OEM headlight ballasts and bulbs for fogs?

RequestTheOverhead · 07-10-2012, 04:19 PM

Well, so I pulled the trigger and bought Guerillah's (thanks man!) lci ahl's to replace my pre-lci ahl's. My original plan was to sell the ballast/bulbs/etc. from my pre-lci headlights but I got to thinking.... has anyone used these parts to convert their fogs to hids? I did some searching and couldn't find anything related. Off hand I can think of a few things that could be a problem:

1) Where to mount the ballasts
2) Waterproofing everything
3) Would the bulb even fit? Honestly don't know.

What are your guy's thoughts?

I'm not really set on trying this, but figured since I have to pull the bumper off anyway to replace the headlights I might as well do something with the fogs.

RequestTheOverhead · 07-10-2012, 10:39 PM

Haha, nothing huh! So... I'm going to take this as a no, not possible. Oh well, looks like I'll be looking for some HID fog kits!

VTECaddict · 07-11-2012, 12:12 AM

easier to just get a HID fog kit. ballasts wont be weather sealed when not used with the headlight housing, and the bulbs are completely different. not to mention the connectors for the fogs are also completely different.

congrats on the LCIs btw! i was eye those hard, but just couldnt get myself to drop the cash.

RequestTheOverhead · 07-11-2012, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by VTECaddict

easier to just get a HID fog kit. ballasts wont be weather sealed when not used with the headlight housing, and the bulbs are completely different. not to mention the connectors for the fogs are also completely different.

congrats on the LCIs btw! i was eye those hard, but just couldnt get myself to drop the cash.

Thanks for the info man. I had a feeling it just wouldn't be possible. But it never hurts to ask those more experienced than myself. Now time to research quality hid fogs. As for the headlights, I'm pretty excited. It was one of those F'-it moments.... said the same thing before i married my ex. Looks like I still haven't learn my lesson. Thanks bro!

Cheers!!

rollinstone157 · 07-11-2012, 09:07 AM

it could be done, but it would be quite a bit of work! you could, I suppose, "pot" the ballast (waterproof it), build a projector fog housing with the morimoto matchbox projectors, convert the D2S socket to a D1S socket on the projectors, build a wiring harness, and weather seal the whole thing...but that's a lot of effort.

here's what I would do--retrofit the morimoto matchbox projectors from "the retrofit source", and get a morimoto D2S HID kit and the appropriate wiring harness to make it work! you can email the retrofit source and they can help you build a custom kit that will do everything you need.

or you can drop in a morimoto hid kit in to your reflector fog housings, code, and call it a day.

or, you can drop a HighPerformanceBulbs kit in to your fogs, not code, and call it a day!

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RequestTheOverhead Going Mach Chicken 4 Rep 92 Posts Drives: e90 pre-LCI 335 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Denver, CO iTrader: (1) Garage List '98 Honda Superhawk ... [0.00] 2007 BMW 335xi [8.00]	OEM headlight ballasts and bulbs for fogs? Well, so I pulled the trigger and bought Guerillah's (thanks man!) lci ahl's to replace my pre-lci ahl's. My original plan was to sell the ballast/bulbs/etc. from my pre-lci headlights but I got to thinking.... has anyone used these parts to convert their fogs to hids? I did some searching and couldn't find anything related. Off hand I can think of a few things that could be a problem: 1) Where to mount the ballasts 2) Waterproofing everything 3) Would the bulb even fit? Honestly don't know. What are your guy's thoughts? I'm not really set on trying this, but figured since I have to pull the bumper off anyway to replace the headlights I might as well do something with the fogs. __________________ '07 335xi, Alpine White \| Cold, "Sport", and Luxury packages \| Tinted \| OEM Black Lines \| JB4 \| DCI \| ER FMIC \| Forge DV's \| Custom exhaust with secondary cat delete, Magnaflow mufflers, black Dimisa Tips \| Staggered 18" V718's, Matte Black \| Flappy Paddles \| Titanium CF Trim Wrap \| BMW Performance Shifter and E-Brake Handle \| Last edited by RequestTheOverhead; 07-10-2012 at 04:20 PM.. Reason: can't spell worth a crap
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RequestTheOverhead Going Mach Chicken 4 Rep 92 Posts Drives: e90 pre-LCI 335 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Denver, CO iTrader: (1) Garage List '98 Honda Superhawk ... [0.00] 2007 BMW 335xi [8.00]	Haha, nothing huh! So... I'm going to take this as a no, not possible. Oh well, looks like I'll be looking for some HID fog kits! __________________ '07 335xi, Alpine White \| Cold, "Sport", and Luxury packages \| Tinted \| OEM Black Lines \| JB4 \| DCI \| ER FMIC \| Forge DV's \| Custom exhaust with secondary cat delete, Magnaflow mufflers, black Dimisa Tips \| Staggered 18" V718's, Matte Black \| Flappy Paddles \| Titanium CF Trim Wrap \| BMW Performance Shifter and E-Brake Handle \|
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VTECaddict Where'd my VTEC go? 481 Rep 6,067 Posts Drives: 06 330i 6MT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Seattle, WA iTrader: (4)	easier to just get a HID fog kit. ballasts wont be weather sealed when not used with the headlight housing, and the bulbs are completely different. not to mention the connectors for the fogs are also completely different. congrats on the LCIs btw! i was eye those hard, but just couldnt get myself to drop the cash. __________________ AW/Terra \| ZSP \| ZPP \| ZCW \| iDrive \| CA Mods: BC BR coilovers \| Blacklines \| M-tech rear \| dual exhaust \| M3 steering wheel \| BMW SSK \| ZHP shift knob \| High-kick CF spoiler \| NBT Retrofit M3 front control arms \| M3 rear guide rods \| Manzo rear toe and camber links \| Monroe rear shock mounts \| Varrstoen ES1 19x9.5+20 Front, 19x11+25 rear
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rollinstone157 Brotographer 88 Rep 1,741 Posts Drives: F30 335xi Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: US iTrader: (0)	it could be done, but it would be quite a bit of work! you could, I suppose, "pot" the ballast (waterproof it), build a projector fog housing with the morimoto matchbox projectors, convert the D2S socket to a D1S socket on the projectors, build a wiring harness, and weather seal the whole thing...but that's a lot of effort. here's what I would do--retrofit the morimoto matchbox projectors from "the retrofit source", and get a morimoto D2S HID kit and the appropriate wiring harness to make it work! you can email the retrofit source and they can help you build a custom kit that will do everything you need. or you can drop in a morimoto hid kit in to your reflector fog housings, code, and call it a day. or, you can drop a HighPerformanceBulbs kit in to your fogs, not code, and call it a day!
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