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Old Mar 19, 2009 | 08:31 PM
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Can anyone answer my question?
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Old May 22, 2009 | 03:33 PM
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Can anyone answer my question?
Hi there. I would *highly recommend* this brand: Helligkeit, can be pickued up for about the 100-150$ range depending on shipping.



The kit is absolutely high quality stuff!

For example a friend has had the same kit on his retrofitted Prelude for over 2.5 years now [all original]. Another friend of mine has had a couple of kits [driving & fog lamp HID] for over 1.5 years and still going strong.

You cannot go wrong with that brand, they are very reputable, i have seen some of the Chinese kits that sell for 300$ and they are far more inferior in build quality as opposed to the aforementioned.

Get the one i recommend, you wont be disappointed!
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Old May 22, 2009 | 04:44 PM
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ive had that helligkeit for almost 2 years and its still working.
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Old Mar 13, 2010 | 02:22 PM
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Great post! Just installed my kit.
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Old Dec 13, 2014 | 02:33 PM
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Default needed adapter...update years later...lol

I know this update is years later but at least you see that I am dedicated to my diy posts. lol ...so please read below

the light need this adapter to finish the job. this covers the gap between the h7 his base and the metal retainer clip on your headlamp housing. the one that holding your stock h7 lamp in. it will allow you to install the his and pass the his wires thru.

you will need this!

http://www.kbcarstuff.com/H7-HID-Kit...2-p/h7-adp.htm

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Old Jul 11, 2015 | 03:39 AM
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Good stuff man. I def wanna get some hids in my 97 es300
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Old Jul 11, 2015 | 03:41 AM
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Nice tutorial.I can't wait to get some hids in my es300
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Old Jul 13, 2015 | 12:49 PM
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Please don't be installing HIDs into halogen non-projector headlights. It's illegal, the light spread is terrible and blinds people, it looks cheap and tacky, and you lose the high-beam function unless you get the bi-xenon that has a "high and low" beam function.
If you're going to retrofit an HID ballast, then go for it. That will give you great light output and may serve to modernize the look of your car. But don't just stick the HID bulb in the stock housing so that you can drive around blinding everyone. Having a blue halogen-reflector light tells everyone that you've stuck an illegal bulb in it and all the car guys know it, which only makes you look bad. It's the light equivalent of fake vents and spoilers.

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Old Sep 6, 2015 | 12:23 PM
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Default 2001 xenon headlights on 97-99 es300

I found some oem hid headlights/ballasts/bulbs from a 2001 ES300. I got the pig tails and everything works. I have a 98 ES300 I want to install them into. They don't seem to fit in the existing spot where my halogen lamps were. Has anyone done this swap and know what I need to modify for these xenon lamps to fit?
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Old Apr 26, 2016 | 07:10 PM
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Best instructions ever. Thanks for sharing.
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Old Nov 27, 2021 | 04:27 AM
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I think I'm going to do the one piece black headlight assembly and switch it to HID
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Old Nov 30, 2021 | 08:17 PM
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I think I'm going to do the one piece black headlight assembly and switch it to HID
Not on a 97-01 you're not LMAO
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Old Dec 7, 2021 | 09:01 AM
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Originally Posted by 01LEXPL
Not on a 97-01 you're not LMAO
Dammit....oh well. I thought I saw some one piece blacked out ones on amazon
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