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All Things Mk5 => How to Guides / Troubleshooting => Topic started by: RetroRaz on May 07, 2015, 09:19:29 am

Title: Aftermarket hid kit in genuine xenons
Post by: RetroRaz on May 07, 2015, 09:19:29 am

Hi all.

As title,  can you put an aftermarket hid bulbs and ballasts kit into genuine xenons headlamps?

Title: Re: Aftermarket hid kit in genuine xenons
Post by: Wash on May 07, 2015, 10:44:36 pm

I think you can as long as you use a D2S HID kit as that's what fitment the genuine ones are.

Title: Re: Aftermarket hid kit in genuine xenons
Post by: xjay1337 on May 08, 2015, 10:46:33 am

d2s bulbs.

Title: Re: Aftermarket hid kit in genuine xenons
Post by: RetroRaz on May 08, 2015, 10:47:16 am

What about the ballasts and ignitors? Do they also need to be genuine

Title: Re: Aftermarket hid kit in genuine xenons
Post by: DANBOY66 on May 08, 2015, 11:09:23 am

with after market hid kits they come with all the ballasts to get them to work

if you buy genuine ballasts and igniters then no need for after market hid's  :happy2:

http://www.hids-direct.co.uk/d2s-d2r-canbus-pro-hid-conversion-35w-kit-dipped-beam/ (http://www.hids-direct.co.uk/d2s-d2r-canbus-pro-hid-conversion-35w-kit-dipped-beam/)

Title: Re: Aftermarket hid kit in genuine xenons
Post by: RetroRaz on May 08, 2015, 11:22:26 am

Cheers Dan.

I had a look at genuine igniters and ballasts but they are really expensive.  Will that hids direct kit work with your xenon headlamps? Anything else needed apart from the 12 to 10 pin loom?

Title: Re: Aftermarket hid kit in genuine xenons
Post by: xjay1337 on May 08, 2015, 11:50:54 am

you can't use cheapy aftermarket HID kits in proper xenon housings, bulb types etc are different.
buy proper ballasts.

my ballasts are on my bulbs having d1s bulbs on the rocco, bulbs are 80 quid each.

Title: Re: Aftermarket hid kit in genuine xenons
Post by: RetroRaz on May 08, 2015, 11:53:28 am

Quote from: xjay1337 on May 08, 2015, 11:50:54 am

you can't use cheapy aftermarket HID kits in proper xenon housings, bulb types etc are different.
buy proper ballasts.

my ballasts are on my bulbs having d1s bulbs on the rocco, bulbs are 80 quid each.

Cheers jay,  thats the answer i was looking for.

I remember on my polo 6n2 i got away with using an aftermarket hid kit on the oem projector headlamps, thought it might have been the same on the golfs.

Ill keep looking for a genuine set.

Thanks