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installing xenon headlights????

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Old Jan 2, 2013 | 07:11 AM
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Greetings,

I am new at this forum. It looks like a great forum from all the topics and replies I have seen. I know this has probably been asked like 100 times in this forum or others but I actually do not understand it. There is talk of putting in an HID kit that costs a lot less than original xenon but does it mean that it looks OEM or just the light inside is blueish/whitish.

I have something like this:



And would like to upgrade to something like this:



Or even LCI xenon.

Please help.

Thanks in advance .

Kelvin.
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Old Jan 2, 2013 | 07:15 AM
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There are several options (in the order of cost, least to most expensive) -
1. Put in HID bulbs kit in the existing reflector light housing. Cost will be around $50.
2. Replace head lights housings with after market projector type of head lights and use HID bulbs. Cost may be around $500 to $700.
3. Buy a set of OEM Xenon project headlights. Used set may be $1000 to $1500. New ones will be around $2500 to $3000 for the set.
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Old Jan 2, 2013 | 07:20 AM
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I think I like the second option best. Will this make my car look OEM xenon like the picture above? If so where can I find these products because on Ebay there are thousands of different projector/HID kits, I am not sure what product is the one I require.
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Old Jan 2, 2013 | 06:30 PM
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Subscribed for some clarity on this subject
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