Looking for HID conversion kit

nomad11 · 07-09-2002, 01:15 AM

HELP!!!

i'm trying to find a decent price for an HID conversion kit for my 98' Legacy 2.5 GT headlights. all the cool blue lights i buy burn out in less than 2 months and i'm draining my money on them like running water!

if there's anyone out there with the slightest idea of where to find them let me know PLEASE!!!!

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danci1973 · 07-09-2002, 04:42 AM

Checkout CIBIE:

http://www.cibie.com/Page/CIBIE_HID/LEGACY_BG.htm

D.

Z1 Performance · 07-09-2002, 10:14 AM

Done! Give us a call at 631-254-8277

dscottf · 07-09-2002, 10:58 AM

HID conversions are nasty for everyone else, US reflectors are not shaped right, and produce a dangerous amount of glare.

http://lighting.mbz.org/tech/info/bulbs/HID/conversion/

and read about blue bulbs while your are at it

http://lighting.mbz.org/tech/info/bulbs/blue/

nomad11 · 07-09-2002, 11:39 AM

thanks for your input peeps!

i appreciate it greatly

MKIVSupra · 07-09-2002, 12:56 PM

OR, you could do what I did... get some decent bulbs for your headlights and replace the fogs with HID auxilary lights. Made a huge difference and then when/if you sell the Legacy you can keep the lights cause they are not car specific.

Radio Flyer · 07-09-2002, 04:30 PM

I'd recommend going for a set of Morettes. The Hella lamps in them put out an incredible amount of light, with very crisp cutoffs (so as not to blind other drivers). If you're still stuck on getting HIDs, you can add an HID kit to the Morettes -- someone here has... Jacobhorn?? White Knight?

Adam has 'em at Z1.

I got mine from Need for Speed.

Teague's Auto has 'em as well.

Get 'em. See well. Look cool. Be a member of the exclusive Club Morette.

  - Eric
    Lil' Red '98 2.5 GT Wagon - Pics

monovich · 07-09-2002, 04:36 PM

I'm going to do a HID conversion on my JDM projectors when I get 'em in.

be a member of the exclusive club JDM projector

MKIVSupra · 07-09-2002, 05:28 PM

Damn! I was hoping never to see a red 98 GT with Morettes

Now I want them

That looks real nice Eric. Definitely unique. How is the fit? Are they plug and play or do you have to do some rigging? I don't know how it would look, but have you considered painting the grill to match?

Radio Flyer · 07-10-2002, 10:48 AM

MkIV - I'm sorry.

They are pretty much plug and play. You need to add a couple new power wires - they go directly to the battery. The fit is close to perfect. The outer edges (where the yellow reflector on the stock lights are) stick out slightly from the bodywork (1/16" - 1/8"). Not very badly at all. I love 'em all the same! Loved 'em even more the first time I drove at night. Amazing difference over stock!

Oh. Never put any serious thought into painting the grill to match. I think it'd be red overkill. Heck, I'm thinking I probably won't paint my new badge red (crash damage, had it replaced). Same thinking on the calipers -- although the red looks great on the red JDM wagon...

Monovich - Those projectors will look great once mounted! Lookin' forward to pics!

  - Eric
    Lil' Red '98 2.5 GT Wagon - Pics

VOLTIS5 · 07-10-2002, 12:52 PM

DAMN you people with your morettes and JDM projectors :monkey:
now i gotta save up more $$$ just to be a part of the "Cool Headlight Club"

jacobhorn · 07-10-2002, 01:34 PM

I got my HIDs for Midnight Moose's group buy. I paid $355 for H1 Eagleite HIDs. I put the HIDs in my Morettes and could not be happier. The HIDs are bright and look great!
I purchased my Morettes from Adam at Z1 performance. Great guy, great deal.
If you are planning to put HIDs in your stock headlights, I would not do it. I strongly suggest that you skip the HIDs and buy Morettes, as they will greatly improve your car's useable light output.
If you are willing to spend the $$ like me, I would say go for HIDs in your Morettes, about the best you can do.

If it would help, I can dig up some pics of my Morettes w/ HIDs.

JH

VOLTIS5 · 07-10-2002, 02:07 PM

jacob- would i really need to go HID with the morettes or are they more than enough to make up for the OEM lights?

Z1 Performance · 07-10-2002, 06:31 PM

you certainly do not need the HID with the Morette..the Morette lense itself does such a better job than the stock lights..nice clean lines, much better beam pattern. heck, even a set of good bulbs would do wonders in Morettes and make you wonder what you have been seeing (or missing) on the road before!

HID and Morette or HID an JDM projectors...that is a kick booty combo for sure....and though expensive, more than worth the price of admission

adam
Z-1 Performance
www.z1auto.com

FYI - our Morette order is going in late this week, so if anyone wants Legacy units (1996 and onwards only), let me know. Price is $519.99 per set, complete, as pictured on Jacob's sweet car above

To order, just call

SleeperWRX · 07-10-2002, 07:46 PM

I have an Eaglite full HID conversion in 9007 for sale at the moment. 399 shipped...PM me if interested.

thanks,
-Mike

VOLTIS5 · 07-11-2002, 02:02 AM

Thanks for the info Z

jacobhorn · 07-11-2002, 11:24 AM

^

WHat Adam said

No, you don't need HIDs with the Morettes. The Hella bulbs that ship with the Morettes work great. But, HID is pretty cool...

