snoftall

interested in the results from this. Think he'll make a thread about what he did, almost like a how-to style?

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yea i kinda need to find out soon.. i PM'd mkulrey so hopefully he gets back to me on that.. im hoping its not some custom size crap lol

royce777

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where can i gen 2? cuz the ones on ebay dont have that little bar that lights up and i think that is sick!

TommyP

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This really is due to the fact that the aftermarket projectors have a VERY cheap projector in them which does a very poor job of focusing light from the hid bulbs properly. A good quality projector can gain more brightness out of the exact same bulb.
It's a special bulb that fits both the G1s and G3s. Buyhids.com has it and so does 3bspec.com. 3bspec quoted me something like $45 for a set I think.
He's working on one I think, or at least a build thread over on hidplanet.com
You must just not be noticing it, because all the Gen 2s are made exactly the same no matter where you get it. If they really are gen 2s, (and you're not just confusing the projectors) it will have the light bar.

royce777

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okay cool thanks tommy!! cuz HID 05-09 COBALT G5 CCFL HALO BLACK PROJECTOR HEADLIGHT - eBay (item 310279011064 end time Jan-06-11 01:48:18 PST) they dont show it lite up here!!

BPacak

im a hid noob and im ordering some. getting 2 sets one for the fogs. someone help me out and tell me what i need. need a relay, adapter for the fogs or anything? thanks

bobbyhill31286

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just put some in my fogs tonite, turned out pretty good. Got 'em from buyhids, came with everything needed

(bad cell pics)

TommyP

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Hmm it's strange that they don't show it lot up, you can clearly see the spot in the lights for it still there. I wonder if they stopped putting the actual light bar in or something and I just haven't seen it. They always burnt out really quickly anyway...

TommyP

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You'll need a 9007 set for the headlights (bixenon is up to you), and h11 set for the fogs, and 2 relay harnesses, one for each hid kit. That's it really. Oh, and get some good outdoor double sided tape to mount the ballasts with, it makes it much easier.

BPacak

well i just ordered the gen 4s so its h7 right? so i just need to order 2 of these and im good to go?

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royce777

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yeah i dont see that bar!?! but i have to frickin wait to buy these there not in stock. i wanted to order them to day cuz i sold my gen1 projectors for more than i paid for them

TommyP

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That's correct. Didn't know you got projectors.

BPacak

thanks. yeah i felt like spending money today. bought a k&n sri gen4s and hids

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alright i just picked up my gen1s and they seem to have burnt out halos & LEDs which isnt common, but does it pay to replace them or are the most likely just going to burn out instanly again?? if they will burn out quick or simply not work due to shitty wiring ill just disconnect them, no biggie...

also, there is an HID kit in the low beam and i wouldnt mind putting one also in the high so would this mean i have to wire in two separate relays? i currently dont have relays installed at the moment.. stupid questions i know, but i figure ill ask before buying

royce777

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i never had relays in my projectors and i had HID hi and low beam

TommyP

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Yes. Every individual hid kit needs a seperate relay.

TommyP

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I've seen and heard of enough wiring harnesses in all types of cars that I wouldn't risk it. I myself have had issues with bulbs igniting due to not having a relay. As soon as I installed it, problem solved

bobbyhill31286

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better pic of mine (instead of the blurry a$$ pics i posted last nite)

JWhit197

Hey guys I just got my new CCFL inverter I had to exchange the one that came with it.. I'm about to wash the car and wire everything back up! I'll post pics tonight I have black gen. 3 CCFL with 6000k projectors/5000k highs. 6000k fogs coming soon...

Acey

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5000k highs in the high beam reflector housings? That must be ruthless. Output is good with just a good solid set of halogen H1's in there.

07cobalt2.2

I love my Gen 4's I got them cause they look almost stock =)

JWhit197

Hahaha yeah it is pretty brutal.. And I figured out if you pull back on the high/low switch instead of pushing back on it then it leaves the lows on and turns on the highs.. So I can see pretty well haha I can't wait for fogs. Only downside to HID brights is that they have to warm up every time I switch em on..

BUT it looks like I wont be posting pictures tonight due to some technical difficulties.. If anyone has CCFL please help out.. I have the CCFL inverter plugged into the CCFLs and the pos and neg wires running to the LED wires via quick connect. Then I have the LED wires connected to my running lights for power, so the LEDs and both CCFLs are powered from my running lights. Its the exact same on both sides, but passenger side CCFLs wont work (LEDs will). Thought it may be the headlight itself, so I plugged the CCFLs into the driver side inverter and they worked... What am I doing wrong? Its so simple, but something's not right and I need to fix it!!! If it works on the driver side, but not passenger I thought it might be that I tapped the wrong power for the running lights, but the LEDs work, and the CCFL inverter is wired to that... So then I figured it was the CCFL inverter itself, sent it back for an exchange, got the new one and the same thing is happening....

BPacak

i just got my gen4s in today and they look amazing. can wait till spring to put them on

JWhit197

I never figured out what the problem was so I just wired the passenger side CCFL straight to the parking light fuse under the hood.. Works like a charm, and it still turns on and off with the driver side CCFLs. I tried to take some pictures tonight but the rings won't even turn out on the droids camera haha it's too bright so I'm gonna try again tomorrow with the nikon.
Anyone know where to get LED interior lights? My buddy just got some for his e46 330i and they look great.

JWhit197

PICS finally.. Lemme know if you like em the pics had to be dark so you can see the rings hahaha

Me and my buddy's e46 after the CCFL install...


And a little closer with the 6000k lows..


Love em!