Looking for new headlights

[CoupeL33]

Okay I am I the hunt for new headlight assembly for my 08 A/C but the problem I am running into is that I have the factory H.I.D. Cause the ones I find are for the halogen light is there any out there for the factory H.I.D.

[MetallicSlate]

Well I have bad news, worse news, and a little good news.

After doing much research on this subject, no. They do not make a housing for stock HID's. Worse still, the only thing you can really do is get your factory housings retrofitted which can be about as costly as buying a new set of housings. A user named Dangeris on these forums does retrofitting I believe, you can try and contact him for a quote on retrofitting.

But some good news. According to a couple of buddies of mine, you can buy the housings that you've probably looked at which use the H7 HID bulb, and then cut the base of the D2R bulb your car uses to fit the hole. I do not know the success rate/longevity of this "retrofit", but I've heard it can be done.

Good luck man. I've decided to stick with the bulbs the car came with and change all of the others haha. Next paycheck, I'm getting bright white LED fogs, LED front and rear turn signals, blue LED courtesy lights, and possibly the interior lighting kit from racingline.

Speaking of racingline, still waiting on those endlinks haha. I talked to Joe today and he says they'll be shipping out Wednesday, 3 weeks later. Man back order sucks.

Edit: Oh almost forgot. Going to also order some eyelids and paint to paint match them and some clear coat. And possibly vinyl wrap the roof. Man. Loving cars is expensive.

[dangeris]

Okay I am I the hunt for new headlight assembly for my 08 A/C but the problem I am running into is that I have the factory H.I.D. Cause the ones I find are for the halogen light is there any out there for the factory H.I.D.

I can help you out in this dept. Visit my website and check out what I offer. All my clients have not been disappointed.

Well I have bad news, worse news, and a little good news.

After doing much research on this subject, no. They do not make a housing for stock HID's. Worse still, the only thing you can really do is get your factory housings retrofitted which can be about as costly as buying a new set of housings. A user named Dangeris on these forums does retrofitting I believe, you can try and contact him for a quote on retrofitting.

But some good news. According to a couple of buddies of mine, you can buy the housings that you've probably looked at which use the H7 HID bulb, and then cut the base of the D2R bulb your car uses to fit the hole. I do not know the success rate/longevity of this "retrofit", but I've heard it can be done.

Good luck man. I've decided to stick with the bulbs the car came with and change all of the others haha. Next paycheck, I'm getting bright white LED fogs, LED front and rear turn signals, blue LED courtesy lights, and possibly the interior lighting kit from racingline.

Speaking of racingline, still waiting on those endlinks haha. I talked to Joe today and he says they'll be shipping out Wednesday, 3 weeks later. Man back order sucks.

Edit: Oh almost forgot. Going to also order some eyelids and paint to paint match them and some clear coat. And possibly vinyl wrap the roof. Man. Loving cars is expensive.

The cost of the headlights will depend on the "level" you choose as well as the setup. ie LEDs, halos/angel eyes, color matched housings etc. The OEM bulb for the stock HIDs are D2S NOT D2Rs. In any case, DO NOTbuy a regular headlight and put HIDs in them!! I say this for 3 reasons:

1. HIDs are brighter than halogens (everyone knows that) But what people do not know is that if you compare headlight bowls of a regular halogen and one of a HID side by side, you will see there are a lot more reflection lines and cutoffs on a HID bowl. That is because a regular halogen bulb burns at 3000K or kelvin (temperature measurement of light output) while a HID can burn anywhere between 3K to 12K, Most high end cars use 5K-6K bulbs as this is temperature range is closer to actual sunlight. Putting a HID bulb in a regular halogen bowl will "scatter" the light pattern there by blinding on-coming traffic instead of putting it on the road where you need it most. Keep in mind the higher the K on HIDs doesn't necessarily is brighter. The higher the K(or temperature) the bluer or purple-ish the light becomes but the light output diminishes exponentially.

