What HID Brand Are You Using?

[asubimmer]

PureVision anyone?!?!

[e30evolution]

you wonder why some cars HID's look a lot brgihter than others is because of the optics in the projectors. It does have a little to do with bulb selection, but newer cars HID's look brighter because the projectors are much better. Also with the non HID projectors you get a hot spot in the middle of your pattern were is it brighter than the rest of the pattern, thats why i put S4 Valeo projectors in my housings... currently looking at some more advanced bi-xenon projectors, but as of now i am happy with it.

check out HIDplanet.com for any questions about HID... there is much better information provided there.

[Febi Guibo]

There was a post (I think here, but I cannot for the life of me find it) of a guy in england who had put e46 projectors in the bosch lowbeam housing... it looked really nice.

someone asked for a diy writeup and he refused... I guess he charges $ to do it.

does anyone remember the post and have any thoughts about doing it / the benefits?

[e30evolution]

If anyone wants to send me their housings and some HID projectors i will fit them in... but i will charge you

[Widm3r]

will hella smoked and hids work well, or will i still have to upgrade the projector, and who sells prolumen still?

[asubimmer]

I asked him for the write-up...he said after he stoped selling them he might.

There was a post (I think here, but I cannot for the life of me find it) of a guy in england who had put e46 projectors in the bosch lowbeam housing... it looked really nice.

someone asked for a diy writeup and he refused... I guess he charges $ to do it.

does anyone remember the post and have any thoughts about doing it / the benefits?

[Febi Guibo]

I asked him for the write-up...he said after he stoped selling them he might.

limey bastard!
(kidding)

I have the mcculloch hid kit in my bosch euro ellips... basically the same as hellas... it works really well, I have no complaints.

I would love to see a quality writeup on putting the e46 hid projectors into our E30 headlamps tho...

anybody feeling like a junkyard hero?

[Widm3r]

Who still sells prolumen???

[Febi Guibo]

prolumen kits are always on fleabay... I think they are OEM'd by the same place that does mcculloch.... anyone know for sure?

[cheades]

You can make an adapter to fit either the US or Euro ellipsoids without too much work for the e46 Bosch projectors. The US ellipsoids are easier only requiring grinding of the projector to make it smaller and a bit of grinding the plastic in the light. The euros require more modification to the housing to get the adapter to properly fit. If I get some time I can see about taking some pictures.

[bmwm3n528]

E30: 6000K H1 McCulloch HID / Hella 'Smoked' European Smiley ellipsoid headlamps

E36: 6000k H1 X-Tec HID / ZKW European ellipsoid headlamps

[permit]

Talk to this guy, he stocks Prolumen. I got mine from him a while ago during a GB, and just installed them yesterday. H1 5000k, friggin' awesome.

[vt.bimmer]

Talk to this guy, he stocks Prolumen. I got mine from him a while ago during a GB, and just installed them yesterday. H1 5000k, friggin' awesome.

Just spoke with him on the phone tonight and Im trying to gain interest in more sales of the Prolumen kits for him. Here is the new GB thread.

http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=511697

[Mike325]

So, let's get this strait, you can put the projector housings from an e46 into the us ellips housing with little trouble?

[Ryan Stewart]

I think you will find that they are totally different, the spread of light on the E46 is much better than the E30. We are talking about late 80s technology which are about 30% less efficient than the E46.

Andrew

Taking them apart the difference I could distinguish that the E46 cutoff was made of plastic, had a small jump up from left to right, and arched out on both sides. Beyond that (and the obvious mechanicals for the high beams) they were similar. A single solid projector eye, a suspended source, and a cutoff plate.

And I have compared them back to back. An 05 330 with HID and mine. Of course, mine are also brand new versus containing many years of dirt, abuse and the old diffusion pattern.