Best 1 piece Projector Headlights?

[inigoj]

I am looking to upgrade my two piece B5 Halogen headlights to later style 1 piece HID compatible lights.

What are the best ones to go for?

Am i better off trying to find a complete second hand solution with ballast and bulbs etc, or aftermarket projectors?

Also is it best to keep the main beam Halogen (for flashing main beam) or go for a twin xenon setup?

I dont want a halo style light.

Any ideas.

 

[kris_tdi]

euro car parts sell the valeo ones (same company that makes the oem ones) this is what i have, i also have hid's in the dipped. i dont see the point in having main beam hids as they dont come on instantly like normal bulbs so would be usless for flasing someone.

 

[Broken Byzan]

^^What He Said^^

You can't beat the OEM Valeos

 

[inigoj]

What is the bulb type/fitting on the OEM Valeo projectors, and where is the best place to get a HID kit to fit these headlights? ebay/vagparts/JBR etc?

 

[Broken Byzan]

H7 bulbs, and any of the names mentioned will supply you a kit.
However,the light output on normal H7's from the facelift lamps is much better, you may find you are happy with the output, without the expense of an HID kit.

 

[kris_tdi]

as above, funnily enough mine is an hid kit for a vauxhall omega (made by hella) got it off ebay years ago. thing i like about them = in all the years they have been on the car they are still on set of bulbs number 1 they pay for themselves on bulb savings

 

[inigoj]

Do the Valeo one piece units have a switch for LHD/RHD?

I am looking at some OEM facelift lights from Germany, but am unsure on the dipped-beam pattern, and whether it can be changed.

If the low beam is a projector is the beam pattern a changeable mask?

+ what is the difference between the Valeo facelift halogens, and the facelift xenon headlamps? is it just the projector/bulb fitting and the ballast enclosure on the rear of the headlght?

 

[inigoj]

Finally went for the Valeo facelift halogen's, and an aftermarket HID kit + white side-lights etc.

This way i can change back to halogen dipped for MOT.

 

[kris_tdi]

you wont need to change back for the MOT, HID's are fully legal.