Where to buy HIDS

[Cobweb]

Have decided to purchase H7 6k hids for LC but not sure where to buy them from!
Would prefer to buy within UK just incase a return was required.
Get the impression cost ranges between £45 - £100.

If the company done the side lights too that would be a bonus.
Any recomendations?

 

[cupra_poolie]

mate i paid about 50 quid off ebay, a shop called diane-shop. I got the 6k ones are they are totally awesome. The best modification available i think. Also straight forward plug and play

 

[33754k]

Hids

Agreed DIANE SHOP rocks

 

[Cobweb]

These ones

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HID-...ryZ36476QQihZ019QQitemZ290295633074QQtcZphoto

 

[cupra_poolie]

those are the ones my friend! get them bought. took a week for them to be delivered and 20 mins to install, sweeet

 

[Cobweb]

Am a little put-off from buying abroad in case a problem should arise etc, but thanks for the advice.

Have decided to buy from this company now - http://www.car-mod-shop.co.uk/h7-xe....html?osCsid=8d827dd9715367f43c165ba59f780a58

Anyone else brought from this company and have anything to say about them?
Am hoping they'll arrive by the end of this week so can be fitted over the weekend

 

[cupra_poolie]

they look spot on still mate, think just a different box to what mine came in being honest.

 

[johntheboy]

LOADS of people have said they bought from Diane shop mate, but can understand your worry. 2 Questions for HIDS.... are the 6k ones still 'legeal' and won't look too blue and rediculous? (Fitted some LED sidelights at the wkend and still aint sure baout them, look a lil too blue. Also I assume that hids only effect your dipped lights and not your sidelights and main beams? Plus in all honesty how much of an arse are they to fit?

 

[1.9...stefan]

diane-shop ftw

if you can fit a normal light bulb then you could fit a set of hids.... realy simple

cheers

 

[turbo009]

Diane shop mate hardest part is finding where to bolt 2 ballasts! Ive just bought some 6000k ones

 

[cupra_poolie]

ive got the 6k ones and they are quality, perfect light

 

[Cobweb]

Purchased the 6k H7's and also some LEDs for the sidelights.
I believe I need to drill some holes for the HIDs to fit?

Also, can you buy some kind of cover for the lights to tint/darken them slightly?

 

[cupra_poolie]

i didnt do any drilling at all. i just used the sticky gripper things that come with it and put in on the inside of the front wings. couldnt be chewed drilling, there spot on

 

[MCrossy]

Last time I tried tweaking about with bulbs they came up as a fail on the MOT. They weren't Xenon though, just regular bulbs with blue glass.

I'd probably consider the 10ks, I've always liked the blue effect, but am I going to stick in the 8-10k range to stay 'legal'?

 

[Rocky Rocastle]

10K!!!!! thats a light house bulb

 

[johntheboy]

i didnt do any drilling at all. i just used the sticky gripper things that come with it and put in on the inside of the front wings. couldnt be chewed drilling, there spot on

I was going to say I dont fancy drilling into my car one bit, the same reason why I wont be getting a top S3 brace... id have opne if you didnt have to drill.

 

[1.9...stefan]

the only bit i had to drill was the plastic cover on the back of the light

 

[johntheboy]

Could people with HIDs from Diane shop post your pics please? Just for reference.... thanks

 

[AdamRoutley]

you dont have to drill your car bro...its just the cover behind your lights that you remove to change the bulbs. you have to cut a hole in that to feed the cables through to the ballast

 

[Nutkin]

10K!!!!! thats a light house bulb

Actually 10k is dimmer than 6k , the temperature dictates the colour of the bulb and the higer you get the bluer it is and it falls out the visible light spectrum so 10k actually give out less like with 4300k giving out the most light. but 6k is near enough and gives the prestige look