Anyone recommend me a decent HID kit for the 850, for sensible money?
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Thursday 30th January 2014, 18:44 #1Senior Member
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Factory White 855R : 2.5 Bottom End : Ported & Flowed Cylinder Head : TD04 19T TurboVXR Injectors : ME7 Manifold : TWR Throttle Body : Blackbeast IC : AEM Progressive WI : Ferrita 3" DownpipeMilltek Cat-Back : BC BR Coilovers : IPD ARB : AP Racing Brakes : M56 & Gripper LSD
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Thursday 30th January 2014, 18:48 #2Senior Member
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Thanked 5,683 Times in 4,419 Postsi just use the cheap ebay ones, in both cars and ive switched them between quite a few and never had an issue with them, 20 odd quid a set
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Thursday 30th January 2014, 19:19 #3Senior Member
a 19t just isn't laggy enough
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Originally Posted by p fandango
Some say the cheap ones are useless, some say they're fine. It seems it's just luck of the drawer!Factory White 855R : 2.5 Bottom End : Ported & Flowed Cylinder Head : TD04 19T TurboVXR Injectors : ME7 Manifold : TWR Throttle Body : Blackbeast IC : AEM Progressive WI : Ferrita 3" DownpipeMilltek Cat-Back : BC BR Coilovers : IPD ARB : AP Racing Brakes : M56 & Gripper LSD
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Thursday 30th January 2014, 19:33 #5Senior Member
a 19t just isn't laggy enough
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Thursday 30th January 2014, 19:35 #6Senior Member
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Thanked 7,752 Times in 5,648 Posts16 quid a set from a UK seller on fleabay. with no problems in over a year. MOT man was fine with them too. go for 5000k or lower if you don't wanna look like a chav
they're all made by the same Chinese company so dint worry about brand either.19t, greens, 3" inlet, 3" downpipe with race cat, V70R catback, autotech map...
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Thursday 30th January 2014, 19:43 #7Driving Miss Daisy
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Thanked 4,171 Times in 2,943 PostsBought mine from hids4u and they've been fine for the past year, iirc mine were about £65
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Thanked 76 Times in 63 PostsHad mine, dip and main, for over a year now - no probs at all.
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Sunday 2nd February 2014, 19:54 #10New Identity
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