JH

newcomhid · 06-14-2006, 03:26 PM

This post edited to remove non-vendor vending.

flanders · 06-14-2006, 11:04 PM

Adam- Can you get them for BE/BH?

JjSwee · 06-15-2006, 02:13 AM

psst flanders, check out the dates

flanders · 06-15-2006, 03:57 PM

I hate when that happens. Not that I like the Morettes on the BE/BH anyway.

NiTRoN · 06-15-2006, 09:22 PM

bump for old thread..

07-09-2002, 01:15 AM	#1
nomad11 Scooby Newbie Member#: 18548 Join Date: May 2002 Location: dallas, texas Vehicle: 1998 Legacy GT 2.5 white	Looking for HID conversion kit HELP!!! i'm trying to find a decent price for an HID conversion kit for my 98' Legacy 2.5 GT headlights. all the cool blue lights i buy burn out in less than 2 months and i'm draining my money on them like running water! if there's anyone out there with the slightest idea of where to find them let me know PLEASE!!!! * Registered users of the site do not see these ads.

07-09-2002, 10:58 AM	#4
dscottf Scooby Newbie Member#: 3312 Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Madison, WI 53713 Vehicle: 1999 Outback Wagon Sapphire Blue	DON'T DO IT!!! HID conversions are nasty for everyone else, US reflectors are not shaped right, and produce a dangerous amount of glare. http://lighting.mbz.org/tech/info/bulbs/HID/conversion/ and read about blue bulbs while your are at it http://lighting.mbz.org/tech/info/bulbs/blue/

07-10-2002, 10:48 AM	#10
Radio Flyer Scooby Specialist Member#: 374 Join Date: Oct 1999 Chapter/Region: SWIC Location: Albuquerque, NM Vehicle: '98 2.5 GT Wagon Rio Red	MkIV - I'm sorry. They are pretty much plug and play. You need to add a couple new power wires - they go directly to the battery. The fit is close to perfect. The outer edges (where the yellow reflector on the stock lights are) stick out slightly from the bodywork (1/16" - 1/8"). Not very badly at all. I love 'em all the same! Loved 'em even more the first time I drove at night. Amazing difference over stock! Oh. Never put any serious thought into painting the grill to match. I think it'd be red overkill. Heck, I'm thinking I probably won't paint my new badge red (crash damage, had it replaced). Same thinking on the calipers -- although the red looks great on the red JDM wagon... Monovich - Those projectors will look great once mounted! Lookin' forward to pics!   - Eric     Lil' Red '98 2.5 GT Wagon - Pics Last edited by Radio Flyer; 07-10-2002 at 10:58 AM.

06-14-2006, 03:26 PM	#18
newcomhid Scooby Newbie Member#: 117553 Join Date: Jun 2006	The Best Offer For Hid Conversion Kit! This post edited to remove non-vendor vending. Last edited by DLC; 06-14-2006 at 03:50 PM.

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07-09-2002, 04:42 AM	#2
danci1973 Scooby Newbie Member#: 19018 Join Date: May 2002 Location: Maribor, Slovenia Vehicle: 1995 Legacy Wagon Silver	Checkout CIBIE: http://www.cibie.com/Page/CIBIE_HID/LEGACY_BG.htm D.

07-09-2002, 10:14 AM	#3
Z1 Performance Former Vendor Member#: 9327 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Z1Auto.com	Done! Give us a call at 631-254-8277

07-09-2002, 11:39 AM	#5
nomad11 Scooby Newbie Member#: 18548 Join Date: May 2002 Location: dallas, texas Vehicle: 1998 Legacy GT 2.5 white	thanks for your input peeps! i appreciate it greatly

07-09-2002, 12:56 PM	#6
MKIVSupra Scooby Newbie Member#: 4441 Join Date: Feb 2001 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Wheeling, IL Vehicle: 2004 WRX STi WRB and Gold	OR, you could do what I did... get some decent bulbs for your headlights and replace the fogs with HID auxilary lights. Made a huge difference and then when/if you sell the Legacy you can keep the lights cause they are not car specific.