2. As I mentioned before, not only the reflector lines are different but so is the material used on the reflective coatings on the bulbs. More metals are used in a HID bowl so it can withstand the temperature. Placing a HID in a regular halogen bowl will ultimately "burn" the reflector bowl thus it will start to peel over time.

3. Building on point #2, it's just plain ricey and you will get harassed by cops once you blind them. Do it right the first time and you won't regret it.

[CoupeL33]

I look at you site and I am impress now I don't know what I want to do when I seen what you do.

[dangeris]

Thanks...I take pride in what I do and NO headlights leave my shop unless I feel worthy of it being installed on my car, which is a show car btw
I did a set for a member who leaves in Washington state adn we all know how much rain and snow they get She's had them for over 2 years now with no problems of condensation or other problems. I back up my work with a 1 yr warranty and I also work with you in regards to payments.

[DJ_B_Easy]

Darryl is sexy!

[SanoSuKe]

I can help you out in this dept. Visit my website and check out what I offer. All my clients have not been disappointed.

Do you plan on retrofitting the 2010+ models anytime in the future? Just curious, so I can start saving

[dangeris]

Do you plan on retrofitting the 2010+ models anytime in the future? Just curious, so I can start saving

Yes I am and planning to. However, since these are so new, finding lights to retro is a like finding a virgin in an NYC night club

If you want, PM me and we can talk about setting something up...

[MetallicSlate]

The cost of the headlights will depend on the "level" you choose as well as the setup. ie LEDs, halos/angel eyes, color matched housings etc. The OEM bulb for the stock HIDs are D2S NOT D2Rs. In any case, DO NOTbuy a regular headlight and put HIDs in them!! I say this for 3 reasons:

1. HIDs are brighter than halogens (everyone knows that) But what people do not know is that if you compare headlight bowls of a regular halogen and one of a HID side by side, you will see there are a lot more reflection lines and cutoffs on a HID bowl. That is because a regular halogen bulb burns at 3000K or kelvin (temperature measurement of light output) while a HID can burn anywhere between 3K to 12K, Most high end cars use 5K-6K bulbs as this is temperature range is closer to actual sunlight. Putting a HID bulb in a regular halogen bowl will "scatter" the light pattern there by blinding on-coming traffic instead of putting it on the road where you need it most. Keep in mind the higher the K on HIDs doesn't necessarily is brighter. The higher the K(or temperature) the bluer or purple-ish the light becomes but the light output diminishes exponentially.

2. As I mentioned before, not only the reflector lines are different but so is the material used on the reflective coatings on the bulbs. More metals are used in a HID bowl so it can withstand the temperature. Placing a HID in a regular halogen bowl will ultimately "burn" the reflector bowl thus it will start to peel over time.

3. Building on point #2, it's just plain ricey and you will get harassed by cops once you blind them. Do it right the first time and you won't regret it.

Yeah, when my friend told me that, I'm glad I was skeptical.

However, the kit I looked at converts from a halogen housing to an HID housing using the H7 bulb.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dl ... 2998.m1253

That's what my friend was talking about retrofitting the bulb into. I still don't recommend it though. Different wattages and such shouldn't be played with.

[DJ_B_Easy]

^That is not an HID housing. It is a halogen projector housing.

[CoupeL33]

Thanks...I take pride in what I do and NO headlights leave my shop unless I feel worthy of it being installed on my car, which is a show car btw
I did a set for a member who leaves in Washington state adn we all know how much rain and snow they get She's had them for over 2 years now with no problems of condensation or other problems. I back up my work with a 1 yr warranty and I also work with you in regards to payments.

I will keep in touch with you on these.

[MetallicSlate]

^That is not an HID housing. It is a halogen projector housing.

Why does it use an HID bulb then? And I'm not trying to be a smart a**. Please do educate me on this.

[DJ_B_Easy]

The listing doesn't say anything about an HID bulb. Even if it did, they sell these both ways at about the same price, slightly higher for the HID. They aren't swapping projector bowls, just adding and HID bulb and ballast kit.

[DJ_B_Easy]

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[MetallicSlate]

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. REALLY glad I didn't try it then haha. Thanks Beasy.