525iSE

Never mind, I found the info you need. Its 50W 60ohm. Get it right or you'll blow your fuse. If that doesn't work, wire it up with a relay as well. If you hve more questions, let me know.

E60orBust

Somebody PM'ed for

Resitor for a 35W kit that I bought from JleviStreetwerks is J-0009-.5 or if the direct link works, click here

How to get ya bumper off --> http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=36253&hl=

When I did my HID Foglight kit, I pretty much followed Umnitza's guide over at e46fanatics.com -->http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=431610

I think I got my relay harness from thexenonstore.com for $25. You don't "need" a relay harness as with the resitor and everything properly grounded, you should be good, but direct linking to your battery terminal means your HID foggies always have a pure power feed w/o any fluctuations. http://thexenonstore.com/HID.php

It took some digging, but here's my original DIY post, which I'm guessing is why you PM'ed me to check this thread

525iSE

Yup, try the resistors alone first, if that fails, get the relay going, no matter what, it'll power up with a relay, thats for sure, but do your switch correctly on the relay, and add resistors to remove the OBC error.

trboda6

thanks all very good info... i will try resistors 1st like (525iSE) suggested and go from there...

525iSE

any updates on your progress trboda6?

525iSE

no updates after all the PMs? Let us know how it went trboda6..

trboda6

I orderd the harness from xenondepot.com for$25 waiting to get it and install it. that should be what i need.

525iSE

so you didn't try the resistors or the relay idea?

trboda6

this is what i orderd...

HID Relay Harness With Inline Fuse Relieves stress on your stock wiring system, or disable your DRL's. By drawing power direct from the battery using all 12 AWG wiring HIDs will turn on when triggered by your headlight switch. Built with a duel output 30Amp Relay it powers both HID ballasts, complete with all needed connectors for easy install, the Relay harness will also provide a level of protection for over voltages to you HID system with its inline fuse.

Black - Ground
White - Switched Source (usually plugs directing into your stock headlight harness)
Yellow/Blue - Plugs into the positive on your HID ballast
Red - 12V+ terminal on your battery

E60orBust

Wheres that popcorn image when you need it.
When you use the relay (As i did), here is a bit of advice to save you from a lot of head scratching. The relay only gives you two positive leads to go to the HID gear. I hooked it all up and sat there puzzled for a good bit wondering why nothing lit. You must ground the negative end of your HID gear to some metal part of your car. Refer back to my other thread for good locations. Another bit of warning, when you disconnect the battery in your boot to connect the relay harness to your jumper points under the hood, you will get maybe two error codes, one for active steering (if you have it) and the window anti-trap feature. Do a seach on these forums of how to clear both yourself. I seriously freaked out (the "Oh F-ME sideways" kind) when they showed up on the i-drive until I started searching the threads.

If I remember I'll post some night pictures of my E60 which has 6000K Xenon driving lights, 6000K foglights and 6000K ibrights Version 2.

Edit: I dug up a picture of my 3'er from the fanatics forum -- http://forum.e46fanatics.com/attachment.ph...mp;d=1170266157
Also, please note that Halogen housings were not meant to reflect the super bright lumens of HID. This fanatics post gives you an idea of what it will look like
http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showpost.php?...amp;postcount=9