Has anyone seen this?

[need_4spd]

If they are 55w is that enough to be ran in a 07 rabbit with out any problems?

http://www.retro-solutions.com...T.htm

[bigred1]

at our shop we use a different brand, but we install a lot of them and theyre quite easy to install. the hardest part on newer cars is finding a good mounting point for the ballasts. also, when you put them on, make sure there's nothing on your car that flashes the lights, ie:automatic headlights that come on in darkness then go off when its light again, alarm, etc... this could burn them out quickly

[need_4spd]

So as far as a drop in kit this would work?
I just don't understand the hole thing with the power of them and them not working with the CECM on the MKV platform...Or would I need to change the CECM to use a kit like this?
sorry for all the noob questions here

[bigred1]

CECM? i'm not sure what that is. anyways, the kit is as simple as plugging in a new headlight bulb. just mount the boxes within a foot of the headlight and everything plugs in. no cutting or splicing. just be sure you dont touch any of the bulbs with your finger tips....the oil will burn them out. also, once you put them in, make sure you avoid flashing the lights or turning them on and off frequently.....you could burn the ballasts up. trust me, it's extremely simple to put them in. oh, and everyones a noob at some point.

[Shafted33]

The kits I have seen online have not been plug and play friendly to the MKV Jettas. Could you link me to one that is? Thank you.

[bigred1]

i havent had much experience with the mkv's yet, is there something unique about their headlight setups? as long as theres a bulb with a plug going into it, you can install these kits. they dont interrupt the headlight wiring until right at the bulb. its all plug and play.

[need_4spd]

The link I posted up top has them... H7 and if you call them they have H7's with high beams too, it uses just one bulb... not sure how that works...

I think the main thing with the MKV's are the bulb out indicator on the dash...

[bigred1]

the bulb out indicator may quit working, but thats no big deal. most vw's have h7,9007,9005, or 9006 style bulbs that have both high and low beam in one bulb. i believe you have to specify which you want to be HID when you order, you might be able to get both in HID, but that may mean mounting two extra ballasts therefore....twice the price.

[Shafted33]

You are right about the bulb styles. The MKV Jetta takes the H7 bulb, but uses two seperate bulbs for lows and highs. The problem with the new design is that the bulb plugs directly into a socket, and that socket twists into the housing and receives power via contacts on the sides of the socket.

The HID Bulbs are similar in every respect except the bottom has a ceramic cylinder with wires coming out of it. That prevents it from plugging into the socket and also prevents it from working in the low beam spot.

As a temporary fix, I have installed the bulbs into the high beam locations and adjusted them down to where the low beams would be. I then had to unplug the low beam bulbs because the MKV Jetta keeps the lows and highs on at the same time. This means I have no high beams. I installed a resistor to turn the bulb out indicator off on the dash.

If anyone has successfully installed a kit on an MKV Jetta, I am dying to know how it was done.

[bigred1]

cool. i havent yet had the chance to tinker with an mkV. looking forward to it. so there is a harness that plugs into the headlight itself and then the contacts are in the bulb holder? sort of like a tailight tray?

[Shafted33]

It's tough to explain. I am going to take pics and post them. That is if I can figure out how. I am truly lousy at using computers.

[need_4spd]

Quote, originally posted by Shafted33 »

If anyone has successfully installed a kit on an MKV Jetta,or Rabbit I am dying to know how it was done.

X2

if you can post some pics that would be great

[Shafted33]

Pics should be on the way. I am just learning about photo bucket. Lets all cross our fingers that I figure this out. In the mean time, check out http://www.xenonlink.com they have great prices.

[Shafted33]

[Shafted33]

Pic 1: The socket that holds the light bulb in place. Notice the contacts on the sides. That is how it powers the bulb.

Pic 2: The bulb itself out of the socket. Notice the two prongs on the bottom. The xenon bulb has a ceramic piece here with two wires coming out.

Pic 3: Another blurry shot of the bulb.

Pic 4: A blurry pic of the bottom of the bulb.

Pic 5: A little bit better shot of the socket. It simply twists in and out of the housing.

Pic 6: This is the bulb and the socket together.

Pic 7: This is the best shot I could get of the socket installed in the assembly.

Pic 8: This is the assembly with the cover installed. This cover twists off as well. It makes for a very easy headlight bulb swap.

Pic 9: Same thing as 8.

[bigred1]

thats interesting to say the least. i doubt you could tap the HID wires into the headlight harness itself because the wires coming out of the ballast boxes arent typical copper wires i dont believe. i'd have to have an mkV in front of me and some time to tinker with one before i could know for sure if i could do one.

[need_4spd]

I'm going to bump this just to see if any one else has done a drop in kit in a MKV

[doug051]

Hey guys...I too ran into this problem months back when i first purchased my TDI. Bought the HID kit and soon discovered that the OEM bulb uses a cap where it holds the bulb and distributes power for it to work ...I guess thats VW's way of complicating a easy plug and play setup. Cutting and rigging was out of the question...i mean c'mon, car was only 3 days off the lot!! So I returned the damn HID kit and decided to wait it out for someone to come up with a simple solution...

