volvomachine Posted September 18, 2006 Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 how much longer is the discount price going to be in affect?i think i have convinced my dad he needs some for his C70 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plan_B Posted September 18, 2006 Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 how much longer is the discount price going to be in affect?i think i have convinced my dad he needs some for his C70you should get free fog bulbs for the referal :pizza: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aequitas_Veritas Posted September 18, 2006 Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 how much longer is the discount price going to be in affect?i think i have convinced my dad he needs some for his C70I asked him, he said for awhile. I want a set of fogs and my dad wants a set for his car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volvomachine Posted September 19, 2006 Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 B)-->QUOTE(Plan B @ Sep 18 2006, 01:05 PM) ←you should get free fog bulbs for the referal i like your thinking :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plan_B Posted September 19, 2006 Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 Got my HID today, hopefully David will be installing them on Sunday, pending my car gets here <_< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loudvolvo Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 i just got my kit today and it looks great!!!!! i have a few questions though for those of you who have installed yours. What did u do with the black cover that twist onto the back of the headlight housing? i jsut put the bulbe in the socket and connected all the wires. im worrried i forgot something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leurven Posted September 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 i just got my kit today and it looks great!!!!! i have a few questions though for those of you who have installed yours. What did u do with the black cover that twist onto the back of the headlight housing? i jsut put the bulbe in the socket and connected all the wires. im worrried i forgot something.Make sure you put that piece back, you don't want water getting in your housing. You will have to make a whole to feed the wires through.Post up some pics in my thread in Show Room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volvomachine Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 hmm yeah i kinda figured i should put that back on, but i didnt feel like drilling holes that day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leurven Posted September 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 hmm yeah i kinda figured i should put that back on, but i didnt feel like drilling holes that dayOnce Carson sells me his housing (if he ever decides), I am going to try an drill holes to fit the gasket that comes with the Apexcone bulbs. It will look OEM I am hoping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volvomachine Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 just a hole down the middle will work?does water really find its way in there, because from what i saw it looked like water hasnt even gotten close to my housings ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bottlecap Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 oh water'll get in there. i have pics of my install that i'll post up once i'm home from work with a write up. oh and sharp, these look freakin' awesome man. thank's for the deal. install was nice and simple too once you work it out. finally had some good weather the other day to get them in and turn 'em on. it's a little more complicated than just drilling a hole because of how the housing cap is structured. actually... if you drilled it off center it'd work fine i bet. otherwise the rubber gromet thing doesn't fit correctly on the ourside of the cap, only the inside. yeah... i'm sure that makes a lot of sense right now w/o pics...anyway i found a cool place to hide the drivers side ballast too. the pas side is a little bit tricky though... not sure where it'll end up just yet. it'd be a lot easier (on both sides) if i had a right angle drill that's for sure...-mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leurven Posted September 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 I have installation instructions for the Apexcone kit for anyone who wants them. My supplier is currently writing new more simple instructions to put together with their kits. Sorry for the inconvenience.Just to reiterate, all warranty claims go through me. I have proof of purchase for everyone I have sold to. There is no registration needed. Both the Xtec and Apexcone kits have lifetime warranty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bottlecap Posted September 24, 2006 Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 ok so a little late but here it is none the less... and sharp i thought the included directions were helpful, but it can't hurt to have a guide like this posted up.i strongly recomend that you remove the headlight housings from your 850. it's a grand total of six bolts and it'll make your life much easier. some of the bolts are a bit of a pita but just take your time with it.so here is 1/2 the kiti chose a different method then that posted up in bay13 simply 'cause this suits me better. it allows a little more slack in the wires and it should make it easier to change the bulb if i should ever have to. also seems a little bit cleaner imo. to begin i took a half inch drill bit to the housing cap. half inch isn't large enough at all but it was the best i had on hand. i worked out the hole until i was able to pull the wires through. next you'll need to use needle nose pliers or something similar to work the gromit into the hole. you should be able to get it flush on the inside of the cap, as you can see from the pic below though, it won't look so nice on the other side due to the way the cap is constructed. anyway here's what it looks like when you're done.i'm not too worried about water getting through but should you desire you can toss some silicone sealant on there and you should be good to go.next you'll want to pry out the harness plug on the back of the headlight housing using a flathead. once you get it to pop out initially you can use a large pair of pliers to work it out the rest of the way. pull the lowbeam wires through and tuck them up through one of the slits in the snap in plug as shown in the pic below.next you'll need to drill/cut a notch in the housing below the slit you chose so that you can snap the plug back into the harness without pinching the wires. make your mark and cut away. do a test fitment and then snap the plug back in.i also used some silicone sealant around the wires to ensure that no water would get into the housing and that the wires would be held in place.the next step is to instal the bulb and cap as normal. be sure to leave just enough slack in the wires to allow the cap to turn close without putting too much tension on the wire inside. the more slack you can keep outside the housing, the more mounting options you'll have for the ballasts. the finished product looks something like this:all that's left to do is put the housings back in the car and mount the ballasts. for the driver's side i found a spot right above the slashgaurd next to where the mounting bolt for it is:the view from the top of the car, all nice and stealth like haha:the pas. side is a little bit more complicated and i've yet to come up with an ideal place.anyway i hope this helps out some people.-mikep.s. and this is what they look like with the 5000k bulbs: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leurven Posted September 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 Wow awesome write up - thanks man. Glad they installed ok. They look great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plan_B Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 Yeah, got my HID in, actually David got them in. They are AWESOME!!!It's not dark here yet, so I will get pictures up later tonight or tomorrow!Also got the fog down, but they are not as bright as the HID Thanks a lot John ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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