Put spare HID kit in Sisters 530!

[Jon K]

So the nice brother I am decided to rebase a set of D2S bulbs I have and put them in my sisters 530i so when she comes back from Loussiana with my mom, she will have a nice fresh headlight setup

My one ballast I forgot is a little bit flakey, so I need to find her another ballast... so if anyone has an OEM style ballast please let me know.



4300k on passenger side, SilverStar on the right.

[misfortune]

So the nice brother I am decided to rebase a set of D2S bulbs I have and put them in my sisters 530i so when she comes back from Loussiana with my mom, she will have a nice fresh headlight setup

My one ballast I forgot is a little bit flakey, so I need to find her another ballast... so if anyone has an OEM style ballast please let me know.



4300k on passenger side, SilverStar on the right.

I'm on my way to PA right now

[Evan]

There's a special place in heaven for good brothers.

[jlcool007]

hey man, are there any diy's for the hid kits?

i want to get one becase i almost died a couple of weeks ago when i couldn't see a deer.....

how hard was it? do you get the "low beam" message?

[Jay 535i]

i want to get one becase i almost died a couple of weeks ago when i couldn't see a deer.....

You almost died? What about the deer?

[jlcool007]

You almost died? What about the deer?

the front bumper was somewhat smashed.....it was about 11:30pm coming home from yosemite on a favorite *secret* back road that has many turns despite its surroundings (no mountains or hills) suggesting why it has a lot of curves.

nywayz

because of its,... well, far-away-from-civilization distance, there were NO lights. Of course i'm using my high beams, but for one instant, i had them off for some reason. Out of the darkness (i'm goin like 85 mph) about 900 feet ahead i see what is a bush or shrub..i go on, smae speed but...well more cautious. I slightly ease off the gass only to notice ~150ft in front of the object that my ominous outline is now a huge deer.

i slam on the brakes ( im @ about 70mph) as hard as possible....i hit the deer at about 20mph. it flies through the air and lands ~25ft from where it was B4.

i get out as it limps off the road (i'd never go up to an animal in distress) and go to the front of my car. The bumper is dented (about a 2 ft dent) not bad, as bumpers are only ~300 bux used.the left headlight is busted (both the high/low, but the bulbs inside are functioning.

well, for the deer, i hope i din't break a leg...cuase its chances of surviving are slim now. i contacted the ranger or animal control or whoever the operator hooked me to (satellite phone or whatever) and told them that there was a deer that was bla bla blabla (not important)

point is... if it was'nt for my slow "reaction time", but mostly if itwasn't for the e34's reallllllllllllllllllllllllly dim lighting, i would have seen the culprit and this never would have happened.

just wondering if there was an easier way to install these aftermarket HID kits than i have seen in the past.

So the nice brother I am decided to rebase a set of D2S bulbs I have and put them in my sisters 530i so when she comes back from Loussiana with my mom, she will have a nice fresh headlight setup

My one ballast I forgot is a little bit flakey, so I need to find her another ballast... so if anyone has an OEM style ballast please let me know.



4300k on passenger side, SilverStar on the right.

do you still have that same "e34-terrific" cut off line with the HID bulbs? How did your long-range visibility imporve?


-jason

[Tiger]

You need to do it! ASAP! Get the greatest deal you can find... stick wtih 4300K HID kit... forget about those higher ones... and you definitely need new headlights because originals are already pitted so bad that you can't see the deer.

I did mine back in 2001.

[kyleN20]

i dident know she had a 530, i thought it was a 525, would be nice to see when dark out. nice of you to do though

[Qube]

I'm getting quite a few 9006 and H1 kits very soon

[632 Regal]

the 9005/6 conversion is night and day, I still havent cleaned the headlights ozone out yet cause im dumb and lazy...lol (no really).

I'm getting quite a few 9006 and H1 kits very soon