Best HID ballasts?

[DaveSmed]

Oh. It's "can-bus". Makes more sense now. (just used as a generic term for something that monitors headlight function)

[Turf1600]

Can-bus for HID ballasts?

Care to enlighten an ignorant but curious guy? I can't see what can-bus really would have to do with the headlights on an E30.

http://www.theretrofitsource.com/product_info.php?cPath=28&products_id=238

[DaveSmed]

Can-bus for HID ballasts?

Care to enlighten an ignorant but curious guy? I can't see what can-bus really would have to do with the headlights on an E30.

[Turf1600]

I just installed US spec ellipsoids on my car that had sealed beams. I got the needed pigtails for ellipsoids and soldered them in. I did away with the third wire for the low beam high setting (basically insulated it so it wouldn't ground out) and then plugged straight in to a set of ballasts for HIDs that I picked up for free (they were used). No warning light on the check panel so far.

Yeah, but you should really use a relay harness. You can fry your wiring if the HIDs draw too much current. I couldn't even get mine to fire regularly with the stock wiring. Since the relay harness only uses one plug for the signal you wind up with the error code. The can-bus adapters should solve that - as well as serve as the H4 connector.

Not to mention I really don't want to cut off the stock sealed beam connectors.

[OnMy2ndE30]

As an aside, female sealed beam plugs are H4, right?

I think I'm going to run the h4 can-bus system to a 9006 harness to the ballasts to the bulbs. This should be a plug and play system that allows me to keep my sealed beam connectors while eliminating the error code.

I just installed US spec ellipsoids on my car that had sealed beams. I got the needed pigtails for ellipsoids and soldered them in. I did away with the third wire for the low beam high setting (basically insulated it so it wouldn't ground out) and then plugged straight in to a set of ballasts for HIDs that I picked up for free (they were used). No warning light on the check panel so far.

[davem]

As an aside, female sealed beam plugs are H4, right?

I think I'm going to run the h4 can-bus system to a 9006 harness to the ballasts to the bulbs. This should be a plug and play system that allows me to keep my sealed beam connectors while eliminating the error code.

when you do this please post the details

[Turf1600]

As an aside, female sealed beam plugs are H4, right?

I think I'm going to run the h4 can-bus system to a 9006 harness to the ballasts to the bulbs. This should be a plug and play system that allows me to keep my sealed beam connectors while eliminating the error code.

[Turf1600]

I want better HID ballasts. I've already invested too much money into my crappy setup to waste more time with garbage. What's the best product out there? Right now I'm looking at the 50w morimoto ballasts with the proper can-bus set. Good enough? I already have morimoto 4300k 9006 bulbs.

http://www.theretrofitsource.com/product_info.php?cPath=26&products_id=163

http://www.theretrofitsource.com/product_info.php?cPath=28&products_id=238

Also considering this setup with 3000k bulbs.

http://www.theretrofitsource.com/product_info.php?cPath=32&products_id=3957