07-09-2002, 04:30 PM	#7
Radio Flyer Scooby Specialist Member#: 374 Join Date: Oct 1999 Chapter/Region: SWIC Location: Albuquerque, NM Vehicle: '98 2.5 GT Wagon Rio Red	I'd recommend going for a set of Morettes. The Hella lamps in them put out an incredible amount of light, with very crisp cutoffs (so as not to blind other drivers). If you're still stuck on getting HIDs, you can add an HID kit to the Morettes -- someone here has... Jacobhorn?? White Knight? Adam has 'em at Z1. I got mine from Need for Speed. Teague's Auto has 'em as well. Get 'em. See well. Look cool. Be a member of the exclusive Club Morette.   - Eric     Lil' Red '98 2.5 GT Wagon - Pics

07-09-2002, 04:36 PM	#8
monovich Scooby Specialist Member#: 8124 Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Denver, Colorado Vehicle: 1998 Old Grey Mule Regacy Rype R	I'm going to do a HID conversion on my JDM projectors when I get 'em in. be a member of the exclusive club JDM projector

07-09-2002, 05:28 PM	#9
MKIVSupra Scooby Newbie Member#: 4441 Join Date: Feb 2001 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Wheeling, IL Vehicle: 2004 WRX STi WRB and Gold	Damn! I was hoping never to see a red 98 GT with Morettes Now I want them That looks real nice Eric. Definitely unique. How is the fit? Are they plug and play or do you have to do some rigging? I don't know how it would look, but have you considered painting the grill to match?

07-10-2002, 12:52 PM	#11
VOLTIS5 Scooby Specialist Member#: 2353 Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: look outside your window...... Vehicle: 98' LegOver GT dark whiteish pearly red	DAMN you people with your morettes and JDM projectors :monkey: now i gotta save up more $$$ just to be a part of the "Cool Headlight Club"

07-10-2002, 01:34 PM	#12
jacobhorn Scooby Specialist Member#: 5122 Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Maple Leaf Vehicle: 1998 Legacy GT LTD '02 HD Softail Deuce	I got my HIDs for Midnight Moose's group buy. I paid $355 for H1 Eagleite HIDs. I put the HIDs in my Morettes and could not be happier. The HIDs are bright and look great! I purchased my Morettes from Adam at Z1 performance. Great guy, great deal. If you are planning to put HIDs in your stock headlights, I would not do it. I strongly suggest that you skip the HIDs and buy Morettes, as they will greatly improve your car's useable light output. If you are willing to spend the $$ like me, I would say go for HIDs in your Morettes, about the best you can do. If it would help, I can dig up some pics of my Morettes w/ HIDs. JH

07-10-2002, 02:07 PM	#13
VOLTIS5 Scooby Specialist Member#: 2353 Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: look outside your window...... Vehicle: 98' LegOver GT dark whiteish pearly red	jacob- would i really need to go HID with the morettes or are they more than enough to make up for the OEM lights?

07-10-2002, 06:31 PM	#14
Z1 Performance Former Vendor Member#: 9327 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Z1Auto.com	you certainly do not need the HID with the Morette..the Morette lense itself does such a better job than the stock lights..nice clean lines, much better beam pattern. heck, even a set of good bulbs would do wonders in Morettes and make you wonder what you have been seeing (or missing) on the road before! HID and Morette or HID an JDM projectors...that is a kick booty combo for sure....and though expensive, more than worth the price of admission adam Z-1 Performance www.z1auto.com FYI - our Morette order is going in late this week, so if anyone wants Legacy units (1996 and onwards only), let me know. Price is $519.99 per set, complete, as pictured on Jacob's sweet car above To order, just call

07-10-2002, 07:46 PM	#15
SleeperWRX Scooby Specialist Member#: 8179 Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Legacy Sport Sedan (Turbo)	I have an Eaglite full HID conversion in 9007 for sale at the moment. 399 shipped...PM me if interested. thanks, -Mike

07-11-2002, 02:02 AM	#16
VOLTIS5 Scooby Specialist Member#: 2353 Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: look outside your window...... Vehicle: 98' LegOver GT dark whiteish pearly red	Thanks for the info Z

07-11-2002, 11:24 AM	#17
jacobhorn Scooby Specialist Member#: 5122 Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Maple Leaf Vehicle: 1998 Legacy GT LTD '02 HD Softail Deuce	^ WHat Adam said No, you don't need HIDs with the Morettes. The Hella bulbs that ship with the Morettes work great. But, HID is pretty cool... JH

06-14-2006, 11:04 PM	#19
flanders Scooby Specialist Member#: 76382 Join Date: Dec 2004 Chapter/Region: BAIC Location: Bay Area Vehicle: 2000 BH BP Wannabe	Adam- Can you get them for BE/BH?

06-15-2006, 02:13 AM	#20
JjSwee Scooby Newbie Member#: 75880 Join Date: Nov 2004 Chapter/Region: BAIC Location: California Vehicle: 1997 Legacy GT	psst flanders, check out the dates

06-15-2006, 03:57 PM	#21
flanders Scooby Specialist Member#: 76382 Join Date: Dec 2004 Chapter/Region: BAIC Location: Bay Area Vehicle: 2000 BH BP Wannabe	I hate when that happens. Not that I like the Morettes on the BE/BH anyway.

06-15-2006, 09:22 PM	#22
NiTRoN Scooby Specialist Member#: 30556 Join Date: Nov 2002 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Cleveland, Ohio Vehicle: 2000 Legacy GT (BE) over 250,000 Miles	bump for old thread..

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