I'm sure many of you have seen the American X300 with the mad headlights, so not wanting to be outdone, here is my progress...

Still need to fit to the car, but broke a glass lens whilst separating it in the oven, so am waiting for a spare to arrive

 

I have been looking for a way to improve my headlights for ages, and have found the "130% brighter" straight swap bulbs a complete waste of time. I was interested in HID, but had been led to believe that they could not be retrofitted in the UK, as the construction and use regulations expressly prohibit it. Given the lights and beam pattern are tested at the annual MoT, have you figured a way round this? If you have, this could be a very interesting upgrade.

 

Already have got a direct swap of the bulbs to HID's (and LED's for fogs)

They have passed the last few MOT's without any problems

... but I fancied a slightly different look!







Not exactly the most "straightforward" upgrade however!!!!!

Firstly you need lenses from an X308 as they are clear and the ones from a X300 would not work with the lens.

Secondly you need to heat them for 2 hours at 175C in the oven to separate the glass from the back - be very careful at this stage, one shattered from a unseen stone chip!

You then need to measure and cut a hole in the back to accommodate the lens (see first pic at top)

Then you need to glue it all back together, and then do all the wiring with the sidelights for the HALO, and add the ballast for that bit, then the ballast for the HID kit AND the Canbus canceler...

 

Well that's the outer lenses fitted, wired in and working - hard to get a good picture in the dark, but here are the first ones...

 

Thats the Inners done with CCFL rings as well - thought I'd go with a slightly different colour to the outers for more of an impact

 

Finally got a decent picture after messing for days with camera filters