[V8] HID Conversions

Ron Wainwright ron_01056 at yahoo.com
Fri Jan 18 05:16:17 PST 2008


Well there are tons of vendors for HID kits...that is
for sure! Weeding out the crappy kits is a daunting
task.

 & PS:....I'm still not sure I'm going to Carlisle
this year as well.
 I'd hate to take any of the thunder away from your
car dave ;-)

 Ron

--- "Coleman, David" <David.Coleman at blackrock.com>
wrote:

> Ron, would you send me the source you used?  I'd
> love to see a pic once you get them installed...
> 
> Thanks!  
> 
> Dave
> 
> PS:  no flaking out allowed for carlisle this year!!
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ron Wainwright <ron_01056 at yahoo.com>
> To: Coleman, David
> Cc: gbmarc at cox.net <gbmarc at cox.net>; v8 at audifans.com
> <v8 at audifans.com>
> Sent: Thu Jan 17 22:21:38 2008
> Subject: Re: [V8] HID Conversions
> 
> Since you have Euros you'd use an H4 HID kit. V8
> lights are dual bulb lights. H3 is used for High's &
> Fogs.
> 
>  I'm getting/sent for a HID kit for my V8. 4300K H4
> kit for Low's only. I'll use a regular 120W bulb for
> Hights.
>  Should light the road pretty good.
> 
>  Ron
> 
> --- "Coleman, David" <David.Coleman at blackrock.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > HIDs for a V8?  I wouldn't put any faith in any of
> > them. I think they just do a blast listing for a
> > bunch of various applications, and if they don't
> fit
> > oh well return 'em. 
> > 
> > S'far as I know, the only plug-n-play game in town
> > is not only not in town, but not past the crude
> > prototype stage -- in Paul F.'s shop. 
> > 
> > But please, by all means, if you are seeing
> > differently, go for it... I'd love to hear how it
> > turns out. Just, if you do, go for the most
> > expensive setup you can find -- I figure it'd be
> the
> > most likely to actually work...
> > 
> > -dc-
> > 
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: v8-bounces at audifans.com
> > <v8-bounces at audifans.com>
> > To: v8 at audifans.com <v8 at audifans.com>
> > Sent: Thu Jan 17 20:08:06 2008
> > Subject: [V8] HID Conversions
> > 
> > So I do a quick search on headlamp HID conversion
> > kits and come up  
> > with a massive range of prices, From $24.95 to
> $550.
> > And the kits all look the same!
> > I did notice that the H3 Hi/Lo beam combos are
> > reduced to a single Lo  
> > beam on some kits, and some have a moving shield
> to
> > give two beams on  
> > others, but what's the difference? Anyone happy
> with
> > their HID kit
> > Maybe I should buy several $24.95 kits  and resell
> > them on Ebay for  
> > $550!!
> > (Now,  that would pay for my new used Euro
> lights!)
> > 
> > Mark.
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