It so happens that I ran into this website that make simple bulb adapters that make installing HIDs a breeze in 2005.5-2008 Jetta's and I think other MK5s

Vendor website: http://www.kbcarstuff.com/Prod...tID=1

and here what the adapter looks like:

Someone Try it out and let me know how it turns out!!!!:

Modified by doug051 at 11:25 AM 1/10/2008

[Shafted33]

****ing a right!!! I am going to order those the second I click post. I will let you guys know how they work out. You may or may not be my hero. Check back for updates on that too.

[bigred1]

the only issue i see possibly arising from that is the heat put off from the HID bulbs....i hope those adapters are of a decent, quality plastic or they'll melt and possibly short some things out causing a nightmare. but hey, i'm a pessimist, they look like the answer, good luck with them.

[need_4spd]

Quote, originally posted by Shafted33 »

****ing a right!!! I am going to order those the second I click post. I will let you guys know how they work out. You may or may not be my hero. Check back for updates on that too.

Yes please let us know how this works... and pics would be helpful to

[MKVJET08]

anyone hear anything about those headlight housings??

[need_4spd]

Quote, originally posted by MKVJET08 »

anyone hear anything about those headlight housings??

X2

[flygliii]

Great thread! Anyone have a before and after pic of their beam/pattern?

[That Dude]

Anyone check out those xenonlinks? Are they one of those too good to be true deals?

[08R32]

I had an mkIV gti with hid but I bought an 08 R32 so I am trying to install the hid's in my buddies mkv jetta so I will buy this unit and try it out. i will let you all know soon enough if it works or not.

As far as the blinking with car being on that also happened to me on my gti but it went away with some time. It never happened again. Peace out!

[That Dude]

bump bump

[A2kameiX1]

it will work.

[MKVJET08]

Quote, originally posted by 08R32 »

As far as the blinking with car being on that also happened to me on my gti but it went away with some time. It never happened again. Peace out!

do you mean the flickering? ive been told u kinda have to fix that, it doesnt just disappear. did ur mkiv have DRLs?

[fixmy59bug]

Quote, originally posted by Shafted33 »

As a temporary fix, I have installed the bulbs into the high beam locations and adjusted them down to where the low beams would be. I then had to unplug the low beam bulbs because the MKV Jetta keeps the lows and highs on at the same time. This means I have no high beams. I installed a resistor to turn the bulb out indicator off on the dash.

I know this particular post is kinda old, but the thread is still alive. So if you are now using your adjusted HID high beams as regular driving lights, I gotta ask

WHY IN THE EFFING HELL would you do that???????????????????????????

Do you not realize you are still blinding the hell out of everyone else on the road? It doesn't matter that you adjusted them down. Here's why.

The low beams have a cut off that blocks MOST light from going above a certain point. Granted there is still some glare designed into the headlight, but it is not nearly as bad as using a high beam as a driving light. Again, Yes I realize you said you adjusted them down. I don't care. The high beams do not have that cut off designed into the reflector. You are just scattering light all over the damn place, granted at a lower level, but the point is you are using an HID high beam as your driving light.

I swear, if you were driving near me, I would intentionally run into you head on and sacrifice my car just so you didn't blind anyone else on the road.

For the love of god, Please take those lights out of the high beams, and get your lights working how they were designed. If you insist on being a tard and running HID's in a halogen headlight housing, atleast run them in the low beam reflector and adjust it down a little bit.

Have some common sense and respect for your fellow drivers.

[08R32]

So I ordered the clips from kbcar stuff for the 08 jetta hid kit. It doesn't look like the picture, there are no wires there are just prongs which are a pain in the ass. They did work though but the problem is the lights flicker like crazy when the car is running but perfect when just the key is on!!! I wanted to just smash the whole ****ing thing. Any ideas because I still didnt read in the begining how the first guy with the red jetta fixed that problem

[MKVJET08]

yeah it'd be nice if the red jetta let everyone else in on his little secret. the same thing with the flickering happens with or w/o the prongs in, when tryin to install mine all i did was undo the wires from the factory plug in and crimped them to the hid bulb wires and it does exactly what you said. on perfectly w/ key in but its a like a disco bulb w/ the car on lol.

DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW TO F***ING FIX THIS????!?!??

my hid kit is very tired of sitting in my room...

[08R32]

This sucks kid!!

[Cmdr Data]

Do you guys still have DRL enable on your car? And does this flicking only happens in daytime and go away at night when you turn on full headlight system? If yes, then I think that's the source of your problem. I have a MkIV but I think the idea is the same for MkV.

I believe MkV uses low beam as DRL just like MkIV, hence if your HID kit draws power from the oem low beam wires instead of going thru a relay harness to battery directly, your light will flicker as the HID is not getting enough power when in DRL mode. You'll have to either turn off DRL in your car or somehow find a way to supply full juice to the ballast at all time so it (the ballast) won't die from the flicker.

Not sure if my assumption is right or not tho.

[MKVJET08]

thats what i thought when mine was first flickering. i had drls on and they were flickering so i turned the headlights fully on. doesnt change, at all. still flickers the same. i just recieved a relay harness and im waiting for those prong things from kbcars, should only b a few more days. once i try it all out ill let u guys know how it went. i ordered the relay from ebay incase anyone else wanted to do that. they were 25 bucks total and its a pretty decent kit, not some knock off crap. well ill post back when i attempt the install. hopefully this fixes it!

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Modified by MKVJET08 at 8:13 PM 3-28-2008