Fitted a double (hi/lo) HID kit for kingsley yesterday, along with the LED sidelight halo conversion

Not that he wanted to one-up me or anything :p

Nose to nose

Edited 18 September, 201015 yr by dirt_monkey

Tucked away whilst i'm at uni

So no updates for a while!

Looks rather sad covered up like that.

Loving kingsley's ride. Those wheels give it a really old skool look.

What are the high/lows all about? Does it replace a standard high/low bulb or are there two seperate ones? If the latter, where'd he get em from?

Rather want some for my car

How easy was it to fit?

Quick run through please

Thanks.

Pete.

Needs to go lower mate lol!

Looks rather sad covered up like that.

Loving kingsley's ride. Those wheels give it a really old skool look.

What are the high/lows all about? Does it replace a standard high/low bulb or are there two seperate ones? If the latter, where'd he get em from?

Rather want some for my car

Two separate HID kits for the high and low beam

How easy was it to fit?

Quick run through please

Thanks.

Pete.

A bit of a pain, but the kits are really simple. Remove the standard bulb and plug the +/- spades into the old bulb (female) plug. Then, drill through the back of the cover to pass through the grommet and the leads to the ballast. Seal the grommet then attach the ballast . Close up the headlamp unit and test it before refitting. Repeat for multiple beams

The kits are available from ebay from as little as £30

Needs to go lower mate lol!

<3

What bulbs did you get then? Looks pretty damn nice. I was going to get some nice 100 xenons for my main beams but this would look better.

For the FK angel eyes you put H7s in both beams, so just a H7 HID kit would do it.

I'm running 5000k 100w halogen bulbs in my main beam atm, and they're really good actually as a cheap alternative, but they're also illegal!

Yeah the illegality isnt an issue, worst comes to worst, I'll be told to change the bulbs. Worth being able to see, especially on thr roads around here.

They illegal just because of the brightness?

Yeah the limit is 55w

Looks rather sad covered up like that.

Loving kingsley's ride. Those wheels give it a really old skool look.

What are the high/lows all about? Does it replace a standard high/low bulb or are there two seperate ones? If the latter, where'd he get em from?

Rather want some for my car

thanks mate :)

both my kits are 6k

Major update!

A new engine is winging its way to me as we speak, but its not 100% certain yet whether it'll be going in soon. All i can reveal is that its coming from Mahle Powertrain (the artist formerly known as cosworth) and i'm gonna be whacking it on the uni dynos for a full rebuild + map, aiming to do the transplant after christmas

That is all

Spill, how much did you splash on the GTI engine?

Spill, how much did you splash on the GTI engine?

Ahaha barking up the wrong tree there mate! Plans have changed And i'm getting this one for next to nothing but it needs an exhaust manifold, ECU and loom, plus 'box. And probably many more things which i darent think about, but i have the use of the motorsport dept testing labs once it arrives

Well its gotta be a 16v

I almost went down the route of an engine swap on my 6n2, then found my new car at a great price.

You do realise how much work is involved in fitting a 20vt? Bit ambitious for a uni project!

You do realise how much work is involved in fitting a 20vt? Bit ambitious for a uni project!

Meh i dont mind! It'll be worth it when it all comes together, plus i have a huge level of knowledge around with all the staff, my tutor is practically egging me on !

Go for it! .. Plenty pics!

Go for it! .. Plenty pics!

I'm picking it up next week hopefully, so lotsa pics then yes! I'll see if i can get some sneaky ones of our engine research labs too :p

ooooh, it's like polo porn, Mmm..

still no bigger discs for you are 'willwoods' ??

Not yet, the engine wont be going in til after christmas at the earliest, but the brakes are my priority, after the MOT at the end of this month. I got outbid on a set of g60s the other day by a few pennies by some bidsniping w4nk3r :(

I'll do a gti rear beam conversion too

Not yet, the engine wont be going in til after christmas at the earliest, but the brakes are my priority, after the MOT at the end of this month. I got outbid on a set of g60s the other day by a few pennies by some bidsniping w4nk3r :(

I'll do a gti rear beam conversion too

was it hard to put in the spot lights at the front i got same car just silver :p i love it

how much did it cost for all the bitts n bobs and how much time dus it take ?

Thanks dan