Which Light best for HID Retrofit?

[Prost]

I am new to the E30 world :o and have a question of lighting. My E30 currently has the stock "seal beam" (I think that is what those call here) and am thinking to retrofit it to HID, what is my best option?

Seal beam
Smileys
Ellipsoids

Anyone has HID on all three?

Thanks

[gtdragon980]

Smileys or Ellips will work fine.

[Herr Faust Schinken]

apparently Hids work best on Euro smiles because of the stronger cutoff then US ellipsoids, but both work well no go on sealed beams

[Prost]

Thanks, are they easy to install? Where to get the euro version? Is it Hella Euro version?

[klavender1]

http://classicgarage.com/h4hdmewh60.html

I had both ellipsoids with HID's and these. The Hella H4's were brighter to me. And a huge improvement over stock. And you may get more answers by checking out the lighting forum here.

[e30trooper]

apparently Hids work best on Euro smiles because of the stronger cutoff then US ellipsoids, but both work well no go on sealed beams

Not true. The Euro's dont have clear lens. The US ellips however have clear lenes for a sharper cut off. Id personally recommend US's for a pnp hid kit. Its a better projector.

Bosch euros



US Ellips






If you really wanted to do good. You could mod the cutoff in the us. Also Ive heard you can install the US hella shield/lens combo into the hella euros. So then you have best of both.

[e30trooper]

I am new to the E30 world :o and have a question of lighting. My E30 currently has the stock "seal beam" (I think that is what those call here) and am thinking to retrofit it to HID, what is my best option?

Seal beam
Smileys
Ellipsoids

Anyone has HID on all three?

Thanks

I have some hella h4/h1 reps. One is missing a highbeam lens and Highbeam bulbs.

$50 picked up in Torrance

[Prost]

I have some hella h4/h1 reps. One is missing a highbeam lens and Highbeam bulbs.

$50 picked up in Torrance

Let me think...

[Prost]

http://classicgarage.com/h4hdmewh60.html

I had both ellipsoids with HID's and these. The Hella H4's were brighter to me. And a huge improvement over stock. And you may get more answers by checking out the lighting forum here.

You mean for highbeam side?

[klavender1]

You mean for highbeam side?

No, that's low beam.