New ballasts and bulbs question

jeffreyinigo · 03-19-2012, 07:19 PM

So i just bought two New 08 ballasts for my 08 328i and also new bulbs and connection cables from high perfromance bulbs. I bought the d1s bulbs. Will i have any trouble connecting these? My car didnt come with hids from factory.

jeffreyinigo · 03-19-2012, 07:43 PM

Oh. I already added the projector headlights and everything works except the low beams of course cause i hadnt bought the ballasts or bulbs

jeffreyinigo · 03-19-2012, 09:16 PM

anyone??

rollinstone157 · 03-19-2012, 10:11 PM

Wait what? Does your car have the OEM factory Bi-Xenon lights?

jeffreyinigo · 03-19-2012, 10:13 PM

Not from factory. It had the halogen headlamps. I installed the projector headlamps. The angel eyes work and the highs and everything else. I did the wiring correctly. I just need to install the ballasts and d1s bulbs

jeffreyinigo · 03-20-2012, 08:15 AM

i guess im just asking can i convert halogen to xenons with oem ballasts and bulbs without problems??

jeffreyinigo · 03-21-2012, 07:12 AM

anyone?

rollinstone157 · 03-21-2012, 09:15 AM

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anyone?

Did you retrofit OEM headlights? Can you take a pic of the lights you have installed for me to look at?

jeffreyinigo · 03-21-2012, 11:17 AM

yeah. i bought some used pre-lci projector headlights and installed them. i was eager to see the angel eyes light up. so i have pre-lci headlights with projectors and angel eyes.

rollinstone157 · 03-21-2012, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by jeffreyinigo

yeah. i bought some used pre-lci projector headlights and installed them. i was eager to see the angel eyes light up. so i have pre-lci headlights with projectors and angel eyes.

OK great--well getting the OEM ballasts was the right call in this case.

I'd like to apologize for not responding more quickly, this has been a pretty busy week for me.

I consider myself pretty well-versed in the world of BMW lighting; however, I have not performed a xenon retrofit on my car, simply because it came from the factory with it. So I am not the best person to ask for help.

However, what I can tell you is that you will almost certainly need to get your car coded for xenon headlights. It's not difficult, but it will with 100% certainty, eliminate errors from your vehicle.

Have you tried firing up the headlights with the ballasts and bulbs installed? If so, what sorts of results have you been getting? Flickering? Errors? Erratic high-beam functionality?

jeffreyinigo · 03-21-2012, 02:55 PM

not a problem man. thanks so much for your responses. i havent installed the ballasts and bulbs yet. theyre on their way to my house. i just ordered them this week. i should get them by the weekend and try doing that. i knew i was gonna get errors, i just wanted them to work first and later be able to code the car to eliminate the errors. just wanna be able to drive at night for now. haha

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jeffreyinigo Private 7 Rep 84 Posts Drives: 2008 BMW 328i Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: ca iTrader: (0)	New ballasts and bulbs question So i just bought two New 08 ballasts for my 08 328i and also new bulbs and connection cables from high perfromance bulbs. I bought the d1s bulbs. Will i have any trouble connecting these? My car didnt come with hids from factory.
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jeffreyinigo Private 7 Rep 84 Posts Drives: 2008 BMW 328i Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: ca iTrader: (0)	Oh. I already added the projector headlights and everything works except the low beams of course cause i hadnt bought the ballasts or bulbs
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jeffreyinigo Private 7 Rep 84 Posts Drives: 2008 BMW 328i Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: ca iTrader: (0)	Not from factory. It had the halogen headlamps. I installed the projector headlamps. The angel eyes work and the highs and everything else. I did the wiring correctly. I just need to install the ballasts and d1s bulbs
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jeffreyinigo Private 7 Rep 84 Posts Drives: 2008 BMW 328i Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: ca iTrader: (0)	i guess im just asking can i convert halogen to xenons with oem ballasts and bulbs without problems??
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jeffreyinigo Private 7 Rep 84 Posts Drives: 2008 BMW 328i Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: ca iTrader: (0)	yeah. i bought some used pre-lci projector headlights and installed them. i was eager to see the angel eyes light up. so i have pre-lci headlights with projectors and angel eyes.
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jeffreyinigo Private 7 Rep 84 Posts Drives: 2008 BMW 328i Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: ca iTrader: (0)	not a problem man. thanks so much for your responses. i havent installed the ballasts and bulbs yet. theyre on their way to my house. i just ordered them this week. i should get them by the weekend and try doing that. i knew i was gonna get errors, i just wanted them to work first and later be able to code the car to eliminate the errors. just wanna be able to drive at night for now. haha
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