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SRA2005 · 12-18-2004, 10:00 AM

Your problem must have been either the faulty ignitor or ballast. I did a retrofit on my car from a bmw x5 hid and put the bulbs in. The bulbs you can get easily from anybody as long as its philips or osram xenarc. Brand new they are 100-120 but people in my forum think its ridiculous so they sell theirs once their bulbs *colorshift* which makes ur bulbs output a little blue with intense color at the cutoff around 200 hrs. So you get that nice blue/deep purple flicker from miles and miles away. If you had blown a ballast, people on the site are always helping people out by selling ballast and what nots. I had one of mine fried and a friend of mine sent his immediately w/ of course the price which is FAR FAR cheaper than the ones at a dealership for which they are asking 350 for ONE I have a set of OEM ballast and bulbs for 200. So if anyone of u think u have a problem hit me up. Thanks

12-18-2004, 10:00 AM	#7
SRA2005 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Taunton, MA Posts: 14	Your problem must have been either the faulty ignitor or ballast. I did a retrofit on my car from a bmw x5 hid and put the bulbs in. The bulbs you can get easily from anybody as long as its philips or osram xenarc. Brand new they are 100-120 but people in my forum think its ridiculous so they sell theirs once their bulbs colorshift which makes ur bulbs output a little blue with intense color at the cutoff around 200 hrs. So you get that nice blue/deep purple flicker from miles and miles away. If you had blown a ballast, people on the site are always helping people out by selling ballast and what nots. I had one of mine fried and a friend of mine sent his immediately w/ of course the price which is FAR FAR cheaper than the ones at a dealership for which they are asking 350 for ONE I have a set of OEM ballast and bulbs for 200. So if anyone of u think u have a problem hit me up. Thanks __________________ if anybody has any questions on HID lightening I"ll be here to answer them.