.

[graeme73s]

robmug said:

Did it on my 964 and stuck the ballast boxes on the inner wing under the carpet. Used sticky number-plate tape/pads.

Hi Robmug,
were did you buy yours from ?
cheers Graeme

[c2look]

graeme73s said:

robmug said:

Did it on my 964 and stuck the ballast boxes on the inner wing under the carpet. Used sticky number-plate tape/pads.

Hi Robmug,
were did you buy yours from ?
cheers Graeme

Yes, do tell!

[aceparts_com]

Stick them on the inner wing using velcro. we can do HID kits for just £125 inclusive!

[verysideways]

Alan - YHM!
Need an H1 kit for this C2 and another H1 kit for my 540...

[993_C2S]

VS, LOL! About time

[neilski]

Thanks for the replies guys. The kit does include some double sided "stickybackplastic" cut to the same dimensions as the ballasts so I'll have a play about tomorrow to see where they fit best.

If people want a HID kit without spending OPC money, I bought mine from eBay for £69.99 from Xenon Lights Direct plus £20 for shipping so £90 all in. I was a bit dubious of the quality of such a cheap kit at first but decided to risk it and if it turned up and was shite I'd stick it straight back on eBay.

I'm aware that Hids4u have had a mention a few times on here so once it arrived I had a quick look on their website to see if there were any major differences between the two and this is what I saw....

Hids4u kit £209.99

Xenon Lights Direct kit £69.99

....and going by the pictures, I have to say that £140 is a lot to pay for a different box!

The ballasts in the kit supplied look slightly different, with just some German writing on them instead of a fancy sticker, plus there are also a pair of brackets to hold the ballasts and the previously mentioned sticky pads. All in all it looks good for the money.

To be fair, I haven't fitted the kit yet so will let you all know whether it was money well spent or money down the drain after the weekend.

[993_C2S]

Damn that's cheap! I bought mine from HIDS4U, eBay, £180, 1 year ago. No problems to report.

Edited by 993_C2S on Friday 20th October 11:59

[verysideways]

Well i got my HID kit from Alan (Aceparts), £130 all in, fitted it the same day.

As an aside, i had a problem with my kit which Alan rectified within 24 hours. That's the sort of service i will happily pay for - thank you Aceparts!

[burriana]

Don't suppose anyone knows where I can get some yellow headlamp bulbs from?

Don't ask .. I have these strange ideas sometimes!

[Sundeep]

neilski said:

www.hids4u.co.uk/dbimages/hids4u%20kit%20015.jpg

that's my old car in the picture !

[aceparts_com]

neilski said:

Thanks for the replies guys. The kit does include some double sided "stickybackplastic" cut to the same dimensions as the ballasts so I'll have a play about tomorrow to see where they fit best.

If people want a HID kit without spending OPC money, I bought mine from eBay for £69.99 from Xenon Lights Direct plus £20 for shipping so £90 all in. I was a bit dubious of the quality of such a cheap kit at first but decided to risk it and if it turned up and was shite I'd stick it straight back on eBay.

I'm aware that Hids4u have had a mention a few times on here so once it arrived I had a quick look on their website to see if there were any major differences between the two and this is what I saw....

Hids4u kit £209.99

Xenon Lights Direct kit £69.99

....and going by the pictures, I have to say that £140 is a lot to pay for a different box!

The ballasts in the kit supplied look slightly different, with just some German writing on them instead of a fancy sticker, plus there are also a pair of brackets to hold the ballasts and the previously mentioned sticky pads. All in all it looks good for the money.

To be fair, I haven't fitted the kit yet so will let you all know whether it was money well spent or money down the drain after the weekend.

If you'd said you wanted the cheapest kit I've got about 20 HID kits that we've sampled (some for only about 10 minutes) that you can have for £50 each. No warranty of course

[c2look]

aceparts_com said:

If you'd said you wanted the cheapest kit I've got about 20 HID kits that we've sampled (some for only about 10 minutes) that you can have for £50 each. No warranty of course

Anything for a 3.2 carrera?

[aceparts_com]

You need a bi xenon for that (we do a particularly good kit with a switchable shutter that gives you HID main and dip) £150