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Old Jan 27, 2014 | 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Classic R53
Sweet, thanks! How do you like yours so far? Quality seem pretty good?
Headlights looks really good, they dont feel or look cheap. cant wait to finish painting the rings and attaching the ballast, so i could see the outcome.
 
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Old Mar 8, 2014 | 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by minibx
.. ? Regardless I like the look of the blacked out Spyder and it would look great on my Jet Black 05. Thanks


I got HID setup with small ballasts that are attached with silicone. Didn't have to drill or use any zip ties.
 
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Old Mar 9, 2014 | 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by DailyDrivenMini
I got HID setup with small ballasts that are attached with silicone. Didn't have to drill or use any zip ties.

They look great thanks for the reference pic.

I just ordered the ones from Helix/Depo due to the fact that they come with the black ring already I'll post some pics once I get them. :-) thanks
 
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Old Mar 10, 2014 | 05:02 AM
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i really need tog et one these, id love to have the HID setup
 
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Old Mar 11, 2014 | 07:26 PM
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I have 3 months old set that are silver. I swapped them with black. PM with reasonable offer. Near new.
 
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Old Mar 12, 2014 | 05:27 AM
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i really want the blacks..... your giving me a hard decision =)
 
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Old Mar 12, 2014 | 08:44 AM
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Not too hard to paint them yourself if you plan on taking them apart anyway like I did with mine...
 
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Old Mar 18, 2014 | 02:31 PM
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Well I finally installed my new Depo headlights and I have to say that the quality is as good as the factory ones, love them , I'll be installing HIDs soon
 
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Old Mar 23, 2014 | 07:52 AM
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I just installed my his kit / 35w ballast / 6000k bulb. Lights work fine with the car off/switch on. As soon as I turn on the car it flickers and it won't stop flickering. I have a 06 cooper base. Any ideas guys?
 
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Old Mar 23, 2014 | 10:35 AM
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Sounds like a bad kit to me. The voltage will be a little higher (around 14 volts) when the car is running vs. being off. That might be part of the problem.

Did you just get one of the cheap eBay ones? I read enough bad stories about those on various forums/reviews that I went with a Korean-made set for a little more. Haven't had any problems with mine.
 
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Old Mar 23, 2014 | 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by tonmilv
I just installed my his kit / 35w ballast / 6000k bulb. Lights work fine with the car off/switch on. As soon as I turn on the car it flickers and it won't stop flickering. I have a 06 cooper base. Any ideas guys?
My kit came with two canbus or code canceler , one for each light and it works fine, I have an 05 S, I haven't try the HIDs with out them so I'm not sure if they will flicker.

Note: I have 55w ballasts with 6000k bulbs
 
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Old Mar 23, 2014 | 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted by gknorr
Sounds like a bad kit to me. The voltage will be a little higher (around 14 volts) when the car is running vs. being off. That might be part of the problem.

Did you just get one of the cheap eBay ones? I read enough bad stories about those on various forums/reviews that I went with a Korean-made set for a little more. Haven't had any problems with mine.
I got them from amazon H7 Kensus 35w. It had really good reviews. What brand do you recommend?
 
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Old Mar 23, 2014 | 05:33 PM
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Originally Posted by minibx
My kit came with two canbus or code canceler , one for each light and it works fine, I have an 05 S, I haven't try the HIDs with out them so I'm not sure if they will flicker.

Note: I have 55w ballasts with 6000k bulbs
I just ordered a pair of cancellers, let see if that fix the issue.
 
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Old Mar 23, 2014 | 06:14 PM
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https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...1/ppuser/90376


this how it looks with HIDs
 

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Old Mar 23, 2014 | 06:30 PM
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I have Maxlux ballasts and bulbs - Made in South Korea. Looks like they have the canceller built-in, so I guess that could be the problem with yours. Did you contact Kensus about it?
 
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Old Mar 23, 2014 | 07:03 PM
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Originally Posted by tonmilv
Nice looking car, the once you ordered from Amazon have great reviews I heard good things about them, I got mine from the retrofit source, a bit pricey lol. I hope that the cancelers solve you problems.
 
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Old Mar 28, 2014 | 05:48 PM
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Lights are working and looking great. Thank you guys for all your input. I added a canceller Kensus $7 .

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Old Apr 21, 2014 | 05:21 PM
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Originally Posted by minibx
Well I finally installed my new Depo headlights and I have to say that the quality is as good as the factory ones, love them , I'll be installing HIDs soon

Do they come in chrome?
 
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Old Apr 21, 2014 | 08:25 PM
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Originally Posted by thirdlobe
Do they come in chrome?
I'm not sure if they do. Sorry
 
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Old Jun 7, 2014 | 11:04 PM
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Hood vents

Hi MSFTOY. Can I ask where you got your hood vents from. They look great! Are they fitted to an OEM hood?
 
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Old Jul 20, 2014 | 12:42 AM
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Hey did you ever sell your stock blacked out xenons?
 
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