FAO: Owners of Mk4's with HID conversions!

[dasmith83]

Right, due to serious varieties in the different bulb types, sizes and models etc, i would like to ask all owners of Mk4 ibizas, with HID conversion kits fitted, to answer the following questions.

I realise there are a couple of posts about bulbs already, however as i'm sure a few people are aware the answers are hidden within hundreds of posts.

So:

1) What HID kit did you buy? Where from?
2) Does the bulb hit the diffuser?
3) What is the length of the bulb (if known)?
4) Have you experienced any problems with the kit since fitting?

Any other info you feel is useful, would be greatly appreciated.

Dave

 

[mrcoyote]

I realise there are a couple of posts about bulbs already, however as i'm sure a few people are aware the answers are hidden within hundreds of posts.

Any other info you feel is useful, would be greatly appreciated.

A search will aid your quest for information...

 

[Guinness]

yer think it might be best to make a new thread that other 1 is massive, hard to get an answer and its under bulb upgrades not hid kits

 

[dasmith83]

trust me m8, i have searched this for weeks now. On my previous topic "Mk4 bulb upgrades" we went into quite a lot of detail about HID's, but not many people with mk4's actually stated which kit they went for and whether the bulb hit the diffuser or not.

I thought i'd found my solution but it turns out the bulb was 50mm which is too long.

I know that the shortened versions will fit fine, but they are more money from the likes of HIDs4U etc.

I know this kit fits fine, but unfortionately as you can see they are no longer registered, therefore that kit is no longer available on ebay at present.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....m=150065859266&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=005

Any1 with a Mk4 and a hid kit and any useful comments would be awesome!

 

[dasmith83]

yer think it might be best to make a new thread that other 1 is massive, hard to get an answer and its under bulb upgrades not hid kits

Glad to see you get where i'm coming from

 

[Chemical Al]

hids4u ultimate with H7r bulbs are 50mm long and hit the diffuser, if ordering this kit be sure to ask for the "short" bulbs if fitting to a mk4 ibiza HTH

 

[dasmith83]

cheers chemical al...i am thinking about doing just that, but its about £240! and my original budget was £100 less than that! But its proving so hard to find a half decent kit on ebay which i know will definately fit. Thats one of the reasons for this topic. To see which makes of kits definately fit.

 

[Chemical Al]

you best bet maybe to find a kit and mail or ring and ask the legnth, anything under 47mm ish would be fine im sure. i will measure a short bulb when i get it though

 

[dasmith83]

cheers m8. it'd be useful to know the short bulb length

 

[Chemical Al]

Sort bulb is 41mm from hids4u (ultimate kit) which is the same as a halogen

 

[ibiza fr]

I bought a 6k , pilot HID kit, from HIS-4-you.co.uk. They have been in place for 18 months now. a perfect fit, no catching on the diffuser at all. If you want a quality kit buy a set of these.

 

[dasmith83]

ooo i can't wait to fit my ultimate kit in the weekend

chemical al- u got any pics of urs fitted yet?

 

[Chemical Al]

i haven't received them yet mate, i got sent a H7r kit by mistake and the short bulbs have only just come in. had a chat with them today and they are on there way to me, you will probably have yours fitted before me so take lots of pics and let me know how you get on (new thread/guide maybe?)

 

[dasmith83]

ah that sux! lol...yer i'll take loadsa progress pics etc....its where to mount the ignitor box that im pondering over...i know where i'm going to put the ballasts but will have to see how heavy the seperate ignitors are b4 i decide where to stick them

 

[Chemical Al]

there not very big at all, about 3cm cubed, not sure how heavy they are though