HID Kits

[D'Squared]

Anyone fitted these to ya Passat's?

Thinking of getting a kit and just wondered if they were ok?, where you got your from? and how easy to fit?

Cheers

[chrisvrscrx]

Whats a HID kit??

[snapdragon]

Yes, I got one off hids4u http://www.hids4u.co.uk/

It was quite a while ago. They were £120ish, but they don't seem to have them now.
They work great, and beam pattern was unchanged, so didn't need to adjust lights afterwards. They also don't trigger Bulb Out warnings like some kits. There are loads on ebay, the BOSCH ones are almost certainly fake (Bosch don't make such kits)
Make sure they work with blown bulb detection (not as some crummy seperate box though), have integral ignitors inside ballast box, and get 4300-6000K. Nothing higher as they are dim and give tacky blue light.
What about this? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-PASSAT-H7-X...QQcmdZViewItem

Another tip, if you need to make a hole in your rubber boot for the wire, make a clean cut tiny hole, and use fairy liquid and water, and even a fat connector will pull through, then seal tight around the wire.

I didn't cut the bulb holder clip, I was about to, and then sanded/shaved down the connector as much as I dare, and forced it through the hole then fed the wire through.

[D'Squared]

thanks again snapdragon...have you seen these ? http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/192812.htm
What do you think?

[RickT]

Guys,

i have a HID on my A4.. ( if you wanna see any pic's please say so iand i will post the link)

DID YOU KNOW!!!

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here is the link to their profile within the forum here..

https://www.vwaudiforum.co.uk/forum/s...ad.php?t=10323

I have used them a few times.. Martin will sort you out with any questions etc..

ALSO...i have arranged a 10% discount for www.vwaudiforum.co.uk members.

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Have a read and take it from there..

RickT

[D'Squared]

how much we talking about for a Passat then??? pics would be good.

[snapdragon]

thanks again snapdragon...have you seen these ? http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/192812.htm
What do you think?

Yeah, they look pretty much like mine.

[D'Squared]

Yeah, they look pretty much like mine.

trouble is they don't list the b5.5 with the later headlights...i'll have to ring him.

[clint]

Whats a HID kit??

high intensity discharge lighting

[AndyM]

Hi,

I had an HID kit on my last car (Mondeo) and I'm really keen to get a set for my Passat. The only thing I noticed on the Mondeo was that they caused interference with the radio reception whenever the lights were on. Has anyone noticed this with HIDs in their Passat? And where did you hide the ballasts during the install?

I'm definitely going for a 6000k kit again. For those of you who haven't experienced HID it's like a miniature holocaust in each headlight. You barely need full beam and when you do use it, it looks all yellow and weak in comparison.