Thread: General: - E46 Bi-Xenon (budget) retrofit
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Old Apr 20th, 2017, 15:49   #16
poiuytre111
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Yes - you describe my situation correctly (2x used oem, 2x pattern new). I bought the units on ebay in advance of full investigation - fortunately they didn't cost much.

I agree that going back to halogen will be tough or impossible, as the hid bulb and halogen bulb seem to have a materially different light source location - maybe 5mm deeper into the reflector.

I have all the bits to go hid so I guess I will have to look into this, though I suspect it may then cause mot issues as I don't have any hid levelling or headlight washing provision in place.
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