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Rollie2445 02-23-2019 06:51 PM

08 ms3 led conversion
 
Hi guys I have a 08 ms3 and it comes with the HID headlights. I was wondering if anyone has done a LED conversion? Normally I would just swap them but these headlight assemblies come with the ballast. Could I just plug the LEDs with no modifications or would I have to remove the ballast or something?

shipo 02-23-2019 08:43 PM


Originally Posted by Rollie2445 (Post 173155)
Hi guys I have a 08 ms3 and it comes with the HID headlights. I was wondering if anyone has done a LED conversion? Normally I would just swap them but these headlight assemblies come with the ballast. Could I just plug the LEDs with no modifications or would I have to remove the ballast or something?

HIDs and LEDs are not interchangeable; that and LEDs don't do any better job of lighting than HIDs so why muck around with the swap?

Rollie2445 02-23-2019 08:51 PM

I have a pair of LEDs on my other car and had HIDs before that and I found that the LEDs actually lit up way better than the HIDs so there's that. Also the HIDs are more expensive plus I'll have to pay for a ballast which is anywhere from 40-80$ should one go out. So to me it would be worth it.

shipo 02-23-2019 08:55 PM

It has nothing to do with LEDs, it is all about the housing and lensing; like it or don't, believe it or not, LEDs do not light better.

Rollie2445 02-23-2019 09:00 PM

Okay I appreciate the info but I want to get rid of the HIDs bottom line more expensive to replace. Has anyone got the halogen headlight assemblies swapped on to there car? If so how's it done?


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