I need some cheap, bright lights.

[Turf1600]

Sealed beams arent cutting it for eith of my e30's - whats the cheapest way to get some brighter lights? All of the ebay stuff is tempting because its cheap - but i know its crap. What can i do with 200 per car?

[NC325iC]

you can probly get some used euro ellips for 200 bucks, actually i know you can

if you dont want that you can get us ellips

[JasonC]

I get a set of euro ellips off of ebay for $85 shipped. There was little pitting but they needed new adjusters.

[Steve30]

There is a set of US ellips on San Diego craigslist for like $80.

[Turf1600]

What are the best lights i can get? What's the difference between eiro ellips, us, projectors, ect? I'm a headlight noob - 02's only get h4s and sealed beams.

[Febi Guibo]

I have had almost every type of headlight...

if you have sealed beams, one option is the cibie or hella e-code H4 style lamps; they drop in, and have a city light. For the price, people really like them.

If you have US ellips, which are cheaper than euro ellips generally, you can:
- run 9011/9012 HIR bulbs --brightest non HID lamps available
- get D2S lamps rebased for 9006 sockets, and use OEM ballasts/ignitors from an E46 or many many other euro cars (eg, from a junkyard)
- get an ebay HID kit --quality varies.

Euro ellips: get high quality european osram silverstar H1s, or an fleabay HID kit... be advised, the fit for an HID bulb rebased for H1 holders is a tad tight, no biggie, but in my opinion, isn't as 'solid' or whatever as a 9006 or D2s style plug.

[Turf1600]

What's a good source for h4s? They run like 60 per light, right?

[AdironRider]

200 should get you a very decent set of euro elips, but I cant even justify that much for lighting.

[Rocla]

What's a good source for h4s? They run like 60 per light, right?

I've searched ,but found e30 bolt on h4 lamps.

You could mix e21 and e30 allignmet part to use regular h4 lamps, abou 20e/each here.

[Turf1600]

I've searched ,but found e30 bolt on h4 lamps.

You could mix e21 and e30 allignmet part to use regular h4 lamps, abou 20e/each here.

Shouldn't h4s bolt on where sealed beams were?

[Rocla]

Shouldn't h4s bolt on where sealed beams were?

About that i have no idea, I've never seen sealed beam e30 in my life. If that's true, should get sealed bema part for my 4*h4 conversion.

[nando]

H4s do bolt in where sealed beams were.

definitely a good upgrade for the money. the light output is just as good as ellipsoids - I just prefer the looks of smoked hellas.

[backtrail69]

I have H4s on my turbo car with dual filament bulbs, so with the single lights that I have highs and lows. I have H4s also in my 2002. They aren't Ellips with HIDs, but pretty damn good for the money.

[Turf1600]

I have H4s on my turbo car with dual filament bulbs, so with the single lights that I have highs and lows. I have H4s also in my 2002. They aren't Ellips with HIDs, but pretty damn good for the money.

I've got em in my 02 as well. Anyone running 2 hi/lows instead of running a hi low and a high?

[Rocla]

I've got em in my 02 as well. Anyone running 2 hi/lows instead of running a hi low and a high?

I had it like that on my e21, liked it and planing to do this for my e30 also.

There is even h4 bi-xenon setup available with moving bulb, I bet 4 of those would rock.

Too bad sealed beam cars are nearly impossible to find around here and new sealed beam adjusting parts would most likely cost a fortune.