installing hids into a mk3 ibiza

firstly you need to order a h7 bulb fitment, i ordered the 6000k colour ones, as theyre nice and in the middle i think!

its also worth noting these only replace the dipped beam, not the sidelights or full beam, also the sidelights stay on all the time so its worth replacing them for something of a similar colour, rather than the yellow! (which i have yet to do )

i also had to slightly alter the rubber grommet on the kit as i was struggling with it how it comes.

tools required: drill with a 25mm holesaw, and some patience!

the kit:


make sure power to the lights is off first, now undo the metal clips holding the plastic cover on, remove cover and put somewhere safe! you'll need to drill this later at some point!



now you can pull off the plug on the back of the existing bulb and move it out of the way for a minute, undo the metal retaining clip for the bulb and take it out (i kept mine as you never know if youll need one)



the connection on the back of the new bulb cannot be undone so what i did was cut out the back of the rubber grommet where the 4 cables pass through it so it was just a big hole instead of 4 small holes, (i know this wont make it as waterproof but ill silicone it up at some point!)


now with that cut out you can remove the wires from the grommet, and move on to putting the bulb in place, what i did was feed the two connections from the bulb through the metal retaining clip and its a squeeze to get the clip over the back of the bulb but it does go with some perseverance!



once in place you need to connect the power cables to the existing plug, the new ones come with spade connectors so these push straight in! for the record, red is live and brown is neutral.


okay so now youve got a mass of cables hanging about you need to hold the black cover (that you removed first) as if it was in place and mark where the back of the new bulb will be, this is where you need to drill your 25mm hole.


once drilled put the rubber grommet in place and feed the wires through it, you should end up with something like this:


make sure everythings plugged in correctly, and test the light heres the difference:



once it works and your happy you can clip the back cover back into place, and decide where to mount the ballast, i have just tucked mine above the light and tie wrapped it to hold it securely:



now its just a case of repeat the process for the other light and voila all done!

Good man, any fine guide with loads of pictures.

cheers cali, i overlooked one thing though!!! the sidelights lol, is there anywhere i can go to get some today, or is it an ebay jobbie?

your sidelights yellow? lol

you can buy white ones from hellfrauds, think they might be in the chav section. but double check bulbs aswell!

a true guide whore

lol cheers mate, where did you get your side lights from?

yeah i am a bit of a hussy

adam with the mk3, they were his but he didnt like them, so he fitted em for me without me knowing haha! but i have one out cos he pulled the wire the dognut!

think he said halfords

ok cool mate thanks,

this is all your fault neways! if you didnt have that beautiful beeza then i wouldnt of wanted a front mount or hids, or lowering etc etc the list is endless!

basically what im saying is, make cheques payable to mr s allen

do you have a boost guage?

lol..no boost gauge

just blame me lol

ive ordered a new one, do ya want the old one? free of charge of course i think its a 52mm one but doesnt come in a pod though?

ive ordered a new one so the old one will be surplus to requirements!

yer go for it cos i can test my boost then lol!

lol no probs mate, knowing your pocket rocket its probably 32 psi ive just gotta get the new one arrive (only ordered it friday) and ill drop it off to you mate.

leg end

I think you mean tri-pod

sorry bad sense of humour

anyway a bad photo of them finished:

superb ill be ordering this kit then

i found a place that does the high and low beam kit so ill find it out also they do hid fogs 2 and my fogs are in the headlights think it might be a bit cramped but worth a look lol

hey gricey, thought youd skipped the country lol!

itll be like ballasts r us under that bonnet!! start calling you hid man.

Nice guide dude, but.......

BUT??????? are there imperfections? lack of blood?

the next guide im gonna cover my hand in ketchup just for you bazza!

See now you've spoilt the surprise for me

just for you bazza

Just a mere graze that son.

Note to self, must try harder

i tried my best for ya bazza

ive got a thomas the tank plaster now anyway!

I find the scooby-doo ones stick better........

How you finding the new HID's?