my ke55 coupe has ke30 sealed beam lights and i was just wondering if i can get a xenion sealed beam conversion kit i have seen other 55 coupes with them ( do i have to buy a kit) if do where .

Better of buying semi sealed and replacing the bulbs.

The new lights you will probably be looking for a H4s (I think I picked mine up for about 40 or 50 each). Once you've dropped them in just fit higher intensity bulbs. I did this to my Ke55 a while ago and they are definitely brighter than the stock sealed lights, but still not as bright as most cars on the road. The globes I chose were the brightest/whitest ones that were still recommended for road use (or maybe the next one up), according to the little display at Autobarn. I've got a feeling there might be some extra step needed (doing something with the headlight wiring) to get the most out of them, but they are still a lot better than they were.

You can get semi-sealed replacements lights from sprints for about 15 bucks each (well that's what they were when i got them for mine) then put in what ever globes you want like white/blue and so on.

 

Unless you want the HiD conversion, which are illegal for older type cars......and cops can easily tell the difference between originals and HID replacements. Nice lights but not worth the time, money and trouble.

Edited October 22, 201016 yr by jono1986

yeah the replacement H4 semi sealed beams are the way to go.

 

i thought zenon would be out for old cars, since you require theh proper lense etc.

 

you can ge those "Crystal" semi sealed beams, but they look a bit wanky...

 

maybe spend a bit extra and get some proper "hella" semi sealed beams, they always have nice reflectors, the cheapys from supercheap/autobahn tend to be a bit dodgy.

 

also I'm not exactly sure on the size of ke30 lights, but on my ke70 quad light setup i went to the wreckers and found some OEM semi sealed beams off an old honda accord i think. The lense and reflector is awesome, stacks of light even with standard globes.

 

ps. i always wanted to buy a pair of E30 BMW projector lights and fit them to my ke70, would be so cool.