How did you seal your hole? Hid Conversion

[Hockey27925]

adding an hid conversion kit from vvme.com to my 02 a4 1.8t awd, wondering what everyone else used to seal the hole that they had to drill out of the plastic cover in the back of the headlight housing?

[ILikeBigBrakes]

Haha seal your hole.... Ok sorry, on my bike I used rubber grommets and took apart the plug to fit the wiring through the grommet. Or you can use silicon glue and that will seal for a good amount of time.... lasted 1.5 years on my GTO and then it needed new glue - downside is it doesnt look very pretty.

[jackitorslamit]

I used the rubber grommet that came with the wires.

[inaforest]

the vvme kit has a rubber grommet on the wires for that specific reason.

i just installed that kit yesterday.

[fitch303]

adding an hid conversion kit from vvme.com to my 02 a4 1.8t awd, wondering what everyone else used to seal the hole that they had to drill out of the plastic cover in the back of the headlight housing?

OOHhhhhhh shit son, good luck with that!

Wanna see a lovely review?
http://www.audizine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=238362

it comes with a grommet, don't use anything permanent because they will fail and need replacing.

[Hockey27925]

o ok thanks for the input guys didnt quite know that it came with the kit it was not specified, also what are your opinions on color for a more elegant look similar to the lights of a lexus truck, should i go with the 4300k 5000k or the 6000k?

[inaforest]

6K

[fitch303]

I have the 6000k right now but that looks too blue/not bright enough for me, going with the 5000k 55watt kit.

[Hockey27925]

ok let me know how the 5000k come out im looking to buy a pair in a few days

[fitch303]

The kit will arrive tomorrow, I will post pics of both kits to show you what each looks like.

[El_Chapusca]

Just Make Sure You Drill The Hole A Bit Smaller Than The Rubber Grommet And YouR Set

[Hockey27925]

ok thanks for the advice and lookin to see the pics, would a touch of silicon to seal the grommet in place hurt?

[fitch303]

The grommet is more then enough, we have splash guards under out cars and the hood above. the grommets seal pretty tight and I can almost guarantee after the first 6 months you will have to replace something. Buy a ddm kit.

[Hockey27925]

and what exactly makes these ddm kits so special, warranties? longer bulb life? size? ect?

[fitch303]

vvme has a good warranty, but you pay A SHIT TON to get stuff shipped because they are from china, ive gone through 2 ballast and 3 bulbs and one side always flickers. plus the ddm ballasts are 1/3 the size of the vvme kits.

[Hockey27925]

now when u said you have goone through two ballast and three bulbs are you referring to the ddm ones or the vvme ones, also anyone lese having these problems?

[El_Chapusca]

now when u said you have goone through two ballast and three bulbs are you referring to the ddm ones or the vvme ones, also anyone lese having these problems?

Im pretty sure hes talking about the vvme ones anyways vvme seem to had a bad rep for shitty products its all in luck at what you get some peoples bulbs/balast last a good amount og time while some others just dont cut it

[ILikeBigBrakes]

I always love prolumen.. you can get them on the bmw websites

[mxrz]

All these kits use shitty Chinese bulbs... Their 55watt 5000K kits are no brighter than a genuine 35watt Philips 85122+

[Hockey27925]

hey and did anyone disconnect their battery to do this or should i just leave it connected ?

[inaforest]

leave it connected

[B6driver]

i just pinched the wires through the bottom.

[El_Chapusca]

hey and did anyone disconnect their battery to do this or should i just leave it connected ?

You should just for safety

[Charlescrs6]

You should just for safety

what gets reset when you unplug your battery??? I always feel like i'm gonna F*** something up... (uber noob talking)

[El_Chapusca]

what gets reset when you unplug your battery??? I always feel like i'm gonna F*** something up... (uber noob talking)

Just the clock and radio presets

[Charlescrs6]

Just the clock and radio presets

FUCKKKK MY PRESETS... jk... who listens to FM/AM anyway??

[yung turbo]

i didnt even drill, i just let the wire come out the back and on the bottom then i closed the the thing and its closet tight and i have no condesation issues.

[forevraudi]

i did my vvme hid conversion one night and the next morning i washed my car, finding that i had condensation issues. I used the rubber grommet but i had to go back and silicone seal it up, a big pain in the ass. when you're there, just do it to avoid future headache

[yung turbo]

i got a car wash and still dont have that issue, maybe it depends on where you live.