Hey guys, I just purchased a Jaguar X-type. Upon seeing the light output at night I decided to puchase a HID kit. Got it off of ebay for $160 brand new including shipping!!!!! Hell of a deal! I had to purchase the H1 4000k Bulbs. Here are the results.. Enjoy! Oh yeah, the install only took about 30 minutes, compared that to 1-2 hours for my SC300 (because of mounting the ballasts).



The factory Halogen projectors are Hella.. The cutoff line and the hue are AWESOME! I'm very impressed with the output also!







Here is the kit I purchased.. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HID-X...56053907QQrdZ1

I will keep everyone informed on their durability and performance

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Looks good. Wow they posted a pic of the Chief Engineer on the box lol......

 

haha, yeah... I bet these are made in the US You can tell by the meticulous detail to spelling and grammar.

She is the Chief Engineer of in American

I will admit that the instructions are the clearest and most understandable I have seen for installing HIDs. They are also custom to the bulb choice you make. So the instruction I got were specifically for the H1 bulb.

I did need to refer to them a few times.

 

wow man- that kit doesn't look like it came with a wiring harness with a relay and fuse wired inline. if you're wiring that right off your electrical system, i'd get a wiring harness made asap.

 

I noticed that when I openned the box. I had an extra SPST relay I put inline

 

Cool... that's one of the scariest things I see about these HID kits on eBay... basic rule - if there's no relay and fuse - don't install it until you get one.

 

Trust me, I'm all for a relay and fuse if not for the sole purpose of isolating the HID kit from the car. I see a lot of people talk about it though so I think I might be able to clear some misconceptions up.

The factory wiring of most vehicles is 16-18awg and then fused with a 20amp blade fuse at the box. MOST if not ALL HID kits (factory and aftermarket) draw a MAX of 20 amps. The wire should easily be able to support an increased 5 second burst of power so long as it is not well over the wires limit.

You would probably be hard pressed to actually find a case of someone's harness burning up from the factory's wiring harness meeting its electrical limit.

I wouldn't doubt that there have been electrical problem probably more related to a ballast failure.

But you are correct; I also always recommend a direct to battery harness.

 

I bought the same kit. Works great. I paid $133.98 shipped to my door though.

 

I got the same kit but the instructions suck, it's totally different product from the instructions. Can anyone of you who bought it show a quick diagram of how you do it and what parts did you get extra for the relay switch. I e-mail the person but he/she didn't reply me. Thks in advance for your help.

 

Lol that is funny
-hass

 

Looks good Iron... FOr aomething that inexpensive it turned out great.. The light output looks incrediable..